Venue: Christchurch City Council, 53 Hereford Street, Function Room (Level 1)
Date: Friday 13th September
Time: 12-1.30pm
Format: Two presentations followed by facilitated discussion and networking
Host: Christchurch City Council
Lunch: BYO lunch – which keeps the event FREE
Asset management professionals are invited to attend this lunchtime Āpōpō branch event in the Christchurch CBD. It’s hosted by the Christchurch City Council and we have two fantastic speakers showcasing the Hynds Paper of the Year and a project category finalist from the Āpōpō 2024 Congress. As well as the presentations you will have a chance to meet and network with other asset management professionals.
Agenda
11.30am Doors open – Networking opportunity before presentations start (BYO lunch)
12.10pm Presentations start
- Christchurch City Council welcome – Brent Smith, Executive Sponsor of Council’s Asset Management Governance Group
- Embracing Sponge Cities – Liam Foster, WSP
- Mona Vale Weir Fish Passage project – Mark Mullaney, Project Manager Stormwater & Waterways Delivery, Christchurch City Council
1pm Presentations wrap-up, facilitated discussion and networking opportunity
1.30pm Wrap-up
Presentations
Embracing Sponge Cities – Liam Foster, WSP
Liam will be sharing his presentation with us that won the Hynds Paper of the Year competition at this year’s Āpōpō Congress in Wellington in May 2024.
This is your chance to learn more about a nature-based approach to urban climate change adaptation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Liam references the Helen Clarke Foundation Report “Sponge Cities – Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?”. Liam also provides a pathway forward for the Infrastructure Asset Management community.
Mona Vale Weir Fish Passage project
Mark Mullaney, Project Manager Stormwater & Waterways Delivery, Christchurch City Council
A staggering 76% of New Zealand’s native freshwater ika (fish) are threatened or at risk of extinction with some species being found nowhere else in the world. The majority of New Zealand’s native ika migrate between freshwater and the sea to complete their life cycles and need to move between habitats to thrive. Barriers to movement and migration in waterways are a significant threat to ika’s survival. The Mona Vale Weir Fish Passage project replaced a weir that was restricting ika migration with a rock ramp fishway restoring over 9 km of new habitat to the upper branches of the Ōtākaro / Avon River in Central Christchurch.
The project has received the following accolades:
- 2024 Āpōpō Excellence Award Finalist in the Sustainability category
- 2023 CCNZ Canterbury Westland Environmental Award Winner
- 2023 WSP Annual Matariki Awards Project of the Year Winner
Before and after the project
Please join us to hear these two interesting presentations and be part of the discussion.
We would like to know how many people are attending for the purpose of room set up and organisation of the facilitated discussion. Don’t forget to bring your lunch!
You can direct any questions to the Āpōpō Member Engagement Manager, Emily Liddell on Emily.liddell@apopo.co.nz
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