Invercargill Branch Event

Venue:              Invercargill Public Library, 50 Dee Street, First Floor Meeting Room

Hosted by:      Invercargill City Council

Date:                 Friday 20th September, 10am presentations kick off, 3pm wrap up

Sponsor:          Lunch kindly provided by:

This is a free event open to all asset managers – both members and non-members. You are welcome to join us to find out more about Āpōpō and local projects as well as networking with others who work in asset management.

Agenda 

• 9.30am Morning tea on arrival
• 10am presentations start
  • Workshop/open discussion session
• 12-1pm networking lunch provided by Bonisch
• 1pm further presentations
• 3pm wrap up

Presentations will include:

• Invercargill City Council Case Study
• The Hardest Thing to Build is Trust: Why Greater Consumer Protection is Now Necessary in Local Government Infrastructure – Vaughn Crowther, Director – Utility Infrastructure Advisors
• Regional Assets: Challenges and asset transfers – Gavin Gilder, Team Leader Policy and Planning, Environment Southland
• Improving resilience of an ageing asset: Observations and experience from the Tairawhiti following the events of 2023 – Rob Bond, Technical Principal, WSP
• Āpōpō update

If you have an interesting and relevant project or update for this branch event please let us know!    Simply email the Member Engagement Manager on emily.liddell@apopo.co.nz .

Presentation details

The Hardest Thing to Build is Trust: Why Greater Consumer Protection is Now Necessary in Local Government Infrastructure

Vaughn Crowther, Director, Utility Infrastructure Advisors

Amid the largest rate increases and the most significant upheaval our sector has seen in a generation, the greatest risk is to the very people we are meant to serve. This presentation argues for stronger consumer protections to ensure we, as professionals, do not become the public’s biggest challenge.

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Improving resilience of an ageing asset: Observations and experience from the Tairawhiti following the events of 2023

Rob Bond, Technical Principal, WSP

Much of the GDC bridge catalogue is over 50 years old, many of the bridges are multi span and follow a similar design approach that was developed in the 1960’s and 1970’s.  Adopting a “build back better approach” to providing resilient solutions sounds good but in practice does not always meet the expectations of NZTA funding or current design standards or even ensuring the historic bridge design is not compromised. Gisborne District Council worked with WSP to develop a design philosophy that targeted improvement where possible and enabled low cost, low risk solutions to be employed whilst protecting the remaining life of the asset.

The presentation will work through some examples of damage and challenges and approaches taken to ensure both funding was approved and resilience could be improved whilst remaining fit for purpose for maintaining an ageing asset.