Ensure you meet your 2025 personal and professional growth goals with Āpōpō events, learning, and recognition opportunities. It’s easy to let the year get away from you – so we’re providing you with an overview of the last half of the year to help you get planning for the next few months.

 

Including:

•National events: RIMS Forum & LDEG Forum

•Local events in Invercargill, Arrowtown, Auckland, Dunstan & Dunedin

•The next Āpōpō Te Waihanga Central Government COP

•Online Learning

•Accreditation & Certification opportunities and more!

National Events

RIMS Forum 2025 – 16-18 September – Rotorua

Roading is at a crossroads – and RIMS Forum 2025 is where industry professionals will meet to lead the change. This two-day programme (spread over three calendar days) will deliver keynotes, technical sessions, panels, and workshops to help you rethink your network strategies – all centred around the theme – Change for the Better.

Why attend:

•Gain practical knowledge and insights

•Earn up to 10 formal CPD hours and 5 informal CPD hours recognised by Āpōpō and Engineering NZ

•Hear directly from sector leaders

•Connect with peers

•Explore the exhibition

Register here. 

 

LDEG Forum 2025 – 20-21 November – Queenstown

Explore how land development professionals are shaping resilient, future-focused infrastructure in a sector facing complex pressures. With technical sessions and a field trip option, LDEG Forum 2025 – Accelerating Growth with Resilient Infrastructure – isn’t to be missed. Registration opens next week!

Local events

Branch events are ideal for your team’s learning and professional development – open to members and non-members alike. These sessions share real-world insights from local leaders, plus valuable peer networking.  At no cost to register both yourself and a colleague (or three…), you can’t wish for better value from your valuable time investment.

Invercargill Branch Event – 24 July

MC – Āpōpō Branch Chair Mark Baker

We have a fantastic lineup for this free full day asset management event including presentations on water assets, asset renewals, valuations, major subdivision developments, PowerNet’s AM journey, and Tiwai Point.

Learn more and register here.

Arrowtown lite Event – 7 August

MC – Āpōpō Branch Chair Mark Baker

Learn about the Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project (Fast-track list), and hear about the importance of Asset Management from Rationale’s Managing Director over drinks and nibbles.

Learn more and register here.

Auckland Branch Event – 27 August

MC – Āpōpō Branch Chair Parvati Patel

The theme of this event will be the State of Play Report involving diverse voices from a regulator/governance senior practitioner, local government asset owner, to an emerging member of asset management. These presentations and panel conversations are set to inspire.

Learn more and register here.

More to come

Keep an eye out for updates on the legendary Dunstan Branch Event (& golf competition), and a Dunedin Branch Event coming soon.

Central Gov COP – 23 October

If you’re an Asset Management Professional working directly for a public sector agency, you are invited to save the date for this event which will feature Hon Chris Bishop in attendance. We expect this event will sell out – so secure your space now. And if you haven’t already, make sure to join our private LinkedIn Group to continue the conversation between events.

Upcoming Online courses

Investment Logic Mapping

30 July – 1 August

See here

Accounting for Infrastructure Assets

13 – 15 August

See here

Engineer to the Contract

9 – 11 September

See here

Certificates

Make your 2025 complete with an asset management certification. Our Āpōpō Certificates consist of curated sets of our award-winning digital badges – with monthly MS Teams sessions facilitated by subject matter experts to deepen your learning experience. Pace is self-directed.

• Essential Asset Management Certificate – Complete 5 Digital Badges over 5 months (or less!)

• Advanced Asset Management Certificate – Make headway into the comprehensive set of 12 Digital Badges over 12 months (or less!)

Accreditation

Formalise your expertise through Āpōpō Professional Accreditation with the opportunity for national and international recognition via one streamlined pathway thanks to WPiAM.  With levels for early career professionals as well as seasoned practitioners, accreditation boosts your career path and recognition of your asset management competence:  skills, knowledge and experience.

Interested in learning more? Join our next Q&A webinar on 23 July.