Reform in Paradise: threat or opportunity?
08-09 June 2009
SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre
Presentations & papers from the conference are available below:
LEADERS' DIALOGUE
Chair: Rod Oram, Business journalist
Participants:
Theresa Gattung: Chair, Wool Partners International
Hon Phil Goff: Leader of the Opposition, former Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Russel Norman: Co-leader of the Green Party, Green spokesperson on the Environment
Brian Richards: International Brand Strategist, Brian R Richards Limited
Leaders' Dialogue (134K)
SPEAKERS
Terry A'Hearn
Director, Business Development, Victorian Environmental Protection Authority
Insights from the Victoria Environmental Protection Authority
Douglas Allan
Partner, Ellis Gould
Does Part 2 of the RMA need changing? And a response to other issues on the RMA reform agenda
Andrew Beatson
Partner, Bell Gully
Phase I reforms for projects of national significance: how will they work in practice?
Alastair Bisley
Chair, Sustainable Land Use Forum
Sustainable Land Use Forum report back
Robert Brodnax
Group Manager - Policy & Strategy, Environment Waikato
Addressing the resource allocation under the RMA and the transfer of nitrogen and water allocation under the Waikato Regional Plan
Paul Buetow
Partner, Kensington Swan
Processing major project consents: lessons from other countries
Mike Burrell
Chief Executive, Aquaculture New Zealand
Proposals for aquaculture reforms: an industry viewpoint
Dr Ralph Chapman
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Victoria University
New Zealand's environmental governance compared with international best practice
Jan Crawford
Planning Consultants Ltd
Improving the RMA system: what complementary measures are required?
Crawford, Jan (2.2Mb)
Neil Deans
National Advocacy Manager, Fish & Game New Zealand
Freshwater management: what will it take to revitalise our rivers, lakes and wetlands
Deans, Neil (3.4Mb)
Dr Daniel Fiorino
Director, National Environmental Performance Track, US EPA; Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
'Second Generation' Environmental Governance
Dr Suzie Greenhalgh
Senior Economist, Landcare Research
Nutrient trading: the way forward?
Professor Tim Hazledine
University of Auckland
Urban limits and affordable housing
Hazledine, Tim (104K)
Mike Jacobson
Consultant, Coastal & resource management
Climate change and coastal governance
Jacobson, Mike (5.0Mb)
Jacobson, Mike (Paper) (153K)
Dr Bryan Jenkins
Chief Executive, Environment Canterbury
Are regional councils past their use-by date?\
Jenkins, Bryan (Are Regional Councils Past Their Useby Date
Dr Bryan Jenkins
Chief Executive, Environment Canterbury
The application of a strategic assessment approach in Canterbury
Jenkins, Bryan (Application of Strategic Assessment Approach)
Prue Kapua
Barrister & Solicitor; Principal, Tamatekapua Law
The Māori agenda for Phase 2 reforms
Hugh Logan
former Secretary for the Environment & Director-General of the Department of Conservation
Re-evaluating the roles of environmental institutions
Dr Apirana Mahuika
Chairman, Te Runanga o Ngāti Porou
Māori role in managing the seabed & foreshore: the Ngāti Porou agreement
Wayne McNee
Chief Executive, Ministry of Fisheries
Fisheries 2030 - vision, result areas and action plan: unlocking the potential of the New Zealand fisheries sector
Dr Jeff McNeill
Senior Lecturer, Resource & Environmental Planning, Massey University
The public value of regional government: how regional councils manage the environment
McNeill, Jeff (3.9Mb)
Peter Neilson
Chief Executive, NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development
Water trading for new Zealand?
Rod Oram
Business journalist
Conference summary
Raewyn Peart
Senior Policy Analyst, Environmental Defence Society
An EPA for New Zealand: lessons from overseas
Eric Pyle
Director, Environmental & Social Development, Ministry of Research, Science & Technology
Science and environmental decision making
Dr Hamish Rennie
Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Planning, Lincoln University
Will the new NZCPS adequately protect the coast?
Guy Salmon
Executive Director, Ecologic Foundation
The main institutional issues that need to be addressed in the reform process
Hon Peter Salmon QC
Chairperson, Royal Commission on Auckland Governance
Insights from the work of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance
Stephen Selwood
Chief Executive, New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development
Enabling design innovation for major projects: what further RMA refroms are required?
Selwood, Stephen (2.3Mb)
Jim Sinner
Sustainable Business Group Manager, Cawthron Institute
What governance reforms are required to achieve effective aquaculture management?
Liz Slooten
Associate Professor, Zoology Department, University of Otago
Are we driving the Hector's and Maui's dolphins to extinction?
Slooten, Liz (314K)
Hon Dr Nick Smith
Minister for the Environment & Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues
The government's environmental reform agenda
Smith, Hon Dr Nick (67K)
Gary Taylor
Chairman, Environmental Defence Society
Coastal management: the case for a New Zealand Coastal Commission
Taylor, Gary (124K)
Linda Te Aho
Associate Dean of Maori, School of Law, University of Waikato
Fulfilling the potential of kaitiakitanga
Te Aho, Linda (409K)
Gerard Willis
Director, Enfocus
Potential structure and functions of a New Zealand EPA
Adrienne Young Cooper
Director, Hill Young Cooper
Urban growth management under the RMA
