Coastlines: spatial planning for land and sea
1-2 June 2011
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Speaker Presentations & Papers (in programme order)
Day 1: WEDNESDAY 1 June 2011
Session 1: International experience
International keynotes
Comprehensive oceans reform: The United Kingdom experience
Amy Holmes, Marine Policy and Planning, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Presentation
Lessons learned from California's experiment in coastal marine ecosystem-based planning
Dr Mike McGinnis, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University
Paper
Presentation
Marine spatial planning in practice: Developing the Massachusetts Ocean Plan
John Weber, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Boston
Presentation
Session 2: Oceans reform in New Zealand
What is at stake: Life in the oceans
Dr Roger Grace, Marine Biologist and Photographer
Paper
Presentation
Opportunities for exploitation of ocean resources
Dr Alex Malahoff, Chief Executive, GNS Science
Presentation
Key considerations for Māori in developing new oceans policy
Tania McPherson, Senior Policy Analyst, Te Ohu Kaimoana
Paper
Presentation
Oceans governance framework: An appraisal
Raewyn Peart, Senior Policy Analyst, Environmental Defence Society
Presentation
Session 3: Implementing the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement
Identifying outstanding natural landscapes and areas of outstanding natural character
Stephen Brown, Director, Stephen Brown Environments Limited; President, New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects
Presentation
Strategic planning for the coast under the NZCPS
Amelia Linzey, Technical Director - Planning, Beca
Presentation
Protection of indigenous biodiversity under the NZCPS
Natasha Garvan, Lawyer, Environmental Defence Society and Kelsey Serjeant, Legal Advisor, EDS
Presentation
Protecting marine ecosystem services
Dr Simon Thrush, Principal Scientist and Science Leader Coastal Ecosystems, NIWA
Presentation
Session 4: Leaders' Dialogue: What coastal, lakeside and oceans policy should the next government implement?
Recent developments in Australian coastal management
Professor Bruce Thom, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists; Chair of the Australian Coasts and Climate Change Council, President of the Australian Coastal Society; former Chair of the NSW Coastal Council
Presentation
Panel: Watch the webcast of the panel discussion HERE.
- Penny Hulse, Deputy Mayor of Auckland
- Nikki Kaye, Member of Parliament for Auckland Central
- Dr Russel Norman, Co-Leader, Green Party
- Hon David Parker, Labour spokesperson for Energy and Economic Development
Conference Dinner
After dinner speaker: Treasures of the Hauraki Gulf: Bryde's whales
Dr Rochelle Constantine, University of Auckland
Presentation
DAY 2: THURSDAY 2 JUNE 2011
Session 5: Breakfast Session
Pacific Oceanscape
Mike Donoghue, Pacific Islands Executive Director, Conservation International
Presentation
Paper
Session 6: Spatial planning for coasts and lakesides
The Bluegreens agenda
Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for the Environment
Speech
Auckland spatial plan
Dr Roger Blakeley, Chief Planning Officer, Auckland Council
Presentation
A fresh start for the lakes and landscapes of the Upper Waitaki
Guy Salmon, Executive Director, Ecologic
Presentation
Spatial planning for the coast: Lessons learnt from the Blueprint Coromandel project
Leigh Robcke, District Plan Manager, Thames-Coromandel District Council
Presentation
Session 7: Marine spatial planning
Mapping, classifying, and connecting marine habitat landscapes at local, regional, and national scales
Ian Tuck, Principal Scientist, Aquatic Biodiversity, NIWA
Presentation
Systematic approaches to marine spatial planning
Dr Daniel Breen, Senior Technical Support Officer, Marine Conservation Team, Department of Conservation
Presentation
Marine spatial planning and fisheries management
David Scranney, Manager Fisheries Management - Spatial, Ministry of Fisheries
Presentation
Applying marine spatial planning to New Zealand's seas
Dr Hamish Rennie, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management and Planning, Lincoln University and Robert Makgill, Director, North South Environmental Law
Presentation
Session 8: Specific Issues
Stream 8A: Aquaculture
Māori aspirations for aquaculture
Keir Volkerling, Consultant
Presentation
The potential environmental impacts of aquaculture
Dr Shane Kelly, Director, Coast and Catchment Limited
Presentation
Implementation of aquaculture reforms
Daniel Lees, Director, Aquaculture Unit, Ministry of Fisheries
Presentation
A legal perspective on the aquaculture reforms
Richard Brabant, Barrister
Paper
Stream 8B: Offshore petroleum and minerals
Development of offshore petroleum
John Pfahlert, Executive Officer, Petroleum Exploration and Production Association
Potential impacts of deep-sea exploration and mining
Dr Alison MacDiarmid, Group Manager and Principal Scientist, Marine Ecology, NIWA
Presentation
Findings of comparative review of health, safety and environmental legislation for offshore petroleum operations
Helen Atkins, Partner, & Vicki Morrison, Senior Associate, Atkins Holm Joseph Majurey Limited
Presentation
Adequacy of current legal framework
Professor Barry Barton, Faculty of Law, University of Waikato
Paper
Stream 8C: Coastal and lakeside development
The coastal and lakeside property market story
Rodney Dickens, Managing Director, Strategic Risk Analysis Limited
Presentation
Lessons learnt from recent coastal developments
Evan Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Williams Land Limited
Presentation
Protecting natural and cultural landscapes in Akaroa
Victoria Andrews and Steve Lowndes, Akaroa Civic Trust
Presentation
Paper
Lessons learnt from managing lakeside development in the Taupo District
Rowan Sapsford, Sinclair, Knight, Mertz
Presentation
Stream 8D: Land-sea interface
Agriculture and the coastal environment: A community approach to improving water quality
Mike Jebson, Director Natural Resources Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Paper
Presentation
Influence of rivers on coastal ecosystems: A case study of Tasman Bay
Dr Chris Cornelisen, Cawthron Institute
Presentation
Managing sedimentation and discharge of contaminants: A limits-based approach
Dr Malcolm Green, Principal Scientist, Coastal Physical Processes, NIWA
Paper
Presentation
Strategy and Impact - why it's the thought that counts
Annette Lees, Conservation and Development Consultant
Paper
Presentation
Session 9: Future directions
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011: Key issues for councils and resource users
Derek Nolan, Partner, Russell McVeagh
Paper
Presentation
Connecting the threads
Rod Oram, Business journalist
Presentation
