FULL PROGRAMME*
*programme is subject to change
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER, 2024 - FIELD TRIP DAY kindly sponsored by DHI
8:00 - 8:30
Registration at Napier Municipal Theatre
8:30 sharp
FIELD TRIP DEPARTS 8.30am - Bus to Ōtatara Pa – Airport pick up enroute at 8:45
9:00 - 11:45
Mihi Whakatau – Invited speakers
11:45 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 4:00
Invited speakers
16:00 - 16:15
Bus returns to Napier Municipal Theatre
16:15 - 18:00
Rivers Group AGM + Informal welcome function
THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER, 2024 - NAPIER MUNICIPAL THEATRE
8:30 - 9:00
Welcome and housekeeping
9.00 - 11:00
Invited speakers
Chair: Amanda Death
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Kate McArthur | KM Water
Morry Black | Mauri Protection Agency
Can we measure mauri? Hapū-led monitoring of three Hawkes Bay awa
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Russell Death | River Research
Can we weave Western Science and Mātauranga Māori for holistic management of river health?
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Pete Huggins | Greater Wellington Regional Council (Virtual)
Glistening Water, Threatened Valley. Greater Wellington's role in the Lower Wairarapa Valley Development Scheme
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Kyle Christensen | Christensen Consulting Ltd (Virtual)
What can we learn from the past?
11:00 - 11:30
Morning tea kindly sponsored by Christensen Consulting Ltd
11:30 - 12:30
Key note speaker
Chair: Richard Measures
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Tina Porou | Poipoia
Moving beyond Te Mana o te Wai; a Revolution is Required
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch – Poster session
13:30 - 14:15
Lightning talks
Chair: Nicci Wood
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Mohammad Arar | Lincoln University
Spatial variation of N2O across braided rivers in the Canterbury Plains
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Calum Bradbury | Stantec
Silt, silt and more silt: management of silt deposits in the Esk Valley following Cyclone Gabrielle
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Megs Somerville-Peterson | Victoria University Of Wellington
Evolution of channel capacity and its effect on flooding of the Hutt River, Wellington.
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Jo Hoyle | NIWA
Historical narrowing of New Zealand’s braided rivers with implications for biodiversity
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Thomas Kay | Forest & Bird
Assessing Outstanding Natural Character in the Ngaruroro River: A Regional Planning Case Study
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Whitney Middendorf | Greater Wellington Regional Council,
Improving the Mouri of Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River through Bioengineering for River Erosion Protection
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Richard Rollins | WSP
Use of Instream Turbidimeters to Monitor Effects of Highway Construction on Remote Waterways
14:15 - 15:00
Oral presentation session 1
Chair: Alex Sims
Session theme: Kaupapa Māori and stories from the past
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Anataia van Leeuwen | Tonkin + Taylor
A Kaupapa Maaori Approach to Assessing the Mangatangi River
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Matt Gardner | Land River Sea
Waiho River: Past to Present
15:00 - 15:30
Afternoon tea
15:30 - 16:30
Oral presentation session 2
Chair: Verity Kirstein
Session theme: The future of flooding
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Fiona Macdonald | Auckland Council
Auckland Floods 2023: Assessing Risk to Life from Flooding at the Property Level
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Tom Parsons | Storm Environmental
Floodplain Management Infrastructure Implementation Strategy in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor
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Andrea Pozo | University Of Canterbury
Hybrid modelling for real-time flood scenario assessment
18:15
Buses depart from Napier Municipal Theatre
18:30 - 23:00
Conference Dinner at Mission Estate Winery
FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER, 2024 - NAPIER MUNICIPAL THEATRE
8:30 - 10:00
Networking breakfast at Napier Municipal Theatre
10:00 - 12:00
Oral presentation session 3:
Chair: Ian Fuller
Session theme: Working with Nature for Resilient Rivers
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Will Conley | WSP-NZ
Principles for Working with Rivers and Nature-based Solutions
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Jacqui McCord | Auckland University
Using Geomorphic History to Inform Catchment Based River Management
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Jon Tunnicliffe | Auckland University
Let the River Wander: Assessing the Extent of Actively Adjusting Alluvial Rivers
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Oliver Anderson | SLR Consulting NZ
Te Arai River Fluvial Geomorphic Assessment
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Alistair Stevens | Tonkin + Taylor
Ripples of the Past: How Historic Legislation is Impacting the Evolution of River Management in NZ
12:00 - 12:30
Conference closing