2019 Conference
View the videos and PowerPoint presentations from the pre-conference workshop and conference below. Videos are linked from the presenter's name or panel name.
Pre-conference Workshop: Tuesday 13 August 2019
SESSION 1: FRESHWATER REFORMS
Report from Freshwater Leaders’ Group: John Penno, Chair, Freshwater Leaders' Group
NPS/NES: What's coming: Martin Workman, Director Water, Ministry for the Environment
Commentary:
Vaughan Payne, Chief Executive, Waikato Regional Council
Alison Dewes, Head of Environment, Pamu
Chris Allen, Board Member, Spokesperson for Water and Environment, Federated Farmers
Millan Ruka, River Patrol
SESSION 2: THE OTHER 3 WATERS
Latest Proposals
Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister for Local Government, Associate Minister for the Environment, Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing)
Wayne Jack, CEO, Napier City Council
Stephen Selwood, Infrastructure NZ
Commentary:
Dr Greg Severinsen, Environmental Defence Society (EDS)
Andrew Chin, Auckland Waters Portfolio Manager, Auckland Council
Kelvin Hill, President, Water New Zealand
Conference Day One: Wednesday 14 August 2019
OPENING
Mihi Whakatau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
Introduction to conference: Gary Taylor, Chief Executive, Environmental Defence Society
SESSION 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF LANDSCAPE
Chair: Vicky Robertson, Secretary for the Environment
A bicultural view of New Zealand landscape: Professor Lydia Wevers and Dr Maria Bargh, Victoria University Wellington
International keynote: The fight for beauty, Dame Fiona Reynolds, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and former Director-General of the National Trust, UK (live video) (Powerpoint presentation)
SESSION 2: LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
Chair: Dr Diane Menzies, Director, Landcult Limited
Our history of landscape change, Professor Eric Pawson, University of Canterbury (Powerpoint presentation)
Landscape change into the future: The impacts of climate change, Dr Janet Stephenson, Director of the Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago (Powerpoint presentation)
The Mackenzie Country: A perfect storm? Raewyn Peart, Policy Director, Environmental Defence Society (Powerpoint presentation)
SESSION 3: POLITICAL UPDATE
Chair: Kevin Hague, CEO, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
Government’s high country policy, Hon Eugenie Sage, Minister for Land Information and Minister of Conservation (Powerpoint presentation)
SESSION 4: CURRENT LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Chair: Rachel de Lambert, Partner, Boffa Miskell
New Zealand’s curious ambivalence to landscape protection and attempts to overcome it, Dr Hugh Logan
Current management tools: Do they enable us to protect New Zealand’s landscapes?, Stephen Brown, Landscape Architect (Powerpoint presentation)
Covenanting: Its potential and limits as a landscape protection tool, Mark Christensen, Chair, Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust (Powerpoint presentation)
Does landscape management under the RMA protect Māori values? The case of Te Mata Peak, Robert MacDonald Waimārama Marae Māori Committee and Di Lucas, Landscape Architect (Powerpoint presentation)
Panel discussion: Are current landscape management tools fit for purpose?
Chris Allen, Spokesperson for Water and Environment, Federated Farmers
Di Lucas, Landscape Architect
James Guild, Chair, Queen Elizabeth II National Trust
Derek Nolan QC, Barrister
SESSION 5: NEW APPROACHES TO LANDSCAPE PROTECTION
Session sponsored by Watercare
Chair: Roseline Klein, Head of Water Value (Operations)
Protecting the natural and cultural landscapes of the Mackenzie Basin: A new approach, Dr Kay Booth, Deputy Director-General Partnerships, Department of Conservation, Jo McLean, Chair, Waihao Rūnanga and Suzette van Aswegen, Chief Executive, Mackenzie District Council (Powerpoint presentation)
Designing landscapes for New Zealand’s future, Dr Mick Abbott, Lincoln University(Powerpoint presentation)
SESSION 6: POLITICAL UPDATE
Chair: Gary Taylor, Chief Executive, Environmental Defence Society
Hon David Parker, Minister for the Environment
Conference Day Two: Thursday 15 August 2019
SESSION 7: BREAKFAST SESSION: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR OCEAN PROTECTION
Sponsored by WWF-NZ
Chair: Livia Esterhazy, CEO, WWF-NZ
Exploring seascapes: An underwater tour of Queen Charlotte Sound, Dr Steve Urlich, Lincoln University and Dr Helen Neil, General Manager Operations, NIWA
SESSION 8: PROTECTING COASTAL LANDSCAPES
Chair: John Duguid, General Manager, Plans and Places, Auckland Council
International keynote: Protection of coastal landscapes: Insights from the Australian experience, Professor Bruce Thom, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, Sydney (Powerpoint presentation)
SESSION 9: TREES IN THE LANDSCAPE
Chair: Gary Taylor, Chief Executive, Environmental Defence Society
The future of East Cape forests, Professor Dame Anne Salmond, University of Auckland (Powerpoint presentation); Graeme Atkins, Ranger, Department of Conservation (Powerpoint presentation) and Natalie Robertson, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Combined vdeo of above speakers
Forestry and landscape values, Di Lucas, Landscape Architect (Powerpoint presentation)
A billion trees: Progress so far, Julie Collins, Head, Te Uru Rākau – Forestry New Zealand (Powerpoint presentation)
Panel discussion with speakers: How can we ensure trees make a positive contribution to landscapes?
William Beetham, President, Wairarapa Federated Farmers
Roger May, Tomorrow's Forests
Andrew Simpson, Balmoral Station; Chair, Mackenzie Basin Wildling Trees Trust
SESSION 10: POLITICAL UPDATE
Chair: Greg Severinsen, Senior Policy Researcher, Environmental Defence Society
National’s approach to landscape protection, Hon Scott Simpson, National Party Spokesperson for the Environment and Planning
SESSION 11: LANDSCAPE-SCALE MANAGEMENT
Chair: Dr Jan Wright, Chair, Te Manahuna Aoraki
International keynote: Innovative approaches to landscape protection in Europe, Anton Gazenbeek, International Land Conservation Network, Belgium (Powerpoint presentation) (Speech notes)
Protecting natural and cultural landscapes of the Mackenzie Basin: A community perspective, Julia Mackenzie, Chair and Rose Austen-Falloon, General Manager, Mackenzie Country Trust (Powerpoint presentation)
Linking landscape and tourism, Kaye Paardekooper, Mount Cook Lakeside Retreat (Powerpoint presentation)
Panel discussion: How can we apply landscape-scale management throughout New Zealand?
Dr Kay Booth, Deputy Director-General Partnerships, Department of Conservation
Livia Esterhazy, CEO, WWF-NZ
Devon McLean, Advisor, NEXT Foundation
Richard Subtil, Omarama Station
SESSION 12: THE WAY FORWARD
Chair: Lou Sanson, Director-General of Conservation
Building on the Ngā Whenua Rāhui model, Mike Mohi, Kaitakawaenga and Maui Te Pou, Manu Ahurea , Ngā Whenua Rāhui (Powerpoint presentation)
Stop thinking about food and start thinking about value, Dr David Gawith, Senior Analyst, Castalia Strategic Advisers (Powerpoint presentation)
A Third Way: New Zealand Heritage Areas, Raewyn Peart, Policy Director and Cordelia Woodhouse, Lawyer, Environmental Defence Society (Powerpoint presentation)
Discussion with speaker panel
SESSION 13: PULLING THE THREADS TOGETHER
Rt Hon Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment