Water New Zealand Conference & Expo 2021 (Rescheduled) - Pre-Conference Workshop
Water New Zealand Conference & Expo 2021 (Rescheduled) - Pre-Conference Workshop
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Taumata Arowai
9.00 | Overview Bill Bayfield, Chief Executive, will talk about where we’ve come from and where we’re heading, including establishing a new water services regulator with public health and te ao Māori at the forefront |
9.10 | Our strategy Katy Te Amo, Head of Strategy and Insights, will talk about our strategic framework and focus areas, and Te Mana o te Wai – restoring and preserving the balance between wai (water), taiao (environment) and tangata (people). |
9:30 | Our kaupapa and roadmap Ray McMillan, Head of Regulatory, will talk about our regulatory approach, risk identification and management, drinking water supplier registration and timeframes, and the current public consultation. Jim Graham, Principal Advisor drinking water, will provide more detail about the proposed new drinking water standards and rules. |
10.10 | Break |
10.30 | Q & A An opportunity to ask the Taumata Arowai team any pātai / questions. |
Department of Internal Affairs
11.00 | The reforms so far, and what’s happening next Presentation on how we’ve got to where we are, and what to look forward to in 2022. (Asher Wilson-Goldman) |
11.15 | Growing and streamlining our infrastructure Planning the infrastructure pipeline and creating new national standards (Lorraine Kendrick and Noel Roberts) |
11.55 | Break |
12.05 | Staffing for the future Presentation on the people and workforce workstream, including maintaining existing staff, the new opportunities created by the reforms, improving professional development across the sector, and designing the new organisations (Laila Harre) |
12.30 | Lunch |
1.00 | Strategic panel Panel discussion on how the various reforms and agencies working across the sector are working together to achieve shared goals (Bill Bayfield from Taumata Arowai, Jason Krupp from Department of Internal Affairs and Jo Gascoigne from Ministry for the Environment) |