Water New Zealand Conference & Expo 2021

The Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2021 will be held at Claudelands, Hamilton 21-23 September. Our annual conference & expo is the largest and broadest conference of its kind in New Zealand, and we hope to see you all again this year. If you haven’t had a chance to join us yet, we certainly urge you to make 2021 the year that you do.

Have a look at The Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2021 website for more information.

Expressions of Interest to Participate in the Thought Leadership Stream, Keynotes and Workshops

Do you have insights, innovations and findings that can help water professionals succeed? If so, this is your chance to be a part of New Zealand’s largest Water Conference and become one of the guiding voices of the Water Industry.

Water New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest from individuals and companies to participate in the Thought Leadership Stream, Keynotes and Pre-Conference Workshops at the 2021 Water New Zealand Conference and Expo. 

We invite you to share your expertise and transform the understanding of what is possible to a wide range of water professionals across the entire sector.

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Call for Abstracts

The Water New Zealand Conference & Expo is the main event for the water industry in New Zealand. The breadth of our industry calls for a wide and diverse programme of topics to be showcased at this event and we are calling for abstracts for papers to populate the technical programme. We want to make sure the conference is relevant and addressing current topics in the industry.

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Coming Soon

Online module - Drinking Water 101 – Digital Badge is coming

This fully online course is designed to assist you with a basic understanding of Drinking Water and all the people and processes involved prior to reaching your tap. On successful completion, you will be awarded with a digital badge. Please share this information with anyone that might be interested. Look on our website for more information. 

Module - The Cultural Significance and Importance of Water

 A huge gap exists in terms of the cultural importance and significance of water (wai) within the water sector. The development and delivery of this module will provide a significant benefit to organisations, as candidates will be bringing this knowledge with them and continue to develop this within the organisation. Some of the topics that will be covered include an Introduction to Te Ao Māori, a stocktake workshop, Indigenous worldview, Connection with Water, Te Mana o Te Wai, Equity, Te Reo and decision frameworks. Keep an eye on our website for more information - coming soon. 

Te Mana o te Wai Guide

The purpose of this guide is to assist water services sector members in understanding key concepts and values underpinning the Māori world view of the environment. In particular, this Guide focuses on the meaning of Te Mana o te Wai as that term is used in the NPSFM 2020. Webinars will be scheduled for the latter part of March. Further information will be provided in the next pipeline.

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Research Hub 

Water New Zealand is initiating the establishment of a research hub to ensure that not only up to date research is made available to the water sector, but also providing an opportunity for identifying and pursuing research opportunities. The aim is to bring together people from different areas of the water sector, enabling knowledge discovery and creating solutions as a research group. If you are interested in joining the research hub group, please email training@waternz.org.nz to register your interest by the 5th of March 2021.

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Water Services Bill 

Submissions on the Water Services Bill close on 2^nd March 2020. Water New Zealand's draft submission is available here for all members to provide comment and feedback. 

Water Services Bill Webinar 

Friday 26 February | Webinar 

Water New Zealand invites all its members to join a webinar on 26 Feb to discuss our submission on the Water Services Bill. This webinar will provide a further opportunity for questions and input ahead of the closing date.

Please note: all members will need to login to the Water New Zealand website to register for this webinar. 

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WEF Stormwater Report Receives an Upgrade

Water Environment Federation (WEF) is celebrating 10 years of Stormwater Report by launching a new enhanced version. The report is aimed at helping stormwater professionals keep up with the research, technologies, and regulations shaping the dynamic stormwater management sector. 

Visit Stormwater Report 

Modelling Symposium draft programme out now

10-11 March 2021 | Christchurch

This year's programme will focus on such areas as urban stormwater modelling, flood modelling efficiency with digital automation, resilience modelling of landlock catchment, river flood models, as well as a site visit to the main pump station in Christchurch.

We have a great set of speakers already confirmed including Managing Director of Climate Acuity, Belinda Storey and Manging Director of Metis Consultants, Michael Arthur, both of whom bring over 10 years of risk management experience to the sector.

Read the draft programme 

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Stormwater 2021

12-14 May | Trustpower Baypark, Tauranga

Earlybird & Group Registrations are now live. Get in quick to secure your registration at New Zealand's largest stormwater event. These rates are available until Friday, 19 March 2021. 

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Stormwater Awards

Time to start thinking about those great people who deserve recognition in our industry. Nominations for the 2021 stormwater industry awards are now open!

We are seeking nominations for 2021, the awards available include:

• Stantec Stormwater Professional of the year
• Young Stormwater Professional of the year
• Stormwater Conference 2021: Paper of the year
• Stormwater Conference 2021: Innovation Showcase Award

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