Sunday 27 July

12.30pm - 6.00pm

Conference registration

  1.00pm - 4.00pm

Technical Tours
Cost $31.11 + GST  (Choose one tour). All tours will depart from outside the Energy Events Centre.
Taking tourism to the next level
Developing world-class facilities
Protecting our environment
Engineering solutions

6.00pm - 7.30pm

Simpson Grierson Welcome Reception, Energy Events Centre
Simpson Grierson is delighted to welcome you to enjoy Bay of Plenty hospitality at the conference Welcome Reception.  Delegates are invited to catch up with one another over drinks, nibbles and entertainment.

Cost: one ticket is included in the full delegate registration fee.  Additional tickets are available for $45 + GST. Semi-formal dress.

Monday  28 July

8.00am - 5.00pm

Conference Registration

9.15am - 10.15am

Mihi
Welcome speeches
Official opening by Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister

10.15am - 10.50am

Morning tea, kindly sponsored by Meridian

10.50am - 11.35am

Brian Dollery, Professor of Economics, Director for the Centre of Local Government at the University of New England, kindly sponsored by Civic Assurance

11.35am - 12.20pm

Judy McGregor, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Human Rights Commission, kindly sponsored by Berl

12.20pm - 12.30pm

Wrap up

12.30pm - 2.00pm

Lunch, kindly sponsored by Meridian

12.40pm - 1.20pm

Working Lunch - Local Government's Funding Revolution
Simpson Grierson hosts a working lunch on the revolutionary Securities (Local Authorities Exemption) Amendment Act.  This Act will enable local authorities to fund intergenerational assets through the offering of securities to the public and institutions.  Jonathan Salter and Adam Jackson will address opportunities and issues for local authorities at a practical, policy and political level.

Please register your interest on the registration form or online registration.

2.00pm - 3.20pm

Break-out sessions based on Brian Dollery's presentation

3.20pm - 3.50pm

Afternoon tea, kindly sponsored by Meridian

3.50pm - 4.10pm

John Key, Leader of the Opposition

4.10pm - 4.30pm

Wrap-up

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Pre-dinner drinks, Energy Events Centre

7.30pm onwards

Fulton Hogan Conference Dinner, Energy Events Centre
Fulton Hogan is pleased to sponsor the main social event of the conference, the conference dinner. We have a fabulous selection of wines, food and an extraordinary line-up of entertainment. All seating at the conference will be pre-allocated.  Prior to the conference delegates will have the opportunity to book tables of 1-10 people.  Information on this process will be send to registered delegates before the conference.

Cost: one ticket is included in the full delegate and partner registration fee.  Additional tickets are available for $120 + GST for partners. Pre-dinner drinks, nibbles, meal, entertainment and beverages are included.  Formal dress.

Buses will be available to transport delegates from the conference hotels to the Energy Events Centre and return after the dinner.

Tuesday 29 July

8.00am - 5.00pm

Conference registration

9.00am - 9.40am

Simon Upton, Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, kindly sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers

9.40am - 10.00am

Report back on Rating Inquiry Progress, Eugene Bowen, Chief Executive, Local Government New Zealand

10.00am - 10.05am

Introduction to the technical sessions (Transpower)

10.05am - 10.45am

Morning tea, kindly sponsored by Meridian

10.45am - 12.15pm

Transpower technical sessions (Stream 1)
Choose one session
Next Steps - Sustainable land transport networks
Managing land-use impacts on water
Housing affordability - is there a role for councils?
Strengthening our people

12.15pm - 1.30pm

Lunch, kindly sponsored by Meridian

1.30pm - 3.00pm

Transpower technical sessions (Stream 2)
Choose one session
Growing communities through digital technologies
Smart initiatives for sustainable infrastructure (This session is now full)
Using your Community Boards for added value
Writing our history:  A workshop for local government

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Afternoon tea, kindly sponsored by Meridian

3.30pm - 3.50pm

Hon. Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Local Government

3.50pm - 4.30pm

Debate: "The Local Government Act (2002) is all we need for successful local government".
This is sure to be one of the highlights of the conference as well-known local government personalities argue in a light-hearted and entertaining way for and against the proposition that "the Local Government Act (2002) is all we need for successful local government".

4.30pm - 5.00pm

Wrap-up and farewell to Basil Morrison, President, Local Government New Zealand

5.15pm - 7.00pm

Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs (Attendance by invitation only)

Free social night

Wednesday 30 July

8.00am - 12.30pm

Conference registration

8.30am - 9.30am

Sector Annual General Meetings

9.30am - 10.00am

Morning tea, kindly sponsored by Meridian

10.00am - 12.00pm

Local Government New Zealand Annual General Meeting

Please refer to pages 11 and 12 for more information on the Annual General Meeting.  The Sector Annual General Meetings and the Annual General Meetings are for members only.

12.00pm-12.15pm

Closing address from the President of Local Government New Zealand