

You can now register for Conference 2023!
At the 2023 Conference, Te Whakaohooho i ngā Rangatira o Āpōpō | Inspiring Our Next Generation, we will lay the foundation for what we must collectively do to move forward. We will be bringing a new generation of talent, experience and passion to our asset management profession.
As we look to the future of Aotearoa, we need public infrastructure which allows our communities to thrive and prosper. However, physical infrastructure is just one factor in building a better future.
We are kaitiaki for the world our tamariki and mokopuna will inherit. It’s our people who will make the difference.
Energy Events Centre | Rotorua, 21 - 23 Hōngongoi, June 2023
At Te Whakaohooho i ngā Rangatira o Āpōpō, Inspiring our Next Generation, we will explore what it means how we can inspire our next generation, the generation who will satisfy our future communities’ needs for safe, efficient, and effective public assets.
At the 2023 IPWEA NZ Conference, the work of public asset managers will be showcased to demonstrate the application of best practice by inspired professionals, and how broad outcomes that positively enhance our community’s environmental, social, cultural and economic well-being are created.
We will look to lessons learnt from the past, how they have shaped our world today and how we can inspire the leaders who will make a better Aotearoa for tomorrow.
Showcasing innovative thinking which reflects ongoing changes in our communities and provides fulfilling career pathways for public works professionals is critical to attracting our next generation.
Our next generation of asset management professionals is out there, whether in school, in tertiary study, or in work places waiting to join our industry. We are fortunate that this group is diverse and engaged in their future. But how do we identify and leverage this into excitement for public infrastructure management? How do we inspire the next generation to bring more of themselves to their work? What impact would that have on the public work we deliver, and how would our communities benefit?


Technical Papers
At the 2023 IPWEA NZ Conference, hear from your peers and colleagues on the projects and plans keeping the infrastructure of Aotearoa running. Join us to get a closer look into asset management opportunities and challenges, case studies and best practice across 6 streams of subjects:
- Te Tangata me te Hapori
People and Community - Te Taiao
Environment - Te Hangarau me te Auahatanga
Technology and Innovation - Ngā Mahi Hoahoa
Design and Delivery - Te Whakamahere mō Anamata
Planning for the Future

Thought-Leadership
Te Whakaohooho i ngā Rangatira o Āpōpō is an opportunity to inspire and be inspired.
Learn first-hand from our big-picture thinkers and keynote speakers, taking innovation and inspiration to the next level!
We’re privileged to be joined by Felicity Furey, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Business Owner and Encourager of all things STEM, and Dr Michelle Dickinson, Nanotechnologist, Author, Innovator and Nanogirl!
Watch this space as we reveal more details about the conference programme and speakers.

Networking & Collaboration
Networking and building productive, collaborative working relationships is vital to any conference, and will be front and centre at the IPWEA NZ conference.
We’re building fantastic networking opportunities into the conference, including unique sessions to gather young professionals, to celebrate diversity and to provide opportunities to renew and build connections with new and old contacts.
Breakfasts, lunches and dinners will also provide the perfect opportunity to explore our exhibition and catch up with those who supply products and consultancy to the Asset Management Sector in Aotearoa.
Keynote Speakers

An inspirational leader, Felicity’s engineering mindset is primed to help leaders and teams reignite performance, reframe challenges as opportunities and redefine what’s possible in the future of business and leadership.
Felicity’s talk explores the future of STEM and unlocks what we can do now to future-proof people and engage them in this new world.
Key takeaways:
- How to communicate STEM to attract, engage and retain future and current workforces
- Engage young people in the real world of engineering and STEM
- Attract, retain and support diverse talent, particularly women, into STEM

Dominick Stephens is responsible for ensuring that the Treasury’s policy advice on lifting New Zealand living standards is supported and strengthened by sound economic theory and evidence.
Prior to coming to the Treasury in 2021, Dominick was Chief Economist at Westpac New Zealand for a decade, leading its team providing forecasts and research on the New Zealand economy.
He is a respected analyst, adviser and commentator on a range of economic and market issues, from housing policy to monetary policy and climate change. His responsibilities included membership of Westpac’s Sustainability Steering Committee. He was formerly an Economist in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s forecasting team and modelling unit.
Dominick is from Christchurch and graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Economics. Dominick is a keen tramper and ice hockey player, and is fluent in Spanish, Finnish and Portuguese.

Marcus will focus his keynote on the importance and value of investing in the lives of young people. He will draw on his experience of the last 30 years of leading youth movements and developing leaders.
In particular, he will talk about his personal story, creating the National Tuia Rangatahi Leadership Development kaupapa and our recent work of supporting a group of rangatahi leaders to create the Te Kai a te Rangatira project which led to the publication of the book, ’Te Kai a te Rangatira, Leadership from the Māori world’. If time permits he will also touch on some of the international work he is involved with as a Senior Fellow in the Atlantic Fellows programme convened by the Atlantic Institute based at the University of Oxford.
Marcus Akuhata-Brown is a gifted communicator, an emerging leader and an inspiring speaker with a powerful message.
Marcus will stimulate, entertain and inspire you with his message and creative style of delivery. He tells of how glass lids of low expectation and achievement were lifted off his life and how, through positive encouragement, intuitive goal setting as well as having the courage to break out of comfort zones, led him to a life of excitement, adventure and purpose. Marcus motivates and inspires people to hit higher levels of performance and they leave his presentations with a fresh perspective on life.
He’s a gifted communicator and has travelled the world extensively — he’s done everything from meeting the Queen and dining with members of the Royal family to working with the poor and marginalised in countries around the world.
Marcus grew up on the East Coast and is a qualified teacher. He’s led a number of innovative alternative education programs addressing the learning needs of youth at risk and young offenders.

Blake Lepper, the General Manager, Infrastructure Delivery Team, will present on the role of the Commission, the findings of the strategy and more specifically, the relevance of achieving our sustainability goals.
This will include adapting to our changing needs and aspirations – The New Zealand of 2050 will be a very different place to live from the New Zealand of today. Within the next three decades our cities could be home to 1.7 million new people, roughly the size of another Auckland.
Our regions will face considerable change too, with some parts of New Zealand growing, while others will need to adjust to declining populations.
In addition, New Zealand has committed to a net-zero carbon emissions economy by 2050. This requires a major energy transition and levels of investment in new infrastructure not seen since the 1970s.

Dr Michelle Dickinson (MNZM) is a Nanotechnologist and Materials Engineer.
She has spent the last two decades contributing to cutting-edge technologies, researching solutions for medical and technology applications for clients who range from small start-ups to large corporates.
Having set up and run New Zealand’s only nanomechanical testing laboratory that specialises in making and breaking tiny things (nano and micro), Michelle spends her time helping companies with board advisory around science and technology commercialisation including technical consulting for investors and VC’s looking for ROI advice for high-tech start-ups.
Her experience spans academia, government labs and large-scale R&D departments. She says the key to success is not necessarily how great the technology is, but how well the science is communicated and how diverse the engineering team is.
Michelle’s success comes from her hard work and lots of lucky opportunities, allowing her to break the poverty cycle she grew up in through education. This experience led her to Co-Found Nanogirl Labs, a socially conscious business designed to create beautiful and engaging content to help everyone build confidence around STEM.
Speakers

John Milne is a semi-retired civil engineer with forty-five years’ experience in civil and water resources engineering in Great Britain and the United States.
Engineering Consultant, Clark County Public Works, Vancouver, WA, USA
American Public Works Association (APWA)
Jennings-Randolph Fellow, 2020
For the last thirty years, John has worked as a design engineer with the Clark County Public Works Department in Vancouver, Washington. John recently retired from Clark County, but continues to provide consultation, mentoring and training to the next generation of county engineers.

Carlos Osterroth is the Director of Operations, Fleet and Asset Management.
Positioned to deliver executive servant leadership, corporate culture transformation and operational efficiencies for achieving resource management excellence.
Championing and attaining mission-critical goals, building strong, healthy, and mutually beneficial supportive relationships as a foundation of the corporate culture, utilizing asset maximization methodologies, critical thinking, and reciprocal strategic corporate analyses. Passion for service, good governance, and the community, delivering value through integrated and optimal resource management principles, fostering business integration, practicing civility, understanding, mutual respect and collaboration. Proven in overcoming challenges and solving problems during unprecedented times and constraints to make a difference.
Wednesday 21 June 2023
9:30am
Optional Tours & Activities
- Mountain biking | 9:30am – 12:30pm | Skyline | $40+GST per person if you bring your own bike or $90+GST per person with bike hire
- Diversity high tea | 10:30am – Noon | Millennium Hotel | $25+GST per person Interviews and a panel discussion with change makers, led by Dr Cathy Bebelman, Environment Programme Director at Auckland Transport. The Diversity High Tea has been designed to celebrate people from diverse backgrounds and genders, giving them an opportunity to share their journeys and inspiration. Come along to meet these leaders, hear their stories and participate in this inspiring panel discussion.
- Explore, View & Learn – FREE Walking Tour for Registered Delegates | 10:30am – Noon
Explore the geothermal features surrounding the Energy Events Centre, view the recently upgraded and landscaped Lakefront and learn about the challenges of operating a museum in a highly geothermal area. - Redwoods Treewalk | 9:30am – Noon | $40+GST including tea/coffee
Meet at REEC for transport to Redwood Treetops. Majestic and magical, the Redwoods Treewalk™ experience is truly a walk to remember. Suspended high above the forest floor, encounter 75-metre-tall redwoods as you walk across eco-suspended bridges and platforms intricately designed to honour and accentuate the stunning natural environment. Regarded by many as one of the best tree-top walks in New Zealand.
Then walk to Eastwoods Café – situated within Scion’s striking new three-story building, Te Whare Nui o Tuteata. Inspiring architecture | Engineered timber | diagonal grid. Time for tea/coffee before returning to Rotorua Energy Events Centre.
12:00pm
Registration tea and coffee will be available in the Exhibition Hall
1:00pm
Mihi whakatau and waiata
Welcome with:
- Deputy Mayor, Sandra Kai Fong
- IPWEA NZ President, Priyani de Silva-Currie
1:40pm

Inspiring Our Next Gen: Making it Happen
How do we create, plan and invent a future that doesn’t exist yet?
Inspiring Our Next Gen: Making it Happen
Felicity Furey
How will we solve the challenges of water or food shortages, energy crises and invent products to make our world a better place? To build the future we need all citizens to have critical and creative thinking skills. What better way to get these skills, than through STEM education and careers? How can we attract, engage and retain our next generation into STEM?
In this talk, Felicity explores the future of STEM and unlocks what we can do now to future-proof people and engage them in this new world.
Key takeaways:
- How to communicate STEM to attract, engage and retain future and current workforces
- Engage young people in the real world of engineering and STEM
- Attract, retain and support diverse talent, particularly women, into STEM
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2:45pm
IPWEA NZ Award Finalists’ Case Studies – hear about this year’s finalist projects in the IPWEA NZ Asset Management Excellence Awards
3:10pm
Afternoon Tea | Meet the Otago/Southland Branch Chair at IPWEA NZ Booth
3:50pm
Under 35 Presentation Competition
Playing with Uncertainty: facilitating decision-making for asset managers in resilience planning
Bryann Avendano
University of Canterbury
Playing with Uncertainty: facilitating decision-making for asset managers in resilience planning
Bryann Avendano
University of Canterbury
Bryann Avendano Ph.Dc. is a Colombian scientist and doctoral researcher in Civil and Natural resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury. He is working on game-based participatory modelling and data‐driven policy simulations. His research investigates participatory approaches for stakeholder engagement and decision‐support tools to foster community‐based management of social and infrastructure assets. He has experience as a planner and consultant to engage local governments and communities in scientific knowledge. Bryann is a co‐founder of ScienteLab and regularly contributes to humanitarian engineering missions in Latin America and The Pacific Islands in Oceania.
What’s next after COP27? How to keep 1.5 degrees alive in New Zealand’s infrastructure industry through asset management
Michelle Meaclem
Tonkin + Taylor
What’s next after COP27? How to keep 1.5 degrees alive in New Zealand’s infrastructure industry through asset management
Michelle Meaclem
Tonkin + Taylor
Michelle is a Civil Engineer at Tonkin and Taylor with experience across climate change risk, infrastructure advisory and planning, asset management, and civil/three waters design. She is an advocate for the inclusion of young people (in particular, young professionals in STEM) in climate policy making and does this through her work in the World Federation of Engineering Organisations’ Young Engineers Working Group on Climate Action and the Commonwealth Youth for Sustainable Urbanisation Steering Committee. In 2022, Michelle also had the opportunity to present at COP27 at the first-ever Children and Youth Pavilion on Youth Participation in Sustainable Urbanisation.
Gen Z – Are they really our future?
Melissa Allfrey
Waipa District Council
Gen Z – Are they really our future?
Melissa Allfrey
Waipa District Council
Melissa is a young professional with a desire to influence, advocate for and commit to an engaging, fulling industry. She has been a member of the Waipā District Council Water Services team for the past 3 years. Melissa is accomplished in three water asset management, with continuous growth to become Senior Stormwater Planning Engineer.
Hynds Paper Presentations
• Planning for slope failure risk using the TfNSW Manual – Wayne Furlong, Auckland Transport & Chris Armstrong, Teta Tech Coffey.
• A partnership approach to engineering design: restoring the mana of Te Waro Uri/Taniwha Spring – Alice Burrell Pattle Delamore Partners.
• Flooded classrooms inspiring environmental education – Kat Dever-Tod, GHD & Stu Farrant, Morphum Environmental.
5:40pm
Hynds Happy Hour
Proudly sponsored by Hynds Pipe Systems

6:40pm
Coaches depart for Te Puia
7:00pm – 10:30pm
Networking function at Te Puia
Proudly sponsored by HEB

Programme is subject to change.
Thursday 22 June 2023
7:15am
Light Breakfast in the Exhibition Hall
8:15am

Economic Update with Dominick Stephens of The Treasury
Economic Update with Dominick Stephens of The Treasury
Dominick Stephens is responsible for ensuring that the Treasury’s policy advice on lifting New Zealand living standards is supported and strengthened by sound economic theory and evidence.
Prior to coming to the Treasury in 2021, Dominick was Chief Economist at Westpac New Zealand for a decade, leading its team providing forecasts and research on the New Zealand economy. He is a respected analyst, adviser and commentator on a range of economic and market issues, from housing policy to monetary policy and climate change. His responsibilities included membership of Westpac’s Sustainability Steering Committee. He was formerly an Economist in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s forecasting team and modelling unit.
Dominick is from Christchurch and graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Economics. Dominick is a keen tramper and ice hockey player, and is fluent in Spanish, Finnish and Portuguese.
Industry Update: Deputy Auditor General, Mark Maloney
Jennings-Randolph Fellowship Presentations from American Public Works Association (APWA):
Jennings Randolph Fellowship is an international and professional exchange programme. It promotes collaboration and sharing of public works best practices, wisdom and innovation with infrastructure colleagues.

Is it time for Sustainable Land Use Plans?
John Milne
Engineering Consultant, Clark County Public Works, Vancouver, WA, USA
Jennings-Randolph Fellow (2020) | APWA
Is it time for Sustainable Land Use Plans?
John Milne
Sustainable land use plan:
“The holistic design of a built ecosystem to maximize the design life of humanity on Earth”.
A public works engineering task for the ages, if ever there was one!
The increasingly severe effects of climate change are alarming. Have we, as public works engineers, done all we can to ensure our communities’ sustainability?
This paper draws on concepts from ancient Iran, Scotland, Denmark and Singapore to formulate an approach to developing “sustainable land use plans”. As transportation engineers we can minimize the work our communities must do to procure the resources they need and facilitate ways for them to do that work efficiently and with the least spoilage of air and other resources. As water resources engineers, we can maximize groundwater elevations and water storage within our watersheds, so assuring good water supplies and a cascade of environmental benefits. By working in teams, we can develop holistic, cost-effective land use formulations that no longer discount “externalities” and minimize unintended consequences.
By incorporating these location-specific requirements within a sustainable land use plan, we will have embodied the best physical build-out scenario for our community within the crucial document that will determine its future. When we next bring that plan to completion on the ground using smart, resilient and sustainable infrastructure then, as engineering practitioners, we will have fully played our part in our community’s quest for sustainability.

Bidirectional Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and the 2030 Global Electric Vehicles Agenda
Carlos Osterroth
Jennings-Randolph Fellow | APWA
Bidirectional Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and the 2030 Global Electric Vehicles Agenda
Carlos Osterroth, Department of National Defence, Edmonton, Canada
Learn how to successfully integrate Asset Management goals related to Bidirectional Charging Management Systems (BCMS) and Bidirectional Electric Vehicles (BEVs) into the core of a robust Asset Management Roadmap and framework in support of fleet electrification goals and the Road to Zero Emissions by 2030. Apply asset management tools, technologies and best practices, including the significant impact that they can have on asset management projects and their planning, positive economic impact, sustainability, resiliency, and improved quality of life for urban residents.
This presentation will discuss the theory and the challenges of fielding and supporting BCMS and BEVs, including the areas of asset management that need to be considered in order to successfully integrate these assets to existing power distribution infrastructure.
Participants will be introduced to the technologies behind BCMS and BEVs, and the vision on how governments are intending to apply BCMS and BEVs as a complementary source of energy to their power grid.
The learning objectives for this presentation include identifying the important design components of BCMS and BEVs and the application of the American Public Works Association (APWA) Asset Management Roadmap.
The outcome is to inform and encourage public works professionals, engineers, and students, to understand the challenges and opportunities that BCMs and BEVs have both at an asset and infrastructure level, and their impact in the national energy strategy for the next decade.
The intent is to motivate fleet and asset management professionals to continue developing competencies and skills in the area of asset management to introduce and upgrade their current infrastructure as well as to create a sustainable asset management plan and strategy.
2022 Senior Professional Scholarship reportback with winner Kelly LaValley
2022 Emerging Governance Scholarship reportback with winner Kelly Churchill
Winners announcement for Hynds Pipe Systems Best Papers and Under 35 Presentations
10:30am
Morning Tea
Proudly sponsored by Waugh Infrastructure Management
Meet the Upper South Island Branch Chair at IPWEA NZ Booth

11:00am
Concurrent Session Streams – Four streams | Programme will be published in March
Nga Mahi Hoahoa
Design & Delivery
Te Hangarau me te Auahatanga
Technology & Innovation
Te Whakamahere mo Anamata
Planning for the Future
Te Tangata me te Hapori
People and Community
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Whiteboard to commissioned in record time: Solving Dunedin’s 20 tonne a day sludge dilemma
Roger Oakley, Stantec & Lincoln Coe, Dunedin City Council
Road Network GHG Forecasting with CAESAR
Cal Roughan, WSP
Asset Managers critical role enabling a Circular Economy
Debbie O’Byrne, Beca
Collaborative wastewater planning– a journey of co-design for Cambridge WWTP.
Shaun Hamilton, GHD, Robin Walker & Mare McIntyre, Waipa District Council and Tipene Wilson, Iwi Facilitator
12:30pm
Hynds Networking Lunch
Proudly sponsored by Hynds Pipe Systems
Meet the Wellington/Taranaki Branch Chair at IPWEA NZ Booth

1:30pm
Concurrent Session Streams – Four streams | Programme will be published in March
3:00pm
Afternoon Tea – Meet the Bay of Plenty / East Coast Branch Chair at IPWEA NZ Booth
3:30pm
Concurrent Session Streams – Four streams | Programme will be published in March
6:30pm
IPWEA NZ Asset Management Excellence Awards Gala Dinner
We’ll celebrate and showcase excellence across asset and infrastructure management projects in Aotearoa New Zealand. Join us for the gala dinner to applaud outstanding public works and asset management projects taking place across the motu.
Friday 23 June 2023
7:30am
Light Breakfast in the Exhibition Hall
8:30am
Keynote address: Marcus Akuhata-Brown

Marcus Akuhata-Brown has 30 years of experience leading youth moments and developing leaders. He created the National Tuia Rangatahi Leadership Development kaupapa and contributed to the book, ’Te Kai a te Rangatira, Leadership from the Māori world’.

Industry Update with Blake Lepper
GM of Infrastructure Delivery at Te Waihanga | New Zealand Infrastructure Commission
Blake has a background in the delivery of major infrastructure projects. He has hands on experience across the project lifecycle including in strategic planning, business case development, design management, procurement, and commissioning.
He joined Te Waihanga after a number of years supporting the Government on the recovery and regeneration of Christchurch following the 2010/2011 earthquakes.
2022 Priyani de Silva-Currie Emerging Asset Management Professional Scholarship reportback with winner Trisha Morrison
2022 AECOM & IMNZ Young Leader Scholarship reportback with winner Hinewai Hausman
Special Interest Group Updates
IPWEA NZ Training Update
10:15am
Morning Tea | Meet the Northern Branch Chair at IPWEA NZ Booth
10:45am
Concurrent Session Streams – Four streams | Programme will be published in March
12:15pm
Networking Lunch – with Prize Draw!
1:15pm
IPWEA NZ 2024
Closing Address from IPWEA NZ President
1:30pm

Dr Michelle Dickinson (MNZM) is a Nanotechnologist and Materials Engineer. She has spent the last two decades contributing to cutting-edge technologies, researching solutions for medical and technology applications for clients.
2:30pm
Conference Summary and Close
Programme is subject to change.
IPWEA NZ sincerely thanks the generous support of the following sponsors for the 2023 Conference. If you are interested in sponsoring the Conference, or exhibiting, please contact Marg Craig: marg@conferenceteam.co.nz | 0274 359 578
Gold Supreme Sponsor

Hynds Pipe Systems are the supply partner of choice for New Zealand’s civil construction industry, specialising in water and infrastructure-based solutions.

Hynds Pipe Systems Ltd are the supply partner of choice for New Zealand’s civil construction industry, specialising in water and infrastructure based solutions.
Established in 1973, Hynds is a family-owned business which has built its reputation on customer service, customised solutions and innovation . Our nationwide network of Engineered Product Managers, Contract Account Managers, and 32 branches, stock and sell a comprehensive range of product including: Concrete pipes, manholes, precast structures, surface drainage channel and grate, plastic pipe systems, ductile iron fittings and valves, including speciality butterfly and knifegate valves . Hynds knowledgeable sales and technical team also work with contractors, consultants and councils to design customised solutions for complex drainage, water supply and waste treatment situations .

HEB Construction designs and builds structures and infrastructure that addresses the major issues facing society.

HEB Construction strives to be a benchmark in construction and the partner of choice in a changing world because the future is being built today. HEB Construction designs and builds structures and infrastructure that addresses the major issues facing society – global warming, population growth, burgeoning urbanisation, and increasing mobility. The success of its projects rests on attentiveness, respect, social and environmental engagement, and strong stakeholder partnerships built on trust. HEB Construction has been in the construction business in New Zealand for over 35 years.
They’re proud to belong to the VINCI Group, as part of the VINCI Construction International Network. Together HEB and VINCI provide a combination of New Zealand-based experience, backed by the global expertise, technical know-how, and the financial resources of one of the largest construction companies in the world.
Gold Sponsor

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 55,000 talented people globally.

We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions, engineering projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
We’re proud of the unique value we bring to our clients at WSP. With unrivalled local knowledge harnessed from over 150 years of pioneering the important infrastructure and environments of NZ, alongside our world-class technical experts in Transport, Property & Buildings, Power, Earth, Environment & Water who are part of the 36 communities around NZ in which we operate, we know this place like no other. This combined with our network of 55,000 global WSP experts means that we have the power to generate solutions that question today, imagine tomorrow and create for the future.

Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies.
Silver Sponsor

Humes is an innovative NZ company manufacturing concrete pipes and precast concrete products.

12d Model, created by 12d Solutions Pty, is a comprehensive civil engineering and surveying software package used by major infrastructure design and construction Consultancies worldwide. 3d BIM models can be created and managed from field to finish with surveyors, designers, and constructors capturing and sharing asset information on survey-accurate 3d models which can be utilised by asset owners for the management of that assets lifecycle.
For over 30 years, 12d Model has been an industry leader in spatial infrastructure modelling in roading, three waters and other aspects of civil engineering projects in Australasia and worldwide.

Stantec – designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

Thinkproject is a global leader in construction intelligence, creating sustainable impact by turning intelligence from data and people into an indispensable asset.

Waugh Infrastructure Management provides asset management services to local government, public and utility services clients.
Bronze Sponsor
World-leading software for surveying, civil and water engineering.

12d Model, created by 12d Solutions Pty, is a comprehensive civil engineering and surveying software package used by major infrastructure design and construction Consultancies worldwide. 3d BIM models can be created and managed from field to finish with surveyors, designers, and constructors capturing and sharing asset information on survey-accurate 3d models which can be utilised by asset owners for the management of that assets lifecycle.
For over 30 years, 12d Model has been an industry leader in spatial infrastructure modelling in roading, three waters and other aspects of civil engineering projects in Australasia and worldwide.
Cityworks helps cities and utilities leverage ArcGIS to build resilient, safe, and sustainable communities.
Conhur specialises in the dredging, dewatering, transport, beneficial reuse and handling of biosolids.
Danley™ offers joint management solutions for suspended floors, concrete floors and more.
Deighton offers infrastructure asset management software solutions and expertise.

Deighton Associates Limited (Deighton) has established itself as one of the world leaders in providing asset management systems and asset management expertise at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels for agencies around the world. Recognised as the premier software product for infrastructure asset management, dTIMS® is used to manage large infrastructure networks in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and the United States.
These infrastructure networks include hundreds of thousands of miles of pavements, thousands of bridges, and millions of wastewater, storm water, and fresh water distribution pipe assets.
Exeloo – leveraging design excellence to answer the call for public sanitation, hygiene, and safety.
Fulton Hogan – experienced in transport, water, energy, mining and land development infrastructure.
GoodRich Environmental Solutions are extremely passionate about environmental works and aim to deliver quality products and services

GoodRich Environmental Solutions Ltd t/a RST Environmental Solutions are extremely passionate about environmental works and aim to deliver quality products and services which range from erosion control, sediment and dust control, slip repair and water treatment solutions. Our expertise and range of services are second to none and we are always innovating new ideas to meet the needs of all our customers and do so with environmentally friendly products.
Hygrade Water NZ – Suppliers of leading brands of pipes, valves, fittings and surface drainage solutions.
Hynds Smarterwater® devices are designed for asset management of three waters infrastructure.

Hynds Water is a specialist division within the Hynds Group, established to provide expert technical support for New Zealand’s water infrastructure industry. Our team of watermain experts are based at a dedicated branch in Albany Auckland, with product available nationwide .
IDS ensures access to leading-edge deterioration modelling is kept within reach of all New Zealand local authorities.

Owned by the industry for the industry, charitable organisation, Infrastructure Decision Support (IDS) ensures access to leading-edge deterioration modelling is kept within reach of all New Zealand local authorities, regardless of size or in-house technical expertise.
Over the past 22 years, IDS has worked closely with Canadian company Deighton, a global leader in asset management software. Deighton’s dTIMS (Deighton Total Infrastructure Management System) enables asset managers to incorporate all of their infrastructure assets into one common platform for strategic, tactical, and operational asset management. Using dTIMS, IDS have developed NZ-owned Intellectual Property (IP) that is available to the entire industry.
McBerns offers a complete range of services relating to Odour Control and Safety for workers.
McBerns supplies SCIRT, New Zealand Water Authorities and contractors with safety access covers and odour control filters. Safety covers are custom designed and manufactured to suit any site requirements. Setting new standards in design and manufacture, they incorporate operational safety with functionality and design flexibility. The odour range eliminates 99.9% of odorous emissions. The filters incorporate ease of operation, effectiveness and cost efficiencies with filters to suit domestic situations through to large industrial sites.
SuperSealing transforms, protects and maintains your roads, playgrounds, pathways and car parks.

SuperSealing is a market leader in the road maintenance and construction industry, specialising in crack sealing. Since 2003, SuperSealing established long-term relationships with councils, civil contractors and leading road maintenance organisations. Their reputation has been built on reliability, quality of work, value for money and high levels of service. SuperSealing aims at improving the effectiveness of constructing and maintaining roads and services by utilising high quality products, systems, services and solutions. SuperSealing places the highest priority on OH&S with a fully integrated management system providing the framework for our continuous improvement.
TechnologyOne delivers great products and services that transform business and makes life simple.
Associated Sponsor

VisionUrban Environmental is a small specialist urban and environmental planning consultancy that also offers urban design and CPTED services. Led by award-winning planner and urban designer Nick Aiken, VisionUrban has its genesis in very large urban planning projects in London two decades ago. Current work extends across the North Island for local and central government clients, large consultancies and small private clients. Key recent projects include Plan Changes, masterplans-precincts, design audits-reviews, consents, and higher density residential.
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16 March – 20 May
Regular
21 May – 20 June
Member
$775
$925
Elected Council Member
$775
$925
Under 35 Member
$500
$550
Non-member
$1,025
$1,175
Non-member – Under 35
$600
$650
Presenter
$625
$625
Wednesday evening add-on
$110
Awards Gala Dinner add-on
$150
All prices are exclusive of GST. If five or more full-paying attendees register from one organisation, you can register one person for one-day registration (day of your choice) for $250 – usually $625 and excludes the evening functions. Get in touch for more information.
Partner Registration
Our Partner Registration includes access to all keynote presentations, as well as breakfasts on Thursday and Friday, the Networking function at Te Puia on Wednesday evening and our Asset Management Excellence Awards on Thursday evening. The Registration does not include any daytime catering.
Type of Registration
Super Early Bird
Available until 15 March
Partner
$325
The following accommodation has been secured in conjunction with the IPWEA NZ Conference in Rotorua and can be booked at the same time as registering online. Accommodation must be prepaid in advance. All rates are current for 2023, inclusive of GST and based on a room only basis. Cancellations within 30 days can incur a full cancellation fee, however we will do all possible to on sell your room.
Location: 3-minute walk to Rotorua Energy Events Centre
Check-in: 2pm
Check-out: 10am
Superior Room – $195
Experience stylish surroundings in well-equipped contemporary rooms decorated in inviting tones and hues- Superior Plus Lakeview Room – $225
Enjoy modern comforts and timeless views of Lake Rotorua from your balcony, relax and enjoy - Millennium Club Room – $285
Designed with the discerning delegate in mind and located on level 5, the entire Club Floor is a child free area. Club guests enjoy complimentary use of the exclusive club lounge
Location: 5-minute walk to Rotorua Energy Events Centre
Check-in: 2pm
Check-out: 10am
Superior Room – $159
Superior rooms with ensuite bathroom and the usual amenities like tea and coffee facilities, iron, mini-fridge, hair dryer and more. Blackout curtains, work desk and armchair make your stay more comfortable.
Lake End, Tutanekai Street, Rotorua
Location: 10-minute walk to Rotorua Energy Events Centre
Check-in: 2pm
Check-out: 10am
City Room – $199
Superior King room with modern decor, ergonomic comfort and high-end room facilities
Visit Novotel Rotorua Website
Lake End, Rangiuru Street, Rotorua
Location: 10-minute walk to Rotorua Energy Events Centre
Check-in: 2pm
Check-out: 10am
City View Room – $149
Standard city view room with tea/coffee making facilities, mini refrigerator, air conditioning etc
This year’s Conference will be hosted beside Lake Rotorua at the Energy Events Centre.
The venue is located at Queens Gardens, Rotorua 3010.
Full registration including all components as detailed in the programme, including breakfasts (two), morning and afternoon teas, lunches and two evening events.
To access the Under 35 registration rate, delegates must be under 35 at the time of the Conference.
By registering for the Conference, you acknowledge that the details supplied by you may be made available to the Conference Committee and accommodation providers (for the purposes of room bookings). Your details will be included in the delegate list unless you have indicated otherwise on the registration form. This listing will include your name/organisation and city and does not include your email address.
Cancellations must be in writing. An administration fee of $100+gst will be charged on all cancellations prior to 21 May 2023. Thereafter, refunds will be at the discretion of the organising committee and will be processed after the conference. No refunds will be made for late arrival or early departure. Registrations may be reassigned to another person from the same organisation without penalty. Please notify Composition Ltd of any changes prior to the forum at joanne@composition.co.nz.
HOTEL CANCELLATIONS: Please note, the hotels may charge a FULL cancellation fee for any cancellation within 30 days of the conference. We will do our best to onsell your accommodation.
Airport Transfers
These are your own responsibility. The airport is a 20 minute drive from the central city. A taxi fare to the city centre is approximately $30 one way, a shuttle bus $25 or airport bus $3.
Conference Pricing and Payments
All pricing is quoted in New Zealand dollars exclusive of GST.
Payment is due within 21 days but must be paid in full prior to 21 June to gain access to conference.
Payments can be made by bank transfer or credit card. If paying by credit card an additional 3% surcharge will apply. We accept visa or Mastercard only.
Registration Credit Card Payments
We will neither collect nor store your credit card details. On the registration form, you will be directed to use the credit card payment facilities provided by Windcave. Payment will show as via Composition Windcave makes the following statement on security:
“Windcave is committed to data security. Windcave uses a variety of technologies and procedures to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, Windcave stores the data in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities secured by advanced surveillance and security technology. When Windcave transmits sensitive information (such as a payment card number), Windcave protects it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) protocol. Credit card details stored onsite are encrypted using 168bit 3DES encryption. Windcave is a level 1 certified PCI-DSS compliant provider.”
Insurance
All insurance is the responsibility of registrants. The Conference Organising Committee, IPWEA NZ, Rotorua Energy Events Centre and Composition Ltd (PCO) accept no liability or responsibility for illness or death, injury or accident to or financial loss by any person attending the Conference, whatever the cause.
Liability & Warranty
In the event of any disruption or event leading to losses or added expenses being incurred in respect of the Conference, there shall be no liability attached The Conference Organising Committee, IPWEA NZ, Rotorua Energy Events Centre and Composition Ltd (PCO).
The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 applies to the sale of goods or services to consumers. If the goods or services are acquired for a business, then our liability is limited to the contract price.
Privacy Policy
By completing this registration form, you acknowledge that the details supplied by you may be made available to the Conference Committee, accommodation provider (for the purposes of room bookings) and conference sponsors. Your details will be included in the delegate list unless you have indicated otherwise on the registration form. This listing will include your name/organisation and city and does not include your email address.
Cancellation Cancellations must be in writing. An administration fee of $100+gst will be charged on all cancellations prior to 21 May 2023. Thereafter, refunds will be at the discretion of the organising committee and will be processed after the conference. No refunds will be made for late arrival or early departure. Registrations may be reassigned to another person from the same organisation without penalty. Please notify Composition Ltd of any changes prior to the Conference at marg@conferenceteam.co.nz.
Disclaimer
The convenors reserve the right to change activities, topics and presenters where necessary. Neither the organisers (Composition Ltd) nor the convenors shall be liable for any loss caused by the cancellation or abandonment of the event where such cancellation is due to Force Majeure. The term “Force Majeure” means any circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the organisers including but not limited to war, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), terrorism, aircraft hijacking, military operation, riot, civil war, rebellion, civil commotion or unrest, pandemics or natural disasters, Acts or Regulations of government, refusal to grant visas, explosions, transport delays, transport difficulties and the insolvency of airline carriers. The organisers will use all reasonable efforts to conduct the event despite the intervention or occurrence of any such cause. Changes will be notified on this website.