Click here to view the abstracts as at 21 November 2020
The programme is correct as at 3 November, however subject to change. Any changes to the programme will be made on this website.
Wednesday 2 December | |
0930 - 1230 | Optional Tours, included with registration fee. Click here |
| Tour 1: Harbourside shared path tour |
| Tour 2: Central City and Waterfront Development |
| Tour 3: Ross Creek Reservoir Refurbishment |
1230 | Registration open |
1300 | Welcome /Opening including Hon David Parker and Mayor Aaron Hawkins |
1345 - 1445 | Keynote: NEXT: Thriving in the Decade of Disruption. Matt Church virtual |
1445 - 1515 | Afternoon Tea |
1515 - 1600 | AECOM / IMNZ Young Leaders Award
Young Leaders Report - 2019. Imraan Mohammed, Fulton Hogan


U 35 Presentations - Three mini presentations, followed by Q & A |
| A multi-generational work force – the future is bright. Jessie Winder, WSP |
| The bold story of a young engineer and the ailing Mangaweka bridge. Camiel van Schoonhoven, Stantec |
| The art of decision making. Emily Gualter, Rationale |
1600 - 1715 | Hynds Pipe Systems Presentations Click here

* How to bring the word “resilience” into action: renewal planning Bruce Balaei, GHD
* Being bold - front-footing the NZ drinking water standard. Jayne Perrin, Beca
* Dynamic catchment risk assessment – innovative tools for water security decision-making. Chris Shanks, Tonkin + Taylor |
1715 - 1815 | Hynds Pipe Systems Happy Hour
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1930 - 2300 | Night Market with HEB
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Thursday 3 December | |
0730 - 0830 | Enjoy a light Breakfast in the Exhibition Hall |
0830 | Hynds Pipe Systems Winner announced
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0835 - 0925 | Keynote: Update on the Economy. Kevin Stirrat Proudly sponsored by
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0925 - 1010 | Hot Topics
Procurement - Tara Macmillan Waka Kotahi, NZ Transport Agency
Eliminating COVID-19: The NZ experience and future implications Michael Baker, Public Health, University of Otago
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1010 - 1030 | IPWEA NZ Excellence Awards finalists |
1035 - 1105 | Morning Tea. Proudly sponsored by
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1105 - 1305 | Concurrent Session One
| Asset Management | Innovation | Tomorrows Workforce | Risk Management |
1105 | 101 The adaption of am maturity frameworks to provide a forward-looking gap assessment of the ability to meet country specific future objectives.
Ross Waugh & Theuns Henning, Waugh Infrastructure Management Limited & Auckland University
| 201 Waste stabilisation ponds – outdated technology or retro chic?
Kirsten Norquay, Stantec
| 301 Sticking it out: how do we get more women to stay in engineering
Nicky Smith, HEB Construction
| 401 Refurbishment of the Ross Creek reservoir
Ian Walsh & Natalie Veale, WSP & Dunedin City Council
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1135 | 102 RTD water services - what is stopping us?
Ian Ho, GHD
| 202 Creating for our customers
Kelly Churchill & Ross Balfour, Fulton Hogan & WSP
| 302 Who needs engineers anyway?
Anna Bridgman & Louisa Bloomer, Stantec
| 402 How many deaths does it take?
Graeme Wells, Beca
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1205 | 103 Asset management – the ultimate tool for climate change adaption.
Colin Gerrard, Veolia
| 203 Noplace to someplace.
Nick Aiken, WSP
| 303 Why the asset management competency framework will ensure the sector survives. Sandra King, REG Group | 403 Concrete stormwater pipelines - improving sustainability.
Americo dos Santos, Hynds |
1235 | 104A An aging bridge portfolio – rationalising, prioritising and delivering.
Roy Clearwater, Southland District Council
104B Land Transport Asset Management Data Standard – the key to unlocking value through digital engineering. Jane Strange, AMDS
| 204 The introduction of seismic resilient ductile iron pipe technology
Todd Randall, Hynds Pipe Systems
| 304 The journey of rebranding public infrastructure – the sequel
Deborah Lind & Myles Lind Aecom & IPWEA NZ
| 404 NZ’s first regional and local climate change risk assessments – findings and lessons learned
James Hughes, Tonkin + Taylor
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1305 - 1405 | Lunch. Proudly sponsored by
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1405 - 1500 | Concurrent Session Two
| Case Studies | Procurement | Water | Risk Management |
1405 | 105 Improving the resilience of key pipelines – Auckland International Airport.
Leigh John, Aquatech Solutions
| 205 Making the bold move to a contract that meets the needs of all participants
Ewen Skinner & Jon Kingsford, Morrison Low & Napier City Council
| 305 Finding capacity in our own backyard – a total water management strategy
Britta Jensen & Mark Walmsley
Stormeng & Harrison Grierson
| 405 Risking failure as an essential ingredient of success. (with wisdom from Churchill, Kipling, religion and motorsport).
Roger Oakley, Stantec
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1435 | 106 Data and digital approaches will change the face of engineering - how do we embrace the change?
David Wyllie, Tonkin + Taylor
| 206 How Post-Covid tendering has changed for tenderers AND agencies. Caroline Boot, NZ Procurement & Probity and Stephen Mockett Plan A Tender Specialists | 306A Catchment planning in the Tasman district - a long story short
Wouter Woortman, Tasman District Council
306B What lies beneath the surface - the challenges, solutions and lessons learnt from servicing Wynyard quarter’s growth with civil infrastructure
Umer Malik, Beca
| 406 Applying the under ‘ten essentials of resilience’ to local level planning
Rebekah Robertson, Tonkin + Taylor
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1500 - 1530 | Afternoon Tea. Proudly sponsored by
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1530 - 1700 | Concurrent Session Three
| Transport | Working Collaboratively | Water |
1530 | 107 Facing our challenges together – realising enduring excellence
Andrew McKillop, REG Group
| 207 A journey to resilience: Tokelau wharves and reef passage rehabilitation.
Geoffrey Anderson, Calibre Consulting | 307 Heavy ho – If’s off to lift a pump we go!
David Carshalton, Beca & Kylie Hills, Christchurch City Council |
1600 | 108 Road to zero: review and recommendations
Harish Shivaramu, Auxilium Ltd
| 208 The (w)hole problem with Taupo.
Ian Gray, WSP
| 308 Water supply levels of service; how often is it okay to run out of water?
Jonathan Reed, Beca & Charlotte Reed Tonkin + Taylor
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1630 | 109 Necessity is the mother of innovation – Downer high speed video fault collection innovation. Peter Mortimer, Downer
| 209 Damage in Dunedin: how to deliver $20 million of repair work following an extreme rainfall event
Hayley Annear, Beca
| 309 Our seventh principle “water safety culture must drive water safety plans”
Robert Blakemore, Wellington Water
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1900 - 0000 | IPWEA NZ Conference Awards Dinner
After Dinner Speaker: Hayden Paddon |
Friday 4 December | |
0730 - 0830 | Enjoy a light breakfast in the Exhibition Hall |
0830 - 0850 | Keynote: Update from the NZ Infrastructure Commission. Dr Alan Bollard |
0850 - 1005 | Panel: Being Bold: our Future Workforce A mini presentation will then be followed by a Panel including Hon Pete Hodgson, Peter Silcock, Sanchia Jacobs and Dr Alan Bollard
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1010 - 1030 | IPWEA NZ - Training takes a turn in the right direction. Steve Browning |
1030 - 1100 | Morning Tea |
1100 - 1230 | Concurrent Session Four - Four concurrent streams
| Transport | Innovation | Water | Risk Management |
1100 | 110 16 Years Old in New Zealand - Foamed Bitumen Stabilisation Has Matured Well – Lessons Learnt
Bryan Pidwerbesky, Fulton Hogan | 210 But I know it is worth more than $1…
Charlotte Reed Tonkin + Taylor | 310 The Avon River Precinct
Stephen Down, Jacobs New Zealand Ltd | 410 Conditions clinic
Pip Walker, Anderson Lloyd |
1130 | 111 Streetscape design - a visionary approach
Sarah Dove & Natalie Rooseboom, Tauranga City Council
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| 311 Managing stretched infrastructure
Reuben Bouman, Beca
| 411 Co-creating a vision and adaptive coastal plan for St Clair - St Kilda
Tom Burkitt & Tom Simons-Smith WSP & Dunedin City Council
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1200 | 112 The CIHT review into the funding and governance of local highway authority infrastructure in England.
Matthew Lugg. WSP UK
| 212 Rethinking water/wastewater maintenance from the bottom-up. James Thorne WSP | 312 Slips, floods and falls: Dunedin’s watercourse programme
Jonathan Krause, Stantec & Tom Dyer Dunedin City Council
| 412 Did we allow for thank? Managing risk in road maintenance. Jarrod Bates, Fulton Hogan |
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1230 - 1325 | Lunch |
1325 - 1350 | IPWEA Australasia update. Rita Excell |
| IPWEA NZ President's update Myles Lind |
1350 - 1435 | Keynote: Dr Caroline Orchiston |
1435 - 1445 | Close |