IPWEA Aotearoa Webinars

The 2025 Aotearoa Webinar Series is designed to provide you with the latest practical information and help you continue your professional development.

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We're Launching IPWEA Aotearoa Webinars!

Throughout 2025, we'll be offering webinars designed to support our community with relevant topics to provide:

applied examples of best practice asset management and public works,
case studies from the local community, and
information from industry partners.

Fees

IPWEA Aotearoa Member: FREE

Non member: NZD$40.00 + GST

Who should attend

Asset managers
Technical officers and coordinators
Engineers of community infrastructure
Sustainability Managers
Safety Managers
Directors of Infrastructure

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jarrod

Presented By:

Jarrod Bates
Asset Manager
Fulton Hogan Corporate, NZ

The Missing Link: Tactical to Strategic Management of Road Assets

Date & Time: March 12, 12.00pm - 1.00pm NZDT

CPD: 1 point

In this webinar, we'll explore the challenges faced in managing our road networks. From increased demand, to stretched budgets, and extreme weather events; we need to be smarter when it comes to our investment decisions. You'll hear from Jarrod Bates, Asset Manager at Fulton Hogan, and we'll discuss:

Understanding road network data and its uses
Tactical response to tightening budgets
Benefits of aligning tactical strategic asset management
Outcomes of performance measurement

Session 2 – 1 September

Incorporating flexible working arrangements to attract and retain Fleet staff

Presented by Senior Consultant and Co-Founder of Modus Management, Anne-Maree Coyne, this interactive and practical session will provide a greater understanding of flexible work practices and how they can be a great strategy for attracting and retaining staff in the Fleet Industry.

Key Takeaways

Your flexible work options and how they alter the standard working arrangement
The prevalence of different flexible work arrangements amongst your cohorts
Whether you should increase flexible work practises to become a more attractive employer
Whether job sharing is a viable option in Fleet
Is it worth having flexible work policies and how you go about getting them?

Session 3 – 8 September

Alternative resourcing strategies: A Fleet Manager’s perspective

Presented by Manager Fleet and Depot Services at Dubbo Regional Council, Steve Colliver, and by Plant and Depot Manager at Griffith City Council, Steve Croxon, who will discuss their individual situations and journeys to deal with labour shortages.

Key Takeaways

Understanding the challenges to obtain labour (e.g. mechanics) in Australia especially in regional areas
Strategies to obtain human resources from overseas to fill labour gaps and dealing with the challenges to get appropriate approvals
Understanding the challenges to provide necessary fleet services to Council in a tight labour market
Strategies to package asset purchases and external services from suppliers to supplement labour gaps

Session 4 – 22 September

Building a collaborative and engaged Fleet workplace

Presented by Team Coach and Founder of The Ripple Effect Teams, Jill Arkell, will discuss how incorporating strategies such as collaboration, training and education can be helpful in retaining staff and developing high performance teams.

Key Takeaways

Understanding what factors create a collaborative and engaged workplace
Learning how fleet practitioners can create high-performance teams
Gaining some practical ways for fleet practitioners in city and regional areas to leverage retention techniques
Learning how to get clarity and alignment from your team to build trust and accountability to get results faster