Northern South Island

Northern South Island Branch is the area covered by the Canterbury Regional Council, West Coast Regional Council, Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council and Marlborough District Council, but excluding the area covered by the Waitaki District Council.

Branch Chair – Hugh Blake-Manson | e: Hugh@waugh.nz

These meetings deliver essential thought-leadership and provide networking to support our sector. Please extend these meetings to your networks. Our branch meetings will broaden and deepen your sector connections, expand your understanding of challenges and opportunities, and provide the chance for you to present at future sessions. Together let's build the next generation of public works professionals.

Next Meeting - 2 July 2021

Location: Rangiora Town Hall
Theme: The only constant in change
Agenda: click here
RSVP: click here

Meeting Archive

Friday 16th April 2021

• Teresa Wooding - Water Reform Canterbury
  
• Richard McMillan - Water - Taumata Arowai
• Grant Holland - Transport AM in the desert - world bank project in Saudi Arabia
• Brett King - Health & Safety and the Why

Friday 21st February 2020 - Agenda

• Hugh Blake-Manson, Branch chair update
• Peter Kortegast, WSP - Building Cycle Infrastructure for AAA (All Ages & Abilities)
• Brian McManus & Jamie McPherson - Managing Emergency Work in Today's risk averse environment
• Dwayne Fletcher & Dugald Ley - Dealing with Growth - Richmond West Development
• David Stephenson / Graham Poxon - Addressing H&S Issues - Takaka Resource Recovery Centre Upgrade
• Graeme Fox / Jeff Cuthbertson - Wasterwater 1/1: Some Tools in the toolbox

Friday 8th November 2019 - CLIMATE CHANGE BREAKFAST PANEL

• Marion Schoenfield - Climate Change Adaptation, NCCRA
  
• Evie Wallace - Engineer, BECA
• Teresa Wooding - Climate Change Programme Manager
• Tony Moore - Climate Reality Leader, and Principal Sustainability Adviser, Christchurch City Council

Friday 16th August

• Water NZ Update - John Mackie, GM, Golder
• Pegasus Water Treatment Upgrade Colin Roxburgh
• Kaiapoi Infrastructure Rebuild, Duncan Roxborough, Fraser Scales, Kalley Simpson
• Risk Based Renewals Modelling Chris Bacon, Kalley Simpson
  

• Myles Lind, Digital Decision Making for the Transport Sector - view presentation
• Iain Rabbitts, What's Changed since Havelock North? - view presentation

• 23 March 2018 - View agenda
• IPWEA NSI Branch meeting minutes 23 March 2018
• Branch Chairperson presentation
  • Christchurch Drinking Water Security - John Mackie
  • Temuka Water Event - Ashley Harper - Timaru DC
  • Mackenzie Tekapo Traffic Plan - Matthew Noon, Abley Consultants

Presentations from meeting held on 18 August 2017

• IPWEA NSI Branch Meeting Minutes
• Chair Presentation
  • Digital Temperature Sensing - Chasing I & I - Hugh Blake-Manson
  • Highlights of OzWater 17 - Bridget O'Brien
  • Requirements for infiltrating rainwater on land development in USA - Evan Pratt
  • SCADA and Mobile Field data capture-communications - Mike Bunce

Download minutes from the Branch meeting held on 07 April 2017

Download minutes from the Branch meeting held on 25 November 2016

Presentations from meeting held on August 2016

• IPWEA NSI Branch Meeting Minutes - click here
• Chair Presentation - click here
  
• Presentations
  • Waste Minimisation 10 years on
  • Badhams Bridge Widening
  • Waitaki River Bridges Replacement
  • Innovative Asset Management for Pipe Infrastructure
  • Collaboration - The Mid-South Canterbury Experience
  • Asset Management Maturity Assessment

Presentations from meeting held on 21 November
South Mid Canterbury Road Services
Pleasant Point Oxidation Ponds Overflow

Minutes for meeting held on Friday 22 August 2014, click here
Minutes for meeting held on Friday 28 March click here
Presentation - Amberley Water supply strategy- Stuart Sandy, Bryn Larson
Presentation - Best Practice AMP working group - Janice Brass
Presentation - The UK Highway Maintenance Efficiency Programme - Matthew Lugg