FORUM PROGRAMME
25 OCTOBER 2012
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Host for the Day: Hewitt Humphrey
Radio New Zealand Broadcaster and President of the Rotary Club of Wellington (2012).
8.30 - 9.00 Registration
9:00 – 10:00 Welcome
Karakia
Hewitt Humphrey, President, Rotary Club of Wellington
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Keynote: Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former Prime Minister and Chair of the Wellington Region Local Government Review Panel.
"Wellington what do we want? - What the independent Review Panel learned during its engagement process."
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Youth perspectives – introduced by Professor James Liu, Academic Director for the Forum and Professor of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington
Brittany Trilford, Queen Margaret College, International Youth Speaker at the Rio+20 Earth Summit
Ben Guerin, Scots College, finalist in the Rotary Club of Wellington Eureka awards for young science orators 2012
William Guzzo, Victoria University of Wellington, finalist in the Rotary Club of Wellington Eureka awards for young science orators 2012
Rangimarie Teautama, Wellington East Girls' College, Winner of the Koromiko trophy for the senior English section at the Nga Manu Korero speaking competitions
10:00 – 10:10 Short break
10:10 - 11:10
Session #1: Community Leadership and Local Governance Frameworks – What Do We Know?
Speakers:
Peter McKinlay, Director, Local Government Centre, AUT
Matiu Rei, Executive Director, Te Runanga O Toa Rangatira
Prof Peter Hughes, Head, School of Government, Victoria University
Panel and discussion
(chaired by Hewitt Humphrey )
11:10 – 11:30 Morning Tea
11:30 – 12:30
Session #2: Who Makes the Decisions About the Kind of Community We Get?
Speakers:
Rod Oram, media commentator and Sunday Star Times columnist
Hon David Caygill, former Minister, Deputy Chair, Environment Canterbury
Mary-Jane Rivers, founder and Trustee of Inspiring Communities
Panel and discussion
(chaired by Hewitt Humphrey )
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:40
Session #3: Options for Wellington: What Do We Want?
Speakers:
Sam Knowles, Company Director, former CEO of Kiwibank
Dave Gibson, Producer and Chair, Gibson Group
Susan Blaikie, former Wellington City Missioner
Wayne Alexander, Environmental Activist
Panel and discussion
(chaired by Hewitt Humphrey)
2:40 – 3:00 Afternoon Tea
3:00 – 4:10
Session #4: Reflections and Perspectives From Local Government Leaders
The Mayors and the Chair of Greater Wellington have been invited to build on the other sessions and address three questions:
What kind of Wellington are you trying to create?
Where do you stand on who should make the decisions and how?
What are you going to do about it?
Speakers:
Celia Wade-Brown, Mayor of Wellington
Nick Leggett , Mayor of Porirua
Wayne Guppy, Mayor of Upper Hutt
Hon Fran Wilde, Chair, Greater Wellington Regional Council
Panel and discussion (chaired by Pat Walsh )
4:10 – 4:15 Short break
4:15 – 4:45
Forum Summary and Lessons for Wellington
Grant Robertson, MP for Wellington Central
4:45 – 5:00
Forum Closure and Call to Action
Hewitt Humphrey, President , Rotary Club of Wellington
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