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2023 NZILA Firth Conference
Posted 04 05 2023
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Image: Nelson City and Boulder Bank
Conference registration is closing on Tuesday 9 May
Whakatū Nelson
18-19 May 2023
The 2023 NZILA Firth Conference will be held in Whakatū, Nelson at the Trafalgar Centre, on Thursday 18 May - Friday 19 May.
The conference will explore the following themes:
Growing pains:
FDS, greenfield pressures, inner city densification, demographic changes, council directions.
Conference Keynote speaker: Kate Orff
Conference Keynote speaker: Dr. Jala Makhzoumi
Cultural impacts:
How has/will pressure impact/be felt by the local Māori mana whenua?
Environment:
Regional land productivity, climate change, fresh water.
Nelson:
How do we retain our place, the magic of Nelson, aesthetics, people, culture.
Registration has now closed. Delegates wil receive an email 48 hours prior to conference with all details. Click here to view speaker and programme information.
Conference Keynote speaker: Kotchakorn Voraakhom
Conference speaker: Rob Adams
Conference debate adjudicator: David Kirkpatrick - Chief Environment Court Judge