Āpōpō

06/07/2023

We're thrilled to share the gorgeous photography by Gotya Photography, of our conference and Asset Management Excellence Awards gala dinner! Thank you to everyone who attended Te Whakaohooho i ngā Rangatira o Āpōpō, Inspiring our Next Generation. 💖 Each delegate contributed to an amazing three days and two nights in Rotorua. You can check out all 560+ photos of the experience here: https://adobe.ly/3pBY72l

We look forward to seeing you all again in at Tākina in Wellington, for Āpōpō Congress 2024, Te anga whakamua tahi | Moving Forward Together!

Register your interest to stay in the loop: https://apopo.co.nz/product/apopo-congress-2024/

Rotorua District Council Wellington City Council

03/07/2023

This morning we celebrated the dawn of Āpōpō with delicious kai. It's a super exciting day and we're so happy to have shared this moment with our friends at ACE New Zealand, WSP in New Zealand, Waihanga Ara Rau and Business Leaders'​ Health and Safety Forum!

Learn more about Āpōpō and our 75 years of history here: https://apopo.co.nz/

29/06/2023

How do you get stakeholders and decision-makers on board with your project goals and AMPs?

Humans make judgement calls based on the information they are able to process. Make it possible for your stakeholders to see your vision, by telling effective stories.

Learn how to position your asset management goals in a compelling, relatable and tangible way, with our latest Digital Badge: https://apopo.co.nz/product/am-201-telling-the-story-of-asset-management/

Some behind-the-scenes insight: AM 201 was inspired by last year's conference. Storytelling is important! What will come out of last week's conference conversations?

01/06/2023

Hinewai Hausman - Strength Athlete is an absolute powerhouse of a woman, both figuratively and literally. She's a Principal Asset Investment Advisor. *And* she's the second-strongest woman in Aotearoa. 💪

In this interview, she explores:
😎 How she has the confidence to overcome challenges in her career.
💛 How a great leader has empathy, curiosity and belief in people.
📊 Her mahi with the Asset Management Data Standard with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

"There are people who have leadership qualities. They might be like me and have never been presented with opportunities before. But I know, I just KNOW, there are so many people out there that can be involved, currently in completely different jobs. They might be in retail, they might be in administration. But there are people out there that can do asset management. They have that can-do attitude." 💯

Watch 20 terrific minutes with Hinewai here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvcYqEj2rQ0

Hinewai won the 2022 Young Leader Award. Shout out to AECOM / IMNZ - Where Leaders Learn!

We're very excited about seeing her speak at our conference in Rotorua, happening in 19 days! You can register for Te Whakaohooho i ngā Rangatira o Āpōpō | Inspiring Our Next Generation here: https://ipwea.org.nz/conference-2023-te-whakaohooho-i-nga-rangatira-o-apopo/

01/06/2023

Great lineup of speakers at our branch meeting in Rangiora. 🙌We started with the big-picture economic outlook for infrastructure, and went into the specific details and challenges of backflow prevention. Emerging leaders shared valuable insights!

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There was a great line up of speakers at this meeting. Our theme was separating the signal from the noise, and this carried on throughout the day.

31/05/2023

We hosted our first Northern Branch meeting for 2023 on 19 May 2023 with two site visits in Cambridge, Waipā District. Everyone enjoyed the traditional format of site visits, getting together to connect, network and learn with industry colleagues.

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Waipa District Council hosted this site visit to two significant sites in Cambridge: Award-winning Perry Aquatic Centre and the historic Victoria Street Bridge upgrade

01/05/2023

Have you heard of mīmiro? 😀 It's the building technique of "interlocking structure supports with rope used to lash the supports together before tightening them to strengthen the building". This Mātauranga Māori construction technique will be used to rebuild a historic Bay of Plenty Wharenui. Architect and researcher Professor Anthony Hoete and his team at University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau, have successfully tested a prototype against earthquake requirements for modern buildings.

"Auckland Professor and Māori architectonic researcher Dr Jeremy Treadwell designed and built the timber portals by using interlocking compression joints, instead of bolting parts together. At the same time, ropes were used to pull the structure to the ground like a tent.

The team has been working closely with Ngāti Ira o Waioweka, who built the original Tānewhirinaki wharenui near Opōtiki after the 1860 New Zealand Wars.

Restoration project leader Riki Kurei, who hails from Ngāti Ira, said he has been working on restoration since 2010 and was thrilled with how far the project had come.

Senior Māori research advisor Toka Tū Ake Hema Wihongi said this was the type of important knowledge and research the organisation wanted to contribute towards."

The technique of mīmiro has proven to be able to withstand major earthquakes and will be used to rebuild an historic Bay of Plenty wharenui.

26/04/2023

Taituarā and IPWEA NZ are working together to promote programmes that each organisation offers to asset managers. Through IPWEA NZ asset managers can obtain digital badges through its online learning courses. These cover infrastructure leadership and governance, an introduction to asset management, understanding requirements, life-cycle planning, and asset management enablers. Taituarā provides leadership training for emerging leaders taituara.org.nz/aspiring-to-lead (those new to management), accelerating leadership taituara.org.nz/accelerated-leadership (for middle managers) and executive leadership taituara.org.nz/executive-leaders (for second-tier managers or third-tier managers with significant staffing responsibilities) as part of our LGLeadershipPathways taituara.org.nz/leadership-pathways . Together we can provide the complete package for those in asset management – whether in a technical or a leadership role. Drop us an email at [email protected] if you have questions about any of these programmes.