Summary: It is now over 10 years since the Environmental Response Criteria were formulated for the Auckland Regional Plan: Coastal, and...
Summary: Te Auaunga is a flood mitigation project, based in the Wesley area of Auckland, within the Puketāpapa Local Board. The...
Summary: The intention of this report is to trace the multiple dimensions of social and economic well-being among older Aucklanders. It...
Summary: News and commentary from Auckland Council's Chief Economist's office.
Summary: An overview of the Auckland economy for June 2017, in charts and graphs and with some commentary. Go to Knowledge Auckland Topic...
Summary: Auckland Council is committed to supporting a strong, inclusive and equitable society that ensures opportunities for all Aucklanders, as outlined...
Summary: This research project explores Pacific entrepreneurship in Auckland. The research investigates and documents detailed information on Pacific entrepreneurs including insights...
Summary: This report draws on results from the 2013 Census to provide a profile of Pacific people aged 15 years and...
Summary: April/May 2017 edition of RIMU's quarterly newsletter.
Summary: Authors: Singers, N.; Osborne, B.; Lovegrove, T.; Jamieson, A.; Boow, J.; Sawyer, J.; Hill, K.; Andrews, J.; Hill, S.; Webb,...
Date: 27 June 2017 7:00pm - 27 June 2017 9:00pm
Venue: Sir Neil Waters Lecture Theatre, Massey University, Albany, Auckland
Speakers: Dr Libby Liggins (Massey University) and Dr.Tom Trnski (Auckland Museum)
Small, remote islands such as New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands have long been revered as natural laboratories. Here we can examine the processes that generate and maintain biodiversity.
Date: 30 June 2017 1:00pm - 30 June 2017 2:30pm
Venue: Elliot Rooms, Crown Plaza Hotel, 128 Albert St, Auckand
Speakers: Dr April Bennett
Science is a dominant form of knowledge in planning processes. As such, Māori must use science strategically to understand the issues and to pursue the outcomes we want for the environment and our people. However, there are limits to the extent to which science can help Māori achieve these outcomes. Recognising these limits, Māori must build our own knowledge of ourselves and the lands and waters to which we connect, and use it in planning processes to advance our aspirations. It is in this knowledge that our strength lies.
This argument is based on a case study involving the AFFCO Meat Processing Plant in Feilding, Manawatū. AFFCO applied for a suite of consents to continue to discharge treated meatworks effluent until 2050 into the Oroua River, the ancestral river of Ngāti Kauwhata. The presenter was engaged by Ngāti Kauwhata to prepare a Cultural Impact Assessment of the discharge. Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of field, capital, game and strategy are used to analyse the consent process. The analysis makes visible the nuances of the contest between AFFCO and Ngāti Kauwhata, and the emphasis on Māori knowledge as a deliberate strategy to protect the Oroua River and its people.
Speaker:
Dr April Bennett (Tūwharetoa, Waikato, Tūhoe, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga)
Lecturer, Māori Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey University Te Papaiōea
RSVP by 23 June to: rimuinsightsevents@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Date: 4 July 2017 8:45am - 4 July 2017 4:30pm
Venue: AUT, Sir Paul Reeves Building, room WG308, 2 Governor Fitzroy Place, Auckland
Speakers: Sir Peter Gluckman and others
Programme highlights
Mihi whakatau
Opening: the Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff
Welcome: Dr Lucy Baragwanath, Manager Research and Evaluation (RIMU)
Keynote: Sir Peter Gluckman, Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor
Population growth and change
Reflections on a revolution: Auckland’s population 2013-2033 – Professor Richard Bedford, President, Royal Society of New Zealand
Understanding place: spatial analysis for policy
Beyond home ownership
Auckland’s housing shortage and what it means – David Norman, Chief Economist, Auckland Council
RSVP by 30 June to: rimuinsightsevents@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Date: 5 July 2017 5:00pm - 5 July 2017 7:00pm
Venue: Viaduct Events Centre, Waiheke Rooms, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland
Speakers: Various
The future of our oceans - Continuing Sir Peter Blake's environmental legacy
