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Explore webinar recordings from late November 2025 onwards. For a wide range of river-related content, check out the Resilient Rivers Webinar Library.
17 March 2026
The High Value Areas (HVA) programme supports community‑led, landscape‑scale pest management in places with both high biodiversity value and strong community capacity. HVAs relies on a partnership between the Northland Regional Council and community where the total cost of the project is resourced through a targeted biosecurity rate, volunteer in kind contributions, and other sources of funding. This model has driven major gains across the six community-led HVAs.
The 2024–25 Long Term Plan created the Mid‑ and Far North Partnerships Biosecurity Fund which does not require the same level of in-kind contribution from the community.
This presentation outlined the structure, delivery, and some key achievements of our six community-led HVAs, before explaining how the Mid and Far North Biosecurity Fund operates and highlighting the early successes of its three hapū led projects.
Presenters:
Dai Morgan - Northland RC
10 February 2026
Restoring the mauri of Rakiura is a long-held aspiration of Kai Tahu, especially Rakiura Māori whānau with connections to the Tītī Islands.
Biosecurity has been viewed as a key part of the project from the beginning. Currently, biosecurity planning for Rakiura is focused on pathway analysis and modelling to understand possible routes that rodents could return through. This has included a range of engagement events with the community and biosecurity experts. Future work will use the pathway model to inform the design of a fit-for-purpose biosecurity system.
Rakiura, mauri ora!
Presenter:
Rebekah Frampton - Environment Southland and Predator Free Rakiura
December 2025
The ongoing management of invasive lakeweed in Lake Ōkāreka has shown that invasive submerged weeds can be suppressed to near-eradication in a moderate sized lake. This project has enabled native vegetation to regenerate and overall ecological condition, cultural and recreational values to improve.
Presenter:
Hamish Lass - Bay of Plenty Regional Council
22 April 2026
Implementing Tāiki ē — Our Roadmap for Te Tiriti Partnership
This was an in-depth session on Tāiki ē, the Northland Regional Council’s co-designed Te Tiriti Strategic Intent and Implementation Plan. More than just a policy document, Tāiki ē serves as a "unifying statement and a call to action," providing a clear roadmap to ensure council and its partners are accountable for fulfilling Te Tiriti obligations.
In this webinar we explored how the strategy's 31 specific priority actions are being integrated across all facets of council operations — from regulatory services and environmental monitoring to climate resilience and economic development. We discussed the five strategic focus areas (Ngā Whainga) that guide our mission: He iwi tahi tātou kia ora ai te taiao—Kāwanatanga and Rangatiratanga working together for the wellbeing of the environment. Key takeaways for staff include:
• A Culture Shift: Understanding how Tāiki ē empowers staff with a clear direction and mandate to work in a way that respects Te Tiriti principles.
• Operational Integration: How the strategy influences core mahi, including resource consents, biosecurity responses, and infrastructure co-design.
• Partnership in Action: Learning from successful projects like the Otiria–Moerewa Spillway and the Climate Resilient Communities Fund.
• Accountability: Insights into the bi-annual Te Tiriti Health Check and how we measure progress against our shared goals.
This session is an essential opportunity for all kaimahi to understand their role in delivering on our commitments to tāngata whenua and building an enduring, meaningful partnership for the benefit of Te Taitokerau.
Presenters:
Auriole Ruka (she/her/ia) – Ngapuhi, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto - Pou Manawhakahaere – Group Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Engagement
Nyze Manuel - Communications and Logistics Manager for Tai Tokerau Border Control and is well known for her kaupapa Māori leadership across Taitokerau Northland. Through her involvement with Te Ruarangi, Taitokerau Maori and council working party, and other partnership spaces, Nyze brings practical insight into what Tiriti partnership looks like on the ground between iwi, hapū, and council.
11 February 2026
This presentation took a deep dive into Greater Wellington Regional Council’s strategic journey to embed partnership at the centre of its work. It focussed on moving beyond transactional engagement to create enduring, outcomes-driven relationships with iwi and hapū, touching on partnering tools such as co-design approaches, investment-framed tools, and strategic frameworks that deliver.
The presentation also touched on our experience in governance and kaupapa Māori leadership, guiding audit-driven change and equipping teams to think differently about Tiriti centric experiences that are iwi Māori-led.
Presenter:
Brett Cockeram - Hautū Hua Māori | Director of Māori Outcomes, Greater Wellington Regional Council, on behalf of himself and Tania Parata - Hautū Tuhonohono Mana whenua | Director of Partnerships, Greater Wellington Regional Council
12 February 2026
Graeme discussed the sector’s journey to improve flood risk management and outline how we can work together to build long-term investment partnerships with government
Presenters:
Graeme Campbell, Principle Advisor Flood Risk Management, Te Uru Kahika
29 January 2026
This webinar features 5 short talks on sea-level rise impacts on shallow groundwater near the coast, sponsored by the Future Coasts Aotearoa Endeavour Programme.
Presenters:
Leanne Morgan - University of Canterbury, Matt Dumont (Komanawa Solutions), Rogier Westerhoff (Earth Sciences NZ), Wes Kitlassen (Earth Sciences NZ), Connor Cleary (Komanawa Solutions)
22 December 2025
When an extreme heat wave, torrential downpour, or massive wildfire occurs, how do we know whether and how much of a role climate change played? This presentation will cover the basics of climate attribution science and highlight tools and studies that aim to answer this question, particularly for extreme rainfall and marine heat events.
Presenter:
Kristina Dahl - Climate Central
May 2026
An investigation into nature-based solutions for flooding in the Waitōtara and Waitara catchments in Taranaki. This presentation provided an overview of the planning, methodologies, community engagement, and findings of the MfE funded study into the feasibility of nature-based solutions to address the flood risk in two of the largest catchments in Taranaki.
Presenters Chris Vicars (Taranaki Regional Council) & Bertrand Salmi (Water Technology)
November 2025
This session dove into real-world New Zealand case studies, highlighting the non-monetary benefits of NbS—such as resilience, biodiversity, and community wellbeing. We explored what NbS are, why use NbS for stormwater management, and review the building blocks of a solid business case.
Presenters: Peter Christensen & Stephanie Dijkstra - Storm Environmental
December 2025
This presentation explored the impacts of inappropriate development on industry morale and some of the emerging solutions.
Presenter: Clare Feeney