Manaaki Tairāwhiti
Evidence and Insights Forum 2024
27 November 2024 | Tūranganui a Kiwa, Gisborne
Nau mai, haere mai!
It is my pleasure to welcome you on behalf of Manaaki Tairāwhiti, who look forward to hosting you at our inaugural Evidence and Insights Forum. Nau mai, haere mai!
Ronald Nepe
Chair, Manaaki Tairāwhiti
CE Te Rūnanganui o Tūranagnui a Kiwa
Purpose
Please join us for the inaugural Manaaki Tairāwhiti Evidence and Insights Forum. The purpose of this event is to share the work that we have been doing and identify areas of work that we can better align moving forward, using the evidence and insights which we have gained after 7 years in existence.
Time and Place
- Event: Manaaki Tairāwhiti Evidence and Insights Forum 2024
- Date: Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Place: Midway Surf Rescue Community Hub, 40 Centennial Marine Drive, Awapuni, Gisborne.
No cost to attend. Venue opens at 8:30 for a cup of tea, karakia at 9am
The event will also be live streamed on this page. See below▼
Event Contact Person
Josie McClutchie
Topics for Discussion
- Systems improvement
- Innovation guided by whānau-centered evidence and insights
- Devolution and accountability
- Uplifting houses and moving townships – resilient communities post flooding
Programme
| 8.00 am | 60mins | Registration Opens | |||
| 9.00 am | 20mins | Nau mai, haere mai | |||
| 9.20 am | 10mins | Forum introduction, setting the scene | Judy Campbell | Manaaki Tairāwhiti | |
| 1 | 9.30 am | 30mins | Systems & Sector Improvement | Moera Brown, Jane Wyllie, Gina Campbell, Sarah Benjamin (MSD) | Manaaki Tairāwhiti |
| 10.15 am | 30mins | Kapu tī | |||
| 2 | 10.45 am | 30mins | Te Ao Marama / Tangatarite Youth Justice Programme | Katerina Ngarimu (TROTAK Tangatarite) Tony Fisher (MOJ) | TROTAK and Ministry of Justice |
| 3 | 11.15 am | 45mins | From the ground up: community-led innovation and action | Rebecca MacFie | J D Stout Fellow |
| 4 | 12.00 am | 45mins | Innovation guided by whānau-centred evidence and insights | Leslynne Jackson | Manaaki Tairāwhiti |
| 12.45 pm | 40mins | Lunch | |||
| 5 | 1.25 pm | 45mins | Innovation, devolution, and accountability | Julie Fry | Independent Economist |
| 6 | 2.10 pm | 30mins | Place Based Initiatives | Aimee Hadrup | The Southern Initiative |
| 7 | 2.40 pm | 30mins | Partnering with Community - Manaaki Navigator at Supergrans | Sarah Elliott (General Manager, SuperGrans Tairāwhiti) Rosie Allan (Navigator, SuperGrans Tairāwhiti) | Tairāwhiti NGOs |
| 8 | 3.10 pm | 30mins | Insights from a practitioner’s persepective | George Reedy Chief Executive, Ngati Porou Oranga | Iwi Health Provider |
| 9 | 3.40 pm | 30mins | Uplifting houses and moving townships - resilient communities post flooding | Jamie Simmons | Managed Retreat / Planned Relocation Specialist, NSW |
| 10 | 4.10 pm | 30mins | Kei Hea Te Komako E Ko? Listening to Whānau Voices to Cultivate Whānau Ora | Professor Elizabeth Kerekere Lead Investigator for the Manaaki Tairāwhiti research project alongside Programme Leader, Leslynne Jackson | Manaaki Tairāwhiti Research Report | Health Research Council |
| 11 | 4.40 pm | 15mins | Where to from here? | Manaaki Tairāwhiti Team | Manaaki Tairāwhiti |
| 4.55 pm | 5mins | Closing karakia | |||
Keynote Speakers
Other speakers will include NGOs and Iwi perspectives.
Leslynne Jackson
Manaaki Tairāwhiti
Leslynne Jackson Ngati Porou, Te Aitanga a Mahaki is Programme Lead for Manaaki Tairāwhiti. Leslynne’s work experience includes working for government agencies, community organisations and in the private sector. She has held a number of volunteer roles with various local charitable groups.
In 2020, Leslynne was awarded a Fellowship with the NEXT Foundation. With more than 35 years’ experience working in social services, Leslynne is a strong advocate for both community led action and systemic change to improve the lives of whanau.
Judy Campbell
Strategic Advisor, Manaaki Tairāwhiti
Judy Campbell is a senior manager who has worked in the public and not for profit sector for the past 30 years. She has been a Chief Executive in a number of organisations, including the Gisborne District Council, Tairāwhiti Polytechnic and the Sport, Fitness and Recreation ITO (SFRITO). Her career has a focus on organisations with a strong emphasis on Te Tiriti partnerships.
Judy is currently a consultant helping organisations address issues of strategic change and financial sustainability, this includes a diverse range of organisations such as: Manaaki Tairāwhiti, Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou, Auckland Council, Tāmanuhiri Tutu Poroporo Trust, NorthTec Polytechnic and Maraetaha Inc. Judy is an independent Board member on Surf Life Saving New Zealand and has just completed a term as a Ministerially appointed lay member of the Medical Sciences Council.
Moera Brown
Manaaki Tairāwhiti
Moera Brown is the Systems and Sector Improvement Programme Lead for Manaaki Tairāwhiti. She is a former police officer and currently serves as a senior restorative justice facilitator, working with whānau in the court system. Moera is the Deputy Chair of the Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust and the Chair of Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.
With several years of governance experience, Moera has held positions as both a Board member and Chair. Since 2011, she has guided the iwi through significant milestones, including the Treaty of Waitangi settlement, Tuia 250, and the response to Covid-19. Her diverse experiences and background bring invaluable skills and insights to her role at Manaaki Tairawhiti
Julie Fry
Independent Economist
Julie Fry is a consulting economist who divides her time between New York and a family farm near Motueka. Her work focuses on wellbeing and improving people’s lives and brings together insights from lived experience and academic research. Julie has advised agencies including The Treasury, The Reserve Bank, Te Puni Kōkiri, the former NZ Productivity Commission and HM Treasury in London. Her Nuffield Fellowship at the University of Warwick in Coventry explored how to document and reduce discrimination in social service delivery. Julie founded the AmbitionNZ project and co-authored the book Ambition: What New Zealanders think and why it matters, which draws on a national survey and more than 200 interviews. She has also co-authored two BWB texts about migration, Going Places and Better Lives.
Rebecca MacFie
JD Stout fellow, Journalist & Author
Rebecca Macfie is the JD Stout Research Fellow for 2024. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, and has written for publications including the New Zealand Herald, North&South, Newsroom, Unlimited, Safeguard, National Business Review and The Independent Business Weekly. She was a senior staff writer at the NZ Listener for 11 years until 2018. She has been the recipient of multiple journalism awards including the 2017 Wolfson Press Fellowship to Cambridge University. She is the author of two books of non-fiction: Tragedy at Pike River Mine: How and why 29 men died (Awa Press 2013) and Helen Kelly: Her Life (Awa Press 2021).
Hardship and Hope series
Jamie Simmons
Managed Retreat / Planned Relocation Specialist
Jamie Simmonds, an internationally renowned expert in the field of managed retreat and community relocation, hails from the United States but has made Brisbane Australia his home for over 20 years. Jamie’s journey has seen interest from audiences worldwide, particularly individuals seeking inspiration and guidance in their own disaster-affected communities.
In 2011, Jamie directed the relocation of Grantham, an Australian town left devastated by catastrophic flash flooding that tragically claimed the lives of 19 people. Displaying exceptional leadership alongside the late Mayor Steve Jones, within just 12 month they saw the transition of over 100 families to new homes in a prosperous estate, situated on higher ground surrounding Grantham. Today, this relocation project is considered one of the most successful examples of managed retreat or planned relocation globally.
In 2020, Jamie documented the story in his book about the Grantham experience to show communities the positives and challenges associated with community relocation. Since then, communities, media organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies from every corner of the globe have reached out to Jamie for guidance. Seeking to understand how to rebuild communities in a safer and more resilient manner in a changing climate, they have recognized Jamie as an invaluable resource.
With a rich background encompassing over 20 years in both government and the private sector, Jamie’s story serves as a testament to the incredible accomplishments governments can achieve when guided by visionary leadership, deep community engagement, and an unwavering spirit of hope.
Register Now
Spaces are limited. Please register by Monday 18 November for catering purposes
