
Update: The conference has been postponed to the 9th–11th of November 2022 — Click here for Covid19 Updates

9-11 November 2022
Lower Hutt Events Centre
Tēnā koutou katoa | Greetings!
The Rivers Group | Manatiaki Kōawa warmly welcome you to their conference to be held in Lower Hutt | Te Awa Kairangi, from 9-11 November 2022.
The conference theme is Making Room for Rivers. With climate change predicted to bring more extreme floods and changing community values, there is pressure on river managers to look for alternative methods when providing more integrated catchment management. One such aspect is making room for rivers. Our conference this year will explore how to make this concept a reality through a series of invited speakers over 2 days to discuss examples from around the globe, as well as right here in our own backyard. There will also be a chance for you to share your stories through a poster session and an opportunity to get out in the field to see how it might work in the Greater Wellington region.
Lower Hutt’s riverside location makes it a great place to visit all year round. Situated in the Hutt Valley, there are plenty of outdoor adventures filled with picturesque walking and cycling trails and expansive coastal views. If outdoors aren’t your thing then there are excellent museums and art galleries, as well as plenty of great coffee shops.
Ngā mihi nui
Amanda Death
Conference Chair
On behalf of the organising committee
REGISTRATION
Registrations Close:
Earlybird 9 Sept 2022
Standard 9 Oct 2022
Late 2 Nov 2022
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
WED 9 NOVEMBER
Keynote Speakers
Student Speakers
Community Group Speakers
THURS 10 NOVEMBER
Keynote Speakers
Poster Session
Panel Discussion
Conference Dinner
FRI 11 NOVEMBER
Field Trip

CONFERENCE VENUE
Lower Hutt Events Centre
30c Laings Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
WELCOME FUNCTION
Venue | Lower Hutt Events Centre
Date | Wed 9 Nov
Time | 5 - 6:30 PM

DINNER GET TOGETHER
Venue | Lone Star or Buddha Stix
Date | Wed 9 Nov
Time | 7pm
*Optional: Not included as part of conference registration

CONFERENCE DINNER
Venue | Boneface Brewery
Date | Thurs 10 Nov
Time | 7pm
