Nga Aho Tapu

NZAIA Professional Forum

"Impact Assessment in Policy and Practice"

A monthly gathering of professionals (in Wellington, New Zealand) to consider and discuss aspects of impact assessment in central and local government policy development and service delivery. Comprising a short presentation followed by discussion

Every fourth Tuesday from 4.30pm to 6.00pm

1st Floor Conference Room, Dept of Internal Affairs, 46 Waring Taylor St

Current and Past Programme (as at August 2003)

(download flyer for current forum in pdf or word)

October 28th 2003

"Assessing the Health Impacts of CCA - treated timber"

Deborah Read (Public Health Physician)

September 23rd 2003

"Policy Tools for Sustainable Development - work in progress"

Alison Dalziel & Chris Harrington, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet

August 26th 2003

"Impact Assessment Approaches Used to Develop National Environmental Standards for Air Quality"

Caroline Austwick (Ministry for the Environment)

July 22nd 2003

"Health Impact Assessment of Public Transport Funding Review - challenges and reality of trialling a new policy HIA tool in real time"

Louise Thornley (National Health Committee)
Martin Ward

June 24th 2003

"Use of Science in Environmental Policy and Decision Making - expectations and delivery in impact assessment"

Bruce Taylor (Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment)

May 27th 2003

"Assessing the Impact of Activities in the Antarctic Territory - the role of New Zealand's Environmental Assessment Reporting Panel (EARP)"

Dr Tim Haskell, EARP member

April 29th 2003

"Impact Assessment though Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) under the Resource Management Act 1991" -

How does AEE under the RMA measure as Impact Assessment?
What was intended?
Do consent application processes ensure robust IA?
How have the Courts influenced IA?
Does the AEE process deliver on its design intentions?

John Hassan, Partner, Chapman Tripp, Barristers and Solicitors

March 25th 2003

"Environmental Assessment under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act"

Dr Bas Walker, Chief Executive, ERMA

February 25th 2003

"He rangahau ki te aria ko te Tiriti te putake e whakatuturutia ai nga tikanga mo te taiao – Exploring the concept of a Treaty based environmental audit framework"

Ronda Cooper, Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

November 26th

2002

"Views Across the Ditch - Reflections on Environmental Assessment in Australia and New Zealand over a Decade and Some Thoughts for the Future"

Barry Carbon, Secretary for the Environment

October 22nd 2002

"Evidence Based Analysis of the Environmental Effects of Transport -
Waitakere Case Study, Integrated Urban Management"

Paul Irving, Principal Adviser (Environment and Safety), Ministry of Transport

September 24th 2002

"Report Back on NZ Delegation Visits to Curitiba Brazil an Urban Planning Icon"

Morgan Williams, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

August 27th 2002

"Review of Local Government Electoral Structure - Review Criteria and Public Involvement"

Donald Riezebos, CEO, Local Government Commission

July 23rd 2002

"Impact Assessment in the Face of Uncertainty". Policy and Science Challenges in NZ Climate Change Response

Martin Harvey, Deputy Director of NZ Climate Change Programme, DPMC

 June 25th 2002

 "Cross-government Funding of Community Organisations ­ the Challenge"

 Hugh Lawrence, Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Social Development

May 28th 2002

Impact Assessment in the Department of Conservation

Doris Johnson, Principal Policy Analyst

April 23rd 2002

Policy Network Analysis ­ A viable methodology for cross-sectoral policy development

Ann Walker, Lecturer, Social Policy, VUW

 March 26th 2002

 Health Impact Assessment ­ The effects of transport on public health

 Louise Thornley, Analyst, and
Barbara Langford, Snr Advisor, Public Health Advisory Committee

February 26th 2002

Risk and Uncertainty ­ Balancing the Odds

Dr Deborah Hume, Optimx Risk Management

December 12th 2001 (held at Health instead of Internal Affairs)

Commentary on gender issues and participation methods in recent health project work in disadvantaged communities in Merseyside (Liverpool UK)

Grindl Dockery, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (and other affiliations)

November 27th 2001

Principles for Sustainable (Economic) Development ­ first steps in policy development

Ruth Wilkie, DPMC ;and Alison Dalziel, MED

 23rd October 2001

 Cultural Impact Assessment

 Morrie Love, Director, Waitangi Tribunal

 25th September 2001

 The new 'local labour market areas' classification and its applications to impact assessment (large pdf paper, web resources)

 James Newell, (MERA)

 28th August 2001

 Assessing Significance - when should the Parliamentary
Commissioner for the Environment get involved?

 Bob McClymont, Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the
Environment

 24th July 2001

 New Zealand's Antarctic (Environmental Protection) Act and the Environmental Assessment and Review Panel - what are they, what do they do?

 Stuart Prior and Mathew Paterson

26th June 2001

 Environmental Assessment and Monitoring - a Professional and Community Responsibility

 Di Buchan and Jane Black

 22nd May 2001

 Environmental Protection and Enhancement Procedures - future opportunities

 Barry Webber

 24th April 2001
 Impact Assessment trends from overseas - is New Zealand falling off the pace?

 Barry Sadler (an environmental assessment specialist based in Canada)

 27th March 2001

 Assessing and reporting the impact of business - Corporate Environmental Reporting and the Triple Bottom Line

 Paddy Gresham, Ministry for the Environment

30th January 2001

Sustainability in RMA - a Marriage of Unequal Partners?

 Paul Sage

 28th November 2000

But whose heritage is it anyway? ­ Participatory appraisal study with ethnic groups in Newtown to identify heritage values

 Michael Hartfield

 24th October 2000

The Environmental Assessment of Government Policy

 Paddy Grasham

 26th September 2000

Evaluation - The Assessment of Policy and Programme Effectiveness. New Zealand Developments

 Julie Warren

 22nd August 2000

Impact Assessment and NZ ODA Projects

 Roger Cornforth

25th July 2000

Consultation Models for Impact Assessment

 Noreen Barton and Mary-Jane Rivers

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