Māori Partner and Stakeholder Regional Workshops

20 May 2024 – 18 June 2024

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We're hosting a series of regional workshops designed for Māori partners and stakeholders to hear about and discuss the results of our research on managing for a healthy ocean and prosperous blue economy, and the tools developed to help achieve this.

A one-day workshop focused on each region 

Each will include:

• an overview of our research, which we’ve synthesised to make meaningful for a wide audience 
• presentations by our researchers of relevant research results for your region  
• tailored topic-based breakout sessions (see topics below), including new innovative tools. 

Dates and venues for each workshop 

We’ll provide lunch, morning, and afternoon tea for each workshop. 

Canterbury (held in Christchurch)	20 May 2024	Hotel Elms Christchurch
Otago & Southland (held in Dunedin)	22 May 2024	Otago Museum
Wellington	27 May 2024	Wharewaka Function Centre
Marlborough & Tasman (held in Nelson)	29 May 2024	Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
Auckland	11 June 2024	Sudima Hotel (downtown)
Hawke's Bay (held in Napier)	14 June 2024	Napier War Memorial Centre
Bay of Plenty & Waikato (held in Tauranga)	18 June 2024	The Yacht Club

Gain insights into our research results on specific topics and have the opportunity for discussion 

• Managing cumulative effects 
• Addressing risk and uncertainty  
• Implementing ecosystem-based management 
• Applying indigenous-led approaches 
• Developing a blue economy  

You’ll have plenty of opportunity to ask questions, interact with others, try out new tools, and collect research publications or links.  

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