This one day seminar brings together local government practitioners involved in the LTP process together to share knowledge, recognise best practice and innovation and develop professional knowledge and skills.
- 28 Nov 2019
- 09:00 - 15:30
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- Jet Park Hotel, Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand
- 575.00 (plus GST) Members
- 680.00 (plus GST) Non Members
About this event
Contact Jet Park Hotel, Auckland Airport and quote Taituarā Conference for special room rates on 27/28/29 November 2019.
Standard Queen - $185.00 incl. GST per night
Superior (King/Twin) - $215.00 incl. GST per night
Who should attend:
- LTP Project Managers
- Strategic and policy advisors and analysts
- Members and contributors of LTP project teams, including finance and asset managers and officers
These events assume a degree of prior knowledge of the LTP, if you’re new to the LTP we strongly advise attending the October LTP 101 Webinars.
Note: Places at these events will be filled on a strict ‘first come, first served’ basis based on registrations completed through the Taituarā website.
9.00am Registration
9.30am Introduction
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
In this introductory session we’ll cover the fundamentals including:
- Taituarā's six ground rules for the LTP
- the 2021 LTP jigsaw
- Taituarā's suite of LTP guidance (and other useful resources)
- the LTP process
- and a few things that might 'pop' between now and June 2021
9.50am Well-being, Performance and the LTP
Kate Macnaught, Manager Sector Improvement, Taituarā
The well-beings are back (as if they went away) – there is an expectation that they’ll factor not only into what you agree to do for your community but also in the processes that you’ll follow to take people with you. The formal opening session will cover well-being, its linkage to the performance framework, and how Taituarā can help.
10.40am Morning Tea
11.00am Infrastructure Strategies and Asset Management
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
This is the first of a two-part session looking at strategies. In this part we focus on infrastructure strategies, where the focus lies, aligning with the financial strategy. We’ll also look at the other asset management requirements.
11.50pm Financial Strategies and Financial Information
Stephen Halliwell, Director, Working Smarter
The second part of the session looks at the other side of the coin and covers the financial strategy and its flow into financial policies, financial statements etc. In particular we’ll cover off turning a set of disjointed disclosures into one coherent strategy.
12.40pm Lunch
1.20pm Consultation Documents and Engaging on an LTP
Raymond Horan, Chief Adviser, Taituarā
Consultation Documents bring key pieces of information out of your LTP. In this session the Taituarā team will guide you through some of the lessons learnt over the last several years and some best practices.
2.10pm Audit
Hugh Jory, Sector Manager, Office of the Auditor-General
This session will focus on the auditor’s key observations from the 2018 LTP round and will take you through the audit process for the 2021 LTPs. An early indication of what to expect over the next eighteen months...
Note: We will be opening registrations to the three providers of audits in local authorities.
3.00pm Last Chance Saloon
An opportunity to ask any final questions, raise any concerns or burning issues.
3.20pm Summing Up
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
All good things must come to an end. The day will be wrapped up with some key take home points.
3.30pm Close of Seminar
Presenters
Raymond Horan
Chief Advisor, Taituarā Read ProfileRaymond Horan
Chief Advisor, Taituarā- raymond.horan@taituara.org.nz
Raymond re-joined Taituarā in June 2014 as Sector Improvement Manager, before commencing his current role as Chief Advisor at Taituarā. He has spent most of the last 20 years in local government related roles, most recently with the Department of Internal Affairs.
He describes his job as two-thirds providing assistance to the local government sector and one-third providing advice to central government on local government matters. His ambition is to help develop a Local Government Act that doesn’t require changes every 18 months. He asks that you wish him well with this task.
Kate Macnaught
General Manager Sector Programmes Read ProfileKate Macnaught
General Manager Sector ProgrammesKate is our General Manager, Sector Projects. Kate is responsible for developing the Well-beings Indicator Project and overseeing the Vote 2019 project as well as other developments in the sector Improvement area for Taituarā.
Kate’s previous roles have included Policy Manager at LGNZ where she worked on Better Local Government Reforms, the Productivity Review on Regulation, as well as other policy areas. Prior to that she was Strategy and Policy Manager at New Plymouth District Council.
Kate came to New Zealand fourteen years ago where she was Regional Head of Business and Enterprise in the Regional Development Agency for the North East of England and Chief Executive of the Northern Business Forum.
Kate has been a Director on several Boards in the UK and set up Excellence North East to run the Business Excellence Assessment Programme using the EFQM Excellence Model.
In her spare time Kate enjoys music, reading and good food.
Hugh Jory
Sector Manager, Office of the Auditor-General Read ProfileHugh Jory
Sector Manager, Office of the Auditor-GeneralHugh joined the Office of the Auditor-General as a sector manager in the local government group in 2016. He is responsible for Councils and their associated entities in the Canterbury and West Coast regions. He also has responsibility for port companies. Before joining the Office, Hugh was an Audit Manager at Audit New Zealand.
Stephen Halliwell
Principal, Workingsmarter Ltd Read ProfileStephen Halliwell
Principal, Workingsmarter LtdStephen Halliwell has worked for many councils across the Motu, specialising in local government financial and risk management. He has worked in local and central government, licensing trusts, electricity and health sectors, bringing more than 30 years’ experience of much change. Currently Stephen chairs Clutha’s Risk and Assurance Committee and is providing leadership to Hamilton on its three waters reform journey.
Stephen is a leader experienced in dealing with complex situations, with many stakeholders, in highly visible community and political environments