Archive of Programmes for past years
2018 Programme
Katrina Darry, NZ Nutritionist – NZ Rugby Union – All Blacks
The AGM will be held at 10am
Barry Maister, Member of the International Olympic Committee All-Purpose Event Centre
This is a week later than normal as 25 April is ANZAC Day.
Michelle Sharp – Kilmarnock Enterprises – An inspiring journey of how an NGO can be turned around into NZ’s leading Social Enterprise
Michelle joined Kilmarnock Enterprises in 2010 and was appointed CEO in 2013. Driven by business excellence and social change, Michelle embarked on the daunting challenge of transitioning Kilmarnock from a charity based model to one of NZ’s leading social enterprises. She turned the dire financial situation round by diversifying and establishing contracts and introducing new, previous unimaginable, revenue streams. She has inspired people with disabilities to command of their own futures and show the community that we all have strengths.
Sandy McLean CDHB Funding and Planning – talking on The CDHB Mental Health and Addictions System – current status and future challenges
Anita Spencer, Senior Ranger Department of Conservation Predator Free 2050
Anita Spencer is based in the Mahaanui Distrist Office, DOC, supporting the work of our biodiversity and recreation teams. The region Anita covers for Predator Free 2050 includes Christchurch and Dunedin, the Otago and Banks Peninsula, and many rural communities. All these areas share a common passion for protecting our native plants and animals. This is a new position for Anita after 16 years as a Biodiversity Ranger carrying out threatened species work with highly endangered species such as canterbury mudfish, bittern, pygmy button daisy and spotted skinks.
Rachel Sears, Education Manager, Court Theatre
Rachel Sears runs the Education Programme at The Court Theatre and oversees the work of The Court Theatre Youth Company. She enjoys the connection with the children, young people and the artists visiting the theatre and seeing what magic can happen when they all work together. Rachel has a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from Hollaway University of London and a Masters in Applied Theatre from Manchester University. Rachel is originally from England and her previous experience includes work for Artis Education, Creative Junction, Watermans, The Oldham Coliseum. In her spare time she enjoys reaching the top of mountains and exploring as many corners of New Zealand as possible.
Justin Brown, Canterbury University, Pioneering Research and Development of Structural Timber Buildings
I am from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Working as a carpenter’s helper and building tree forts from waste lumber as a child planted a seed for building that came to fruition in my first year at the University of British Columbia (UBC). I completed my B.A.Sc in Civil Engineering, minor in Commerce in 2015.
In my final year at UBC, I was introduced to the timber design build firm StructureCraft. During my two years at StructureCraft, I solidified my passion for timber engineering and building. Of particular note, I worked as structural engineer to deliver T3, a seven storey mass timber building that was the largest modern timber building in the USA when completed. My final project at StructureCraft was as structural engineer for the new StructureCraft facility, which included a panelized 4000m2 industrial building and 1000m2 office space.
To further develop my skills and contribute to the timber seismic research community, I am currently studying towards my PhD in timber and earthquake engineering at the University of Canterbury. My thesis title is the Seismic Performance of Flanged Timber Core-Wall Systems and it involves investigating the performance of timber walls to be used in buildings more efficiently.
Eric Monasterio Forensic Psychiatrist, CPTPP and what this means for the average New Zealander
Erik Monasterio is Forensic Psychiatrist and a member of a large group of Health Professionals who have strong concerns about the likely so called CPTPP on New Zealander’s Health and Health Services. Erik will update us on the impacts that the signing of this CPTPP document will have long term for New Zealand. CPTPP puts multinational’s profits before health, says Health Professionals too few people realise that the CPTPP undermines NZ’s ability to pass laws to protect our safety and health says Associate Prof Papaarongi Read, University of Auckland.
Prof David Fisher ofLincoln University, Sustainable Tourism: Real or Imagined?
David Fisher is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism in the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University, and the coordinator for the Bachelor of Tourism Management. After working for 15 years in the tourism sector in the UK he came to NZ to undertake a PhD at Lincoln University in heritage tourism in Fiji.
Apart from teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in tourism he undertakes research in tourism theory. Currently he is working on perceptions of time in tourism.
Note that is is different to the talk originally scheduled.
Dr Adrian Balasingam Head of Department of Radiology CDHB
Dr Adrian Balasingam is a consultant Radiologist based in the CDHB Dept of Radiology. He is a partner/chairman of Pacific Radiology, Christchurch and a senior lecturer with the University of Otago.
Adrian is a fellowship trained Abdominal Radiologist with extensive experience in MRI CT including CT Colonography and PET CT. He was a founding member of the NZ National Bowel Cancer working group as well as a range of other national and international radiology committees.
Geoffrey Rice – retired Prof of History Canterbury University – The Centenary of Black November the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Geoffrey Rice is a retired Prof of History at the University of Canterbury, and he served as Head of the School of History from 2006 -2011 before retiring in 2012. Geoffrey wrote “Black November” the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, with the first edition being published 20 years ago. This book was an impressive work that combined exhaustive archival research case analysis and a wealth of oral evidence to make an absorbing study of New Zealand’s 1918 ordeal by influenza. Its only deficiency was the absence of any photographic material which was rectified with the second edition and these photographs enhanced Geoffrey Rice’s narrative.
Dr Jan Wright, ex Commissioner of the Environment – Some thoughts on New Zealand’s Environment Challenges
Dr Jan Wright was New Zealand’s 3rd parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and was reappointed after her first 5 year term totalling a decade of being in the position, then retired in her second term in 2017. During her tenure as Commissioner Dr Jan Wright has taken a methodical approach to the issues otherwise surrounded by emotion. Jan quietly released report after report of sensible well researched thoughtful and erudite science. Jan was bold and formidable and as a huge presence often criticised the previous government for their many policies towards the environment.
2017 Programme
Dr Victoria Metcalf, Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor – Soulful Science – community based science at work
Jenny Harper, Director Christchurch Art Gallery
Rhea Deacon, Waste Division of Cultivate Christchurch Ltd – “Urban Farming”
Cultivate Christchurch, a network of urban farms for at risk youth, came about when its founders, Fiona Stewart and Bailey Peryman, were having coffee together and realised that both had the same dream. Cultivate Christchurch has various sites around Christchurch and the farms are run along a permaculture and biodynamic lines by as team of many whom are students or graduates of Lincoln University’s Biological Husbandry Unit. A central aim is to provide a place where young people who need extra support to be employed and learn about gardening.
Shamubeel Eaqub, Economist- “Economics and You”
Shamubeel Eaqub is an economist, he was most recently principal economist at NZIER, and economist with Goldman Sach, JBWere and ANZ Bank. He has wide interests but focuses on public policy and politics in housing and regional inequality. Shamubeel Eaqub has long been and advocate of choosing to rent rather than buy high priced housing. He also played a large part in getting regional development back on the public agenda after a period of neglect and his expertise on housing in New Zealand is universally recognised. Shamubeel was educated at Lincoln University.
Michael Bayley, Showbiz Canterbury
In 2015 Showbiz Canterbury appointed Michael Bayly as General Manager to oversee the future direction of the company, commencing with the 2016 season of shows: Mamma Mia, Hairspray and Evita at the Isaac Theatre Royal. According to Diane Brodie, President of Showbiz Canterbury, Michael has an extensive experience in both the business sector and the performing arts, including musical theatre and opera.
Gretchen La Roche, Chief Executive of CSO Canterbury
The CSO was formed in 1958 under the vision and direction of Prof John Ritchie. Gretchen La Roche returned to NZ in 1996 after attending the Royal Academy of Music in London and giving many recitals in the UK and working freelance with a number of London Orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Concert orchestra, and Royal Philharmonic. Gretchen played in the Auckland Philharmonia before becoming Principle Clarinet player with the Christchurch Symphony for 9 years, and was also a Lecturer at the University of Canterbury. She now leads the CSO Management Team. Gretchen has just returned from a research trip as a Winston Churchill Fellow to the UK focusing on the contribution of different orchestras are making to their respective communities.
Dr Phil Rolston, Curator, The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) – “China’s Food Security Policy: The Impacts on New Zealand and global food security”
The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) is an applied research information transfer organisation responsible primarily to New Zealand arable growers. Dr Phil Rolston is a Senior Research Advisor for FAR. From Christchurch to China, Ag Research Forage Improvement Scientist Phil Rolston is known for his tireless work to improve agriculture development. Phil has gained significant achievement in technology transfer to the New Zealand herbage seed industry and rural agriculture in China. In addition he works as a contract Lecturer at Lincoln University in Seed Technology and continues research and development in the herbage seed industry with a focus on endophyte-seed issues.
Katrina Darry, NZ Nutritionist NZ Rugby Union – All Blacks
Katrina Darry has had her own nutrition practice for 20 years, specializing in sports nutrition. She has a wide range of experience dealing with athletics from both team and individual sports. In 2008 she landed her “dream Job”, to work with New Zealand’s top rugby players, which led her to work with the All Blacks during the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups. She has previously been lead nutrition provider to NZ Women’s Hockey, Silver Ferns Netball, Super Rugby teams and is well known on the school rowing circuit and among sports individuals throughout the country.
Associate Prof Catherine Stedman, Associate Prof of Medicine Gastroenterologist and Clinical Pharmacologist – talking on Liver Disease
Catherine is currently actively involved in many specialist societies, including New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology and the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. She regularly contributes papers and speaks at conferences, has been a Clinical advisor to bpacNZ, and is a member of the New Zealand Medical Council Advisory Panel. She is involved in many clinical trials of new pharmaceuticals and is passionate about providing excellence in all aspects of patient care.
Dr Adrian Balasingam, Head of Department of Radiology CDHB
Dr Adrian Balasingam is a consultant Radiologist based in the CDHB Dept of Radiology. He is a partner/chairman of Pacific Radiology, Christchurch and a senior lecturer with the University of Otago.
Adrian is a fellowship trained Abdominal Radiologist with extensive experience in MRI CT including CT Colonography and PET CT. He was a founding member of the NZ National Bowel Cancer working group as well as a range of other national and international radiology committees.
Ash-Leigh Campbell, Ngai Tahu Sustainability Coordinator for Ngai Tahu Farming
Ash-Leigh Campbell is one of the bright lights of Maori agri-business and was named a finalist in the 2016 Ahuwhenua Young Maori Dairy Farmer Awards, the first women to make the finals of the dairy category. Ash-Leigh says her university studies at Lincoln her a chance to discuss ad debate hot-topic issues facing the New Zealand Dairy industry. Ngai Tahu Farming is involved in sustainability research and development with Lincoln University and it is great to be part of this process.
Dr Mike Joy, Senior Lecturer on Ecology/Zoology Institute of Agriculture Environment – Massey University
Mike Joy researches and teaches freshwater ecology, especially freshwater fish ecology, and distribution, ecological modelling bio assessment and native fish ecology to farmer’s attitudes to sustainability. As an academic Mike was a late starter at 33 and as a mature student he did well contrary to assessments of his secondary teachers who rated him “most likely to fail”. Mike is outspoken about the state of our rivers and he says the blame is not with the farmers but dairy companies and industry cheerleaders.
Raf Manji, Councillor for Waimari – Christchurch City Council, A Future Funding Model for our Employment – “Separating Income from Work” (To be confirmed)
Raf Manji worked London’s financial markets for a decade. His is today Deputy Chair of CCC Strategy and Finance Committee, Deputy Chair of the Audit and Risk Management/ Insurance sub-committee. He is essentially Mayor Lianne Dalziels’ right hand man.
Raf Manji will talk about the future of the world employment with the more use of robots/automation what could be a solution?
2016 Programme
Dr James Mills, 51-year Study of Red-billed Gulls
Ivan Donaldson, Pegasus Bay Winery
Dr Charles Murfield, Sustainable agriculture
Peter Majendie, Sidedoor Arts Trust
Peter Majendi is responsible for the 185 white chairs he prepared that sit on the old site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church site that commemorate the victims of the Christchurch Earthquake.
Peter is also a stand-up Comedian who has performed for several years in the International Comedy Festival. He is also a Faith and Art Speaker (Preacher), an Installation and Conceptual Artist creating large-scale multi media art installations. The Sidedoor Arts Trust is a trust that was formed as a separate entity to support creative communication within our present culture through various artistic media.
Rachael McNutt, Canterbury/West Coast Air Rescue Trust
Rachael McNutt is the Manager in charge of all administration issues of the Canterbury/West Coast Air Rescue Trust. The Trust exists with the primary function of raising and administering the money required to fund a viable world class air rescue service. The Trust functions within a valued partnership that has existed between two key providers that physically operate the rescue service: Garden City Helicopters and St John Ambulance who provide the paramedics. The current funding environment means that 40% of Air Rescue operational costs are met by ACC and Hospital payments and the remaining 60% comes from an even split between business sponsorship and the community.
Peter Vangioni, Curator, Christchurch Art Gallery
Peter Vangioni is a curator at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. He has curated exhibitions on the art of Ralph Hotere, Petrus van der Velden and the Banks Peninsula landscape. More recently, late last year, he has developed several exhibitions for the re-opening of the Christchurch Art Gallery including McCahon/Van der Velden, In The Vast Emptiness: Canterbury Landscape Painting from the 20th century and The Golden Age: 20th century British and New Zealand Wood-Engraving.
Nick Ledgard, Canterbury’s Braided Rivers – saving a unique ecocsystem
(This is a change to our previously-published programme.)
Nick Ledgard has been closely associated with ornithology since his school days. After 40 years in forest research, he retired to his home at Loburn, just north of Rangiora. Since then, he has spent much of his spare time trying to improve the breeding success of indigenous birds which breed on the local Ashley-Rakahuri river. He is currently Chair of the Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group, and also Chair of BRaid inc (braided river aid), an umbrella group with the mission of assisting others in halting the decline in bird populations on all braided rivers.
http://ashleyrivercare.org.nz http://braid.org.nz
Prof Richard Gearry, The Body’s Plumbing
Prof Richard Gearry is a senior Lecturer in the Dept of Medicine, University of Otago; and a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Christchurch Hospital. His research focuses on luminal Gastroenterology, including genetics of inflammatory bowel disease (crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) and the pharmacogenetics of thiopurine drugs. Prof Richard Gearry collaborates widely with groups within the University of Otago, New Zealand and internationally. As a consultant Richard specialises in the diagnosis of diseases and disorders of the digestive system. These may affect the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine (colon), rectum, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.
Dayle Hadlee, Cricket
Dayle Hadlee is one of five (5) sons of Waiter Hadlee, the high profile Canterbury cricket family. Dayle played 26 test matches and 11 one-day internationals from 1969 -1978. He spent 10 seasons in charge of the NZ Cricket Academy at Lincoln from 1995 before it was decentralised. In 2008 Dayle Hadlee’s cricket coaching skills were recognised on the world stage with his appointment as head coach at the International Cricket Council’s Global Academy in Dubai. In 2013 Dayle Hadlee joined the Wizards coaching staff as specialist pace bowling coach. Dayle is an internationally recognised coach with a huge amount of experience and knowledge of current pace bowling requirements and techniques.
Hamish Riach, CEO Canterbury Rugby Union/Crusaders
Hamish Riach is the CEO of one of the most successful Rugby Football Unions in New Zealand, the Canterbury Rugby Football Union/Crusaders.
Hamish says that one of the key factors that separates Canterbury Rugby from the rest of the country is the nature of its support base and depth of passion our fans display. The legend of the “one-eyed” Cantabrian has been well earned over many years and no other province in New Zealand can consistently draw on such fierce provincial patriotism as can Canterbury.
Dr Graham Fenwick, NIWA, New Perspectives for Managing Canterbury Groundwaters for the Future
Graham replaces Dr Daniel Collins, Niwa who was originally planned to talk.
Graham is an ecologist and crustacean systematist with 30 years research and consulting experience on the biodiversity of shallow coastal and groundwater ecosystems. He has a PhD and Dip. BA from the University of Canterbury, and joined the Operations Management Team in 2006.
Prof Ian Shaw Director of biochemistry/Prof of Toxicology, Is It Safe To Live
Prof Ian Shaw’s Field of Study is Mechanisms of Toxicity particularly the impact of environmental contaminants on humans. Prof Shaw is highly regarded as an international expert on food safety and a passionate communicator of science. He has had over 20 years experience in academia, industry and government both in the UK and New Zealand, which includes chairing the UK Pesticide Residues Committee and working as the National Food Safety Programme Manager at the Institute of Environment Science and Research (ESR) based in Christchurch.
Prof Philip Bagshaw, Associate Prof of Surgery at Christchurch Hospital
Prof Philip Bagshaw was named North and South Magazine’s New Zealander of the year in 2009.
He is the driving force behind Canterbury’s Charity Hospital which opened in August 2005. New Zealanders cut from hospital waiting lists and unable to afford insurance or private health care are treated at the hospital by volunteer medical staff. As well as Charity Hospital work, Prof Bagshaw works on medical research teaching at Otago University Christchurch School of Medicine and does surgery at the Christchurch Hospital.
2015 Programme
Dr Victoria Metcalf, Climate Change
Taz Mukorombindo, CEO Canterbury Business Association,
Helping migrants achieve their dreams
Hon Amy Adams, MP Selwyn
Prof Steve Wratten, Lincoln University, Ecology and sustainability
Dr Sarah Metcalf, Clinical Director of Infectious Diseases Christchurch Hospital,
Antibiotic resistance
Her interests within Infectious Diseases remain broad and include antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship and healthcare associated infections.
Russell Pyne, Ngāi Tahu General Manager Development
Neil Cox, GM Isaac Theatre Royal, Isaac Theatre restoration
Andre Lovatt, Chief Executive of the Arts Centre, Restoration of the Arts Centre and their vision for the future
Dr Ian Harvey, Fungi in the Home
Dr Graeme Bourdôt, Biological control of weeds
Shellie McMurtrie, Water Quality
Jenny and Martin Setchell, Cameras, Concerts, Computers and Carbuncles – Behind the Scenes with a Touring Concert Organist
Christmas breakup
Dr Sue Bagshaw, Youth Mental Health
Dr Sue Bagshaw is Director of Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development, together with many affiliations to other health/review boards including being a Trustee of the Canterbury Charity Hospital. Sue’s clinical interests are Youth Mental Health, Addictions, and Sexual Health.