Event Details

Infrastructure New Zealand is pleased to present 'A year on for the North Island weather events: Towards a coordinated response and recovery - Hawke's Bay' event, sponsored by Stantec

One year on from the North Island weather events, we have the opportunity to pause, reflect and draw on early lessons from the recovery programme to progress streamlined recovery and resilience planning.

We are hosting two events – in Auckland and Hawke’s Bay with experts who have worked closely on the rebuild following Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland’s recovery journey after last year’s anniversary weekend floods. 

The discussions will centre on early lessons from the response, and the path ahead to ensure that learnings from past recoveries are brought forward as we continue to experience the impacts of climate change induced disasters in the years to come. Community-led retreat and adaptation funding will be front of mind as we look to move away from the current ad-hoc system.

Join us to discuss this important topic, and to hear directly from experts on the ground about their insights about the way forward. 

Presenter Details

Dave Adams - Head of Maintenance & Operations, TREC Alliance

Dave is a member of the Alliance Leadership Team of the Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) Alliance as Head of Maintenance & Operations. Dave’s previous role was Head of Maintenance at Higgins Contractors whereby his Team supported the Higgins maintenance contracts across New Zealand.

With a 30+ year career that has never wandered far from maintaining civil infrastructure, Dave has been involved in Response and Recovery operations to countless emergency events, and living in Napier, on Tuesday 14^th February was awoken to the devastation that struck the Region in the wake of Cyclone Gabriel.

With a focus on working alongside Clients, Stakeholders and other Contracting organisations, Dave is very proud to serve the New Zealand Contracting industry in event recovery and the outcomes it achieves in rapidly achieving the safe, re-connection of roading networks and ultimately the communities they serve.

Rebecca England - Project Manager, Central Hawke's Bay District Council

Rebecca is a Project Manager at Central Hawkes Bay District Council, taking the mantle of overseeing the Land Transport Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery Programme. She is responsible for the planning and delivery of critical infrastructure projects.

Living locally in the coastal Pōrangahau community, Rebecca directly witnessed the immediate impacts of the Cyclone and got stuck into the immediate response. Seeing this underscored the vital role of clear communication and collaboration with stakeholders and highlighted the interconnectedness required for effective response and recovery.

For Rebecca, working in partnership with the community to understand issues and shape resilient solutions is the most rewarding part of the role.

Matthew Keir - Director, Data Science and Analytics, Infrastructure Commission Te Waihanga

Ross McLeod - Chief Executive, Hawke's Bay Regional Recovery Authority

Ross McLeod is Chief Executive of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Recovery Authority. He has a strong working knowledge of Hawke’s Bay, its communities, economy and infrastructure, having previously served for 10 years as Chief Executive of the Hastings District Council. He has a range of local government, policy and programme delivery experience in provincial and urban contexts in New Zealand and Australia.