EIANZ invites you to come and hear from Justine Daw, as the Pou Tātaki of the Kaipara Moana Remediation programme, Justine heads up a collaborative programme between the Crown, iwi and regional councils to restore the mauri (well-being) of the Kaipara, the largest natural harbour in the Southern hemisphere. The programme is one of the largest landscape-scale environmental initiatives in train at present globally, with an aim to plant 20-22 million trees over 10 years across a catchment that spans 6,000km². While still in its early stages, the programme has an aspiration to model the way for effective and inclusive guardianship and restoration of natural resources in New Zealand.

Meet the Speaker: Justine Daw

In a first career, Justine was a career diplomat with MFAT, working in Wellington, Moscow and Paris on issues including aid & sustainable development, trade and the environment. She has extensive experience in climate change, having worked at the NZ Climate Change Office where she led engagement with Local Government on climate change adaptation, followed by a secondment to Parliament to support the incoming Minister Responsible for Climate Change.

Since then, Justine has held senior executive roles at organisations including the Foundation of Research, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science & Innovation, the Ministry for the Environment, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Ministry of Business and Innovation, and GNS Science. As the Pou Tātaki of the Kaipara Moana Remediation, she now lives in Northland and heads up a collaborative programme between the Crown, iwi and regional councils to restore the mauri (well-being) of the Kaipara, the largest natural harbour in the Southern hemisphere. Justine has an ongoing interest in governance, with previous roles as Deputy Chair of World Wide Fund for Nature New Zealand and Trustee on the board of Reconnecting Northland. Currently, Justine is a Director for the New Zealand Institute of Plant & Food Research, and sits on a national Community Sector Research Committee.

This webinar will run on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) and will be recorded and a link to the recording will be sent to all registered attendees.