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Conference Programme 

Friday 8 Nov

Saturday 9 Nov

  • 8am-on Registrations open.

  • 9am Keynote Speaker, Dame Anne Salmond.

  • 9:30-10:30am Panel Discussion: Local Heritage Matters!

    • Jenny Too (or stand-in) : The wreck of the Ventor

    • David Clendon: Clendon Papers and the Memory of the World

    • Rena Kohere: Iwi and mapping cultural landscapes

    • Felicity Wong: Protecting Wellington’s heritage. 

  • 10:30-11am Morning tea.

  • 11am – 12pm Heritage Bites. Six presentations from groups giving their own examples of local heritage work.

  • 12pm - 12:30pm Speakers: Protection, Planning & Scheduling, by John O’Shaughnessy. Working to protect Heritage, by Elizabeth Pishief.

  • 12:30pm – 1pm Presentation. Where in the world is Heretaunga? by Rose Mohi.

  • 1pm – 2pm Lunch.

  • 2pm - 3pm Panel Discussion. Mitigating risks: Seismic, Fire, Floods by Andrew Marriott, Stacy Vallis, and Kate Hooper.

  • 3pm - 3:45pm Presentation. Researching the places your family lived, worked, & played by Katrina Barrett (Stoneycroft), and Marilyn Wightman (Feilding & Districts Community Archive).

  • 3:45 - 4:30pm Heritage Bites.

  • 6:30pm Informal Dinner and Quiz.

Sunday 10 Nov

  • 9am - 9:30am HPA AGM.

  • 9:30am - 10am Richard Shaw: Unsettled History

  • 10am - 10:30am Tea & Coffee.

  • 10:30am Kaye Morris Matthews: Women Hidden in History - an upcoming exhibition at MTG Hawke’s Bay.

  • Duncan Galletly: The history of the early New Zealand cookbooks.

  • 12pm - 5pm Activities. A variety to select from, including guided walks, museums, and historic house tours.

Sunday offers a chance to explore Hawke's Bay heritage with various walks, talks, and tours, including guided walks, museum visits, and a historic house tour. All activities are available at discounted rates for conference attendees. Bookings open on Friday of the conference weekend at the registration desk. 

Book before 30 September, pay only $200, and receive:

Admission to the Conference with access to the full Programme.

  • Friday Canapes and a complementary ticket to the Hawke's Bay Heritage Awards. 

  • Saturday Lunch and Dinner.

  • Unlimited Tea and Coffee throughout the event. 

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