Department of Management and Marketing

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For your information. Please see the link below for Forum for the Future 2011 – Enriching Maori Entrepreneurship. I have organized the topic and the panelists.

Date: Thursday August 4

Venue: Unitec Theatre, Department of Performing and Screen Arts, Entry 1, Carrington Road, Mt Albert (view map)

Arrive: at 6pm for a 6.30pm start

Ends: 8pm

www.forumforthefuture.unitec.ac.nz

It should be an interesting forum, it would be great if you could join us.

Any queries feel free to contact me.

 

Ngaire Molyneux

Lecturer

Strategic Thinking for Managers

Maori Business

Department of Marketing and Management

Faculty of Creative Industry and Business

 

(09) 815 4321 ext 7065

021 616 596

Session 5 – Te Whakataurite Maaori (The Māori Voice) – This session involved lively and informed debate and discussion about Auckland’s new governance structure, focusing on how to optimise the outcomes for Māori in Auckland and around New Zealand.

Panelists: Scott Morrison, Director Maia – Māori Development Unit Unitec, John Freeland, Pae Arahi Matua – Manager Māori Strategy and Relations Auckland City, Heta Hudson, WHK Principal, Business Growth (formerly Gosling Chapman), Sandra Lee, Former Minister of Local Government, Conservation and Maori Affairs Metiria Turei, Co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.

View highlights from Session 5 on Youtube.

The Departments of Management and Marketing and Performing and Screen Arts would like to thank the support of the prominent guest speakers, business and community leaders, members of the public, students and academics who have participated the five Forums for the Future sessions of 2010.

Creating a strong, successful Auckland region was the topic for the 2010 Forum for the Future series. This would not have been so successful without the facilitators and panelists who so generously gave their time to come along and join in the debate. We are very grateful for their support.

Forum for the future session 1, July 20^th:

Panellists

• Peter Salmon, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance,
• Bob Harvey, Waitakere City Mayor, and
• Sir Ron Carter, Committee for Auckland Chairman.

Facilitated by adjunct Professor, Rod Oram.

Forum for the future session 2, July 27^th:

Panellists

• Peter McKinlay, Director of the Local Government Centre in the Institute of Public Policy at AUT University
• Shane Jones, Labour MP and member of the select committee that worked on the three Auckland bills
• Nikki Kaye, National MP for Auckland City and also a member of the select committee that worked on the three Auckland bills.

Facilitated by adjunct Professor, Rod Oram.

Forum for the future session 3, August 3^rd:

Panellists

• John Banks
• Len Brown
• Andrew Williams
• Simon Prast
• Colin Craig
• Ewen Gilmour
• Penny Bright

Facilitated by adjunct Professor, Rod Oram.

Forum for the future session 4, October 5^th:

Panellists

• Vui Mark Gosche, National Manager of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs (MPIA)
• Alfred Ngaro, Community Leader, Business Consultant 4PM Group
• Dr Fotu Fisi’iahi, Postgraduate Academic Support Lecturer, Unitec Centre for Pacific Teaching Learning and Research
• Lila Taulapiu, Unitec Business Student.

Facilitated by political commentator and consultant, Efeso Collins.

Forum of the future session 5, October 12^th:

Panellists

• Scott Morrison, Director Maia – Māori Development Unit Unitec
• John Freeland, Pae Arahi Matua – Manager Māori Strategy and Relations Auckland City
• Heta Hudson, WHK Principal, Business Growth (formerly Gosling Chapman)
• Sandra Lee, Former Minister of Local Government, Conservation and Maori Affairs
• Metiria Turei, Co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Facilitated by Te Karere news editor Shane Taurima.

Auckland’s Super City elections may be underway but how the new council set-up will represent Maori still remains unclear. To discuss this, Unitec is hosting a public forum about what Maori can do to ensure they are fairly represented in the new Super City structure.

The Unitec Forum for the Future: Te Whakataurite Maaori: The Maori Voice will be held at Unitec’s Mt Albert campus on Tuesday 12 October from 5 to 7pm.

The aim of the forum is to raise awareness around the new governance structure and inform Maori what they can do to ensure their concerns and issues are heard.

The Royal Commission report on Auckland’s local government structure recommended reserved Maori seats but the Government scrapped them when it set out its plans for the new Super City.

Organisers of the forum believe there is still much that Maori do not understand about how the Super City will be run and are encouraging the community to come along to the forum to find out more.

The forum will be facilitated by Te Karere news editor and award-winning journalist Shane Taurima.

A number of high-profile Maori will sit on the panel including former Minister of Local Government, Sandra Lee; Pae Arahi Matua and Manager Maori Strategy and Relations Auckland City John Freeland; businessman Heta Hudson; co-leader of the Green Party Metiria Turei and television presenter and Unitec Director of Maori Development, Scotty Morrison.

The forum follows Tuesday night’s Unitec Forum for the Future: Auckland Super City – The Pacific Voice facilitated by political commentator and consultant, Efeso Collins, with panel members including former Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Mark Gosche and community leader Alfred Ngaro.

The live studio audience will be able to participate in the discussions and ask panelists questions. And like the previous Unitec Forums for the Future, those who are unable to attend the event will be able to twitter their views and questions to the panelists.

The forums are again spearheaded by Unitec’s Faculty of Creative Industries and Business through its Department of Management and Marketing with support from the

Department of Performing and Screen Arts.

Unitec lecturer and forum organiser, Ngaire Molyneux says: “This will provide a forum for our students and community to focus on how these changes will impact on them, their whanau and long term future.

“It is imperative for us to consider the question ‘How do we work collectively to maximise on opportunity within this governance structure?’”.

The Unitec Forum for the Future: Te Whakataurite Maaori: The Maori Voice will be held at the Unitec Theatre, Building 6, Entry 1, Carrington Rd, Mt Albert on Tuesday 12 October from 5pm to 7pm.

Those who are unable to attend can follow the forum through twitter. To tweet your questions live next Tuesday between 5 and 7pm, go to: http://twitter.com/UnitecFTF

For more information for the 12 October session visit: www.forumforthefuture.unitec.ac.nz

 

Forum for the Future 2010 – S.4 – The Pacific Voice

Held on 5 October, 2010 at Unitec’s Mt. Albert campus, session 4 – The Pacific Voice – was designed to create awareness and inform Pacific communities on what they can do to make their voices heard under the Supercity structure.

Session 4 – The Pacific Voice

This session aims to create awareness for Pacific Peoples on the issues of Auckland’s new governance, and inform Pacific communities on what they can do to make their voices heard under the Supercity structure.

Date: Tuesday October 5th.

Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

Venue: Unitec Theatre – Building 6, Entry 1, Carrington Road, Mt Albert (view map).

Panelists:

Vui Mark Gosche, National Manager of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs (MPIA)

Alfred Ngaro, Community Leader, Business Consultant 4PM Group

Dr Fotu Fisi’iahi, Postgraduate Academic Support Lecturer, Unitec Centre for Pacific Teaching Learning and Research

Lila Taulapiu, Unitec Business Student.

Format: There will be three key questions posed to the panellists and audience, facilitated by Efeso Collins.

What are some of the challenges facing Pacific people in the Supercity?

What can our Pacific people do to ensure that their concerns and issues are heard within the new Supercity structure?

How can Pacific people be more engaged under the new Supercity structure?

Twitter: Tune in live and follow @UnitecFTF or #UnitecFTF

Live Video Stream from 5:30 on Tuesday October 5th

Forum of the Future: Session 4 and 5 – Venue and Location

Rod Oram: Adjunct Professor at Unitecs Department of Management and Marketing discusses more today on National Radio on the Supercity (Sunday 3rd October 2010):

1. Insight with Rowan Quinn.
2. Smart Talk.

Unitecs Department of Management and Marketing collaborating with the Department of Performing and Screen Arts continues the debate with the Forum of the Future: The Supercity. The Forum was one of the first to kick of the debate with sessions 1, 2, and 3. Head of Department (Management and Marketing), Associate Professor Robert Davis says “the forum offers a great opportunity for the audience to engage in a lively debate about the challenges we face in making Auckland the Super City.

In October, Sessions 4 and 5 will tackle issues and concerns that the Maori and Pacific Island voice has so far been ignored and sidelined.”

Unitecs Department of Management and Marketing collaborating with the Department of Performing and Screen Arts continues the debate with the Forum of the Future: The Supercity.

October  2010 sees Session 4 and 5. What about the Pacific and Maori Voice in the future of Auckland? The Forum was one of the first to kick of the debate with sessions 1, 2, and 3.

See: www.forumforthefuture.unitec.ac.nz

Unitec Forum for the Future 2010

Creating a, strong, successful Auckland region is the topic for the 2010 Unitec Forum for the Future series held at Unitec.

Session 4 – The Pacific Voice

This session aims to create awareness for Pacific Peoples on the issues of Auckland’s new governance, and inform Pacific communities on what they can do to make their voices heard under the Supercity structure.

Date: Tuesday October 5th.

Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

Venue: Unitec Theatre – Building 6, Entry 1, Carrington Road, Mt Albert (view map).

RSVP: Please RSVP here as seats are limited.

Panelists:

Vui Mark Gosche, National Manager of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs (MPIA)

Alfred Ngaro, Community Leader, Business Consultant 4PM Group

Dr Fotu Fisi’iahi, Postgraduate Academic Support Lecturer, Unitec Centre for Pacific Teaching Learning and Research

Lila Taulapiu, Unitec Business Student.

Format: There will be three key questions posed to the panellists and audience, facilitated by Efeso Collins.

What are some of the challenges facing Pacific people in the Supercity?

What can our Pacific people do to ensure that their concerns and issues are heard within the new Supercity structure?

How can Pacific people be more engaged under the new Supercity structure?

Twitter: Tune in live and follow @UnitecFTF or #UnitecFTF

Live Video Stream from 5:30 on Tuesday October 5th

Session 5 – Te Whakataurite Maaori (The Māori Voice)

This session promises to be a lively and informed debate and discussion about Auckland’s new governance structure, focusing on how to optimise the outcomes for Māori in Auckland and around New Zealand.

Date: Tuesday October 12th

Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Venue: Unitec Theatre – Building 6, Entry 1, Carrington Road, Mt Albert (view map).

RSVP: Please RSVP here as seats are limited.

Panelists:

Scott Morrison, Director Maia – Māori Development Unit Unitec

John Freeland, Pae Arahi Matua – Manager Māori Strategy and Relations Auckland City

Heta Hudson, WHK Principal, Business Growth (formerly Gosling Chapman)

Sanda Lee, Former Minister of Local Government, Conservation and Maori Affairs.

Format: There will be three key questions posed to the panellists and audience, facilitated by Shane Taurima, Editor Te Karere.

You can get involved:

Join the debate in person – please RSVP below to secure your seats

Watch the live video streaming online each Tuesday from 5:30pm

Follow the conversation on Twitter via @UnitecFTF. To post a question to the Panelists, use #UnitecFTF.

Auckland’s Super City elections may well be underway but how the new council set-up will affect Pacific and Maori peoples still remains unclear.

Which is precisely why Unitec has decided to host an open forum to discuss what the two ethnics groups can do to have their “voice” heard in the new Super City.

The Unitec Forum for the Future: Auckland Super City – The Pacific Voice open forum will be held at Unitec’s Mt Albert campus on 5 October while the Unitec for the Future: Te Whakataurite Maaori: The Maori Voice forum to be held a week later on 12 October.

The aim of each forum is to raise awareness around the new governance structure and inform the two ethnic groups of what they can do to ensure their concerns and issues are heard under the new Super City structure.

While the elections are coming to an end, organisers believe there is still much that Pacific and Maori peoples do not understand about the Super City and are encouraging the community to come along to the forum to find out more.

The Pacific Voice forum will be facilitated by political commentator and consultant, Efeso Collins, while the expert panel will consist of former Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Mark Gosche, community leader Alfred Ngaro and Dr Fotu Fisi’iahi who is Unitec’s Postgraduate Academic Support lecturer.

The Maori Voice forum a week later will focus on how to optimise outcomes for Maori under the new structure. The forum will be facilitated by Te Karere news editor Shane Taurima, and the panellists are John Freeland, Pae Arahi Matua and Manager Maori Strategy and Relations Auckland City, businessman Heta Hudson, and television presenter and Unitec Director of Maori Development, Scotty Morrison.

Former Alliance Party member Sandra Lee will also be part of the panel.

The “live” audience will be able to participate in the discussions and ask panellists questions. And like the previous forums, those who are unable to attend the event will be able to twitter their views and questions to the panellists.

Director for the Pacific Centre for Learning, Teaching and Research, Linda Aumua says the forum offers Pacific and Maori an opportunity to ask expert panelists questions they have had since the new structure was announced.

“Many people are still in the dark as to what the new Super City will do to help them and what they can do to ensure their voices are being heard,” says Aumua.

“While the forum will have little bearing on the outcome of the elections, there is still so much people need to know about how the Super City will work so this a great opportunity for them to come along and share their concerns.

“These forums are not about a last minute push to vote but are about what these two groups can do at the next stage of the Auckland Super City.”

The forums are again spearheaded by the Faculty of Creative Industries and Business through its Department of Management and Marketing with support from the Department of Performing and Screen Arts.

Associate Professor and Head of Unitec’s Department of Management and Marketing, Robert Davis says the forum offers a great opportunity for the audience to engage in a lively debate about the challenges we face in making Auckland the Super City.

“We will tackle issues and concerns that the Maori and Pacific Island voice has so far been ignored and sidelined which is not reflective of the Government’s position on this,” he says.
Both forums will be held at the Unitec Theatre, Building 6, Entry 1, Carrington Rd, Mt Albert from 5pm to 7pm.

For more information on the upcoming forums, visit: www.forumforthefuture.unitec.ac.nz