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Upcoming Workshops

Current course information: 

Estasblishing Committee's Post Elections 2025

We are going to host an online workshop on Thursday, 7 August 2025 to talk through principles, practices and ideas around supporting elected members decide on a governance structure. 

This workshop will last for about an hour, using Teams, and we are making this free of charge to the sector.

If you want to join us for this workshop, please complete the registration form using the link below.

New Governance Professionals Introductory Course Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 August 2025

The role of the Governance Advisor is highly professional, requiring skills and knowledge to support elected members in making good decisions in a framework that complies with legislation and good practice.

 

This two-day introductory course for people new to the role will provide all the core elements of knowledge that a new Governance Advisor will need to undertake the role in their initial stages of development.

Standing Orders Online Course Monday 29 September 2025

Standing Orders are part and parcel of all formal meetings in local government whether Council, Committee, Sub Committee or Community Board.  Being familiar with Standing Orders and being able to offer advice to elected members in the political meeting environment is a prerequisite for staff who attend and support elected members at meetings. 

 

This workshop will also be of interest to reporting staff and senior staff that support political meetings.  Elected members would also benefit from this workshop.

Governance Professionals Symposium Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January 2026 - The elections aftermath and what is in store for 2026 ADVANCE NOTICE

Our annual Governance Professionals symposium is one of the highlights of our calendar. The symposium will provide an opportunity to debrief and review pre- and post-election governance-related activities.  What worked well/not so well/key learnings? 

 

For those of you who attended the symposium in January 2025, we had a fantastic presentation from Jason Marris, Chief Executive of the Kaipara District Council, on what a Chief Executive is looking for from the democracy support team as the council transitions to a new group of elected members following each election.

 

Jason has agreed to return for the 2026 symposium to present again, this time on learnings from the 2025 elections process from a democracy support perspective, and post-election processes.

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We will announce other topics for the programme in the coming months.

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Who should attend?

  • Governance Advisors, Committee Administrators, and Executive Assistants

  • Governance Managers / Team Leaders

  • Managers responsible for Council, Committee and Community Board meetings

  • Chief Executives and senior leadership team members

 

We anticipate opening registrations in August 2025 - if you would like to reserve a place at the symposium, please email us at info@meetinggovernance.co.nz

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