This annual seminar is a place where everyone who shares an interest in these unique environments including businesses, conservation professionals, volunteers, students, and members of the public can share information, research, and practical actions to restore and protect these globally rare ecosystems.
While previous seminars have been free of charge, increasing costs means that to ensure we can continue to run these full-day events for everyone, we have introduced a modest charge of $40.00. The cost includes morning and afternoon teas and a light lunch. If you are a student or if other financial circumstances means that you would not be able to attend, please contact us as we may be able to assist.
Please note that bookings are essential. At this stage, the event will not be livestreamed.
| Time | Speakers | Affiliation | Title |
| 8.45 am | Nick Ledgard | BRaid | Introduction |
| 9.00 am | Gabrielle Huria | Te Kura Taka Pini | A year in the life of the Rakahuri |
| 9.25 am | Wendy Fox | Lincoln University | Local movements of colony-based karoro/Southern black-backed gull |
| 9.50 am | Biz Bell & Samantha Ray | WMIL | Understanding the impacts of kāhu (Circus approximans), an aerial predator, on tarapirohe/black fronted terns (Chlidonias albostriatus) and other braided river bird species |
| 10.15 am | Jaz Morris | Boffa Miskell | Know your enemy: catchment-scale riverbed weed surveys to identify risks and prioritise actions |
| 10.40 am | Morning tea |
| 11.10 am | Rachel Hufton & Anthony Coote |
Aspiring Biodiversity Trust | Makarora Braided River: spatial and temporal biodiversity distributions and interactions |
| 11.35 am | Emma Wiliams | DOC | Shorebirds – Connecting places and people to maximise New Zealand’s national conservation efforts. |
| Midday | Helen Greenep | ECan | Developing a braided river monitoring programme to measure extent and condition |
| 12.25 pm | Warwick Allen | Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research | Impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on Hawke’s Bay braided river habitat and wading birds |
| 1.00 pm | Lunch |
| 2.00 pm | Nick Ledgard | ARRG | Monthly bird surveys on Ashley-Rakahuri river, 2013-2023 |
| 2.25 pm | Holly Harris | University of Canterbury | Embracing river variability: Conservation at a landscape scale |
| 2.50 pm | Tara Murray | DOC | Land-based invertebrate monitoring on Canterbury braided rivers |
| 3.15 pm | Grant Davey | ARRG | Stories from a braided river |
| 3.40 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 4.10 pm | Forum; open discussion |
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| 5.10 pm | Close |
The lecture theatre will be open until 5.30pm if discussions continue. |
