Whakamanawa 2024 Day 2: Engagement Sessions (3 options)

Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the most amazing places to live on earth – we have incredible people, communities, cultures, and a stunning natural environment. Much of this amazingness is because we live at the collision zone between two tectonic plates – which gives us our amazing landscapes which are formed by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and tsunami. And of course cyclones, storms and floods also have an impact on our landscape as well as our communities.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides leadership in reducing risk, being ready for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.

NEMA is the Government lead for civil defence emergency management. Emergencies can have consequences for people, communities, property, infrastructure, the economy and the environment. NEMA works with central and local government, communities, iwi, and business to make sure responses to and recoveries from emergencies are effective and integrated.

One of NEMA’s roles is to use the best natural hazard and climate change science to help everyone make the best possible decisions to be safe and resilient. We know our climate is changing, which likely means more frequent and more intense severe weather events – just like Cyclone Gabrielle and Cyclone Hale.

NEMA intends delivering a workshop covering:

• a scene setting example of a scenario that all of us need to be aware of and plan for (eg Hikurangi subduction zone earthquake and tsunami)
• Explore what we can do to support our communities before, during and after an emergency

Toitū te Waiora – Workforce Development Council is the national standard-setting Body for the Community, Health, Education, and Social Service sectors.

Toitū te Waiora is currently facilitating the largest review of qualifications in their remit, which includes social service qualification pathways and strands. The Engagement Session will share data and information on the social services workforce, including current qualifications and professional development pathways. Together the aim is to unpack the current and future workforce trends and needs; sharing stories, knowledge, and solutions and in doing so giving guidance to the Workforce Development Council in building accessible, equitable, and achievable pathways for the future social service workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (NZFVC) is the national centre for family and sexual violence research and information. Our purpose is inspiring oranga (wellbeing) by providing our audiences with greater insight and understanding of family violence and sexual violence in Aotearoa. We work to inform policy and empower practice to enable effective change, so that families, whānau and relationships are healthy, respectful and free from violence.

This workshop will introduce the NZFVC and demonstrate how to use our website and information request services to find relevant information and research on family or sexual violence. It will also highlight emerging areas of interest for policy makers and people working in the family and sexual violence sectors.