Events

Co-hosted by the Passive House Institute of New Zealand (PHINZ), the Australian Passive House Association (APHA) and School of Architecture - Victoria University of Wellington, the conference will be held between the 8th –10th of February 2019 in Wellington. We invite you to talks, site tours, hands-on masterclasses, networking events, access to suppliers and more!

New Zealand and Australia occupy a distinctive position in global location, offering opportunities for unique contributions to understanding of regional economies and their dynamics. As proponents of Southern Theory have argued, ours is a history of legacies from colonialism, with enduring impacts on the nature and functioning of regions and economies. 

NZPI invites planners and allied professionals from government, corporate, and Iwi groups, to join us in Napier for the 2019 Planning Conference Weaving the Strands. During the conference we will highlight how water quality and coastal hazards will influence future planning and development. We will focus on historic heritage buildings, Maori sites, the social, cultural, and future planning issues (such as disruptive technologies) that are rapidly changing our world.

The territories of computational design are ever-changing and represent a substantial region that remains uncharted; one with expanding and permeable boundaries that continue to be fully breached. This ocean of opportunity implores researchers to embark on ambitious journeys of exploration. Undulating and temporal, computational design needs research that engages explicitly with the innovative, intelligent and informed exploitation of computational design, and with the array of computational technologies that the discipline may engage with.

Follow the "Read More" link below to find out more about submitting papers and the subtopics covered in the 2019 conference.

From kauri dieback to small mammal predators, from brown marmorated stink bug to Xylella, from kākāhi to kākā, New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge second symposium will cover them all.

Enjoy panel discussions, live Q&As, quick-fire updates on the science and research being done across 18 Challenge Parties, plus hear from an inspiring line-up of environmental thought leaders who will paint their vision for the Aotearoa of the future.

Access to adequate housing is the foundation upon which safe and secure communities are built. Adequate housing is a basic human right because of what it facilitates, it’s a place of shelter and refuge, it’s a place of belonging and acceptance, it’s a place of dreams and hopes for a better future. Housing touches every part of our lives and influences our opportunities and our choices.

The 2019 World Indigenous Housing Conference will bring together indigenous leaders, government, industry and academia representing housing, health, and education from around the world. Up to 2000 delegates will share experiences, explore opportunities and innovative solutions, work to improve access to adequate housing and related services for the world’s indigenous people.

The biennial National Housing Conference is the single largest cross-sectoral event in Australasia for the social and affordable housing sectors. The conference is convened by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) in partnership with a host state or territory government. The conference provides a platform to share, debate, celebrate and promote ideas in affordable housing research, policy and practice and help guide Australia’s future approach to affordable housing delivery and is a must attend event for housing industry specialists.