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Wilding Pine Conference 16-18 October 2024 INFO OLD

WILDING FREE AOTEAROA: THE HIKOI
GREAT LAKES CENTRE, TAUPO

Our annual conference is run in partnership with the MPI National Wilding Conifer Control Programme. We have confirmed a venue on the shores of stunning Lake Taupō. Our theme is around future proofing the national programme.

Tauhara maunga – Taupo Photo: J. Ritchie

We are just in the process of drafting a programme but here is a taster. There will be three key focus areas/sub themes:
• A shared vision for a refreshed national strategy into the future.
• End Game options for different MUs / operational areas.
• Funding and how we achieve optimal funding.

We hope to achieve the following outcomes from the conference:
•Better strategic focus based on present situation and goal.
•Sense of collective aspiration.
•Improve understanding of and appreciation for contractors’ expertise.
• Build a better understanding of the pathway to transition and beyond.
• Share experiences with measures to manage land once wildings are removed.

We will also showcase the diverse work being undertaken in the Taupo area and beyond with three field trips – one on the lake and two road trips.

Registrations will open around August. We hope that our 2024 conference will be as successful as the 2023 one which sold out so get in early when registrations open.

Our sponsors are a valued part of the conference as they allow us to keep our registration fees reasonably low but also provide our attendees with information on innovations and work that various companies associated with wilding work undertake.

In 2024 there will be 4 sponsorship options:

If you have any queries and/or would like to be a sponsor, please contact us by email on conference@wildingpinenetwork.org.nz.