Workshop: Supporting economic development in communities of place

Workshop presented by IPANZ and Inspiring Communities, Wellington, Friday, 20th March 2009, 12.30 - 2pm

Venue: Te Puni Kokiri, 143 Lambton Quay, Wellington

Accelerating our ability to support economic development in communities of place

Central and local government working together: bringing Canadian and Opotiki experience to Wellington

Speakers:
Mark Cabaj, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, Canada
and
Vaughan Payne, CEO Opotiki District Council

Presentation: Bringing Opotiki experiences to Wellington

Vaughan Payne Presentation - Part one (pdf 9mb)

Vaughan Payne Presentation - Part two (pdf 22kb)

This workshop showed practical examples of central government, local government and others working together on economic development in a community of place. Using Opotiki plans for development through aquaculture as a case study, the seminar presented some current New Zealand experience. Learnings from Canada were introduced, and ideas about how our practices for working together with communities around complex issues can be improved was discussed.

Further information

Workshop report: Communities at the Centre - bringing Canadian and Opotiki experience to Wellington.

Canadian experiences in community economic development

Nisga'a Economic Enterprises (pdf 168kb)
Mike Lewis, originally published in Making Waves, Vol 6 No 2.

Fisheries Development by Local Stakeholders (pdf 74kb)
Evelyn Pinkerton, originally published in Making Waves, Vol 4 No 3.

Faith-Based Collaboration (pdf 137kb)
Ron Philips, Making Waves, Vol 12 No 3.

Facing Facts: The recovery of First Nation self-reliance requires building local organizational capacity (pdf 173kb)
Mike Lewis, originally published in Making Waves, Vol 5 No 2.

Reinventing Community Economies in the Industrial Heartland (pdf 289kb)
John Jacobs, originally published in Making Waves, Vol 5 No 4.