Energy, Infrastructure and Opportunities Wānanga: 27-28 May 2026
Tiwai Smelter and Bluff. Photo credit: Jeremy Pierce, Great South Visual Library.Identifying priority actions for our future
Murihiku Regeneration, together with key partners and sponsors, will hold its 2026 Energy, Infrastructure and Opportunities Wānanga on 27-28th of May in Invercargill.
When: Wednesday 27th - Thursday 28th May, 2026
Where: Ascot Park Hotel Conference Centre, Invercargill
Attendance: By invitation only.
Watch online: Watch the livestream here. Thanks to Sono Sound Systems.
Leveraging our energy transition and relative strengths
Murihiku-Southland is a region blessed with resources that can and should be utilised in a regenerative way to build a strong, confident, and bold future for our community and to work in the national interest.
Our way forward must be deliberate, well-reasoned and aligned with our collective aspirations.
We will focus on what is practical and deliverable.
The two days will consider:
- Leveraging the energy transition - a pathway to build on a commitment from Tiwai Smelter beyond 2040.
- Mitigating climate change challenges, environmental decline and the need for a regenerative view of ‘sustainability’.
- Research, science and innovation.
- Identifying regional projects that support employment, social investment and community prosperity.
Can’t make it?
We’ll be streaming the whole event ‘live’. Watch the livestream here.
Programme
Download the programme booklet or see below for daily programmes:
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