The forum was a keynote anniversary event. Most forum sessions featured five or six overseas and local panelists, led by moderators including Linda Clark, Chris Laidlaw, and Kathryn Ryan.

Forum sponsors included the Greater Wellington Regional Council, the Wellington City Council, the Electricity Commission, the Grove Mill Wine Company, Meridian Energy, and Energy Mad. A special thanks also to our partners Radio New Zealand National.

• summaries of the forum debates
• audio of the five radio programmes based on it
• keynote speeches and addresses
• a photo gallery, and
• feedback from a forum survey... >>>

Following the Wellington forum, the overseas guests travelled to Christchurch and to Auckland for several public events - see below.

The forum invitation and an explanation of its themes and sessions, from then Commissioner Dr Morgan Williams (a 260 KB PDF, 2 pages).

Below is an outline of the two-day programme. Here you can find summary notes from each session, and hour-long radio broadcasts from five of the sessions.

PCE20 Forum: Advancing environmental sustainability in New Zealand

Day 1:	Thursday 1 March 2007
	The first 20 years
7.30am:	Registration opens
8.20am:	Guests to be seated for an 8.30am start
8.30am:	Forum commences
	Powhiri, and welcome from Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast
	Kerry Marshall, forum MC
9.20am:	Formal opening
	Hon Margaret Wilson MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives
9.40am:	Setting the scene
	Dr J.Morgan Williams, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
10.00am:	Morning tea
10.30am:	The journey so far
	Plenary session, panel of 6 speakers:
	Shonagh Kenderdine, Cath Wallace, Nick Smith, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Phil Hughes, Jo Brosnahan
12.30pm:	Lunch
1.30pm:	Where is New Zealand at?
	Three parallel sessions:
	1. The state of the environment
	Tony Petch, Bruce Taylor, Ken Hughey, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Maryanne McLeod, Louis Schipper
	2. Central and local government responses
	Hugh Logan, Ralph Chapman, Simon Terry, Paul Reynolds, Ann Magee, Judy Lawrence
	3. Business responses
	Peter Nielsen, Rob Fenwick, Juliet Roper, Wendy McGuinness, Dennis Parker, John Penno
3.15pm:	Afternoon tea
3.45pm:	Where is New Zealand at?
	Plenary session report back
4.15pm:	What have we heard? A northern hemisphere perspective
	Plenary session, panel of 6 speakers:
	Guenther Bachmann (Germany), Tim Jackson (UK), Tim O'Riordan (UK), Bart Wesselink (Netherlands), Ingeborg Niestroy (Germany), Gord Miller (Canada)
5.30pm:	First day closes
6.30pm:	Pre-dinner drinks
	Address by Hon David Parker, Minister for Energy and Minister for Climate Change Issues -
	7.00-7.10pm. Old Town Hall
7.35pm	Buffet opens
8.30pm	Guest speaker: Pinky Agnew
Day 2:	Friday 2 March 2007
	Looking ahead
8.30am:	Shaping the day
	Kerry Marshall and Morgan Williams
8.40am:	"The Outlook for Someday": An environmental film challenge for young New Zealanders
	David Jacobs
8.45am:	What is happening elsewhere in the world?
	Two parallel sessions:
	1. Institutions that make a difference
	Guenther Bachmann (Germany), Tim Jackson (UK), Ingeborg Niestroy (Germany), Ian McPhail (Victoria)
	2. Sustainable development initiatives
	Gord Miller (Canada), Tim O'Riordan (UK), Rosemary Purdie (ACT), Bart Wesselink (Netherlands)
10.30am:	Morning tea
11.00am:	What is happening elsewhere in the world?
	Plenary session report back
11.15am:	Platforms of power
	Two parallel sessions:
	1. Sustainability and our social and cultural aspirations
	Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Bronwyn Hayward, Tim Jackson, Pita Sharples, Hon David Benson-Pope, Peter Winder
	2. Sustainability and our economic future in a globalising world
	Jim Sutton, Shane Jones, Caroline Saunders, Adrian Macey, Peri Drysdale
12.30pm:	Lunch
1.30pm:	Platforms of power
	Plenary session report back
1.45pm:	Building blocks for progress
	Three parallel sessions:
	1. Education for sustainability
	Peter Newman, Lin Roberts, Pam Williams, Ian Spellerberg, Barry Law, Tim O'Riordan
	2. Knowledge for sustainability
	Bob Frame, Ingeborg Niestroy, Bryan Jenkins, Willie Smith, Carol Boyle, Steve Thompson
	3. Communicating sustainability: telling the story
	Tim Jackson, David Young, Veronika Meduna, Paul Callaghan, Rachel Brown, Karen Cronin
3.15pm:	Afternoon tea
3.45pm:	Building blocks for progress
	Plenary session report back
4.00pm:	Building consensus for action
	Plenary session, panel of 6 speakers:
	Helen Beaumont, Dorothy Wilson, Wren Green, Rod Oram, Lindsay Gow, Peter Skelton
4.45pm:	Closing comments
	Dr J.Morgan Williams, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
5.15pm:	Forum closes

Christchurch

The overseas guests were in Christchurch on Monday and Tuesday 5 and 6 March. Public events included:

Public forum:	"How universities can help communities achieve sustainability, and what universities can learn from communities": featured Prof Tim O'Riordan, Prof Tim Jackson, Dr Morgan Williams, Dr Guenther Bachmann, Dr Ingeborg Niestroy
	University of Canterbury, Engineering Lecture Theatre E8, 3.00-4.30pm, Monday 5 March (admission free).
Public forum:	"The long view: International perspectives on New Zealand's journey towards environmental sustainability": featured all the international guests
	Christchurch Art Gallery Auditorium, cnr Worcester Blvd and Montreal St, 7.30-9.00pm, Monday 5 March (admission free).

Auckland

The guests were in Auckland Wednesday and Thursday 7 and 8 March.

Public forum:	"Overseas perspectives on challenges to sustainability"
	Speakers: Prof Tim O'Riordan, Prof Peter Newman, Dr Bart Wesselink, Gord Miller and Dr Ian McPhail. Chair: Dr Morgan Williams
	Auckland City Library Whare Wananga, High St, 6.30-9.00pm, Wednesday 7 March (admission free)
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