Procurement Knowledge Hours 2022 brings a series of topical procurement presentations to all government agencies, DHBs and Local Government across New Zealand.

1 March: Reducing Carbon with Green Star

Presenters: Coreen Adamson (MBIE); Brad Crowley (NZ Green Building Council; Peter Taylor (Antarctica New Zealand)

30 March: Broader Outcomes in the construction sector

Presenters: Alison Murray (MBIE); Jazz Singh (Auckland Council); Tom Mansell (Auckland Council); Jamie Kissock (MSD) ; Andy Cowan (MBIE)

27 April: Positioning procurement for the future - Update

Presenters: Laurence Pidcock (NZGP -MBIE) ; Kirsten McLay (MBIE); Jazz Singh (Auckland Council); Sean Barnes (Akina Foundation); Alison Murray (MBIE); Tod Cooper ( Corrections)

31 May: Public Procurement Project of the Year 2021: Ministry of Health for new Kaupapa Maori Primary Mental Health and Addiction Services

Presenters: Clayton Cleary (GM. Health); Kathryn  Karantze-Young (Procurement Lead, Mental Health and Addiction); Hohepa Tawhara (Principal Advisor Maori, Mental Health and Addiction). Hosted by Greg Williams, (Director Capability Services, MBIE)

26 July:  Modern Slavery: Update on legislation

Presenters: Paramita Turner (Senior Policy Advisor, International Labour Policy, MBIE) and Jonathan To (Principal Advisor, Employer Systems and Assurance, MBIE)

 26 October: Procurement for the Future

Presenters: Laurence Pidcock (GM, New Zealand Government Procurement), Kirsten McLay (Programme Director, Procurement 2.0 NZGP), Richard Lee (Manager Policy, NZGP) with Paul Rayner (Stakeholder Engagement, NZGP)

29 November: Creating a bespoke data solution for procurement needs

Presenters: Angela Williams (Commercial manager, Education) and Nick Freeman (Business Intelligence Specialist, Pareto Toolbox)