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Calling all planners, legal professionals, landscape architects, architects, and engineers! If you work with heritage or in heritage areas, this event is for you.
Join Us for an Engaging Heritage Event to understanding what heritage is as well as what is isn’t!.
Explore the multifaceted world of heritage from three unique perspectives:
International Heritage Best Practices by Dr Stacey Vallis, highlighting key global conventions.
New Zealand's Approach to Heritage by Amanda Mulligan, focusing on current processes in the absence of national standards and forward-looking ideas in heritage management.
Practical Application and Resource Management by Heike Lutz, discussing what it all means for heritage and RMA implementation.
Each speaker will provide a brief 10-minute presentation, followed by an open Q&A session. This interactive format allows you to ask specific questions about heritage practices and challenges from our varied professional viewpoints.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to your field, this event offers valuable insights for anyone engaged with heritage buildings, landscapes and areas. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain fresh perspectives and network with industry professionals.
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A bit about our panelists:
Dr Stacy Vallis is a lecturer in architecture based at the School of Future Environments, AUT. Her research specialises in sustainable urban transformation in response to natural hazards and supported by the applications of emerging digital technologies in the built environment. Stacy graduated with a PhD in architecture from the University of Auckland in 2020, where she explored the history, heritage, and seismic retrofit of New Zealand's unreinforced masonry precincts. Since completing her studies, Stacy has worked in professional practice in Australia and completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Digital Futures in Sweden. She has served as the President of ICOMOS Aotearoa New Zealand since 2023 and completed a term as an elected member of the International Board of ICOMOS between 2021-2023.
Amanda Mulligan is a policy advisor with expertise in historic heritage. Since 2019, Amanda has been a policy advisor at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, largely working in place-based heritage policy. Amanda has been the Ministry’s lead advisor on resource management reform for several years, contributing historic heritage advice to the current reforms and the work undertaken by the previous government. Amanda holds qualifications in history, architectural history and building conservation from the University of Canterbury and the University of Melbourne. Starting her heritage career in Melbourne at the Heritage Council of Victoria in 2009, Amanda returned to New Zealand in 2014. She worked at Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as the Registrar and then at Wellington City Council as a heritage advisor. Amanda was also on the board of ICOMOS Aotearoa NZ from 2016 until last month (October 2024).
Heike Lutz is a building conservation consultant with nearly 40 years of experience in architecture and cultural heritage management. As an accredited Independent Hearings Commissioner and Mediator, she brings expertise in resource management and cultural heritage to numerous Environment Court and council hearings, often serving as an Expert Witness. As the founder of BCon Consultants Ltd, she continues to shape policy and practice in conservation architecture and urban development. Her portfolio includes high-profile heritage projects in New Zealand and abroad. She has served on panels for councils nationwide, contributing to district plan reviews, infrastructure redevelopment, and heritage protection. Holding a Master of Architecture, Heike has served on the ICOMOS Aotearoa NZ board for 15 years, published peer-reviewed papers, and presented at international conferences.