New FM Skills for Enhancing NZ's Biodiversity | Ngā Pūkenga FM hou ki te whakarākei i te kanorau koiora o Aotearoa
Tracks
Rangitoto Room 2&3 (Level 2)
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| 11:25 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Kawau Room Plenary (Level 3) |
Overview
Tim Exton
Details
How Business and the Built Environment can enhance NZ’s Biodiversity.
In this summit session, we explore the ambitious Predator Free 2050 initiative and its implications for the facilities management (FM) sector in New Zealand. The biodiversity crisis is increasingly recognized as a business crisis, as highlighted by the Boston Consulting Group. We’ll delve into what Predator Free means for NZ, featuring a case study on Predator Free Dunedin, which includes efforts by the Dunedin City Sanctuary, Dunedin City Council, and local businesses in predator monitoring and control. Discover the challenges posed by trap and bait-shy pests, such as “super rats,” and the new skills required for FM professionals and pest control contractors. Learn how FMs can engage with Predator Free 2050 initiatives and contribute to creating a predator-free CBD and city through community collaboration. We will also discuss NZQA training opportunities in predator control, with insights from the NMIT and the Department of Conservation (DOC). Join us to learn how facilities management can play a crucial role in this vital environmental effort.
Speaker
Tim Exton
Community Ranger
Department of Conservation
New FM Skills for Enhancing NZ’s Biodiversity | Ngā Pūkenga FM hou ki te whakarākei i te kanorau koiora o Aotearoa
Biography
NZCE (Civil), BSc Hons Facilities Management (1st), MBA (Open). Tim is a professionally qualified facilities manager having extensive experience from the UK and New Zealand. Working in Hospitality with The YHA (England and Wales) , he moved to Healthcare FM working for 2 large UK FM firms. Tim worked in PPP delivery of FM before returning to NZ in 2003. Working in Healthcare, supporting Telecoms and Local Authority FM in NZ and providing Earthquake recovery for a healthcare group in Christchurch, Tim moved to Geraldine to build his Eco house in 2013. Joining DOC in 2017 as a Community Ranger, Tim did a short period with the DOC property team before becoming fully engaged in the Predator Free 2050 national team, he is a predator control professional and facilitator working alongside the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology providing NZQA qualifications training in Predator control to Iwi, Community Groups, DOC Rangers, Regional and Local Authorities, Businesses and Individuals.
