Programme

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Track 1
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
ICP 2026 Council Meeting - Sunday
Track 1
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
ICP 2026 Council Meeting - Sunday

Track 1
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
ICP 2026 Council Meeting - Sunday

Monday, September 14, 2026

Track 1
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ICP 2026 Council Meeting - Monday
Track 1
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ICP 2026 Council Meeting - Monday

Track 1
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ICP 2026 Council Meeting - Monday

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Track 1
8:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Board buses for school visits
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM School Visits
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Board buses to return to Convention centre
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Tuesday (NZICC)
Track 1
8:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Board buses for school visits
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM School Visits
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Board buses to return to Convention centre
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Tuesday (NZICC)

Track 1
8:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Board buses for school visits
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM School Visits
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Board buses to return to Convention centre
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration - Tuesday (NZICC)

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Theatre
Room 516
Room 515
Room 505
Room 504
Room 503
Room 502
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Iain Taylor & Jo McIntyre-Brown (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Kim Nikora & Brenda McPherson (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Trudy Graham (Australia) Breakout Session - Katina Pollock & Nadine Trépanier-Besson (Canada) Breakout Session - Rob Clarke (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Marama Stewart (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Indu Khetarpal (India)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday
Theatre
Room 516
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Iain Taylor & Jo McIntyre-Brown (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Kim Nikora & Brenda McPherson (New Zealand)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 515
Room 505
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Trudy Graham (Australia) Breakout Session - Katina Pollock & Nadine Trépanier-Besson (Canada)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 504
Room 503
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Rob Clarke (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Marama Stewart (New Zealand)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 502
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Indu Khetarpal (India)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Theatre
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Iain Taylor & Jo McIntyre-Brown (New Zealand)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 516
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Kim Nikora & Brenda McPherson (New Zealand)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 515
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Trudy Graham (Australia)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 505
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Katina Pollock & Nadine Trépanier-Besson (Canada)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 504
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Rob Clarke (New Zealand)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 503
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Marama Stewart (New Zealand)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Room 502
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration - Wednesday (NZICC)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Wednesday
8:45 AM - 8:45 AM
Assemble for Pōwhiri at NZICC
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pōwhiri - Wednesday
9:25 AM - 10:10 AM
Morning Tea - Wednesday
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM Welcome Speeches
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM School Kapa Haka Performance - Te Haikura a Kiwa-Puutake Te Wāhanga Māori
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM Welcome from the NZ Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Flag Ceremony & Performance - Pinehurst School, Milford School & Beach Haven School
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch - Wednesday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM KEYNOTE 1 - LaQuanta Nelson
Lead With Love: Transforming Schools Through Culture, Connection, and Courage
Breakout Session 1
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM 		Breakout Session - Indu Khetarpal (India)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Snack Break
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM KEYNOTE 2 - Sir Ian Taylor
Where Next? The Elephant in the Room
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Convention Close - Wednesday

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Theatre
Room 516
Room 515
Room 505
Room 504
Room 503
Room 502
Room 517
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session (China) Breakout Session - Mark Ralston, Cameron Lockie, William Albertsma & Davina Tahere (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Leanne Otene (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Angela Falkenberg (Australia) Breakout Session - Christina Roberts & Regan Williams (New Zealand) Breakout Session - David Berg, Mereana Pawa & Chanel Meads (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Peggy Burrows (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Bex Rose (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Martha Aseta & Avikaila Tilialo (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Keita Durie & Hinemaia Kupenga-Keefe (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Peter Johnston & Andrea McComb (Canada) Breakout Session - Hone Waudby (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Mohammed Alansari & Melinda Webber (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Eleanor Sutton & Chris Sullivan (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Karen Spencer & Lisa Morresey (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner
Theatre
Room 516
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session (China) Breakout Session - Mark Ralston, Cameron Lockie, William Albertsma & Davina Tahere (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Martha Aseta & Avikaila Tilialo (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Keita Durie & Hinemaia Kupenga-Keefe (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 515
Room 505
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Leanne Otene (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Angela Falkenberg (Australia)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Peter Johnston & Andrea McComb (Canada)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 504
Room 503
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Christina Roberts & Regan Williams (New Zealand) Breakout Session - David Berg, Mereana Pawa & Chanel Meads (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Hone Waudby (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Mohammed Alansari & Melinda Webber (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 502
Room 517
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Peggy Burrows (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Bex Rose (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Eleanor Sutton & Chris Sullivan (New Zealand) Breakout Session - Karen Spencer & Lisa Morresey (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Theatre
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session (China)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Martha Aseta & Avikaila Tilialo (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 516
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Mark Ralston, Cameron Lockie, William Albertsma & Davina Tahere (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Keita Durie & Hinemaia Kupenga-Keefe (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 515
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Leanne Otene (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 505
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Angela Falkenberg (Australia)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Peter Johnston & Andrea McComb (Canada)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 504
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Christina Roberts & Regan Williams (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Hone Waudby (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 503
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - David Berg, Mereana Pawa & Chanel Meads (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Mohammed Alansari & Melinda Webber (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 502
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Peggy Burrows (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Eleanor Sutton & Chris Sullivan (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Room 517
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Market Stalls Open - Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa Intermediate – Miharo
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3 - Dr Hana O'Regan
Taku kōrari, taku pae kōmako i te awatea, taku piringa i te pō : My flax stalk, my Kōmako perch in daylight, my refuge at night. The importance of creating and maintaining space and safe, nurturing places for indigenous and minoritised languages, cultures and children in our schools and communities.
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Rehu Tai Student Speeches
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Morning Tea - Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM KEYNOTE 4 - Louka Parry
Outlearn the Future: How leaders and schools can reclaim their purpose and humanness in a future of intelligent machines.
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
School Performance - Westlake Girls’ High School - Choralation
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM
Lunch - Thursday
Breakout Session 2
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM 		Breakout Session - Bex Rose (New Zealand)
Breakout Session 3
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM 		Breakout Session - Karen Spencer & Lisa Morresey (New Zealand)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM NZPF AGM (NZPF members only)
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:50 PM - 6:50 PM
Buses leave for Convention Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Convention Dinner

Friday, September 18, 2026

Track 1
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa High School Samoan group
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM KEYNOTE 5 - Gilbert Enoka
Creating and Maintaining High Performing Teams
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Morning Tea - Friday
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM KEYNOTE 6 - Stacey & Scott Morrison
Living Language revitalisation and reclamation
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM Facilitated Panel Discussion - ICP Executive & MC Jehan Casinader
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Lunch - Friday
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM KEYNOTE 7 - Professor Peter O'Connor
Reawakening joy and wonder in Learning
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Flag Handover Ceremony, Poroporaki and Convention close
Track 1
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa High School Samoan group
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM KEYNOTE 5 - Gilbert Enoka
Creating and Maintaining High Performing Teams
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Morning Tea - Friday
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM KEYNOTE 6 - Stacey & Scott Morrison
Living Language revitalisation and reclamation
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM Facilitated Panel Discussion - ICP Executive & MC Jehan Casinader
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Lunch - Friday
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM KEYNOTE 7 - Professor Peter O'Connor
Reawakening joy and wonder in Learning
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Flag Handover Ceremony, Poroporaki and Convention close

Track 1
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Karakia & School Performance - Manurewa High School Samoan group
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM KEYNOTE 5 - Gilbert Enoka
Creating and Maintaining High Performing Teams
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Morning Tea - Friday
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM KEYNOTE 6 - Stacey & Scott Morrison
Living Language revitalisation and reclamation
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM Facilitated Panel Discussion - ICP Executive & MC Jehan Casinader
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Lunch - Friday
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM KEYNOTE 7 - Professor Peter O'Connor
Reawakening joy and wonder in Learning
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Flag Handover Ceremony, Poroporaki and Convention close

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