Principals' Conference 2025

National Museum of NZ -Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington

Sunday 25 May - Wednesday 28 May

Registrations are Open!

We look forward to seeing you in Wellington in May!

Venue: National Museum Tongarewa, Te Papa, Wellington

  • Dates: Sunday 25 May to Wednesday 28 May 2025

  • Programme Summary: (full programme below in link)

    • Sunday 25th; 11.00am - 3.00pm: New principals session including media, legal and breakout groups at Te Papa Museum.

      • 5.15pm Mihi Whakatau @ Te Wharewaka o Pōneke on Wellington’s waterfront. Followed by welcome drinks and canapes.

    • Monday 26th;

      • Keynote: Richie Hardcore, Media-Masculinity-Consent

      • Security Intelligence Services - Threats and Secondary Schools

      • SPANZ AGM and SPANZ Union AGM

    • Tuesday 27th, including;

      • Professor Melinda Webber, “What facilitates Māori parent involvement in their children’s schooling?”

      • Workshops, including:

        • Professor Melinda Webber, “Māori student motivation and engagement”

        • The impact of AI on society and its use in industry

        • Education Review Office - NCEA Level 1 Research

        • Jonathan Forsay - Duncan Cotterrill; Managing Your School’s Reputational Risk During a Crisis

        • Legal Workshops with Richard Harrison & Gretchen Stone

        • Malcolm Dix - Bullshift Presenter - “Get Clear, Be Open, Be Honest, Collaborate”

        • Tāima Kōrero - Time 2 Talk - provide support, tools, and resources for whānau seeking to mitigate the harmful effects of p*graphy 

        • Education Outside the Classroom

        • Kate Thornton from Victoria University and Marama Allen (Principal of Ruapehu College) speaking on “Growing leadership capacity in Senior Staff through their participation in post-graduate study”

        • Optional Parliament Tour

        • Conference dinner: Conference Dinner, wine & dine with live music at Te Papa, Wellington. Option of Night Tour through the museum.

      Wednesday 28th, including;

      • Minister Erica Stanford

      • Malcolm Dix, The Tool to Create a Culture of Conscious Communication

      • Passport Draws

      • Finish time of approximately 1pm

Registration desk open: Sunday 25 May, 10.30am - 5.00pm.

Conference close: Wednesday 28 May, 1pm

Registrations

Please register here.

Conference Programme

You can view the full programme here.

Accommodation

We have negotiated with the below local hotels who will offer a reduced rate when you book through the links listed.

Bay Plaza Hotel - 7 min walk - click here and enter promo code SPANZ

Copthorne Hotel Wellington - 12 minute walk - click here to book

Intercontinental Wellington - 12 minute walk - click here to book

Mercure Hotel - 12 minute walk - click here and enter discount code: 10% Discount

Museum Apartment Hotel - 2 minute walk - click here to book

QT Hotel - 2 minute walk - click here to book

West Plaza Hotel - 6 minute walk - Quote “HB1507 – Secondary Principals Association NZ” when booking via email reservations@westplaza.co.nz

Cancellations

All registration cancellations received prior to 1 March 2025 will receive a full refund. Cancellations received after this date will be refunded 50% of original invoice. However, there will be no refunds after 20 April 2025, as we will have already paid for the catering.

Exhibitors

We no longer offer space for one-off exhibitors. To join our waitlist of Business Partners please get in touch: office@spanz.school.nz

We thank all businesses for your enquiries to support SPANZ.

Please note: we do have availability for exhibitors to join our SPANZ PA Conference so please get in touch with our office for further information: office@spanz.school.nz