RIMS Forum 2025 - Day One
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Mihi Whakatau and Welcome
Āpōpō CE Murray Pugh
Road Efficiency Group (REG) Director Andrew McKillop
Infrastructure Decision Support (IDS) CE Gavin Rutherford
4:00pm - 4:30pm
NZTA Update
Cate Quinn, National Manager, Portfolio and Standards NZTA
4:30pm - 5:30pm
RIMS "Brighter Asset Future" Panel
Hosted by Colin MacArthur, Beca
Panel description
What will make the future brighter for our assets?
In this panel Beca will bring together:
- Tony Bonetti of RATA to share their thinking on asset management related challenges,
- Christian Gamst of Te Waihanga, to share their thinking on asset management from the national infrastructure plan,
- Cam Gordon of Auckland Transport to share their experience of the benefits of long-term partnership for asset care, and
- Cate Quinn of NZTA on how their co-funding will support this approach.
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Happy Hour amongst exhibition stands
RIMS Forum 2025 - Day Two
8:15am - 8:30am
Welcome to Day Two
8:30am - 9:00am
Tangi Utikere, Spokesperson for Transport and Infrastructure, New Zealand Labour Party
9:00am - 9:45am
"Breaking Down Silos" Panel
Hosted by Gary Porteous, WSP - Āpōpō President
Panel description
This panel will bring together Gemma Mathieson (IDS), Sean Rainsford (NZTA), Sikander Singh (Tauranga City Council) & Carol Ma (HEB) to answer:
- What are the challenges and demands of the current silos?
- How will we overcome the challenges we face?
- Where does RIMS fit in?
9:45am - 10:15am
Morning tea amongst the exhibition stands
10:15am - 10:30am
Michelle Bong, Fulton Hogan - Breaking Traditional Thinking in Road Maintenance
10:30am - 10:45am
Karun Kalesh, Downer - Juno Bridges - Elevating Bridge Asset Management
10:45am - 11:00am
Michael Liu, HEB - Changing for the Better: Lifting Asset Data and Work Quality through Innovation and Collaboration with Taupō District Council
11:00am - 11:15am
Manvir Singh & Josh Appleton, Downer, Road Science - Exploring Alternative Pavement Preservation Techniques for Sustainable Road Maintenance: Addressing Environmental, Economic, and Public Concerns
11:15am - 11:45am
Keynote
David Wood, Deputy Chief Executive, Investment and Monitoring Group, MoT
11:45am - 12:45pm
Lunch amongst exhibition stands
Concurrent Session A
please note there are 5 minute intervals to allow movement between sessions
Stream 1 - Optimised Decision-Making hosted by Waugh Infrastructure
Stream 2 - Future Foundations
hosted by REG
Stream 3 - Corridor Management hosted by NZUAG
12:45pm - 1:05pm
Concurrent Session A1
Bringing the ODM Picture to Life
Grant Holland, Waugh Infrastructure
Teaser
Transforming RCA Performance: The Power of Transport Insights
Cynthia Wilson, Dunedin City Council
Teaser
Elevate RCA network performance with our comprehensive dashboard for smarter investments and improved customer experience.
TTM ISG Update
Nick Miskelly, Chorus
Teaser
1:10pm - 1:30pm
Concurrent Session A2
Subsurface Smarts: Unlocking What Lies Beneath
Denise Beazley, Wellington City Council
Teaser
Sharing Wellington’s journey and lessons learnt from work to improve access, accuracy and knowledge of subsurface infrastructure.
Short and Long Term Pavement Management with the TSDd
Lily Grimshaw, Geosolve
Teaser
It's time to redefine pavement management by using TSDd data to plan where and when to do area wide rehabilitation and isolated maintenance.
To Be or Not to Be ISO 55001 Aligned: Unpacking the Benefits
Dr Phillipa O'Shea, Downer
Teaser
Achieving ISO 55001 alignment is more than a compliance exercise—it’s a strategic decision. Let's explore how ISO 55001 alignment strengthens asset-led contracts, enhances operational resilience, and improves customer outcomes.
1:35pm - 1:55pm
Concurrent Session A3
AMDS in Action: A New Era for Transport Data Management
Duncan Kerr, WSP
Teaser
Demonstrating real-world use cases of a geospatial transport network, including lifeline routes, heavy vehicle restrictions, road classification, and analytics—empowering smarter, data-driven decisions across New Zealand’s transport system.
NZTA Carbon Reduction Opportunities for Road Infrastructure – Visual Guide
Clare Harvey, Beca
Teaser
Published in May 2025, this visual guide aims to accelerate decarbonisation in New Zealand’s road construction and maintenance, building on NZTA’s ongoing resource efficiency and decarbonisation work.
Storm Data Synergy Transforming Road Management for a Resilient Future
Pauline True & Kerryn Whitehead, Stantec
Teaser
Discover How innovative architecture within RAMM transforms asset data management, enhancing road resilience and community preparedness for future events. Learn from Cyclone Gabrielle's lessons for lasting change.
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Concurrent Session A4
Throwing a Scanner in the Works
Ewan Ross, Beca
Teaser
Put an end to those debates! What’s moved, deteriorated or changed since that last asset inspection months or years ago by someone else? Use our sci-fi scanner.
Unleashing a new era of condition data collection across New Zealand's local road network
Mike Darnell, WSP
Teaser
Hear about the equipment validation process for the Consistent Condition Data Collection project and the repeatability and precision of the data collected on sealed local roads across the motu.
Driving Change on SH1
Jessica Bagherzadegan, Fulton Hogan
Teaser
Explore strategic management on SH1 from Whangārei to Piarere, with ongoing conversations and plans sharing best practices and lessons learnt, balancing innovation and minimal disruption for effective corridor management.
2:25pm - 2:45pm
Concurrent Session A5
A decade on Transport Insights: The past, present, and future data capabilities available in the transport sector
Jeremy Hughes, Cynthia Wilson - Dunedin City Council
Teaser
This presentation will reflect on a decade of progress. We will review how the platform has adapted, what we have learned from our users, and the impacts of the long-term collaboration and partnerships with the sector. Most importantly, we’ll talk about the roadmap of what’s next for Transport Insights.
A new take on the traditional AMP
Jodie O'Doherty, Strategic Asset Solutions & Cam Gordon, Auckland Transport
Teaser
We have gone back-to-basics, with a new approach to traditional AMPs. Using PowerBI, we’ve created an AMP that changes, presenting the information through a lens suited for the current audience.
Higgins Proprietary AWM Dispatch & Asset Auditing Module
Evan Yeoman, Higgins
Teaser
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon tea amongst exhibition stands
3:15pm - 4:15pm
ODM Workshop session - lead by IDS
FF Workshop session - lead by REG
NZUAG Panel discussion
4:15pm - 5:15pm
Keynote
Dr Lucy Hone
5:15pm
Day Two Conclusion
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Social Function
Join us for a relaxed and engaging evening at the Scion building, a state-of-the-art venue set at the end of Tītokorangi Drive and surrounded by the iconic Whakarewarewa Forest (The Redwoods). Delegates will enjoy a lively atmosphere of networking and conversation, accompanied by a walk-and-fork style menu featuring delicious wood-fired pizzas and canapés.
Complimentary buses will transport attendees from the conference venue to Scion, with rolling return services available throughout the evening.
RIMS Forum 2025 - Day Three
7:30am - 8:15am
Exhibition open with light breakfast
8:15am - 8:30am
Welcome to Day Three
8:30am - 9:00am
Keynote - Change for the Better: Rethinking Roads with Concrete
Rob Gaimster, CE Concrete New Zealand
Concurrent Session B
please note there are 5 minute intervals to allow movement between sessions
Stream 1 - Optimised Decision-Making hosted by Waugh Infrastructure
Stream 2 - Future Foundations hosted by REG
Stream 3 - Corridor Management hosted by NZUAG
9:10am - 9:30am
Concurrent Session B1
Using AI to automate and optimise the inspection and maintenance scheduling process
Lee Phillips & Glen Cancian, Service Stream
Teaser
This project makes use of common genetic algorithm techniques to evolve a series of optimal inspection tours for a 1000 km road network.
Effortless (almost!) excellence: GeoSolve’s Innovative Approach to the Consistent Condition Data Collection campaign
Iacopo Malquori, Geosolve
Teaser
Discover our custom-built workflow that seamlessly transforms CCDC survey data into valuable pavement insights. From data collection to delivery, every step is optimized to ensure maximum value with minimal effort.
Change for the better - transitioning to NZGTTM
Stewart Ritson, Downer
Teaser
New Zealand’s adoption of the New Zealand Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (NZGTTM) marks a significant shift from compliance-driven processes to a risk-based approach. Downer has spent the past two years embedding these principles into its operations through a comprehensive TTM Framework, focusing on risk review, hazard analysis, and practical systems of control. This session will share insights from our journey, highlighting how risk-led traffic management is shaping safer, more efficient TTM practices across New Zealand.
9:35am - 9:55am
Concurrent Session B2
Forward works programming optimisation – From a perspective of a newly developed process using RAMM
Marius Van Niekerk, Beca
Teaser
Discover how Beca’s Forward Works Programme optimisation tool integrates budget-focused programming, improves data presentation, and enables informed, network-optimised decision-making within existing systems.
Paving the way: smarter roading asset valuations with shared data
Dawn Inglis, Waipa District Council & Kevin Dunn, Beca
Teaser
How can we make roading asset valuations more robust? With AMDS and shared datasets, asset managers can unlock deeper insights and make smarter, data-driven decisions for long-term infrastructure sustainability.
What does the slope monitoring toolbox look like in 2025
Shaun Grieve, WSP
Teaser
Discover how advanced data-driven instruments, real-time monitoring, and TARPs revolutionize slope stability assessments in 2025. This paper shares practical lessons, incisive case studies, and essential guidance for modern geotechnical professionals.
10:00am - 10:20am
Concurrent Session B3
Benchmarking RCA Performance
Shamsheer Benepal, Beca
Teaser
The purpose of this research was to address a long-standing challenge within New Zealand’s transport sector: how to meaningfully and fairly benchmark the value-for-money performance of road maintenance and renewal investments across diverse and dynamic networks.
Evolving Asset Data Delivery with AMDS and GIS on TREC
Karl Henderson, TREC & Angela O'Connor, WSP
Teaser
A detailed overview of how the Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) alliance leverages GIS and spatial data to implement NZTA’s new AMDS requirements, enhancing future asset management.
Connecting Data for End-to-end Road Corridor Management
Angus Bargh, Open Plan
Teaser
Two growing shared data platforms are driving collaborative and efficient road corridor management around New Zealand. This session introduces the two platforms and how they’re connecting data for good.
10:25am - 10:45am
Concurrent Session B4
AI in Transport Asset Management: The hype and the hope on the road to intelligence
Mr. Benjamin Judge, Company-X
Teaser
Artificial Intelligence. Over-hyped? Underutilised? Maybe both. This presentation focuses on opportunities in Asset Management, breaking down AI into plain language and separating buzzwords from applications. No sensationalism. No fear mongering.
Building bridges with words: Storytelling for Engineers
Dawn Spence, Hastings District Council
Teaser
Storytelling can transform the way engineers communicate, build trust, and secure support for projects. Learn from history’s greatest engineers and embrace a powerful tool to drive change for the better.
Driving change for better in Wellington
Amanda Wolfaardt, Wellington City Council
Teaser
10:45am - 11:15am
Morning tea amongst exhibition stands
11:15am - 11:35am
Transform your Asset Management and Investment Strategies with Consistent Condition Data
Find out how consistent condition data will empower roading teams with the insights they need to maintain their assets better.
Sikander Singh - REG/Tauranga City Council
11:35am - 11:55am
Overcoming Capability Challenges to Improve New Zealand's Transport Sector
Learn about this project which will help individuals and teams measure their levels of competency then understand their strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Ann-Elise Reynolds, REG/Whakatane District Council
11:55am - 12:10pm
Closing remarks
Conference concludes