CWMS committee refreshment: Selection Panel briefing for
Christchurch West Melton Zone Committee
Selection Working Group:
Christchurch City Council: Cr Phil Clearwater
Selwyn District Council: Mayor Sam Broughton
Rūnanga: Arapata Reuben; Les Wanhalla
ECan: Tom Lambie
Assessment Workshop
Monday 30 October in the Waimakariri Room, ECan Offices, 200 Tuam St Christchurch,
beginning with a selection panel briefing at 4:40pm.
The assessment workshop will involve 8 applicants for the Christchurch West Melton Zone
Committee
• Andrew Congalton
• Alison Dockery
• Jesse Dykstra
• Chris Mance
• Simon McCarthy
• Cam Parsinson
• Matthew Percival
• Bianca White
• Carly Sluys
• Gareth Oddy
• Helen Casey
• Mat Estall
• Ray Tye
• Robin Grigg
There is a maximum of three vacancies to be filled.
Please read all applications prior to the workshop. If you have any further queries, please contact
Lesley Woudberg, 027 706 4273
, [email address]
Selection workshop
1 Purpose
• To assess the ability of applicants to work collaboratively and to help develop water
management solutions that deliver environmental, cultural, social and economic outcomes
together.
• To agree upon names to be recommended to councils for appointment to the committee.
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2 Workshop Timetable
The workshop will be facilitated by a CWMS Zone Facilitator:
4:40 pm
Panel briefing
5:00 pm
Candidates arrive: light meal
5:45
Introduction of panel ists and facilitator
5:50
Applicants each make a 5 minute presentation
Two workshop exercises. Panel observes candidates’ ability to work in collaborative
and solution-seeking ways
Applicants depart and panel convenes to agree on its recommendations.
Assessments required by Selection Working Group members
Use the written applications, presentations, your conversations over dinner and the group
discussions to assess the candidates’ passion for water issues, connection to community or
stakeholder groups, and ability to work collaboratively.
a. During applicant presentations:
Focus is on understanding of water management issues. Record your assessment of the applicant’s
ability to take an approach to water management that delivers environmental, economic, cultural,
and social outcomes
together. Include your reasons and any other comments.
b. During smal -group sessions:
Focus is on ability to work in a collaborative manner. Applicants will be split into small groups.
Observe and assess their ability to work collaboratively (See below and table next page). Record
behaviours observed and any other comments that support your assessment on their ability to listen
respectfully, engage constructively with different views, facilitate the involvement of others in the
discussion, help the group build collaboration, and help the group to reach solutions. See examples
next page.
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Examples to assess the skills we are looking for:
Ability being
Examples of good behaviour
Examples of bad behaviour
assessed
listen respectfully Listens wel and hears people out
Interrupts or talks over a speaker; or
(doesn’t interrupt)
other disruptive behaviour
Positive body language
Negative body language
Seeks clarification to ensure they
Responds to what they think was said
have understood
(not what was actually said)
Establishes rapport.
Does not establish rapport.
engage
Acknowledges and seeks to
Is disrespectful, dismissive or
constructively with understand other’s views & values
belittling; defending own position
different views
without consideration of others
Constructively argues their point of Unable to establish a position or
view when there is disagreement.
backs off when there is disagreement.
facilitate the
Notices whoever in the group is not Is unaware that some people are not
involvement of
participating and asks what they
contributing; only interested in
others in the
think.
getting his/her own points across
discussion
Seeks to control the discussion.
help the group to
Encourages all participants to
build collaboration identify outcomes/solutions
Clarifies where there may be
misunderstandings, and iIdentifies
areas of agreement or
disagreement
Checks that those with different
views are comfortable with where
the discussion is heading.
help the group to
Helps participants reach agreement Is only interested in achieving their
reach solutions
own outcome rather than a solution
that satisfies all of the group
Identifies key questions or
Is negative about getting a solution
knowledge required; identifies key
that delivers al of the outcomes that
assumptions people are making and all of the participants want.
gets these discussed; and is positive
about achieving “win-win”
solutions.
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Current Community Members’ Profiles
Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown is a geochemist who has done considerable consulting work within New
Zealand and overseas. He has worked in the geothermal industry since 1980, initially with
the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) at the Wairakei Research
Centre, then with GNS and Auckland University’s Geothermal Institute, and finally as a full
time consultant and partner in GEOKEM. He has a keen interest in improving water
management in both urban and rural areas around Christchurch.
Andrew Congalton
Andrew Congalton is a chartered environmental and civil engineer with more than te years
experience in land development, sustainable design practices, contaminated land
investigations and stormwater projects. Andrew lives in St Albans,works for an engineering
design consultancy and is a keen fisherman.
Suzanne Furkert
Suzanne Furkert is a scientist passionate about improving the local environment, particularly
the health of the Heathcote River. She is also a keen whitewater kayaker and enjoys family
expeditions on the quieter rivers and estuaries around Christchurch.
Chris Kelliher
Chris Kelliher lives north of West Melton where he grazes livestock and holds a small
irrigation consent. Chris has extensive experience in the banking sector. He holds a
Bachelor of Agricultural Commerce, and is a keen fisherman.
Lance Kenyon
Lance Kenyon has lived in St Martins since 2010 and has seen how the waterways in the
area have been affected by the earthquakes and flooding during that time. He completed a
Diploma in Environment and Sustainability at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand in 2007
and has been involved in various community groups.
Robert Wynn-Williams
Robert has been a Trustee of Christchurch Little River Rail Trail since 2007 and lives on
Shands Road. Robert is a professional agriculturalist and agronomist and a former farm
consultant. He is a Fellow and Life Member of the Agronomy Society of New Zealand and
has sat on a number of industry advisory committees. Robert was a member of the Lincoln
University Council for a number of years, is a keen angler, and is currently a small scale
truffle farmer.
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