While the best efforts are to maintain the programme, it is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes to the programme will be posted on this page.
| 8.30am | Meet at the Explore kiosk located at Central Auckland Wharf (Viaduct Harbour). |
| 9am | Ferry departs Central Auckland Wharf |
| 9.30am | Tiritiri Matangi introduction on ferry - by John Potter |
| 9.55am | Ferry departs Gulf Harbour (1 hour drive north of Auckland CBD) |
| 10.20am | Arrive at Tiritiri Matangi |
| 10.30am | Morning tea & Introduction by DOC ranger |
| 10.45am | Guided walks, end up at the light house (there are toilet facilities and gift shop with tea and coffee) |
| 12.30pm | Packed lunch (provided) at the lighthouse |
| 1pm | Free time (allow plenty of time to walk back to ferry via a different wildlife walking route) |
| 2.30pm | Be at the departure spot to ensure you make the 2.40pm ferry |
| 2.40pm | Ferry departs Tiritiri Matangi |
| 3.05pm | Ferry arrives at Gulf Harbour |
| 4pm | Ferry arrives Central Auckland Harbour |
| Evening | Free evening |
See Tiritiri Matangi page for more details
| 8am | Registration |
| Welcome session | |
| 8.45am | Welcome by Ngāti Whātua Orakei Post-welcome kai Conference introduction and housekeeping - James Chatterton & Sam Lee |
| Marine Conservation in Tipaka Moana (Hauraki Gulf Marine Park) and further afield | |
| 9.30am | Hauraki Gulf Forum's role in restoration of Tikapa Moana / Hauraki Gulf - Alex Rogers |
| 9.45am | Kelly Tarltons Marine Wildlife Trust involvement in projects aiding restoration of the Tikapa Moana / Hauraki Gulf - Craig Thorburn |
| 10am | Tara Iti (Fairy Tern) Recovery Programme Overview - Alex Wilson |
| 10.15am | Tara Iti Recovery: Hand rearing at Auckland Zoo - Natalie Clark |
| 10.30am | Satellite tagging of adult female NZ sealions in the Catlins - Mikaylie Wilson |
| 10.45am | Using stable isotope analysis to determine the origin of NZ fur seals - Diana Galbraith |
| 11am | Hoiho update - Kerri Morgan |
| 11.15am | Morning tea |
| Avian (Part 1) | |
| 11.45am | Coccidia (Eimeria spp.) sporulation optimisation in kiwi (Apteryx spp.) - Quirine Domela Nieuwenhuis & Kerri Morgan |
| 12.05pm | Safety and pharmacokinetics of anticoccidial treatments in kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). A controlled study of healthy captive-reared chicks - Emma Scheltema |
| 12.25pm | Coccidiosis in the threatened whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) - Tori Turner |
| 12.45pm | Occular pathology case series involving native New Zealand birds - Stu Hunter |
| 1.15pm | Lunch |
| Open session | |
| 2pm | Primate pathology potpourri - Lisa Schmidt |
| 2.20pm | KahuVet Quiz and Spot Prizes - Chloe Street |
| 2.30pm | Auckland Zoo: Talks and tour |
| 4.45pm | NZVA Wildlife Branch AGM |
| 6.30pm | Meet at the main entrance for access into Zoo for dinner at Te Puna |
| 7pm | Welcome and karakia followed by drinks and canapes |
| 7.30pm | Buffet dinner |
| 10.30pm | Last orders |
| 11pm | Depart Zoo |
| 8.30am | Registration |
| Wildlife and Conservation Club Student Presentations | |
| 9am | Topic TBC - Hope Stack |
| 9.15am | Establishing standard biochemical and haematological blood parameters in juvenile North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) - Kate Pickard |
| 9.30am | Whio - Hannah Muir |
| 9.45am | Topic TBC - Crystal Yu |
| 10am | Overview of published evidence-based medicine involving avian species endemic to Aotearoa (New Zealand) - Hannah Edwards |
| 10.20am | Morning tea |
| Avian (Part 2) | |
| 10.50am | Avian influenza virus update - Kate McInnes |
| 11.10am | Avian influenza virus (low pathogenic) case report - Kirsten Anderson |
| 11.30am | Avian influenza update - MPI |
| 11.50am | Unusually trematode-related mortality in a colony of tarāpuka/black-billed gulls (Chroicocephalus bulleri) - Kelly Buckle |
| 12.10am | Breeding season behaviour, reproductive success, and dispersal after translocation in tūturuatu (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) - Mac McKay |
| 12.30pm | Lunch |
| Reptiles | |
| 1.15pm | In-situ ultrasonographic findings in suspected gravid cascade geckos - James Chatterton |
| 1.30pm | Shell disease associated with fungus Emydomyces testavorans in North America: an emerging pathogen in pond turtles and its effect on a head-start programme for the Northwestern pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) in the USA - Richard Sim |
| 1.50pm | Mycobacterial disease outbreak in a colony of Australian side-neck turtles and sympatric rainbowfish - An Pas |
| 2.10pm | TBC |
| 3pm | Closing karakia - with goodbyes and announcement of 2024 conference, |