Please note that due to Auckland Covid-19 level 2 requirements, gatherings are restricted to 100 people or less from Monday, 7 September onwards. We are hopeful that this restriction will lift by the 17th of September but reserve to right to restrict attendance to 100 or less depending on the safe limit set by the Government on that date

Details​
Date & Time: Thursday 17 September, 7pm-10pm
Venue: Vodafone Events Centre
Address: 770 Great South Road, Manukau City

Room: Sir Noel Robinson Conference Centre Rms 3 & 6
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​Format
Opening
Karakia, mihimihi, nga tikanga.​
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Candidate Presentations
NPIT staff will MC the event and due to the high number (18 in total) of nominees the format will be as follows:​

• Speaking order will be determined immediately prior to the start of event by drawing numbers from a hat. This ensures that the order is random and fair to all candidates.
• Each nominee is allotted 3mins to speak/present to the audience.
• Each nominee has an additional 2 minutes of speaking time to respond to questions from the audience.
• A Projector and Screen is also available for nominees to present slides during their speaking time.
• At a minimum, a slide showing each candidates name and picture will be visible on the main screen during their korero.

 
Other Information
Refreshments
Light refreshments as well as tea & coffee will be served at the start of the event.
 
Livestreaming to Facebook
Please note that the event will be livestreamed to NPITs Facebook page. We have arranged for the event to be properly filmed and streamed in its entirety. To ensure consistency and fairness for all candidates, no other filming will be allowed during the event.
 
Parking
​Is available at the venue. Parking rates are $4.50 for the first hour including credit card fee, and 50c per hour thereafter. You must use VEC parking app and more detailed information is available here.