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Rising stars raising the bar in Aotearoa’s dispute resolution sector
Two rising stars in the world of dispute resolution have been named the first recipients of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) scholarships.
Sharnika Leleni has received the 2021 AMINZ Determinative Scholarship, an award focussed on arbitration, and Tunisia Set Ārena (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua; nō Te Tai Tokerau) has been named the 2021 AMINZ Consensual Scholarship winner, focussed on mediation.
Introducing AMINZ Conference 2021 Keynote Speakers
It going to be all-go from the get-go at the 2021 Conference. Why? Unlike previous years, the first keynote speaker, His Honour Judge Heemi Taumaunu, Chief District Court Judge of New Zealand will present on day one of the conference. You won’t want to miss out on his address. We are also fortune to have District Court Judge, the Honourable Justice Joe Williams, Supreme Court Judge and Paulette Brown attending as keynote speakers. For all up-to-date information, including when registrations open in early May, head to our dedicated Conference website.
Peter Davey awarded for his work in the 2020 Fellowship Programme
The Institute is delighted to announce that The Sir Ronald Davison Award has been awarded to Auckland Barrister Peter Davey for his work in the 2020 Fellowship Assessment Programme.
Submission to the Family Court (Supporting Children in Court) Legislation Bill
AMINZ and Resolution Institute made a submission to the Family Court (Supporting Children in Court) Legislation Bill. Executive Director Sue Wells, Resolution Institute Chief Operating Officer Trevor Slater and AMINZ/Resolution Institute member and Fellow Chris LaHatte spoke to the submission at select committee in February.
Dealing with the Elephant in the Room
Never in the history of calming down has anyone calmed down by being told to calm down. But how do we address the ‘elephant in the room’ if we are afraid of other people losing their cool and us not being able to handle it? Especially if we need to act professionally at work.
It is important to engage with individuals in an organisation at a personal level to make change happen. Getting other people to make a change we want them to do is hard unless we appeal to both the emotional and the rational sides of their brains. The emotional side of the brain can be described as an elephant and the rational side brain as its rider. When things are going well, the rider appears to be in control. But the rider’s control is in fact precarious because if the six-tonne elephant doesn’t want to let the rider lead it, the rider is helpless. And if the elephant becomes angry, scared or hurt, the rider is at its complete mercy.
AMINZ Scholarships Open Now!
AMINZ is delighted to announce the creation of two new scholarships aimed at fostering diversity and leadership in the dispute resolution sector in Aotearoa/New Zealand.