Just Add Water Seminar

New Zealand's Annual Aquatics Conference
18-19 August 2011, Wellington 

The Just Add Water Seminar (JAWS) is New Zealand’s annual Aquatics Conference and one of the events most looked forward to on the NZRA professional development calendar. 

This year JAWS will be held in Wellington on 18-19 August 2011. Each year JAWS attracts over 150 delegates all areas of the Aquatics Industry, including facility owners, operators, managers and coordinators, industry consultants and local government personnel.

Registration Fees 

Early NZRA Members

$500+gst per person

External Training Applications
The following information is designed to assist prospective conference delegates with their external training application or business case to attend JAWS. Feel free to copy and paste all or parts of this document into any business case for approval.


Just Add Water Seminar 2010 
In 2010 JAWS was held at the Sebel Hotel and the Baywave Aquatic Centre on 19-20 August, attracting 162 delegates.  

JAWS 2010 Presentations
Mining the Diamonds (Robyn Hart)
Planning to Build a Pool? (Simon Hart)
Aquatic Pathways (Grant Davidson)
Wellness & Spa Facilities (Mike King & Tania Delahunty)
Raising the Bar in Christchurch (Chris Wallace)
Ladies Night (Alison Law)
Swim For Life (Matt Claridge & Avan Polo)
Pool Water Quality NZS5826:2010 (Ian Couling)
KiwiSport & Swimming Pools (Roger Wood)
Incident Investigation (Ian Richards)


Just Add Water Seminar 2009
In 2009 JAWS was held at the Rydges Resort Queenstown and Alpine Aqualand, attracting 166 delegates. 
JAWS 2009 Evaluation Summary

JAWS 2009 Presentations
JAWS09 Programme
32 Years On (Bruce Stokell)
*Rship of Rec & Sport to Swimming Pools (1977)
Secrets to Success (Jan Cameron)
Youth Participation (Bill Godsall)
Yardstick Understanding Research (Virgil Troy)
Asset Mgmt for Pool Mgrs (Kathy Dever-Tod)
National Pool Lifeguard Award (John Latimer)
Aquatic Leisure Management in NZ 1980-2030 (Steve Watene)
Westie Management (Mark Blake)
To Swim or not to Swim (Sue Mayo)
PoolSafe (James Livingston & Simon Hart)
Advocacy Session (Brendon Ward & Matt Claridge)
Staff Training Systems for High Performing Teams (Tony Roddan)
Managing & Reducing Overheads (Brett Jude & Louis Sylvester)
Guerilla Marketing (Mike McLean)
Aquatic Facilities Plan (John Filsell)
Industry Developments 2008-2011 (Dave Cameron)
From White Caps to Ice Caps (Kevin Biggar)
Pool Managers Celebrate Outstanding Lifeguard
Recreation in a Recession
Recreation in a Recession (Jamie Delich)


Just Add Water Seminar 2008 
In 2008 JAWS was held at the Novotel Tainui in Hamilton on 31 July - 1 August, attracting 169 delegates. 
JAWS 2008 Evaluation Summary

JAWS 2008 Presentations
Coombes Classic (Bowling)
Valuing Our Asset (Julian Todd)
Water Safety Strategies (Matt Claridge and Mark Haimona)
Flippa Ball - Fun Filled and Unbeatable (Nick Cowan)
Riding the Wave of Success (Mark Blake)
Practical Tips for Dealing with Difficult Employees (Paul McBride)
Study Tour to Victoria (Kathy Moore and Alison Law)
UV Systems in Pools Show Benefit Beyond Chloramine Removal (Steve Warne)
Strategic Planning (Simon Weatherill)
Critical Business Thinking (Simon Weatherall)
Environmental Developments for Bottom Line Gains (Eddie Thompson)
Just an Opinion (Tony McKenna)
Lakes Leisure Queenstown (Cam Sheppard)
Six Years On (Brett Jude)


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