Registration fees

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Early bird registration opens on 31 October 2024 and closes on 15 July 2025. 

Standard registration rates will apply to registrations after 15 July 2025. 

All prices are in New Zealand Dollars and include Goods and Services Tax of 15%.
NZ$1 ≈ US$0.62 ≈ EUR€0.57

Full payment for registration fees must be received to secure your place at the conference. Confirmation of your registration will be sent to you by email once your registration form is completed and payment received. 

IN PERSON
REGISTRATION FEES
Early bird NZ$
(Until 15 July 2025)               
Standard NZ$ 
(16 July - 12 October 2025)
Onsite NZ$ 
(From 13 October 2025)     
Full - Standard Registration 995.00 1195.001295.00
Full - Not for Profit Organisations/Lower-Middle Income Economies Registration     460.00 530.00630.00
Full - Indigenous Peoples Registration460.00 530.00630.00
Full - Student Registration 360.00 430.00530.00

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION FEES
Early bird NZ$
(Until 15 July 2025)               
Standard NZ$ 
(16 July - 12 October 2025)
Onsite NZ$ 
(From 13 October 2025)     
Online - Full Registration 550.00600.00650.00
Online - Not for Profit Organisations/Lower-Middle Income Economies Registration375.00450.00650.00
Online - Indigenous Peoples Registration375.00450.00650.00
Online - Student Registration 250.00275.00300.00

 

PRE CONFERENCE OPENING EVENTS - 12 October
Delegate Ticket NZ$
              
Indigenous Peoples and First Nations Wānanga Pre-AF2025                                Included in full standard registration
Early Career Networking to Accelerate Adaptation!Included in full standard registration               

 

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS 
Delegate Ticket NZ$
              
Guest Ticket NZ$ 
 
Welcome Reception - 13 October                                    Included in full standard registration75.00                                            
Conference Dinner - 14 October        175.00175.00                                  

 

CLIMATE ARTS OUTREACH PROGRAMME
Delegate Ticket NZ$
              
Guest Ticket NZ$ 
 
Atamira Dance Performance (evening) - 12 and 16 October       30.00                          30.00
Artists and scientists in conversation lunchtime talks - 13,14,15 OctoberFreeFree
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Exhibition Tours - 16 October           FreeFree
Mighty Indeed Screening and Panel - 15 October20.0020.00

 

LIVING LABS – 16 October 
Delegate Ticket NZ$
              
Te Kori a Te Kō - Redefining our sustainable, prosperous future65.00
Enhancing Earth Observation for Climate Adaptation – Training, Case Studies, and On-Site Learning65.00
Traditional Knowledge and Rethinking City Design after Disaster45.00
Exploration of coastal adaptation and healthy harbour strategies within Whakaraupō / Lyttelton harbour in collaboration with Ngāti Wheke65.00
Resilient Christchurch City Tour65.00
Community-led adaptation: Amberley Beach walking tour45.00
Viticulture adaptation: Challenges and opportunities in North Canterbury45.00
Natural Regeneration at Hinewai Reserve, Banks Peninsula65.00
Dairy farming for the future45.00
River resilience and water security: planning for and adapting to changes in water availability65.00
Rangatahi (youth)- led Māra kai (food garden) and climate action45.00
Public Health Responses to a Changing Climate25.00
Toi mahi tahi: A workshop in arts, adaptation, climate change and transdisciplinary approaches45.00
How do we get mass behavioural change for transformational climate adaptation45.00
Sculpting Penguins: Hands on creative project as a novel educational tool90.00
The adaptation adventure: A comic book installation for climate storytellingFree
Disaster Recovery: Water, walls and wetlands: Science, resilience and adaptation in action65.00
Antarctic Insights: Shaping Global Adaptation Strategies65.00

 

POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS – 17 October 
Delegate Ticket NZ$
              
Effective Communication in an era of Climate Denial?                                          45.00
Navigating Pacific Climate Adaptation45.00
Managed Retreat and Coastal Cities and Settlements45.00
Accelerating Climate Resilient Development Practice 45.00


Registration categories

  • A list of lower-middle income economies is available here.
  • Information on Indigenous peoples is available here.
  • NGOs (Not For Profit organisations) are defined for the purpose of the AF2025 committee as "a not-for profit, predominately voluntary citizen's groups that are organized on a local, national or international level to address issues in support of the public good and are independent of the state. NGOs may include tribal or religious or environmental and social organisations which are concerned with the public good. NGOs rely on significant part on charitable donations and voluntary efforts. Organisations and institutions that are directed at tertiary education and related research activity (universities/consultancies/public service roles) are not included. For further clarification, click here. 

Pay it Forward
We invite participants to support the registration of attendees from lower-middle-income backgrounds or Indigenous communities. You can choose to “pay it forward” through the options available in the online registration form.

If you need a separate invoice for your contribution, please email us at af2025@adaptationfutures2025.com

Visa Information for In Person Registrations
Please allow significant time when applying for a NZ visa as it may take up to 3 months. Further information regarding Visa applications can be found here.


Registration Desk open hours   

TE PAE
Sunday, 12 October 0900 - 1030 for those attending the pre-conference sessions and 1700 - 1900
Monday, 13 October 0730 - 1830
Tuesday, 14 October 0700 - 1800
Wednesday, 15 October 0700 - 1730  

TOWN HALL
Thursday, 17 October 0730 – 1730


Terms and Conditions 

  • Full payment for registration fees must be received prior to the Conference.
  • All prices are in New Zealand dollars and include Goods and Services Tax of 15%.
  • If you cancel your registration on or prior to 31 August 2025 you will receive a refund less a cancellation fee of $100. Cancellations made after 31 August 2025 are non-refundable.
  • In-person registrations may be changed to virtual, receiving a refund of the difference in fees, up to 31 August 2025. Changes made after that date are non-refundable
  • Virtual attendees may change to In-person registrations at any point, paying the difference in applicable fees.
  • In the event that you are unable to attend the conference due to Covid-19 related restrictions affecting travel from your region or the conference is cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions you will receive a refund less $100 to cover expenses already incurred.
  • If, for reasons beyond the control of the Organising Committee, the Conference is cancelled, registration fees will be refunded after the deduction of expenses already incurred.
  • Living Labs: Please note that we reserve the right to cancel any event due to insufficient numbers by Friday, 26 September or in the case of adverse weather conditions. In such instances, a full refund will be provided.
  • The Privacy Act 2020 provides that, before your name and contact details can be published in a list of participants you must give your consent.  If you select ‘Yes, I do want my details to be included in the list of participants’ on the registration form or by email, your details may be distributed to:
    • Conference delegates, sponsors and exhibitors (note that if consent is given to have your details included in the List of Participants, it is likely that sponsors may add you to their mailing lists and send promotional emails to you)
    • Organisers of future New Zealand Principals’ Federation events
  • Should you need to cancel your registration for any reason, you may reassign your registration to another person. Please notify the Organisers of the replacement delegate's name and contact details.
  • By registering for the Conference you are confirming consent for any video and photographs taken at the Conference, in which you may appear, to be used by the committee in promotion of the Conference.
  • By registering for the Conference, you are consenting for your data to be used as per the Data Consent Policy. If you decide against your data being used, your registration will be cancelled less the cancellation fee above.