The Transport and Health Science Group (THSG) is an independent group of global public health and transport practitioners and researchers. It is committed to understanding and addressing the links between transport policies and health and promoting a healthy transport system.
New Zealand Chapter of the Transport and Health Science Group is organising the Transport and Health Symposium 2025 to be held in Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday, 10 June 2025.
Transport and Health Symposium 2025
Tuesday, 10 June 2025 | 1:15 pm to 4:30 pm (New Zealand time; UTC+12)
Auckland CBD (location TBC), Auckland, New Zealand
Hybrid event (in person and online)
Join us to learn from and network with researchers, practitioners and policy makers from various sectors who are interested in transport and health.
Registration is free, but mandatory.
Symposium programme
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Informal buy-your-own lunch and networking session (Elliot Stables food court, 39-41 Elliot Street, Auckland Central)
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm: Welcome and introductions
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Distinguished Professor Emeritus James F. Sallis, University of California San Diego, USA: “Active Transportation is Central to the Health of Cities”
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Martin Parkes, Manager Urban Transport, Hamilton City Council, Hamilton: “The Future of Transport: Looking Backward to Move Forward”
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: George Weeks, Principal Transport Advisor, Transport Strategy Team, Auckland Council, New Zealand: “Transport Planning – Rejecting Received Wisdom”
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Afternoon tea
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Research Snippets
- Professor Ben Wooliscroft, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland: “The Wider Social System that Embeds Non-Sustainable Mobility in Our Lives”
- Dr Tamara Bozovic, Stellar Projects Ltd., Auckland: “Walkable for whom? Understanding and Addressing Discriminations in the Car-Centric City”
- John Lieswyn, Viastrada, Christchurch: “Austroads Pedestrian Safety Data Research Yields Useful Findings for Health Researchers”
- Dr Sandra Mandic, Wellington City Council, Wellington: “Pōneke / Wellington Transport Survey”
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Transport and Health Discussion: Where to Next?
4:30 pm: Symposium close
Organising Commitee
- Dr Sandra Mandic, PhD, PMP, THSG NZ Co-Chair (Policy), AGILE Research Ltd., Wellington
- Professor Ben Wooliscroft, THSG NZ Co-Chair (Science), Auckland University of Technology
- Dr Tamara Bozovic, THSG NZ Member, Stellar Projects Ltd., Auckland
For questions about this event, contact Dr Sandra Mandic (THSG New Zealand Co-Chair (Policy)) at agile.research.nz@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you at this symposium – in person and online – on 10 June 2025!