Opening Ceremony

The conference had an opening ceremony. My experience tells me that most international local government management gathers do. Today's ceremony featured a traditional Maori welcoming ceremony called a Powhiri. The video clip is about a minute of the five to eight minute ceremony.

We were then safe to hear greetings from the Presidents of the Australian and New Zealand local government managers groups and from Simon Farbrother, an ICMA International Vice President and City Manager of Edmonton, Alberta.