Table: Annex 5: Focus Group Plan

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Time	Objectives	Content/topic	Technique	Facilitator notes
1.00	Welcome Facilitator introductions Background the project Confirm the focus for the discussions	Sue and Stu/Simon introductions Subject matter of the focus groups What MAF Policy wants out of this exercise What we expect out of the discussions Brief - not discussion Focus group process	Address the whole group Sue - welcome and facilitator's role Stu - background and expectations Government interest in water Group formed to examine policy position Want information Sue - meeting programme	Refer to prior letters - we're just reinforcing the focus Reassure of anonymity
1.10	Identify who is present and any key issues for them in relation to the focus for the discussions Gather individual information	Participant introductions Background information Chance to write consent details later Burning issues	Participants introduce themselves and answer the following three questions: Main types of farming/ growing activity on your property Type, extent and source of irrigation Do you have one burning issue related to our focus? What is it?	Stu to write individual information Sue to record issues Separate sheet for "other issues"
1.20/ 1.30	Understand participants' current practices/behaviour/decision making Identify participants understanding/beliefs about the nature of their property rights	Participants' current practices and recent experience	Whole group discussion prompted by questions what about the consent affects the management of your operation - farm and irrigation? Keep at higher level Investment choice and decisions Annual farm management Use as prompts: How flexible is the consent - can you put the water to different uses? What is the duration of the consent - do you see it being renewed at the end of the term? Can the terms of the consent be changed - by you or by the regional council? How secure is your holding of the consent - can it be taken off you?	Record on flip chart
1.50?	Take a break?
2.00	Participants record their consent information	Individual consents	Irrigators individually: "Please write information about your water resource consent" How flexible is the consent - can you put the water to different uses? What is the duration of the consent - do you see it being renewed at the end of the term? Can the terms of the consent be changed - by you or by the regional council? How secure is your holding of the consent - can it be taken off you?	Paper and pens for each person
2.10	Participants discuss and complete irrigation scenarios	Participants' solution/outcome	Small group discussion (10 minutes) - groups of 3-4 Three questions per group Write response to question/ scenario onto flip-chart paper "If you ......... what would you do?" Feedback into whole group (10 minutes)	Have butchers paper and felt pens ready
2.40	Summarise and check back Clarify any issues	Review key outputs of discussion	Address whole group with summary - key points recorded Ask for any additions or changes now they've been through the whole process
2.55	Make sure participants know what happens next Availability of report/summary	Overview of process Closure and thanks	Address whole group Short summary of report will be sent out Full report will be available on the MAF website Meeting notes are available to participants on request
3.00	Close

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