Table: Appendix 2: Focus Group Meeting Plan

1.00

Welcome

Facilitator introductions

Background the project

Confirm the focus for the discussions

Lynette/Sue and Simon introductions

Subject matter of the focus groups

What MFE wants out of this exercise

What we expect out of the discussions

Brief - not discussion

Focus group process

Address the whole group

Lynette/Sue - welcome and facilitator's role

Simon - Background and expectations

1. Government interest in water
2. Group formed to examine policy position
3. Want information

Lynette/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

Burning issues

Participants introduce themselves and answer the following three questions:

1. main types of farming/growing activity on your property?
2. Does your operation affect water quality?
3. Do you have one burning issue related to our focus group? What is it?

Simon to write individual information

Lynette/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

Water quality and Rights and Responsibilities

Keep at higher level

Focus on general impacts of farm operation and land use

Focusing mainly on non consented rights

Use as prompts

• What are your rights to do what you do?
• Can you change what you do?
• Can your rights change or be taken away?

Record on flip chart

1.50??

Take a break???

2.00

Management Behaviour in relation to property rights: participants discuss and complete water quality scenarios

Participants solution/outcome

Small group discussion (10 minutes) - groups of 3-4

1-2 questions per group

Write response to question/scenario onto flip-chart paper

Have butchers paper and felt pens ready

2.20

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 MFE website

Meeting notes are available to participants on request

3.00

Close