Expertise
Six areas, one thread: pragmatic delivery.
Academic grounding plus fifteen years in the room where decisions actually get made.
Academic grounding plus fifteen years in the room where decisions actually get made.
Regional emissions and adaptation strategy, natural hazard risk, and building adaptive capacity across urban and rural Canterbury.
Post-earthquake rebuild experience, community-led recovery models, and civil defence emergency management (CDEM) governance.
Board and council governance, risk frameworks, RMA Commissioner decision-making, LGOIMA-compliant transparency.
Water allocation and quality policy, biosecurity, and integration of mātauranga Māori into freshwater plan-making.
Navigating reorganisation proposals, water services reform and the future shape of regional councils, via Te Uru Kahika.
Doctoral research integrating mātauranga Māori and kaitiakitanga with contemporary sustainable food systems.
Keynotes and panels on climate, governance and resilience.
Experience across environmental, risk and strategic governance.
Accredited for consent hearings and plan changes.