SPEAKERS

Kate McArthur

KM Water

Kate McArthur is an independent consultant with more than 20 years of experience in freshwater science and resource management. She has a background in ecology and natural resource management and has worked as a senior water scientist for regional councils. Kate has a deep interest in tangata whenua relationships with water and the environment and works with iwi Māori to develop water frameworks and cultural assessment tools.

Kate has provided expert advice for many regional plan processes across Aotearoa New Zealand and facilitates tangata whenua and community engagement in freshwater plan development. She is the immediate past President of the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and has worked at the national level representing tangata whenua and stakeholder interests in freshwater policy and was appointed by the Minister for the Environment as a Freshwater Commissioner in 2020. Kate is also an experienced and accredited RMA Hearings Commissioner.