Staff

Andrew Gawith

Andrew is a lapsed economist with experience in setting up and managing an economics consulting business and an investment management firm. He is currently a Trustee at Te Kakano, a founder and Trustee of the New Zealand Rivers Trust, which is involved in the Cawthron NZ River Awards. He is a director of two farming businesses and is acutely aware of the biological and economic tensions between land use and the health of freshwater eco-systems. Read More

Kate Scott

Kate, a resource management planner by trade is an Executive Director of Landpro Limited. Kate lives in Bannockburn with her husband and three young sons, where they enjoy all that Central Otago has to offer. In 2018, Kate was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship, which enabled her to undertake a period of international travel and study, completing a research paper entitled ‘Enabling Better Environmental Outcomes in Agriculture’. Kate is interested in facilitating community engagement and change from the ‘ground–up’. As a trustee of Wai Wānaka, Kate is able to bring these skills to the governance table, to help support the fantastic initiatives run by the Trust in the interest of achieving integrated catchment management across the Upper Clutha. Read More

Calum Macleod

Calum has been involved in a number of roles since coming to Wanaka but is best known for starting the iconic Paradiso Cinema in Wanaka. Calum was elected as a Wanaka Councilor on the Queenstown Lakes District Council in 2013. He was reelected to the QLDC in 2016 and 2019. Calum’s current QLDC roles include: Deputy Mayor, Deputy Chair, Infrastructure Committee, Liaison with the Guardians of Lake Wanaka, Member of the Lake Wanaka Lagarosiphon Management Committee, Liaison with the Upper Clutha A&P Society and Liaison with the Wanaka Chamber of Commerce. Read More