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Linda is of Ngāti Rangi and Whanganui descent and joined NIWA in August 2024 from her previous role as Deputy Director for the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge. Linda’s career has spanned the environmental policy, management and research sectors with a focus on the interface between science and mātauranga Māori and creating spaces for the innovation potential of indigenous knowledge. Linda was previously a senior manager at the Environmental Protection Authority, Environmental Risk Management Authority and is currently Natural Sciences Commissioner for the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO. She also serves as a member of the international Advisory Board to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and has been a long-time chair and assessor on a range of MBIE science investment portfolios.