Deborah is a practicing planner who has worked in consent enforcement and monitoring roles in both New Zealand and overseas. She has experience in the development of planning documents under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), including development provisions, hearings and appeals, plan changes and as a reporting officer.

In the GNG Programme, Deborah will examine New Zealand’s regulatory and planning frameworks for conventional geothermal resources and their applicability for utilisation of supercritical.