I have been living in New Zealand since 2002 having moved from the UK where I spent a number of years working for the BBC, first in the Natural History Unit, and then with BBCi on interactive content.

I live in Governor's Bay with my husband and our two children.

My background is in biology and environment with BSc (hons) in Biology, University of York (with a year at the University of California, Santa Barbara) and MSc in Environmental Change and Management, University of Oxford.