In this member spotlight, we talk to Maria Lamb a Waste Minimisation Officer at Waimakariri District Council with 10 years of experience in the industry.
Protecting our environment has always been a priority of mine, but this probably hit home harder when I had children. Wanting to demonstrate kaitiakitanga, I organised clean ups at their local primary school, which soon extended to wider community clean ups and the rest is history. From then on, my path of following Sustainability and Resource Recovery was set in irreversible motion.
What are you reading or listening to right now?
I’ve been on a mission to hike/tramp as many peaks as possible past few years, so currently reading a series of guidebooks written by local Kiwis. My go to music when the going gets tough out there is Sia. When you’re alone and climbing 2,000m in winter, her music gives me the extra push.
Describe your perfect day outside of work
My perfect day when not working, entails a full tank in the car, backpack with all the necessary gear and some yummy snacks of course. Then usually I’ll head into the wild outdoors to bag some new Peaks. My time is divided between Arthurs Pass National Park, Craigieburn Forest Park, Hakatere Conservation Park and the local Christchurch Port Hills (when time restricted).
(Maria is pictured here on an adventure at Muller Hut)
