Charlotte is a social scientist at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson. Her role on the Lakes380 programme includes researching social environmental histories and contemporary lake management policies. Charlotte co-leads (with iwi partners) the rohe lake studies — Wairarapa Moana; Lake Oporoa in the Rangitīkei; and kā roto o Waipōuri, o Waihora ki Taiari (Lakes Waipori and Waihola) in Ōtākou/Otago. Charlotte initiated the lakes documentary series as a way of sharing insights from diverse knowledges with a wider audience. She directs, researches, interviews, edits and produces the documentaries, working in partnership with Bruce Foster.
