Wairiri profile
Kim Thomas
Geological and environmental capability with West Coast local-government experience, supporting practical New Zealand exploration programmes.
Professional profile
Connecting geological work with the setting around it
Kim contributes geological, environmental, laboratory, hydrology and health-and-safety capability to Wairiri projects. Her background includes a Bachelor of Science in Botany and a Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Geology, together with experience across industry, local government and field operations.
Her previous roles include Laboratory Manager with Holcim New Zealand, Environmental Officer with Solid Energy Limited, Search and Rescue Coordinator with Tai Poutini Polytechnic, and Hydrologist and Health & Safety Officer with West Coast Regional Council. She also brings local-government experience involving Grey District Council.
This combination is particularly useful where exploration and extractives projects need geological work to remain connected with water, environmental requirements, laboratory systems, land and stakeholder considerations, operational safety and practical field delivery.
Project contribution
- Geological and environmental review
- Hydrology, water and environmental context
- Laboratory systems and data quality awareness
- Health & safety and field programme planning
- Understanding local-government and regional requirements
- Coordination between technical work, environmental requirements and project delivery
- Clear communication with project participants and stakeholders
Wairiri team
Bring the right combination of people into the programme
Wairiri scales geological, field and specialist capability to the work required.