A love of the outdoors led to a new career direction for a Taranaki woman.
Rebecca Somerfield is the new general manager of Taranaki conservation initiative, Experience Purangi.
The organisation, which has its headquarters in Inglewood and operates under the East Taranaki Environment Trust, administers predator control over a 13,000ha conservation estate east of Inglewood.
This vital conservation work encouraged her to apply for the role, Rebecca says.
Rebecca, her husband Mathew and their two young children recently moved to New Zealand after living in Adelaide for 12 years. The move was so Mathew could take up an opportunity to buy a business in New Plymouth and Rebecca, who is from Levin, started work for a chartered accountancy firm before deciding to apply for the role with Experience Purangi.