Kara (Ngāi Tuhoe, Te Ātiawa, Ruapani) is at the cutting edge of implementing a Te Ao Māori lens and perspective to Planning, Infrastructure and Iwi Development. Kara is the Director of KPDC, a consultancy which provides planning and advice across various industries and sectors. Kara's academic discipline is in Policy Analysis, Planning and Resource Management which has meant Kara is involved in many high level discussions with this background, and as a mana whenua representative for Wellington.