Charlotte Austin

Charlotte leads MPI’s 5-member team based at the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing, China. She joined MPI in 2015 and held several roles in biosecurity, disaster management and fisheries before moving into policy and trade.

Prior to her current role, Charlotte was Director Fisheries Verification and Operations, with a key focus on health and safety. This included the Fishery Observer Services team whose work was acknowledged at the 2021 New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards, winning the Supreme Award.

Charlotte spent several research seasons at Scott Base investigating climate impacts on fish species early on in her career and is a graduate of Canterbury University.