Penny Carnaby

Penny is an enthusiastic Banks Peninsula resident with homes in Lyttelton, Holmes Bay, and a shared place at Otanerito. With her partner Tina Troup she has been supporting conservation projects on the Peninsula for over 30 years and has recently signed a BPCT Conservation Covenant Deed protecting the biodiversity found at their Holmes Bay property in perpetuity. 

In her professional life Penny was the National Librarian and CEO of the National Library of NZ,  Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, 2003-2010 . She was also University Librarian at Macquarie University in Sydney and Emeritus Professor of Digital Knowledge Systems at Lincoln University and University Librarian.