Few people wear as many "hats" in their job as Sandy Lowe.
As electoral officer, land information officer, and health and safety officer for Tararua District Council, her days are not only busy, but always full of variety.
While Lowe says she enjoys all of her roles and the individual challenges they present, she admits she has a particular passion for her role in health and safety.
Due to that passion and her dedication to the role she has been nominated for the Health and Safety Practitioner of the Year Award, in this year's SAFEGUARD New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards.
Described by her colleagues and employer Tararua District Council as "one of the most dedicated and forward thinking health and safety co-ordinators an organisation could hope for", Lowe is modest about her achievements and nomination.