Eugenie Sage
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Eugenie Sage is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. Since the , she is representing the Green Party in Parliament
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before being elected as councillor for the Selwyn-Banks Peninsula Regional Constituency of Environment Canterbury at the 2007 elections. She lost her seat when the Environment Canterbury Council were replaced by Commissioners on 1 May 2010.
In October 2010 she was appointed as a community member to the Selwyn-Waihora Zone Water Management Committee of Canterbury Water Management Strategy
(CWMS).
She was ranked at number six as a Green Party
candidate for the 2011 general election. With the Green Party returning 13 list members according to preliminary results, Sage was elected to Parliament.
Parliament of New Zealand
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council. The House of Representatives is often referred to as "Parliament".The House of Representatives usually consists of 120 Members of...
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Political career
Sage was a field officer and spokesperson for Forest and BirdRoyal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. is an environmental organisation specialising in conservation of indigenous plant and animal life in and around New Zealand....
before being elected as councillor for the Selwyn-Banks Peninsula Regional Constituency of Environment Canterbury at the 2007 elections. She lost her seat when the Environment Canterbury Council were replaced by Commissioners on 1 May 2010.
In October 2010 she was appointed as a community member to the Selwyn-Waihora Zone Water Management Committee of Canterbury Water Management Strategy
Canterbury Water Management Strategy
The Canterbury Water Management Strategy is being developed in Canterbury, New Zealand to address water related issues in the region.It was initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry for the Environment and Environment Canterbury after a drought in 1998...
(CWMS).
She was ranked at number six as a Green Party
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party that has seats in the New Zealand parliament. It focuses firstly on environmentalism, arguing that all other aspects of humanity will cease to be of concern if there is no environment to sustain it...
candidate for the 2011 general election. With the Green Party returning 13 list members according to preliminary results, Sage was elected to Parliament.
External links
- Eugenie Sage at the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand