Rob Fenwick

Sir Robert George Mappin Fenwick KNZM KStJ (5 May 1951 – 11 March 2020) was a New Zealand environmentalist, businessman and professional director. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Fenwick co-founded the organic composting service Living Earth Ltd, the NZ Natural bottled water brand and Te Matuku Oysters.[1] He held a number of board and advisory panel positions.

Rob Fenwick in 2016

Fenwick was appointed leader of the Progressive Green Party in 1996 and campaigned to create a Maritime Park in the Hauraki Gulf. In 1998, he was a founding member of the BlueGreens, an environmental policy group within the New Zealand National Party.

Fenwick was knighted in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours.[2]

Fenwick died on 11 March 2020 of cancer in Waiheke Island, New Zealand at the age of 68.[3]

References
  1. "Our Story | Te Matuku Oysters". www.tematukuoysters.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  2. "The Queen's 90th Birthday Honours List 2016 – Citations for Knight Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". The Queen's 90th Birthday Honours List 2016 – Citations for Knight Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. Environmentalist Sir Rob Fenwick dies at age 68


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