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Jeanette Fitzsimons is one of the Green Party Co-Leaders and has been an MP since 1996

Jeanette Fitzsimons Valedictory Speech

10 Feb 2010 | Speech | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP
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It's been 13 years since I had the great privilege of giving the first Green speech in the NZ Parliament. I never set out to be an MP, or a Green Party leader. More

Jeanette steps down from Parliament

28 Jan 2010 | Video | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP
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Highlights from Jeanette' s last press conference as a Green MP, where she announced her departure from Parliament. Jeanette Fitzsimons was the Green Party's first MP in the House and after 13 years she is returning to her family and her farm. More

Fitzsimons announces February resignation

28 Jan 2010 | Press Release | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP

Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons announced her resignation today, bringing a 13-year Parliamentary career to a close. More

Herd homes vs cubicles: like home vs prison

Feature | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP

Have you ever felt that after a long day inside a building you just have to get out and feel the sun and breathe some air? I guess not being able to do that is one  of the punishments the prison system imposes on offenders. But even they get an hour or so out in a courtyard for exercise and fresh air. More

Postcard from Copenhagen

17 Dec 2009 | Audio | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP

Right now, the world is watching our negotiators at Copenhagen negotiate a binding agreement on climate change. There's a whole lot at stake. Green MPs Jeanette Fitzsimons and Kennedy Graham are there keeping an eye on things. More

Global Alliance can find solutions and enhance reputation

17 Dec 2009 | Press Release | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP

The Green Party today welcomed the announcement that New Zealand will lead a Global Research Alliance for reducing climate change emissions from agriculture, adding that it is crucial to pursue science and ideas that enhance our clean green reputation. More

Stop bullying our Pacific neighbours  

16 Dec 2009 | Press Release | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP, Russel Norman MP

New Zealand needs to work on preventing climate change rather than bullying its vulnerable Pacific neighbours, said the Green Party today. More

Green MPs on Copenhagen march

15 Dec 2009 | Video | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP
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NZ Green MPs Jeanette Fitzsimons and Dr Kennedy Graham join 100,000 other marchers at Copenhagen.  Along the way Jeanette and Kennedy run into some NZ Young Greens.
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