Current parliamentary roles

• Member, Education and Science Committee
• Spokesperson, Arts and Culture
• Spokesperson, Community and Voluntary Sector
• Spokesperson, Disability Issues
• Spokesperson, Environment (Mining, Toxics)
• Spokesperson, Education
• Spokesperson, Forestry
• Spokesperson, Treaty of Waitangi
• Spokesperson, Women's Affairs
• Spokesperson, Work and Income

Personal details

Born 1 January 1953, Wellington. Has one daughter and one grandson.

Career

• Community Liason, Greenpeace
• Tutor in Resource Management, Te Tiriti o Waitangi issues and Creative writing
• Education Co-ordinator, Kotare Trust Research and Education for Social Change
• Co-oridnator, Coromandel Watchdog Group
• Senior Conservation Officer, Campaigns and Promotions, Department of Conservation
• Community Representative, Thames-Coromandel Regional Council
• Community Liaison, Greenpeace Aotearoa NZ
• Toxics Campaigner, Greenpeace Aotearoa NZ

Community activities

• Former Board of Trustees Member, Tairawhiti Rural Education Activities Programme Board
• Former Chairperson, Tairawhiti Beneficiary Advocacy Trust
• Former Member, Wasterwater Option Review Group (WORG)

Leisure activities

Fiction writing and yoga.