Sir Robert George Mappin Fenwick (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. He held a number of board and advisory panel positions.

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.

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

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

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1951 births

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Cancer deaths in New Zealand

New Zealand environmentalists

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