After 11 years as a Green Party MP, Eugenie Sage has announced she won't be standing in next year's election.
Sage, who holds eight portfolios in the Green Party, announced her retirement via Facebook on Wednesday evening.
"It has been an enormous privilege to have been one of the Green Parliamentary team since November 2011 and a voice for nature and a fair society in Parliament," she said in her post.
Sage said it's "too early" to reflect on her 11-year career as an MP, but said she's inspired by the vision for change and the commitment of community organisations, iwi and hapū outside of Parliament.
"Whether it is their practical work trapping rats, stoats and possums and controlling weeds to help native plants and wildlife thrive; advocacy for zero waste, pushing for better care of our oceans or changing the way we farm to avoid water pollution," she wrote.
She said there is some "tremendous talent" among those seeking to be a Green Party candidate.
"I look forward to a bigger and stronger team of Green MPs post-election."
Sage added a lot is to be done over the next eight months before the election, some of which included encouraging the Government to support her Member's Bill to prohibit new mines on public conservation land.
"Have a restorative Christmas break with friends and family and enjoy time in nature," she added.
Sage's retirement comes after Green MP Jan Logie announced earlier this month that she won't be standing in the next election.
