Helen Hughes (botanist)
Helen Hughes | |
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Hughes in 2007 | |
| 1st Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment | |
| In office 1987–1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helen Hannah Rigg 29 August 1929 Nelson, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 November 2024 (aged 95) Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse | David Crowther Hughes |
| Relations | Theodore Rigg (father) Kathleen Curtis (stepmother) |
| Alma mater | Canterbury University College |
Helen Hannah Rigg Hughes CBE CRSNZ (née Rigg; 29 August 1929 – 23 November 2024) was a New Zealand botanist. She served as New Zealand's first Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, from 1987 to 1996.