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All parties on Environment
Environment · Party position

NZ Outdoors & Freedom on Environment

Clean water, no trawling, no 1080, protect outdoors

This party wants rivers and lakes kept clean and natural, and says water belongs to all New Zealanders and cannot be sold. They want to stop trawling in coastal fisheries, leaving them for recreational anglers to manage. They oppose the use of 1080 poison. On climate change, they believe how people choose to live — not government rules — should drive change.

What they say they'll do

  • Keep rivers and lakes clean, full, and in a natural state
  • Treat water as a public resource — not for sale
  • Ban trawling of coastal fisheries, hand management to recreational anglers
  • Oppose the use of 1080 poison
  • Protect New Zealand's natural environment and outdoors heritage
  • Address climate change through individual lifestyle choices rather than regulation

Who this affects

Recreational fishers and anglers
The party proposes ending commercial trawling in coastal areas and giving recreational anglers a role in managing inshore fisheries.
Hunters and outdoor recreationists
The party opposes 1080 poison, which is currently used in areas where people hunt and recreate in the outdoors.
General public
The party says water belongs to all New Zealanders and should not be sold, affecting anyone who uses rivers, lakes, or relies on water access.
Farmers and landowners
The party's preference for lifestyle-driven rather than regulation-driven climate action could affect how environmental rules apply to land use.

In their own words

“Our rivers and lakes should be kept clean, full and in a natural state for the people to enjoy and gather food — water belongs to us and is not for sale.”
“Recreational anglers, not trawlers, enjoying and managing our inshore fisheries for abundance — no more trawling of our coastal fisheries.”
“A society where how we live, not regulations, will mitigate climate change.”
Verify at NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party — official policy page

Summarised neutrally from NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-07-16) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Environment →

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