Write to your MP. Kill the Bill.

The Fisheries Amendment Bill has just gone to Parliament and will have its first reading in the next few days. We need all political parties to reject the Bill at its first reading, because it’s bad news for us, our kids and our fish.

We have a short opportunity to Kill the Bill.

To make this happen, we urge you to write to your local MP and the Prime Minister. Tell them to vote against the Bill.

To make it easy, we have drafted some text to put in an email, or you can write your own.

Step 1 – find your local MP

From the list below you should be able to find your MP. Click on the email address to open an email to them, or copy into the TO field of a new email.

If you are not sure what electorate you are in, use the Electorate Finder on the Vote NZ website.

MP	Electorate	Party	Parliament Email
Anderson, Miles	Waitaki	National Party	[email protected]
Bates, Carl	Whanganui	National Party	[email protected]
Bayly, Andrew	Port Waikato	National Party	[email protected]
Bidois, Daniel	Northcote	National Party	[email protected]
Bishop, Christopher	Hutt South	National Party	[email protected]
Boyack-Mayer, Rachel	Nelson	Labour Party	[email protected]
Brewer, Cameron	Upper Harbour	National Party	[email protected]
Brooking, Rachel	Dunedin	Labour Party	[email protected]
Brown, Simeon	Pakuranga	National Party	[email protected]
Butterick, Mike	Wairarapa	National Party	[email protected]
Campbell, Hamish	Ilam	National Party	[email protected]
Cheung, Carlos	Mt Roskill	National Party	[email protected]
Collins, Judith	Papakura	National Party	[email protected]
Costley, Tim	Ōtaki	National Party	[email protected]
Davidson, Reuben	Christchurch East	Labour Party	[email protected]
Doocey, Matthew	Waimakariri	National Party	[email protected]
Edmonds, Barbara	Mana	Labour Party	[email protected]
Ferris, Tākuta	Te Tai Tonga	Te Paati Māori	[email protected]
Fleming, Greg	Maungakiekie	National Party	[email protected]
Garcia, Paulo	New Lynn	National Party	[email protected]
Genter, Julie Anne	Rongotai	Green Party	[email protected]
Grigg, Nicola	Selwyn	National Party	[email protected]
Hamilton, Ryan	Hamilton East	National Party	[email protected]
Hipkins, Christopher	Remutaka	Labour Party	[email protected]
Kaipara, Oriini	Tāmaki Makaurau	Te Paati Māori	[email protected]
Kapa-Kingi, Mariameno	Te Tai Tokerau	Te Paati Māori	[email protected]
Kirkpatrick, Dana	East Coast	National Party	[email protected]
Kuriger, Barbara	Taranaki-King Country	National Party	[email protected]
Leary, Ingrid	Taieri	Labour Party	[email protected]
Luxon, Christopher	Botany	National Party	[email protected]
MacLeod, David	New Plymouth	National Party	[email protected]
Maipi-Clarke, Hana-Rawhiti	Hauraki-Waikato	Te Paati Māori	[email protected]
McCallum, Grant	Northland	National Party	[email protected]
McClay, Todd	Rotorua	National Party	[email protected]
Meager, James	Rangitata	National Party	[email protected]
Mitchell, Mark	Whangaparāoa	National Party	[email protected]
Mooney, Joseph	Southland	National Party	[email protected]
Nakhle, Rima	Takanini	National Party	[email protected]
Ngarewa-Packer, Debbie	Te Tai Hauauru	Te Paati Māori	[email protected]
Nimon, Katie	Napier	National Party	[email protected]
O’Connor, Gregory	Ōhāriu	Labour Party	[email protected]
Paul, Tamatha	Wellington Central	Green Party	[email protected]
Penk, Chris	Kaipara ki Mahurangi	National Party	[email protected]
Potaka, Tama	Hamilton West	National Party	[email protected]
Pugh, Maureen	West Coast-Tasman	National Party	[email protected]
Redmayne, Suze	Rangitīkei	National Party	[email protected]
Reti, Shane	Whangārei	National Party	[email protected]
Rutherford, Tom	Bay of Plenty	National Party	[email protected]
Salesa, Jenny	Panmure–Ōtāhuhu	Labour Party	[email protected]
Sepuloni, Carmel	Kelston	Labour Party	[email protected]
Seymour, David	Epsom	ACT New Zealand	[email protected]
Simmonds, Penny	Invercargill	National Party	[email protected]
Simpson, Scott	Coromandel	National Party	[email protected]
Smith, Stuart	Kaikōura	National Party	[email protected]
Sosene, Lemauga Lydia	Māngere	Labour Party	[email protected]
Stanford, Erica	East Coast Bays	National Party	[email protected]
Swarbrick, Chloe	Auckland Central	Green Party	[email protected]
Tangaere-Manuel, Cushla	Ikaroa-Rāwhiti	Labour Party	[email protected]
Twyford, Philip	Te Atatu	Labour Party	[email protected]
Uffindell, Sam	Tauranga	National Party	[email protected]
Upston, Louise	Taupō	National Party	[email protected]
Utikere, Tangi	Palmerston North	Labour Party	[email protected]
van de Molen, Timothy	Waikato	National Party	[email protected]
van Velden, Brooke	Tāmaki	ACT New Zealand	[email protected]
Waititi, Rawiri	Waiariki	Te Paati Māori	[email protected]
Watts, Simon	North Shore	National Party	[email protected]
Webb, Duncan	Christchurch Central	Labour Party	[email protected]
Wedd, Catherine	Tukituki	National Party	[email protected]
Weenink, Vanessa	Banks Peninsula	National Party	[email protected]
White, Helen	Mt Albert	Labour Party	[email protected]
Williams, Arena	Manurewa	Labour Party	[email protected]
Woods, Megan	Wigram	Labour Party	[email protected]

 

Step 2 – Copy in the Prime Minister (if you like)

If you want to send the email to the Prime Minister (or other ministers and party leaders) add their address to the TO or CC field in your email.

Prime Minister’s email address:
[email protected]

Minister for Oceans and Fisheries – Shane Jones:
[email protected]

 

Step 3 – Choose your content

Below are some suggested statements you might like to use. You can copy your favourite option below and paste it into your email. Edit the copy how ever you like. You’ll need to address it to your MP and add in your own name and electorate or suburb.

Or you can write your own email of course!

Option 1

Dear [MP’s name],<br />  <br /> I am writing as a constituent to express my concern about the Fisheries Amendment Bill currently before Parliament.<br />  <br /> From what I’ve seen, this Bill deserves far more scrutiny than it’s getting. It shifts power away from the public and towards a small group of quota holders, removes environmental safeguards, and reduces transparency at a time when we should be strengthening it. It also opens the door for more waste and less accountability, including allowing the take of undersized fish before they’ve had a chance to reproduce.<br />  <br /> Our fisheries are not a private asset. They belong to all New Zealanders and are an important part of who we are.<br />  <br /> If this Bill passes its first reading, the opportunity to meaningfully change it will be limited. That’s why I’m asking you to take a clear position now.<br />  <br /> Please do not support this Bill in its current form. We need decisions that protect and rebuild our fisheries, not ones that weaken them.<br />  <br /> Kind regards,<br /> [Your name]<br /> [Your suburb or electorate]<br />
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Option 2

Dear [MP Name],<br />  <br /> I’m getting in touch because the Fisheries Amendment Bill is moving quickly through Parliament, and I’m a constituent and I’m concerned about what it represents.<br />  <br /> If this Bill passes its first reading, the overall direction is effectively locked in. What’s being proposed is a shift in control away from the public, with less transparency, less environmental protection, and greater reliance on industry self-reporting. It also creates more room for fish to be caught and discarded, including undersized fish that haven’t yet spawned.<br />  <br /> Reform should improve things, not hand over more control of a public resource to a small group of interests. This Bill appears to reflect the priorities of quota owners rather than the wider public.<br />  <br /> As someone who cares about the future of our fisheries, I want to know where you stand.<br />  <br /> Please do not support this Bill in its current form. It does nothing to address depletion or rebuild fish stocks, and risks making things worse.<br />  <br /> I, along with many others, will pay close attention to how you respond to this matter.<br />  <br /> [Your Name]<br /> [Your suburb or electorate]<br />
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Option 3

Dear [MP Name],<br />  <br /> I’m writing to you about the Fisheries Amendment Bill and what it could mean for the future of our fisheries.<br />  <br /> This isn’t just about policy detail. It’s about what we leave behind.<br />  <br /> We’re already seeing the effects of pressure on our coastal fisheries. Fish are harder to find, and when we do find them, they’re often smaller.<br />  <br /> This Bill does nothing to turn that around. It allows the taking of undersized fish before they’ve had a chance to breed, removes environmental considerations when setting catch limits, reduces public oversight, and shifts more value from a shared resource into private hands.<br />  <br /> Once those changes are made, they won’t be easy to reverse.<br />  <br /> I’m asking you to consider what this means for future generations, and whether this is the legacy we want to leave.<br />  <br /> Please do not support this Bill in its current form. We need to be rebuilding abundance, not trading it away. I’m counting on you as my local MP to vote against the Fisheries Amendment Bill.<br />  <br /> Kind regards,<br /> [Your Name]<br /> [Your suburb or electorate]<br />
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Step 4 – Write a subject line

Use a relevant subject line for your email. Something like:
‘Opposition to the Fisheries Amendment Bill 2026’
‘Concerns about the Fisheries Amendment Bill’
‘Please do not support the Fisheries Amendment Bill’
‘What this Bill means for the future of our fisheries’

Step 5 – Send it!

Click send and let’s make these politicians stop this Bill at the first reading.

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