Qiulae Wong says National’s fishing policies don’t go far enough

Friday 9 October 2026 · 4 outlets · 7 reports · updated Sun 11 Oct, 2:00pm

The Opportunity leader responded to National’s suite of policies released on Saturday morning.

How they headlined it

First reported by RNZ, Fri 9 Oct, 4:44am · 7 reports from 4 outlets over 2 days

RNZFri 9 Oct, 4:44am

Why bottom trawling could be a top issue in forming the next government (opens in new tab)
- National proposes new marine reserves, complete ban on ring-net fishing in Hauraki Gulf (opens in new tab) Sat 10 Oct, 11:30am
- Opponents label National's fishing policy 'desperate' and a 'flip-flop' (opens in new tab) Sat 10 Oct, 6:44pm
The PostSat 10 Oct, 4:31pm

Qiulae Wong says National’s fishing policies don’t go far enough (opens in new tab)
NZ HeraldSat 10 Oct, 4:47pm

National winks to Opportunity promising to review bottom trawling and create new Waiheke reserve (opens in new tab)
- Winston Peters warns bottom-trawling review could cost jobs (opens in new tab) Sun 11 Oct, 2:00pm
StuffSat 10 Oct, 5:38pm

Live: ‘Oh, he’s going to care’ - Shane Jones fires warning shot at Luxon over fishing policy (opens in new tab)