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Environment, climate and conservation

6 portfolios: Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, Hunting and Fishing, RMA Reform, and Zero Waste. 7 office holders in government, and spokespeople for 3 parties.

Climate Change

Government

  • Minister of Climate ChangeSimon Watts (National), Cabinet

Spokespeople

Sources: Green Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; Labour Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; DPMC Ministerial List (official), 13 August 2026.

Conservation

Government

  • Minister of ConservationTama Potaka (National), Cabinet

Spokespeople

Sources: Green Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; Labour Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; DPMC Ministerial List (official), 13 August 2026.

Environment

Government

  • Minister for the EnvironmentNicola Grigg (National), Outside Cabinet
  • Associate Minister for the EnvironmentAndrew Hoggard (ACT), Outside Cabinet
    All 6 delegated responsibilities
    • All matters relating to the overall oversight of the Jobs for Nature programme, including responsibility for Jobs for Nature programme investments funded through Vote Environment
    • Responsibility for policy development for any amendments to the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 2023 relating to Significant Natural Areas, and any further policy work on biodiversity credits
    • Responsibility for farm-facing freshwater instruments, including:
    • implementation of Freshwater Farm Plans, policy development relating to any amendments to the relevant Regulations, and the development of industry assurance programme standards under Part 9A of the Resource Management Act 1991
    • policy development relating to any amendments to the Resource Management (Stock Exclusion) Regulations 2020
    • policy development relating to any amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water 2007
    • policy development for new national direction on water storage; (The Minister for the Environment and the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform as relevant retain responsibility for the exercise of any statutory functions and powers under the Resource Management Act 1991)

Spokespeople

  • LabourRachel BrookingSpokesperson for Environment
  • GreenLan PhamSpokesperson for Environment
  • Te Pāti MāoriNone recorded

Sources: Green Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; Labour Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; DPMC Ministerial List (official), 13 August 2026.

Hunting and Fishing

Government

  • Minister for Hunting and FishingJames Meager (National), Outside Cabinet

Spokespeople

  • LabourNone recorded
  • GreenScott WillisSpokesperson for Hunting and Fishing
  • Te Pāti MāoriNone recorded

Sources: Green Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; DPMC Ministerial List (official), 13 August 2026.

RMA Reform

Government

  • Minister Responsible for RMA ReformChris Bishop (National), Cabinet
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister Responsible for RMA ReformSimon Court (ACT), Outside Cabinet
    All 3 delegated responsibilities
    • Assisting the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform:
    • to design and deliver the RMA reform agenda, including through membership on the RMA Reform Ministerial Group
    • on matters relating to the development of new national direction policy on infrastructure policies, objectives and standards
    • on matters relating to the development of new national direction on offshore wind energy generation

Spokespeople

Sources: Green Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; Labour Party team page (party), 16 September 2026; DPMC Ministerial List (official), 13 August 2026.

Zero Waste

Government

  • None recorded

Spokespeople

  • LabourNone recorded
  • GreenKahurangi CarterSpokesperson for Zero Waste
  • Te Pāti MāoriNone recorded

Source: Green Party team page (party), 16 September 2026.

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