Choose Clean Water NZ

Choose Clean Water NZ is a student led organisation campaigning for strong freshwater policy to protect the health of Aotearoa New Zealand's people, wildlife and environment. 
 
The Choose Clean Water team have a background in ecology, agricultural science and environmental management. 
 
In 2016, they presented a 13,000-signature petition to parliament calling for swimmable the minimum standard for rivers and lakes in opposition to the Government's proposed "wadeable" bottom line. The petition also called for the priority of New Zealand's National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management to be the health of people, wildlife and the environment.