The three main Whanganui candidates agree that a healthy environment is key to a healthy economy.
But in this Local Focus video, Harete Hipango claims that Labour's environmental policy is backfiring on the environment.
"The problem is that we have got a government that has just put these bans on mining and gas and oil, and as a result of that we've had to go over to Indonesia and import even dirtier coal."
It's a talking point used by other National candidates as well, that shows the complexity of developing environmental policies that help mitigate the effects of climate change.