Submissions: Have your say for a healthy greater Christchurch
Waka Toa Ora provides a way to share submission opportunities across our networks. Submissions are an effective way for communities to have their voice heard when local and central government are considering proposals which affect where we live, work and play.
Below are a number of consultations which are now open for comment. This list is not exhaustive, as there are many government and other agencies which consult on a regular basis. New items added since last week have been highlighted in bold.
Please contact Te Mana Ora Submissions Coordinators if you become aware of other consultations that would be of interest to Waka Toa Ora signatories (submissions[at]cdhb.health.nz). It can then be included in the next bulletin.
- Draft Trade Waste Bylaw 2025 - closes Sunday 12th January 2025.
- Waltham Park light upgrades - closes Monday 13th January 2025.
- Quarry View Park tree planting plan - closes Tuesday 14th January 2025.
- New Quarry View Park play space - closes Tuesday 14th January 2025.
- Draft McLeans Grassland Reserve Management Plan - closes Monday 10th February 2025.
- Stoddart and Kirk play space renewal - closes Monday 17th February 2025.
- Your Future Town: Selwyn Area Plans – closes February 2025.
- Proposal for Sheffield Memorial Pool to become a community-run legal entity – closes Friday 14th February 2025.
- Libraries Customer Survey – closing date TBC.
- Proposed design for new Pegasus Community Centre – closes Friday 24th January 2025.
- Safety measures for the use of puberty blockers in young people with gender-related health needs – closes Monday 20th January 2025.
- Proposed levy to recover Commerce Commission costs of regulating water services – closes Friday 24th January 2024.
- New Zealand’s future productivity to 2050: global trends, domestic factors, strategic choices – closes Friday 31st January 2025 (in conjunction with Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade).
- Improve competition in New Zealand – closes Friday 7th February 2025.
- Updated Crown Minerals Act 1991 Programmes – closes Friday 11th February 2025.
- Capital Market Reforms – closes Friday 14th February 2025.
- Insulation requirements in housing and other buildings – closes Tuesday 28th February 2025.
- Control the risks from engineered stone and other sources of exposure to respirable crystalline silica - closes Tuesday 18th March 2025.
- Long-term insights briefing: Building future economic growth through New Zealand’s food and fibre sector – closes Friday 31st January 2025.
- Proposed amendments to the Animal Status Declaration form - closes Friday 31st January 2025.
- New import health standard for importing fresh cut flowers and foliage for decorative purposes – closes Friday 7th February 2025.
- Proposals to amend the New Zealand Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds – closes Monday 10th February 2025.
- Draft Animal Products Notice: Dairy Preparedness and Response Foot and Mouth Disease Incursion (Regulated Control Scheme) - closes Friday 14th February 2025.
- Proposed operational details for the forestry legal harvest assurance system – closes Wednesday 26th February 2025.
- Improving the system for importing food and fibre plants for planting - closes Monday 31st March 2025.
- Land Transport Rule: Amending Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2007 - closes Friday 24th January 2025 (NZ Transport Agency).
- State Highway Control and Operations Manual – closes Saturday 25th January 2025. (NZ Transport Agency).
- Waste Minimisation Act compliance requirements for transport infrastructure delivery and maintenance – closes Friday 31st January 2025 (NZ Transport Agency).
- Disputes Tribunal Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 16th January 2025.
- Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 16th January 2025.
- Racing Industry Amendment Bill – closes Wednesday 22nd January 2025.
- Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 23rd January 2025.
- Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill – closes Thursday 23rd January 2025.
- International treaty examination of the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability – closes Thursday 23rd January 2025.
- International treaty examination of the Agreement Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction – closes Thursday 23rd January 2025.
- Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill – closing date extended to Thursday 30th January 2025.
- Budget Policy Statement 2025 - closes Monday 3rd February 2025.
- Offshore Renewable Energy Bill - closes Thursday 6th February 2025.
- Broadcasting (Repeal of Advertising Restrictions) Amendment Bill - closes Friday 7th February 2025.
- Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill - closes Monday 10th February 2025.
- Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 13th February 2025.
- Crimes (Increased Penalties for Slavery Offences) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 13th February 2025.
- Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (3 Day Postnatal Stay) Amendment Bill - closes Monday 17th February 2025.
- Gene Technology Bill - closes Monday 17th February 2025.
- Local Government (Water Services) Bill - closes Sunday 23rd February 2025.
Other Government consultations