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• Have your say for a healthy greater Christchurch: Submission opportunities

  Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in: Waka Toa Ora Notices With tags: planning, community engagement, policy, consultation, legislation, submissions
  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

• Have your say on proposed changes to make drinking water safer

  Posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: submission, water, policy, environmental health
  Beehive media release: 10th January 2022 Associate Minister for the Environment Kiri Allan is urging all New Zealanders to give feedback on proposed changes aimed at making drinking water safer

• Survey on housing intensification in St Albans

  Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, housing, planning, policy
  The St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) has prepared a position statement about intensified residential development in St Albans. They are keen to know what you think in order to know what action to take with local and central government

• GPS sets long-term direction for housing and urban development

  Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, policy, urban, development
  Beehive media release: 28th September 2021 The Government has laid out its long-term vision for housing and urban development in Aotearoa New Zealand, ensuring we have the infrastructure and homes needed to nurture thriving communities in the decades to c

• New inquiry into a fair start for all

  Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: poverty, research, policy, families
  Productivity Commission media release: 15th June 2021 The Government has asked the New Zealand Productivity Commission - Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa to prepare the Terms of Reference for a new inquiry, aimed at finding ways to break the cycle of long-

• Govt motoring towards zero-carbon buses and protecting drivers’ conditions

  Posted: Thursday, May 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: consultation, public, transport, employment, Climate Change, policy, planning
  Beehive media release: 5th May 2021 Transport Minister Michael Wood is seeking feedback on options for the next phase of the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) review to better protect bus drivers’ pay conditions, and also achieving the Government’s

• Make a submission: Have your say for a healthy Greater Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: planning, policy, legislation, community engagement, consultation, submissions
  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

• Film studios proposal gets Ministerial tick

  Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Film, planning, policy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th September 2020 Christchurch is poised to play a bigger role in the film and video industry

• Cruise ships to pay more to visit Akaroa

  Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: funding, policy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th August 2019 Cruise ships berthing in Akaroa will contribute more this summer towards the costs of maintaining the area’s public amenities

• Mayor supports joint initiatives to improve Canterbury water

  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environment, planning, policy
  Selwyn District Council media release: 22nd July 2019 Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton and other Canterbury mayors have reconfirmed their support for working together on looking after the region’s water resources

• OCC Report: Children's participation rights in Government policy

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, Report, participation, community engagement, young people, policy, legislation
  Are We Listening? reports from the Children's Convention Monitoring Group on how well the NZ Government is implementing the Children’s Convention in relation to children’s participation rights

• CPAG launches Welfare fit for Families campaign

  Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: campaign, poverty, support, families, welfare, policy
  Child Poverty Action Group media release: 6th September 2018 What will it take to ensure that all children living in Aotearoa-New Zealand have all their wellbeing needs met? Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says when families fall on hard times, they s

• Action plan to tackle alcohol-related harm

  Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, alcohol, harm, injury prevention, policy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th August 2018 A city free from alcohol-related harm is the vision behind a new strategy launched in Christchurch

• More commitment by local government needed to achieve Smokefree 2025

  Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: planning, research, smokefree, policy
  University of Otago media release: 29th March 2018 New University of Otago research shows that there needs to be more commitment by local government to help achieve central government’s Smokefree 2025 goal