Submissions

Resources

• Guide for Health Promoters
  A guide for health promoters who work with community groups wanting to participate in the submission process.

2022 Submissions

• Proposed changes to the promotion and provision of healthy drinks in schools (Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education) - June 2022
• Transforming Recycling (Ministry for the Environment) - May 2022
• Reducing Pokies Harm (Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs) - April 2022
• Regulation of Residential Property Managers (Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)) - April 2022
• Proposal to widen access to influenza vaccine (PHARMAC Te Pātaka Whaioranga) - March 2022
• Appearance Industry Bylaw (Upper Hutt City Council) - January 2022

2021 Submissions

• Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill (Pae Ora Legislation Committee) - December 2021  
• Class 4 Gaming Venue and Board Venue Policy Review (Hutt City Council) - November 2021
• Alcohol Control Bylaw (South Wairarapa District Council) - September 2021
• Inquiry on the Natural and Built Environments Bill: Parliamentary Paper (Environment Select Committee) - August 2021
• Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development (GPS-HUD) (Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)) - July 2021
• Porirua Wastewater Treatment Plant notified consent (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - July 2021
• National Strategy and Action Plans to eliminate family violence and sexual violence (Ministry of Justice) - June 2021
• Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2021 consultation (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency) - June 2021
• Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2) (Health Select Committee) - June 2021
• Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) review (Ministry of Transport) - June 2021
• National Cervical Screening Programme: HPV Primary Screening Clinical Pathway to Introduce Self-Testing (Ministry of Health) - June 2021
• Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 – draft Regulatory Impact Statement (Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)) - June 2021
• Proposals for a Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan (Ministry of Health) - May 2021
• Building Code update 2021 (Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment) - May 2021
• Wellbeing and safety for tertiary and international learners (Ministry of Education) - May 2021
• Proposal to fund meningococcal B vaccine for close contacts of cases and people at higher risk of meningococcal disease (PHARMAC) - May 2021
• COVID-19 Vaccinator Workforce Consultation (Ministry of Health) - May 2021
• Draft Wellington Regional Growth Framework - May 2021
• Long term plan (Kāpiti Coast District Council) - May 2021
• Long term plan (Wellington City Council ) - May 2021
• Long term plan (Hutt City Council) - May 2021
• Long term plan (Masterton District Council) - May 2021
• Long term plan (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - April 2021
• Long term plan (South Wairarapa District Council) - April 2021
• Long term plan (Porirua City Council) - April 2021
• Long term plan (Upper Hutt City Council) - April 2021
• Harmful Digital Communications (Unauthorised Posting of Intimate Visual Recording) Amendment Bill (Justice Select Committee) - April 2021
• Carterton’s Ten Year Plan – Te Māhere Ngahurutanga (Carterton District Council) - April 2021
• Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill (Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee) - April 2021
• Climate action for Aotearoa (He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission) - March 2021
• Regional Public Transport Plan 2021 (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - March 2021
• Wellington Regional Land Transport Plan 2021 (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - March 2021
• Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 - Proposals for regulations (Ministry of Health) - March 2021
• Draft Parks and Open Spaces Strategy (Carterton District Council) - March 2021
• Proposed Stormwater (Pollution Prevention) Bylaw 2021 (Porirua City Council) - February 2021
• Tranche One of the Early Learning Regulatory Review (Ministry of Education) - February 2021
• Carterton Draft Structure Plan (Carterton District Council) - February 2021
• Aspirations for the food regulatory system (Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) ) - January 2021

2020 Submissions

• Guidelines on the right to a decent home (letter of support for Wellington Regional Healthy Housing Group submission) (New Zealand Human Rights Commission) - December 2020
• Brothels Bylaw Review (Upper Hutt City Council) - December 2020
  
• Proposed District Plan (Porirua City Council) - November 2020
• Preliminary view of 2023 Census content (Stats NZ) - November 2020
• Shaping urban growth and rural development (PC50) (Upper Hutt City Council) - October 2020
• Death, Funerals, Burial and Cremation: a Review of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 and Related Legislation (Ministry of Health) - October 2020
• Significance and Engagement Policy (Porirua City Council) - October 2020
• Our city tomorrow - the Draft Spatial Plan (Wellington City Council) - October 2020
• Te para me te hangarua | Rubbish and recycling (Hutt City Council) - August 2020
• Sex and gender identity statistical standards (Stats NZ) - August 2020
• Improving the quality of our air (Ministry for the Environment) - August 2020
• Influencer guidelines (Advertising Standards Authority) - August 2020
• Sustainable Transport Strategy (Kāpiti Coast District Council ) - July 2020
• Golden Mile (Wellington City Council) - July 2020
• Inquiry into student accommodation (Education and Workforce Select Committee) - July 2020
• Proposed Plan Change 18 Plimmerton Farm (Porirua City Council) - July 2020
• Fairer rents for Council tenants (Wellington City Council) - June 2020
• COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill (Environment Select Committee) - June 2020
• Feedback on the COVID-19 Psychosocial and Mental Wellbeing Recovery Plan (Ministry of Health) - June 2020
• Annual Plan (Wellington City Council) - June 2020
• Annual Plan (South Wairarapa District Council) - May 2020
• Taumata Arowai—the Water Services Regulator Bill (Health Select Committee) - March 2020
• Infrastructure Funding and Financing Bill (Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee) - March 2020
• Water Supply Bylaw Review (Upper Hutt City Council) - February 2020
• Resource Management System: A comprehensive review (Ministry for the Environment) - February 2020
• Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill (Environment Select Committee) - January 2020

2019 Submissions

• Wellington Regional Land Transport Plan (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - December 2019
• Ethnicity standard classification (Stats NZ) - December 2019
• Indicators of quality for early childhood education (Education Review Office) - November 2019
• Review of folic acid fortification of food (Ministry for Primary Industries) - November 2019
• Appearance Industries Bylaw (Hutt City Council) - November 2019
• Healthy Food and Drink Guidance survey (Ministry of Health) - November 2019
• Action for healthy waterways (Ministry for the Environment) - October 2019
• Public Finance (Wellbeing) Amendment Bill (Finance and Expenditure Select Committee) - October 2019
• Proposed National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (Ministry for the Environment and Ministry for Primary Industries) - October 2019
• Proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development (Ministry for the Environment) - October 2019
• Draft District Plan (Porirua City Council) - October 2019
• New Zealand Cancer Action Plan (Ministry of Health) - October 2019
• A Strategy for New Zealand Food Safety (Ministry for  Primary Industries) - September 2019
• Bus Network Review (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - September 2019
• Inquiry into health inequities for Maori - letter of support (Maori Affairs Select Committee) - September 2019
• Proposal to widen access to levonorgestrel intrauterine (LIUS) systems (Mirena and Jaydess) (PHARMAC) - September 2019
• Proposal to widen access to meningococcal ACWY vaccine for people in close-living situations (PHARMAC) - September 2019
• South Wairarapa Spatial Plan (South Wairarapa District Council) - September 2019
• Local government funding and financing (Productivity Commission) - August 2019
• Review of the Alcohol Advertising and Promotion Code (Advertising Standards Authority) - August 2019
• Clean Cars (Ministry of Transport) - August 2019
• Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill (Health Select Committee) - August 2019
• Medicinal Cannabis Scheme consultation (Ministry of Health) - August 2019
• Smarter ways to manage city parking (Wellington City Council) - July 2019
• Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill (Environment Select Committee) - July 2019
  
• Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities Bill (submission from Wellington Regional Healthy Housing Response Group) (Environment Select Committee) - July 2019
• Drug Driving (Ministry of Transport) - June 2019
• Ngauranga to Petone (N2P) Wellington to Hutt Valley Walking and Cycling Link (NZ Transport Agency) - June 2019
• Proposal to widen access to pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine (Pharmac) - May 2019
• Pre-consultation on Proposed Appearance Industry Bylaw (Joint submission with Hutt Valley DHB)(Hutt City Council) - May 2019
• New Zealand Health and Disability System Review (Expert Review Panel) - May 2019
• Public Health Bylaw (Wellington City Council) - May 2019
  
• Public Health Bylaw (Joint submission with Capital & Coast DHB)(Wellington City Council) - May 2019
• Planning for Growth (Wellington City Council) - May 2019
• Proposed Wairarapa Class 4 Gambling and Standalone TAB Venues Policy (Joint submission with Wairarapa DHB)(Masterton District Council, Carterton District Council and South Wairarapa District Council) - May 2019
• Te Atakura - First to Zero (Wellington City Council) - May 2019
• Class 4 Gaming Machines and TAB Venues Policy (Porirua City Council) - May 2019
• Alcohol Control Bylaw - Kilbirnie and Kelburn (Wellington City Council) - May 2019
• Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (Health Select Committee) - April 2019
• Wairarapa Consolidated Bylaw (Masterton District Council) - April 2019
• Health Star Rating system - Draft Five Year Review report (MPConsulting | Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation) - March 2019
• Electricity Price Review - letter of support (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) - March 2019 
• Strategic plan for early learning 2019-29 (Ministry of Education) - March 2019
• Wellington Water Proposal (South Wairarapa District Council) - March 2019
• Porirua Draft Growth Strategy 2048 (Porirua City Council) - February 2019

2018 Submissions

• Health (Drinking Water) Amendment Bill (Health Select Committee) - December 2018
• Alcohol Control Bylaw (Masterton District Council) - November 2018
• Alcohol Control Bylaw 2018 (Porirua City Council) - October 2018
• Alcohol Control Bylaw (Kāpiti Coast District Council) - October 2018
• Reform of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (Ministry of Housing and Urban Development) - October 2018
• Healthy Homes Standards (Ministry of Housing and Urban Development) - October 2018
• Alcohol Control Bylaw (Wellington City Council) - September 2018
• Labelling of sugars on packaged foods and drinks (Food Regulation Standing Committee) - September 2018
• Featherston Wastewater Treatment Plant (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - July 2018
• Ruamahanga Whaitua Implementation Plan (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - July 2018
• Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction (Government Inquiry Panel) - June 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Carterton District Council) - May 2018
• Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill (Governance and Administration Select Committee) - May 2018
• Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill (Social Services and Community Select Committee) - May 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Wellington City Council) - May 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Joint submission with Compass Health PHO) (Wellington City Council) - May 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Joint submission with Te Awakairangi Health Network) (Hutt City Council) - May 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Hutt City Council) - May 2018
• Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport (Ministry of Transport) - May 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Joint submission with Compass Health PHO) (Masterton District Council) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Masterton District Council) - April 2018
• Future of Tax (Tax Working Group) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Joint submission with Te Awakairangi Health Network) (Upper Hutt City Council) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Upper Hutt City Council) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - April 2018
• Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Renewal of Licences) Amendment Bill (No 2) AND Supplementary Order Paper No 14 (Governance and Administration Select Committee) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (South Wairarapa District Council) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Kāpiti Coast District Council) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Joint submission with Compass Health and Ora Toa PHO) (Porirua City Council) - April 2018
• Draft Long Term Plan (Porirua City Council) - April 2018
• Residential Intensification - Proposed District Plan Change 43: Residential and Suburban Mixed Use (Hutt City Council) - March 2018

2017 Submissions

• Better Metlink fares consultation (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - September 2017
• Public submissions to the five year review of the Health Star Rating system (Health Star Rating (HSR) Advisory Committee) - August 2017
• A Strategy to Prevent Suicide in New Zealand: Draft for public consultation (Ministry of Health) - June 2017
• Carterton Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Management Facilities (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - June 2017
• Wastewater Bylaw Review (Porirua City Council) - May 2017
• Draft Local Alcohol Policy (Hutt City Council) - May 2017
• Clean Water 2017 Package (Ministry for the Environment) - April 2017
• Consultation on exposure draft of Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Property Controls) Notice 2017 (Environmental Protection Agency) - April 2017
• Draft Water New Zealand Good Practice Guide for the Beneficial Use of Organic Waste Products on Land (Water New Zealand) - March 2017
• Draft standard on testing and decontamination of methamphetamine-contaminated properties (Standards NZ) - February 2017
• Consultation on further immunisation schedule changes (Pharmac) - January 2017

2016 Submissions

• Proposal for EPA Notices for Hazardous Property Controls (Environmental Protection Agency) - November 2016
• Proposed Control of Alcohol in Public Places Bylaw 2016 (Hutt City Council) - October 2016
• Proposed amendments to the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (Ministry for the Environment) - October 2016
• Policy Options for the Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes (Ministry of Health) - September 2016
• Standardised Tobacco Products and Packaging Draft Regulations (Ministry of Health) - July 2016
• Draft Wairarapa TAB Board Venue Policy (Masterton District Council) - June 2016
• Draft Wairarapa Gambling Venue Policy (Masterton District Council) - June 2016
• Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2) (Government Administration Select Committee) - June 2016
• Proposal to amend listings in the National Immunisation Schedule (PHARMAC) - June 2016
• Porirua City Council 2016-17 Annual Plan (Porirua City Council) - April 2016
• Next Steps for Fresh Water (Ministry for the Environment) - April 2016
• Review of the Code for Advertising to Children and the Children’s Code for Advertising Food (Advertising Standards Authority) - April 2016
• Hutt Road Cycle Path (Wellington City Council) - April 2016
• Resource Legislation Amendment Bill (Parliament, Local Government and Environment Select Committee) - March 2016
• International treaty examination of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) (Parliament, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee) - March 2016
• Better Urban Planning (Joint submission with the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities) (NZ Productivity Commission) - March 2016
• Trade Waste Bylaw 2004 Review (Wellington City Council) - February 2016
• Taylor Preston Air Discharge Resource Consent (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - February 2016
• Reducing harm from commercial sunbeds (Ministry of Health) - February 2016
• Proposed Residential Tenancies Regulations for insulation and smoke alarms (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) - February 2016
• Budget Policy Statement 2016 (Parliament, Finance and Expenditure Select Committee) – January 2016
• Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (Parliament, Social Services Select Committee) – January 2016 (Letter of support)

2015 Submissions

• Compass Health PHO Draft Population Health Strategy - December 2015
• Education Act update (Ministry of Education) - December 2015
• New Zealand Health Strategy (Ministry of Health) - December 2015
• Draft Pharmacy Action Plan (Ministry of Health) - November 2015
• Upper Hutt Urban Growth Strategy review (Upper Hutt City Council) - October 2015
• Census 2018 consultation (Statistics NZ) - July 2015 (Letter of support)
• Masterton and Carterton Draft Local Approved Products Policy (LAPP) (Masterton and Carterton District Councils) - June 2015
• New Zealand and the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (Ministry of Health) - June 2015
• Carterton District Council Draft Long Term Plan - June 2015
• Consultation on setting New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change target (Ministry for the Environment) - June 2015
• South Wairarapa District Council Draft Long Term Plan - June 2015
• Masterton District Council Draft Long Term Plan - May 2015
• Porirua City Council Draft Long Term Plan - May 2015
• Hutt City Council Draft Long Term Plan - April 2015
• Kāpiti Coast District Council Draft Long Term Plan - April 2015
• Upper Hutt City Council Draft Long Term Plan - April 2015
• Greater Wellington Regional Council Draft Long Term Plan - April 2015
• Wellington City Council Draft Long Term Plan - April 2015
• Proposals for regulations under the Food Act 2014 (Ministry for Primary Industries) - March 2015
• Social Housing Service Policy Review (Wellington City Council) - March 2015
• Cross-sectoral ethics arrangements for health and disability research - consultation (National Ethics Advisory Committee) - February 2015
• Kāpiti Coast Draft Local Approved Products (Psychoactive Substances) Policy (Kāpiti Coast District Council) - February 2015
• Health (Protection) Amendment Bill (Parliament, Health Select Committee) - February 2015
• Upper Hutt Local Approved Products Policy (LAPP) (Upper Hutt City Council) - February 2015
• Greytown Wastewater Treatment Plant Resource Consent (Greater Wellington Regional Council) - February 2015
• Consultation on Proposed Amendment to Regulations under the Medicines Act 1981  (Ministry of Health) - January 2015