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