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• Have your say for a healthy greater Christchurch by making a submission

  Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 in: Waka Toa Ora Notices With tags: planning, policy, legislation, submissions, consultation, community engagement
  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

• Standard kerbside recycling part of new era for waste system

  Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, policy, legislation, management, Climate Change
  Beehive media release: 29th March 2023 The Government today announced far-reaching changes to the way we make, use, recycle and dispose of waste, ushering in a new era for New Zealand’s waste system

• Building Act changes put the environment at the heart of how we build

  Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, environmental health, policy, legislation
  Beehive media release: 5th December 2022 The Government is taking action to reduce waste and lower emissions from the building and construction sector in significant Building Act amendments announced today

• Mayor calls for bespoke approach to housing intensification

  Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: housing, planning, policy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st September 2022 Mayor Lianne Dalziel has written to the Environment Minister asking for a bespoke approach to housing intensification provisions in Christchurch

• Creating sustainable public transport for all

  Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: public, transport, policy, workplace, sustainability
  Beehive media release: 15th August 2022 Workers and public transport users are at the heart of the new Sustainable Public Transport Framework, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today

• Expressions of interest for infant neuroprotective care workstream

  Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in: Vacancies With tags: vacancies, children, support, policy, families
  The Child Development and Disability Clinical Network are developing a workstream to explore the current status of the provision of neuroprotective and developmental care services delivered by allied health professionals (OT, PT and SLT) in the Neonatal I

• Health of Christchurch’s waterways under scrutiny

  Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, management, policy
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st January 2022 Options for speeding up work to improve the health of Christchurch’s rivers, streams and creeks are being investigated

• 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

• 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

• 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