Waka Toa Ora

Make a submission: 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.

Christchurch City Council consultations

• North Beach Surf Lifesaving Club rebuild and lease proposal – closes Monday 12th May 2025.
• Reimagining Cypress Gardens Reserve skate ramp – closes Monday 12th May 2025.
• Pūrau recreation ground and foreshore redevelopment plan – closes Sunday 18th May 2025.
• Draft Local Alcohol Policy – closes Sunday 18th May 2025.
• South New Brighton Park development plan – closes Monday 19th May 2025.
• Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Stormwater Management Plan – closes Tuesday 17th June 2025.

Selwyn District Council consultations

• Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Buildings Policy Review – closes Friday 23rd May 2025.

Hurunui District Council consultations

• Road Stopping: Unformed Legal Road adjoining Motunau Beach Road – closes Tuesday 17th June 2025.

Kaikōura District Council consultations

• New Traffic and Parking Bylaw – closes Monday 19th May 2025.

Pharmac consultations

• Proposal to list medical devices supplied by Shimadzu - closes Tuesday 6th May 2025.
• Proposal to support access to budesonide with eformoterol inhalers – closes Friday 9th May 2025.

Ministry for the Environment consultations

• Proposed product stewardship regulations for agrichemicals, their containers, and farm plastics - closes Sunday 1st June 2025.
• Proposed amendments to waste legislation – closes Sunday 1st June 2025.

Ministry for Primary Industries consultations

• Proposed amendments to the New Zealand Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds – closes Friday 16th May 2025.
• Proposed updates to forest types and default carbon tables for exotic forests in the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme and other regulatory amendments – closes Friday 16th May 2025.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency consultations

• New urban connectors speed reviews proposing to keep lower speeds – closes Wednesday 14th May 2025.
• Land Transport Rule: Regulatory Systems Rule Amendment (RSRA) 2025 – closes Tuesday 3rd June 2025.

Select Committee consultations

• Plain Language Act Repeal Bill - closes Wednesday 14th May 2025.
• Medicines Amendment Bill – closes Monday 19th May 2025.
• Juries (Age of Excusal) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 22nd May 2025.
• Employment Relations (Termination of Employment by Agreement) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 22nd May 2025.
• Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 22nd May 2025.
• Anzac Day Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 22nd May 2025.
• United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill – closes Friday 23rd May 2025.

Other Government consultations

• Draft Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) framework – closes Friday 9th May 2025 (NZ Curriculum – Ministry of Education).
• Draft NZ Sign Language Strategy 2025-2030 – closes Friday 2nd June 2025 (NZ Sign Language Board).
• Proposed Improvements to New Zealand’s Graduated Driver Licensing System – closes Monday 9th June 2025 (Ministry of Transport).