Waka Toa Ora

Have your say for a healthy greater Christchurch: Submission opportunities

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

• Annual campsites at Pigeon Bay and Duvauchelle – closes Saturday 31st January 2026.
• Te Ara Kuaka Brighton Mall upgrades – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Barnett Park play space renewal and tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Brighton Mall speed limit changes – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Longley Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Highcrest Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Addington Park tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Curries Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Taylors Mistake tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Disraeli Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Cornelius O’Connor Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Centaurus Park tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Centennial Park tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Cooks Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Hastings Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Kennaway Reserve tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Heathcote Domain tree planting plan – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• North Beach carpark restrictions – closes Sunday 1st February 2026.
• Radcliffe Road renewal – closes Tuesday 17th February 2026.
• Percival Street renewal – closes Sunday 22nd February 2026.

Hurunui District Council consultations

• Review of Northern Pegasus Bay Bylaw – closes Friday 6th March 2026.

Kaikōura District Council consultations

• 2025-26 Resident Satisfaction and Wellbeing Survey – closing date TBC.
• October 2025 Weather Events and Impacts Survey – closing date TBC.
• Signs Bylaw – closing date extended to Friday 13th February 2026.

Environment Canterbury consultations

• Improving public transport for Selwyn: Feedback on six-month trial – closes Saturday 28th February 2026. 

Ministry of Health consultations

• Proposed extension of the abbreviated procedure for new medicine applications and section 24(5)(a) notifications – closes Friday 13th March 2026.

Pharmac consultations

• Proposal to list medical devices supplied by Vantive Limited – closes Tuesday 3rd February 2026.
• Proposal to widen access to Trikafta and Kalydeco and fund Alyftrek for the treatment of cystic fibrosis – closes Wednesday 11th February 2026.

Ministry for Primary Industries consultations

• Proposed update to guidance on further processing (drying and concentration) of non-dairy animal products – closes Thursday 12th February 2026.
• Draft update to guidance on labelling veterinary medicines – closes Sunday 15th February 2026.
• Proposed changes to the import requirements for dried spices, dairy products, bivalve molluscan shellfish products, and tahini and sesame paste products - closes Sunday 15th February 2026.
• Organic Notice: Recognised Entities, Verification and Evaluation (Tranche 2) – closes Monday 2nd March 2026.

NZ Transport Agency consultations

• Planning Policy Manual: Digital Advertising Billboards and Road Safety – closes Friday 13th February 2026.
• Draft National Public Transport Harm Reduction Guidance – closes Friday 27th February 2026.
• Draft Guidance and Requirements for Public Transport Safety and Security Monitoring and Reporting – closes Friday 27th February 2026.
• Targeted speed limit reviews in Canterbury – closes Friday 6th March 2026.

Select Committee consultations

• Emergency Management Bill (No 2) – closes Tuesday 3rd February 2026.
• Budget Policy Statement 2026 – closes Wednesday 4th February 2026.
• Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill – closes Wednesday 4th February 2026.
• Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill – closes Friday 13th February 2026.
• Arms Bill – closes Monday 16th February 2026.
• Crimes Amendment Bill – closes Monday 16th February 2026.
• Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill – closes Monday 16th February 2026.
• Infrastructure Funding and Financing Amendment Bill – closes Friday 20th February 2026.
• Inquiry into the 2025 Local Elections – closes Friday 27th February 2026.

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment consultations

• Building Product Specifications: First edition Amendment 1 – closes Monday 9th February 2026.

Ministry of Education consultations

• Year 0 to 10 draft curriculum content – closes 24th April 2026.

Department of Conservation consultations

• New assessment of the conservation status of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand – closes Saturday 31st January 2026.

Other government consultations

• Building Product Specifications: First edition Amendment 1 – closes Monday 9th February 2026 (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment).
• First round of Acts proposed for repeal – closes Tuesday 10th February 2026 (Parliamentary Counsel Office).
• GST treatment of short-stay accommodation – closes Monday 16th February 2026 (Inland Revenue).
• Supporting growth through a development levies system – closes Friday 20th February 2026 (Department of Internal Affairs).
• Draft Carers' Strategy Action Plan – closing date extended to Thursday 12th March 2026 (Ministry of Social Development).