Submissions: 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.
- Planning for Hornby – closing date TBC.
- English Park tree planting plan – closes Sunday 12th April 2026.
- Proposal to grant easement over Cracroft Reserve – closes Thursday 30th April 2026.
- Selwyn Water Draft Significance and Engagement Policy – closes Thursday 16th April 2026.
- Draft Annual Plan 2026/27 – closes Sunday 26th April 2026.
- Upper Selwyn Huts Annual Plan 2026/2027 – closes Sunday 26th April 2026.
- Woodend/Pegasus Area Strategy Review – closing date TBC.
- Draft Annual Plan 2026-27 – closes Monday 20th April 2026.
- Fees and Charges 2026-27 – closes Monday 4th May 2026.
- Revised River Gravel Extraction Code of Practice – closes Friday 24th April 2026.
- Ashley Rakahuri flood resilience project – closes Friday 31st July 2026.
- Proposal to award Principal Supply Status for permanent coronary drug-eluting stents to Medtronic – closes Tuesday 28th April 2026.
- Review of the Exceptional Circumstances Framework – closes Sunday 7th June 2026.
- Proposed import requirements for fresh blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) for human consumption – closes Friday 15th May 2026.
- Employment Leave Bill – closes Tuesday 14th April 2026.
- Life Jackets for Children and Young Persons Bill – closes Wednesday 15th April 2026.
- Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Bill – closes Wednesday 15th April 2026.
- Electoral (District Boundaries) Amendment Bill – closes Wednesday 15th April 2026.
- Policing Amendment Bill – closes Wednesday 22nd April 2026.
- Commerce (Commerce Commission Reform) Amendment Bill – closes Tuesday 28th April 2026.
- International treaty examination of the Double Taxation Agreement between New Zealand and Croatia – closes Tuesday 28th April 2026.
- International treaty examination of the Double Taxation Agreement between New Zealand and Iceland – closes Tuesday 28th April 2026.
- Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill – closes Wednesday 29th April 2026.
- Fisheries Amendment Bill – closes Wednesday 29th April 2026.
- Inquiry into Fire and Emergency New Zealand's fleet management and related issues – closes Thursday 30th April 2026.
- Military Decorations and Distinctive Badges (Modernisation) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 14th May 2026.
- Trespass (Specified Retail Premises and Other Matters) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 14th May 2026.
- Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Improving Alcohol Regulation) Amendment Bill – closes Thursday 14th May 2026.
- Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill – closes Tuesday 19th May 2026.
- Year 0 to 10 draft curriculum content – closes Friday 24th April 2026.
- Draft Te Marautanga o Aotearoa framework and Tau 0-10 wāhanga ako – closes Friday 24th April 2026.
- Christ the King School Burnside enrolment scheme amendment – closes Friday 24th April 2026.
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic School new enrolment scheme – closes Friday 24th April 2026.
Other government consultations