Submissions we've made

Take a look at the submissions we have made since July 2017 on issues, activities and topics that may affect Kāpiti residents.

2021

• Waste Strategy and Legislation Submission to Ministry for the Environment – 8 December 2021
• Submission to Ministry for the Environment on emissions reduction plan – 24 November 2021
• Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply) Amendment Bill – 16 November 2021
• National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management – Wetlands Management – October 2021
• Response to Government on Three Waters Reform proposal – 01 October 2021
• Submission on Inquiry on the Natural and Built Environments Bill: Parliamentary Paper – 4 August 2021
• Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development (GPS-HUD) – 30 July 2021
  • Cover letter
  • Submission on the Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development: Discussion Document
• Proposed Changes to Support Effective Management of Freedom Camping in New Zealand – 14 May 2021
• Submission on GWRC 2021–31 Long-term Plan – 30 April 2021
• Submission on HRC 2021–31 Long-term Plan – 23 April 2021
• Climate Change Commission 2021 Draft Advice for Consultation – 24 March 2021
• National Parking Management Guidance 12 March 2021
• Regional Public Transport Plan 2021 –19 March 2021
• Draft Wellington Regional Land Transport Plan 2021 –19 March 2021

2020

• Draft Toitu Te Whenua Parks Network Plan 2020–30 – 15 October 2020
  • Cover letter
  • Appendix 1 Draft Parks Network Plan 2020–30 submission
  • Appendix 2 Submission points to GWRC Parks Plan
• Building for Climate Change: Transforming operational efficiency and reducing whole-of-life embodied carbon – 11 October 2020
• NZTA Accessible Streets – 19 May 2020
• Ministry of Transport's New Zealand Draft Rail Plan – 11 May 2020
• Ministry of Transport's Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2021 – 11 May 2020
• Ministry for the Environment's National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity – 13 March 2020
• The Infrastructure Funding and Financing Bill – 4 March 2020
• The Urban Development Bill – 14 February 2020
• Fire and Emergency New Zealand Funding Review – 4 February 2020
• Ministry for the Environment's Transforming the resource management system: opportunities for change – 3 February 2020
• Ministry for the Environment's Reducing Waste: A more effective landfill levy – 31 January 2020
• The Public Service Legislation Bill – 31 January 2020

2019

• The Rates Rebate (Statutory Declarations) Amendment Bill – 27 November 2019
• Department of Internal Affair's Infrastructure Funding and Financing: Development contributions and targeted rates – 8 November 2019
• Ministry for the Environment's Essential Freshwater: Action for Healthy Waterways – 31 October 2019
• Ministry for the Environment's National Policy Statement on Urban Development – 2 October 2019
• Ministry for the Environment's National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land – 2 October 2019
• New Zealand Productivity Commission – Draft Report on Local Government Funding and Financing Review – 26 September 2019
• Ministry for the Environment's Proposed priority products and priority product stewardship scheme guidelines – 26 September 2019
• Ministry of Transport's Road to Zero: Draft Road Safety Strategy 2020–2030 – 12 August 2019
• The Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities Bill – 1 August 2019
• The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill – 2 July 2019
• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Building System Legislative Reform Programme – 14 June 2019
• Greater Wellington Regional Council draft Annual Plan 2019/20 – 24 May 2019
• Ministry of Education's Reform on Vocational Education – 5 April 2019
• New Zealand Productivity Commission – Issues Paper on Local Government Funding and Financing Review – 15 March 2019

2018

• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – Residential Tenancies Act 1986 – 19 October 2018
• Ministry for the Environment's Proposed mandatory phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags – 28 September 2018
• Ministry for the Environment's Draft First Set of National Planning Standards – 16 August 2018
• Zero Carbon Bill – 19 July 2018
• The Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill – 23 May 2018
• Ministry of Transport Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport 2018 – 4 May 2018
• Greater Wellington Regional Council's draft long term plan 2018–2028 – 27 April 2018
• New Zealand Transport Agency's Ōtaki to north Levin (Ō2NL) preferred route shortlist – 22 March 2018
• Greater Wellington Regional Council Regional Land Transport Plan: Mid-term Review – 12 March 2018

2017

• Greater Wellington Regional Council on better Metlink fares – 15 September 2017
• New Zealand Transport Agency's draft Long Term Strategic View – 3 July 2017

If you would like to view submissions made before July 2017, please contact the Research & Policy Team on 04 296 4700.