Council submissions to other organisations
Council regularly makes submissions to other organisations on a wide range of issues that may affect the district and Council's operations. This is an important way to ensure the views of Council and the district's residents are raised and advocated at a district, regional and national level.
Finance & Expenditure Committee
Water Services Entities Bill (358.0 KB)
Final C4LD Submission to FEC plus appendices 1-9 (19.5 MB)
Water Services Entities Amendment Bill 2023 (276.8 KB)
Building (Earthquake-prone buildings) Amendment Bill 2013
Second submission to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee (120.8 KB)
submission to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee (78.7 KB)
Canterbury District Health Board
Canterbury Regional Transport Committee
Climate Change Commission
Department of Conservation
New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy - Discussion document (596.9 KB)
Proposal to Revoke Certain Delegations under the Reserves Act (804.5 KB)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Dog Control Act
Environment Canterbury
Draft Canterbury Regional Public Transport Plan 2018-2028 (335.1 KB)
Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan second submission (774.8 KB)
Environment Canterbury Representation Review 2018 (47.6 KB)
Environment Canterbury Review Submission (191.0 KB)
Draft Annual Plan 2014/15 (126.5 KB)
Proposed Variation 2 to Proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (88.6 KB)
Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan (400.7 KB)
Draft Annual Plan 2019-20 (155.9 KB)
Environment Canterbury Draft Annual Plan 2020-21 (193.0 KB)
Environment Canterbury Long-Term Plan 2021-31 (391.5 KB)
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Proposed Local Advisory Committee Boundaries (656.7 KB)
submission to the Department of Internal Affairs on the proposed regulations for Fire and Emergency New Zealand 2016 (366.7 KB)
Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill
Canterbury Mayoral Forum submission to the Health Select Committee on the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill (345.8 KB)
Christchurch City Council's submission to the Health Select Committee on the Health (Fluoridation of Drinking Water) Amendment Bill (741.6 KB)
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
Combined Canterbury Councils' submission (438.7 KB)
Review of Ashburton Railway Station and Footbridge in the New Zealand Heritage list submission (444.9 KB)
Infrastructure Commission
Land Information New Zealand
Local Government
NES Tyres 2020 (537.9 KB)
Environment Canterbury Transitional Governance Arrangements (158.1 KB)
Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No. 3) (187.8 KB)
LGNZ Statutory Framework of New Zealand Local Government Sector (605.8 KB)
submission to the Environment Commitee on the Resource Management Amendment Bill (537.7 KB)
Review Into the Future for Local Government ACD Submission (302.6 KB)
submission to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee on the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill, March 2016 (431.4 KB)
Local Government Act Amendment Bill (185.7 KB)
Resource Legislation Amendment Bill Submission [March 2016] (428.4 KB)
Local Government New Zealand
Ministry for Primary Industries
Managing exotic afforestration incentives submission (354.1 KB)
National Policy Statement - Highly Productive Land (541.7 KB)
Ministry for the Environment
Draft National Adaptation Plan Submission (373.7 KB)
Action of Agricultural Emissions discussion document (407.0 KB)
Agricultural Emissions Pricing submission (137.4 KB)
Waste Strategy and Legislation submission (493.2 KB)
Reducing waste - a more effective landfill levy (627.9 KB)
Proposed action for healthy waterways discussion document (608.8 KB)
MFE NPS Drinking Water Submission (745.6 KB)
Proposed National Policy Statement - Indigenous Biodiversity (533.5 KB)
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Sustainable Freedom Camping Submission (524.6 KB)
Reform of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (389.3 KB)
Building System Legislation Reform (157.3 KB)
Support for the Ultra-Fast Broadband 2, Rural Broadband Initiative 2 and Mobile Black Spot Fund (4.8 MB)
Work Visas and Regional Workforce Planning Submission (641.4 KB)
Ministry of Health
Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan (546.2 KB)
Death, Funerals, Burial and Cremation Submission (529.3 KB)
Ministry of Transport
Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding 2015/16-2024/25 Submission (1.9 MB)
Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2018 (191.9 KB)
Ministry of Transport Pathways to Net Zero by 2050 Submission (337.3 KB)
Submission to MoT on Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024 Final (209.5 KB)
New Zealand Post
New Zealand Productivity Commission
Draft Low-emissions Economy report (283.0 KB)
Local government funding and finance – Issues paper (393.6 KB)
New Zealand Transport Agency
Funding Assistance Rate (FAR) Review (215.0 KB)
Setting of Speed Limits Rule [2017] Submission (163.1 KB)
Parliament - Environment Select Committee
Natural and Built Environment Bill (321.4 KB)
Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill (560.3 KB)
Remuneration Authority
Local Government Review - Proposed Immediate Changes [2017 Determination] Submission on part 2 (214.3 KB)
Childcare allowance for elected members of local government submission (359.8 KB)