Submissions from Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury regularly makes submissions on government policy and legislative proposals. Submissions are an opportunity to help shape government proposals that impact on the Canterbury region and on the Council. Environment Canterbury also contributes to submissions made by regional groups, such as the Canterbury Mayoral Forum and the South Island Regional Transport Committee Chairs Group.
Recent submissions made by Environment Canterbury
Biodiversity
Coastal/Marine
Freshwater
Climate Change and Hazards
- Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill – July 2019 (PDF File, 103.87KB)
- Proposed amendments to the NES for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human - October 2016
- Productivity Commission Low-emissions economy issues paper - October 2017
- Zero Carbon discussion document 2018 – July 2018 (PDF File, 139.7KB)
- Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill (December 2019) (PDF File, 1.04MB)
- Reducing waste: a more effective landfill levy – February 2020 (PDF File, 4.46MB)
- Proposed National Environmental Standard on the Outdoor Storage of Tyres 2020 – March 2020 (PDF File, 1.4MB)
Local Government
Resource Management (other)
- Proposed National Policy Statement on Highly Productive Land - October 2019 (PDF File, 2.51MB)
- Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (No. 3) - October 2019 (PDF File, 920.5KB)
- Dairy Industry Restructuring Act Review - February 2019
- Key elements of the proposed National Planning Standards - July 2017
- Draft National Planning Standards 2018 - August 2018 (PDF File, 785.92KB)
- Resource Management Issues and Options paper – February 2020 (PDF File, 5.68MB)
Transport and Urban Development
- Proposed National Policy Statement on Urban Development - October 2019 (PDF File, 4.28MB)
- Urban Development Authorities - February 2017
- Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Bill – February 2020 (PDF File, 2.68MB)
- Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Bill – February 2020 (PDF File, 1.86MB)
- Urban Development Bill – February 2020 (PDF File, 1.97MB)