Water New Zealand Submissions

National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity

This submission focuses on a draft National Policy Statement released by Ministry for the Environment which aims to ensure Councils plan to make land and infrastructure available to cope with urban growth. A draft submission will be available late June for members comments. Submissions close with Government 14 July.

Local Government Amendment Bill No 2.

The Bill amends the Local Government Act 2002 to provide for a broader range of functions to be transferred between local authorities, joint governance arrangements for areas of common or shared interest, and greater use of joint council-controlled organisations (CCOs) (including water services CCOs and transport CCOs) for providing services. A copy of the Associations draft submission will be available early July. Submissions close 28 July.