Submissions are made to other organisations on a wide range of issues that may affect the city and/or the Council. This is regarded as an important way to ensure the views of Council and Hamilton's residents are advocated at a city, regional and national level.
There are two types of submissions made:
- Council submissions - Council submissions primarily focus on a range of draft documents (including Government Bills) that have the potential to impact on/affect the city and/or the Council. Such documents usually tend to be of a high level strategic nature. Submissions are considered and formally approved by Council or a Council committee. Submissions pertaining to the Resource Management Act (RMA), while primarily of a technical nature, are made under the Chief Executive's delegated authority for RMA submissions, but are still Council submissions.
- Staff submissions - Staff submissions tend to primarily focus on draft documents (including Government Bills) that are often detailed and very technical in nature. The staff submissions are always reflective of Council policies, plans and strategies and are approved by the Chief Executive. All staff submissions are prefaced by the following statement: It should be noted that the following submission is from staff at Hamilton City Council and does not necessarily represent the views of the Council itself.
See archived submissions for previous years.
Submissions made in the 2020/21 Financial Year
| Hamilton City Speed Consultation - Have Your Say on Safer Speeds: State Highways 1,3 and 26 through Hamilton City | Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency | Download Now (PDF, 6,106 KB) | X | | 21/08/2020 |
| APP139736 - Fonterra Cooperative Group Limited - Hautapu Site - Resource Consent Applications | Waikato Regional Council | Download Now (PDF, 112 KB) | X | | 31/07/2020 |
| Proposed Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality - Particulate Matter and Mercury Emissions (February 2020) | Ministry for the Environment | Download Now (PDF, 215 KB) | | X | 31/07/2020 |
| Road to Zero for the Waikato - Discussion Document (July 2020) | Waikato Regional Road Safety Forum | Download Now (PDF, 210 KB) | | X | 31/07/2020 |
| The Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill | Parliament's Environment Committee | Download Now (PDF, 114 KB) | | X | 10/07/2020 |
| Hamilton City Council's Appeal Against Decisions of the Waikato Regional Council on Proposed Plan Change 1 to the Waikato Regional Plan | Waikato Regional Council | Download Now (PDF, 322 KB) | X | | 7/07/2020 |