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Submissions Subcommittee (Strategy and Policy Committee)

Meeting information

Subcommittee responsibilities

Submissions Subcommittee

The Submissions Subcommittee is responsible for:

  • Considering and approving submissions on statutory documents where deadlines cannot be met within the Strategy and Policy Committee or Council meeting schedule
  • Providing climate leadership through timely and strategic submission-making

Membership

Chair
Cr Ben Dunbar-Smith

Deputy Chair
Cr Liz Stolwyk

Members
Cr Chris Hughes
Cr Garry Reymer
Cr Warren Maher (Chair of Council)

Alternate
Cr Mich’eal Downard (alternate for the Chair of Council)

Meeting information

The future meeting dates and times published on this page are unconfirmed until the publication of the agenda.

NOTE: We only put up information on our website for meetings held over the previous 2 years. If you're looking for something from an earlier date, please ask us - just fill out and submit an online request for service form.

2026 Meetings

Date and time Documents Recordings

24 April 2026, 9.30am

(Submission to the 2026/27 Annual Plan consultations of Waitomo District Council and Thames Coromandel District Council)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording 

2025 Meetings (from start of triennium)

Date and time Documents Recordings

2 December 2025, 8.30am

(Submission on the Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu Claims Settlement Bill)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

2025 Meetings (to end of triennium)

Date and time Documents Recordings

20 March 2025, 10.00am

(Extraordinary Meeting) 

(Submission to Hauraki District Council Proposed Plan Change 2 - Waihi Residential and Industrial Re-zoning)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

28 April 2025, 12.00pm 

(Submissions on Territorial Authority Water Consultations/ Submissions on Annual Plan Consultations)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

21 May 2025, 8.30am

(Submission to Proposed Private Plan Change 17 - Te Rapa North Industrial to the Hamilton City District Plan)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

4 June 2025, 1.00pm

(Submission to Waipā District Council's Long Term Plan and Local Water Done Well Consultations)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

16 September 2025, 9.30am

(Submission on the Local Government Commission's Draft Code of Conduct)

 

Agenda

Minutes 

Recording

2024 Meetings

Date and time Documents Recordings

26 March 2024, 8.30am

(Submission to Auckland Council's draft Long Term Plan/ Submission on the Draft Government Policy Statement for land transport 2024-2034)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

17 April 2024, 9.00am

(Submission on the Fast-Track Approvals Bill)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

14 August 2024, 2.00pm 

(Submission on Second Emissions Reduction Plan/ Submission on Proposed Regulatory System)

Agenda

Minutes 

Recording

24 October 2024, 2.00pm

(Submission on proposed natural hazard information regulations for LIMs)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

2023 meetings

Date and time Documents Recordings Livestream

1 February 2023, 2.45pm 

(Waikato Regional Council submission on the LOGIMA and Meetings Ammendment Bill)

Agenda

Minutes

Recording

Livestream

14 February 2023, 2.00pm

(Waikato Regional Council’s submission on the Water Services Legislation Bill)

Agenda 

Minutes

Recording

 

Livestream 

16 May 2023, 3.00pm

(Extraordinary Meeting)

Agenda

Minutes 

Recording

2 August 2023, 9.00am

Agenda 

Minutes

Recording

25 October 2023, 8.30am

Agenda

Minutes

 Recording

15 November 2023, 1.00pm 

Agenda

Presentation: Proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards Decision-making

Minutes

 Recording