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Gisborne District Council is planning a staged new community playspace at Blackpool Reserve and wants community input on which of three concept options to prioritise. Feedback will be used to shape the final design, possibly combining ideas from more than one concept.
Closes today · 9 August 2026
Gisborne District Council · Local government
Waipā District Council is consulting on future direction options in response to upcoming local government changes.
Closes today · 9 August 2026
Waipā District Council · Local government
Gisborne District Council is gathering early community views on what Tairāwhiti should protect, improve or prioritise if the Government's local-government reforms lead to future changes in council boundaries, representation or services.
Closes tomorrow · 10 August 2026
Gisborne District Council · Local government
LINZ is consulting on a proposal to make Breakwater Bay an official geographic name.
Closes tomorrow · 10 August 2026
Land Information New Zealand · Public service
LINZ is consulting on a proposal to make Kākahu-pekepeke an official geographic name.
Closes tomorrow · 10 August 2026
Land Information New Zealand · Public service
LINZ is consulting on proposals to make Ladle Bend Creek and Munitions Bend Creek official names.
Closes tomorrow · 10 August 2026
Land Information New Zealand · Public service
LINZ is consulting on proposals to make seven Hobsonville place names official.
Closes tomorrow · 10 August 2026
Land Information New Zealand · Public service
New Plymouth District Council is seeking early input on priorities, service levels, investment, fees and rates for its 2027-2037 plan, alongside feedback on draft Community Board plans.
Closes in 3 days · 12 August 2026
New Plymouth District Council · Local government
Inland Revenue is consulting on draft guidance about when land sales may be taxable as part of a profit-making undertaking or scheme under section CB 3.
Closes in 4 days · 13 August 2026
Inland Revenue Department · Public service
Kensington Tavern and Oxford Sports Trust have applied to relocate 18 existing gaming machines from 3 Kensington Avenue to a proposed venue at 216 Bank Street, Whangārei, because the current venue's lease is expiring.
Closes in 5 days · 14 August 2026
Whangarei District Council · Local government
Dunedin City Council intends to stop two unformed sections of legal road beside 26 White Road, Waitati, so they can be amalgamated with the adjoining property.
Closes in 5 days · 14 August 2026
Dunedin City Council · Local government
Justice Committee is consulting on Community Magistrates Legislation Amendment Bill. The bill would amend the Bail Act 2000, the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, and the Land Transport Act 1998 to expand the jurisdiction of Community Magistrates so they could undertake additional tasks.
Closes in 5 days · 14 August 2026
Justice Committee · Parliamentary
The Parliamentary Counsel Office is consulting on an amendment paper for the Land Valuation Proceedings Bill.
Closes in 5 days · 14 August 2026
Parliamentary Counsel Office · Other public body
MPI is consulting on proposed updates to animal welfare rules and guidance for layer hens.
Closes in 5 days · 14 August 2026
Ministry for Primary Industries · Public service
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is planning possible future changes to Route 55 for upcoming bus service contracts and is asking for feedback on how a proposed split could affect journeys. It also considers keeping the route as it is.
Closes in 7 days · 16 August 2026
Bay of Plenty Regional Council · Local government
The Environmental Protection Authority is reassessing approvals for the insecticide bifenthrin and proposes restrictions on wide-dispersive use, tighter permission requirements, added controls for limited uses, and revoking approvals where there is no evidence of use.
Closes in 9 days · 18 August 2026
Environmental Protection Authority · Other public body
The bill would move national state-of-the-environment synthesis reports from a three-year to a six-year cycle and introduce new data standards, evidence priorities and reporting on environmental drivers and outlooks.
Closes in 11 days · 20 August 2026
Environment Committee · Parliamentary
The bill makes targeted changes to superannuation, benefits and veterans' pensions, including payment rules for Pacific residents, benefit rates where a partner has temporary or unlawful status, and the repeal of outdated provisions.
Closes in 11 days · 20 August 2026
Social Services and Community Committee · Parliamentary
Fisheries New Zealand is seeking local community feedback on applications for two mātaitai reserves covering parts of Whangārei Harbour and Bream Bay.
Closes in 12 days · 21 August 2026
Ministry for Primary Industries · Public service
Fisheries New Zealand is consulting on a requested two-year closure of part of Ōhiwa Harbour to mussel harvesting so juvenile mussels can mature and help restore the local mussel beds.
Closes in 12 days · 21 August 2026
Ministry for Primary Industries · Public service
Dunedin City Council proposes to retain its Keeping of Animals Bylaw largely unchanged, including the rule requiring written permission to keep roosters in residential areas, while clarifying that the definition of animals includes insects and invertebrates but excludes humans.
Closes in 12 days · 21 August 2026
Dunedin City Council · Local government
Auckland Council is asking for feedback on the draft local parks management plan for Devonport-Takapuna.
Closes in 12 days · 21 August 2026
Auckland Council · Local government
MBIE is seeking views on New Zealand's priorities for capital-market reform and eight targeted regulatory areas, including disclosure, liability, investment settings and market innovation.
Closes in 16 days · 25 August 2026
Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment · Public service
MBIE is consulting on proposed changes to NZS 3604, the standard commonly used for timber-framed houses and small buildings.
Closes in 16 days · 25 August 2026
Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment · Public service
MPI is consulting on a draft import health standard for microorganisms, animal-derived biological products and cell lines.
Closes in 16 days · 25 August 2026
Ministry for Primary Industries · Public service
MPI is consulting on a draft import health standard for specified animal products for human use.
Closes in 16 days · 25 August 2026
Ministry for Primary Industries · Public service
New Zealand Police is consulting on proposed changes to fees for the Police Vetting Service.
Closes in 16 days · 25 August 2026
New Zealand Police · Other public body
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback on a proposal to ban the insecticides fenthion and propoxur. The EPA says this would revoke approvals for fenthion, propoxur, and substances containing them under section 63 of the HSNO Act.
Closes in 17 days · 26 August 2026
Environmental Protection Authority · Other public body
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi proposes lowering the speed limit on SH25 through Te Rerenga from 80km/h to 60km/h. If approved, it would also change how the Te Rerenga school variable speed limit (VSL) operates.
Closes in 18 days · 27 August 2026
New Zealand Transport Agency · Other public body
Marlborough District Council is asking for community feedback on whether it should review the East Coast Beach Vehicle Bylaw and what the review should focus on.
Closes in 19 days · 28 August 2026
Marlborough District Council · Local government
The Reserve Bank has released draft legislation to modernise New Zealand's prudential framework for insurers and align it more closely with current domestic and international regulatory practice.
Closes in 19 days · 28 August 2026
Reserve Bank of New Zealand · Other public body
South Waikato District Council proposes rezoning land and changing District Plan rules to provide housing, commercial and industrial capacity through 2054 in and around Tīrau, Putāruru and Tokoroa.
Closes in 24 days · 2 September 2026
South Waikato District Council · Local government
The bill would make an offender's failure to disclose the location of a victim's remains an aggravating sentencing factor and would generally require the Parole Board to refuse parole until the prisoner has cooperated satisfactorily in locating the victim.
Closes in 25 days · 3 September 2026
Justice Committee · Parliamentary
The bill would extend the clean slate scheme to some people who have remained offence-free for 10 years after serving a custodial sentence of less than 12 months for a category 2 offence or completing a mandatory driving disqualification.
Closes in 25 days · 3 September 2026
Justice Committee · Parliamentary
The Reserve Bank proposes crisis-preparedness requirements for deposit takers covering recovery, orderly exit, resolvability, loss-absorbing capacity and continued access to deposits during a failure.
Closes in 33 days · 11 September 2026
Reserve Bank of New Zealand · Other public body
The Reserve Bank is seeking technical feedback on the final group of draft Deposit Takers Act standards, covering capital, internal models, operational resilience, outsourcing, disclosure and related-party exposures.
Closes in 33 days · 11 September 2026
Reserve Bank of New Zealand · Other public body
Hastings District Council is refreshing its Positive Ageing Strategy 2014 and is asking people aged 65 and over in Heretaunga Hastings about what it is like to age there.
Closes in 52 days · 30 September 2026
Hastings District Council · Local government
The bill would overhaul responsibility and consumer protection for defective building work, including proportionate liability, compulsory insurance for design professionals and mandatory warranties for residential projects worth at least $100,000.
Closes in 98 days · 15 November 2026
Transport and Infrastructure Committee · Parliamentary
