Submissions Help

The dedicated Auckland Governance Legislation select committee has now set a preliminary timetable for hearing submissions.

Submissions
Submissions will be called from early in the week starting 2 June 2009, and will close on 26 June 2009.
Submissions can be sent to the Select Committee online at http://www.parliament.nz or posted to:
Clerk of the Committee
Auckland Governance Legislation Select Committee
Select Committee Office
Parliament Buildings
WELLINGTON
Information on how to make a submission to a select committee, including a suggested submission format, can be found here.

Hearings
It is currently proposed that hearings will be held throughout Auckland from 6 July 2009. Those who wish to appear before the Select Committee should advise that with their written submission.


GAG will be rolling out its Information Stall in the very near future to a mall or library near you. We will help with advice and information on what the Super City will mean for you. We'll also help you to write or make a video submission to the Select Committee. To book the GAG stall or a speaker for your community group or event please email us on westiegag@gmail.com

Other groups are also providing help and support for writing submissions. Some links to them are below:

McLaren Park & Henderson South Community Initiative are holding a public meeting called SUPERCITY - The super city is on its way. What would you like to know? What say can you have?
Come and ask your questions - What will my community look like? Why will the changes affect me and my area? What difference will this make?
When? Thursday 11th June
Where? Henderson South School Rm 12 - Garelja Rd off Henderson Valley Rd
What time? 6:00pm for food, 6:15pm Start of meeting 7:00pm Close of meeting
RSVP to info@mphs.org.nz  tel: 09 838 4820
We will have a small space for children with games and DVD

The Labour Party are holding a series of meetings and workshops to help you make a submission.

Labour Party public meetings:

Auckland Central - 7pm, Thursday 11 June
Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, hosted by Phil Twyford

North Shore - 7pm, Thursday 11 June
North Shore Events Centre, Silverfield & Argus Pl Entrances, Wairau Valley, hosted by Darien Fenton

Waiheke - 1pm, Sunday 14 June
Morra Hall, Oneroa, hosted by Phil Twyford

Manukau - 5.30pm, Monday 15 June
Papatoetoe Town Hall, George St, Papatoetoe, hosted by Ross Robertson, Su’a William Sio, George Hawkins, Ashraf Choudhary

Maungakiekie - 7.30pm, Monday 15 June
College of Chiropractic, 6 Harrison Rd (off Ellerslie-Panmure Highway) Mt Wellington, hosted by Carol Beaumont

Manukau City Council are running a huge series of Have Your Say workshops in English, Te Reo, Mandarin, Punjabi, Hindi, Korean, Samoan, Tongan and Sign languages. Click the link for more details.

SavePapakura.com is holding free submission workshops over the next fortnight to give the public information and an opportunity to write a submission on the spot:

Guide to workshops
• Saturday, June 13: 10am to noon or 1pm to 3pm Selwyn Arcade on Great South Rd
• Thursday, June 18: 6.30pm to 8.30pm Accent Point Level 4 function room
• Saturday, June 20: 10am to noon or 1pm to 3pm Selwyn Arcade
• Monday, June 22: 9am to 11am or 1pm to 3pm, 18 Smiths Ave (old
netball courts) or 5pm to 7pm Papakura Marae.

The Green Party have produced an excellent submission guide online here.

The most recent announcements from the Government on Auckland’s local government can be found here.


More information on the Select Committee can be found here.

You can find information on the ACT Party's Local Government policy here.

The National Party is holding a series of public meetings to gauge public opinion on the super city and how they are handling the process! This is a chance to get your views heard to your local MP. Please attend these meetings and take friends and make sure your voice is heard to ensure that the super city does not lose our super communities!

Details of meetings are:

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, 9 June, 7.00pm, Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club 53 Rangitoto Street, Papatoetoe
Nikki Kaye, 10 June, 7.00pm, Pioneer Women’s Hall, Corner High Street and Freyberg Place, Inner City
Dr Jackie Blue, 11 June, 7.00pm, Hillsborough Room, Fickling Centre 546 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings