Make a submission

What is a submission?

A submission is your way to give feedback on a current piece of Council’s work.

Feedback on current consultations will be included in the analysis and will inform the decision of the consultation.

Current consultations

View our consultations and engagements page to see what is currently open for feedback. This page has the details for each consultation and the relevant forms to send or complete online.  

If you're interested in giving feedback on a project or change but there isn't any public consultation going on right now, please get in touch with us and we'll help you get through to the right person.

Our legislative requirements

Section 82 of the Local Government Act 2002 details how consultation undertaken by Hutt City Council in relation to any decision or other matter must be conducted.

In addition, by law, Council must follow the special consultative procedure before it:

• Adopts or amends a long-term plan (LTP) 
• Adopts, amends or revokes a bylaw under the Local Government Act 2002 if:
• The bylaw concerns a matter identified in a Significance and Engagement Policy as being of significant interest to the public; or
• The local authority considers there is, or is likely to be, a significant impact on the public due to the proposed bylaw (or proposed changes to a bylaw)

For more information on privacy and what we do with your feedback, visit our privacy statement page (http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/Get-in-touch-with-us/Privacy).

Making a submission

You can make a submission online, by email or post.

Online

If the consultation is currently open, you can make a submission online. 

The first time you make an online submission, you may need to register and set up a login which can be used again in the future.

Email

Email your submission to haveyoursay@huttcity.govt.nz

Post

Post your submission to:

Hutt City Council
Private Bag 31912
Lower Hutt 5040.

If you're posting feedback to us, make sure you:

• Allow enough time for a letter to reach us before the consultation period finishes.
• Include your contact details if you want to speak to a committee under public comment, or if you'd like to be updated on the timeline, the details of any hearings and the final decisions.