Having Your Say: Submissions
We would like to know what you think about the issues and actions raised in this discussion document. The closing date for submissions is 18 March 2005. [Please note that all submissions can be released if requested under the Official Information Act 1982. If your comments are commercially sensitive, or if there is some other reason why you think they should not be disclosed, please inform us in your submission.]
To make a submission, you can:
- use the electronic submission form available on either the Ministry for the Environment's website (www.mfe.govt.nz) or the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's website (www.maf.govt.nz) or
- use the guide provided on page 5 to make a written submission.
Please make sure that you provide the following details in your submission:
- name
- address
- e-mail address (if you have one)
- organisation represented (if any)
- whether you wish to receive further updates about the Water Programme of Action.
You can e-mail your submission to: waterprogramme@mfe.govt.nz or send it to:
Water Programme of Action
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10-362
Wellington
or
Water Programme of Action
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
Having your say: meetings
Meetings will be held throughout the country in February 2005 to discuss the issues and actions identified in this document. The meetings will provide an opportunity to focus on key concerns in your submission.
For a full schedule of venues and dates, see www.mfe.govt.nz or www.maf.govt.nz, or contact the Ministry for the Environment, PO Box 10-362, Wellington or the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington.
What happens next?
The views and opinions expressed during the consultation process will help guide the Government's decisions about future approaches to freshwater management. Although this document puts forward a specific package of actions, it also raises other options and possibilities. There are no pre-determined outcomes. The Government is fully committed to developing sustainable ways of managing freshwater that balance the needs and interests of all communities.
A report on feedback from the consultation will be made publicly available.
