Submissions on Long Term Council Community Plans

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(see dates below)

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Name of Submitter
Organisation
Address
Phone #
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Submission type	Long Term Council Community Plan
Council	Ashburton District Council Auckland Regional Council Auckland City Council Buller District Council Carterton District Council Central Hawkes Bay District Council Central Otago District Council Chatham Islands Council Christchurch City Council Clutha District Council Dunedin City Council Environment Bay of Plenty Environment Canterbury Environment Southland Environment Waikato Far North District Council Franklin District Council Gisborne District Council Gore District Council Greater Wellington Regional Council Grey District Council Hurunui District Council Hamilton City Council Hastings District Council Hawke's Bay Regional Council Hauraki District Council Horowhenua District Council Hutt City Council Invercargill City Council Kaikoura District Council Kaipara District Council Kapiti Coast District Council Kawerau District Council Mackenzie District Council Marlborough District Council Manawatu District Council Manukau City Council Masterton District Council Matamata-Piako District Council Nelson City Council North Shore City Council Napier City Council Northland Regional Council Opotiki District Council Otago Regional Council Otorahanga District Council Papakura District Council Porirua City Council Palmerston North City Council Queenstown Lakes District Council Rangitikei District Council Rodney District Council Rotorua District Council Ruapehu District Council Selwyn District Council South Taranaki District Council South Waikato District Council South Wairarapa District Council Southland District Council Stratford District Council Taranaki Regional Council Tararua District Council Tasman District Council Taupo District Council Taumaranui District Council Tauranga City Council Timaru District Council Upper Hutt City Council Waikato District Council Waimakariri District Council Waimate District Council Waipa District Council Wairoa District Council Waitakere City Council Waitaki District Council Waitomo District Council Wanganui District Council Wellington City Council West Coast Regional Council Westland District Council Western Bay of Plenty District Council Whakatane District Council Whangarei District Council
Submission	I submit that, using powers in the Resource Management Act 1991, Local Government Act 2004 and Health Act 1956, the council inserts into the Long Term Council Community Plan the following: "Council will adopt a precautionary approach to the management of biotechnology in general and to GMO land uses in particular. It will investigate ways of maintaining the district's environment free of GMOs until outstanding issues such as liability, economic costs and benefits, environmental risks, and cultural effects are resolved. This means that, outside of laboratory containment, there should be no further development and field testing of transgenic organisms envisaged for agriculture, horticulture and forestry, nor any commercial release, until the risk potential has been adequately identified and evaluated and a strict liability regime put in place.
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Council Submission Dates:

South Waikato DC Submission due now for the LTCCP

http://www.swktodc.govt.nz/council/consultation/register-interest.asp

Waipa District Council  Submission Due 18th April  for LTCCP

http://www.waipadc.govt.nz/Council/Publications/LTCCP.htm

Taupo District Council Submissions Due 20th April LTCCP

Hamilton City Council Submissions Due 1 May for LTCCP

Environment Waikato Submissions Due 2nd May for LTCCP

Waikato District Council Submissions Due 4th May LTCCP

 http://www.waikatodc.govt.nz/Consultation/

Wellington Regional Council Due 4th May LTCCP

Wellington City Council Due 12th May LTCCP

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