Presenting Submissions at Council Hearings

Sources of supporting information

Supporting information for issues of concern can include:

• Drawing the hearing body members' attention to relevant sections of the RMA, New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement, regional policy statements and plans and district plans
  
  
• Identifying any relevant research and reports which support your concerns
  
  
• Describing local knowledge that you have about the environment and the impacts of the proposed provisions on it
  
  
• Describing practical cases or examples which illustrate your main points (such as previous zoning controls which had negative effects)
  
  
• You may wish to use a lawyer to support your case and call expert witnesses relevant to your specific matters of concern (e.g. planner, ecologist, noise specialist)