Submissions
These submissions respond to invitations to comment, often from select committees, government departments and/or reporting organisations regarding a bill or specific public policy change.
As part of Project OneOceanNZ, the Institute has followed and engaged with applications by New Zealand King Salmon. These submissions are shown on a separate page, Salmon farming.
2025
Submission 2025/02 – Have your say on the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill
January 2025
Download (PDF, 734 KB)
Submission 2025/01 – Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill (the Principles Bill)
January 2025
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
Submission 2025/03 – Gene Technology Bil
February 2025
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
2024
Submission 2024/06 – XRB: Proposed 2024 Amendments to Climate and Assurance Standards
October 2024
Download (PDF, 3 MB)
Submission 2024/05 – Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned
To be published after the RC report is published
Submission 2024/03 – Fast-track Approvals Bill
June 2024
Download (PDF, 278 KB)
Submission 2024/02 – Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
March 2024
Download (PDF, 469 KB)
Submission 2024/01 – MPI: Notes in response to the Proposal by Government to extend the duration of existing consents for marine farming
March 2024
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
See correspondence with MPI regarding an engagement session with environmental NGOs (of which, the McGuinness Institute was included).
2023
Submission 2023/02 – Market governance of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme Discussion document.
February 2023
Download (PDF, 822 KB)
2022
Submission 2022/13 – Pricing agricultural emissions: Consultation document
November 2022
Download (PDF, 4 MB)
Submission 2022/12 – A fair chance for all: Breaking the cycle of persistent disadvantage
November 2022
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
Submission 2022/10 – Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards Climate-related Disclosures: Exposure Drafts
September 2022
Download (final draft) (PDF, 3 MB)
Submission 2022/09 – Reclassifying stewardship land on the West Coast
August 2022
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
Submission 2022/08 – Water Services Entities Bill: Three Waters Reform Programme
July 2022
Download (PDF, 616 KB)
2021
2020
Submission 2020/01– Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill
January 2020
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
Attachment 1: Climate Change Strategy for New Zealand (PDF, 19 KB)
2019
Submission 2019/08 – The Attack on Christchurch Mosques
December 2019
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
Submission 2019/07 – Discussion Paper 19/02: Culture, Wellbeing and the Living Standards Framework
November 2019
Download (PDF, 635 KB)
Submission 2019/06 – Resource Management Amendment Bill
November 2019
Download (PDF, 743 KB)
Appendix 1: Working Paper 2017/02 – Letter to the Minister on New Zealand King Salmon
Appendix 2: Correspondence between MPI and McGuinness Institute (confidential)
Appendix 3: Discussion Paper 2019/01 – The Climate Reporting Emergency: A New Zealand case study
Submission 2019/05 – New Zealand Productivity Commission Local government funding and financing
August 2019
Download (PDF, 631 KB)
Submission 2019/04 – Resource Consent Application U190357
July 2019
Download (PDF, 4 MB)
Submission 2019/03 – Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill – Ministry for the Environment
Written submission, July 2019
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
Oral submission, August 2019
Download (PDF, 747 KB)
See also Discussion Paper 2019/01 – The Climate Reporting Emergency: A New Zealand case study
See also Project 2058 Report 17 – Building a Reporting Framework Fit For Purpose
See also Working Paper 2018/03 – Analysis of Climate Change Reporting in the Public and Private Sectors
See also Think Piece 32 – Exploring Ways to Embed Climate Reporting in the Existing Framework
Submission 2019/02 – New Zealand Regulatory Board Proposed Revision of Code of Ethics
February 2019
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
Submission 2019/01 – Aotearoa New Zealand Government Tourism Strategy
February 2019
Download (PDF, 343 KB)
2018
Submission 2018/05 – The Interim Report on the Future of Tax
November 2018
Download (PDF, 557 KB)
Submission 2018/02 – The Future of Tax
April 2018
Download (PDF, 12 MB)
Submission 2018/01 – In response to request for proposals
March 2018
Download (PDF, 6 MB)
2017
Submission 2017/05 – NZX Listing Rule Review (27 September 2017)
December 2017
Download (PDF, 7 MB)
Submission 2017/04 – Urban Development Authorities
May 2017
Download (PDF, 794 KB)
Submission 2017 /01 – Potential relocation of salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds
March 2017
Download (PDF, 688 KB)
2016
Proposal 2016/08 – Demarcation zones for public policy innovation proposal to the Rt Hon Bill English
December 2016
Download (PDF, 4 MB)
See also our FAQs on Demarcation zones
Submission 2016/07 – New Models of Tertiary Education – Draft Report
December 2016
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
See also Working Paper 2016/03 – History of education in New Zealand
Submission 2016/06 – Review of the NZX Corporate Governance Best Practice Code
October 2016
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
Submission 2016/05 – New models of tertiary education
May 2016
Download (PDF, 954 KB)
See also Think Piece 25 – The changing purpose of tertiary education
See also Infographic Timeline of significant events in the history of education in New Zealand
Submission 2016/03 – Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill
April 2016
Download (PDF, 560 KB)
Attachment 1: Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill Supplementary Notes, 2 June 2016 (PDF, 366 KB)
See alsoThink Piece 22 – Proposal for the Creation of an Oceans Institution and Think Piece 16 – New Zealand King Salmon: Was it a good decision for New Zealand
See also Project 2058 Report 10 – One Ocean: Principles for the stewardship of a healthy and productive ocean
See also Working Paper 2015/01 – Ocean Management in New Zealand: Findings from a structured discussion and Working Paper 2013/01 – Notes on the New Zealand King Salmon Decision
Submission 2016/02 – Next steps for fresh water
April 2016
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
Submission 2016/01 – A new Marine Protected Areas Act
March 2016
Download (PDF, 822 KB)
2015
Submission 2015/08 – Updating the Education Act 1989
December 2015
Download (PDF, 779 KB)
Submission 2015/07 – Draft Revised Guide to the National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan 2015
September 2015
Download (PDF, 302 KB)
See also Contributing Paper Lessons From the West African Ebola Outbreak in Relation to New Zealand’s Supply Chain Resilience
See also Working Paper 2006/01 – Managing the Business Risk of a Pandemic: Lessons from the past and a checklist for the future
Submission 2015/06 – Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan Hearings – Topic 024 GMOs
August 2015
Download (PDF, 270 KB)
See also Project 2058 Report 16 – An Overview of Genetic Modification in New Zealand 1973-2013: The first forty years, Report 16 – Appendices, The History of Genetic Modification in New Zealand and The Review of the Forty-nine Recommendations of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification
Submission 2015/05– Proposed National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry
August 2015
Download (PDF, 356 KB)
See also Project 2058 Report 16 – An Overview of Genetic Modification in New Zealand 1973-2013: The first forty years, Report 16 – Appendices, The History of Genetic Modification in New Zealand and The Review of the Forty-nine Recommendations of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification
Submission 2015/04 – Inquiry into Parliament’s legislative response to future national emergencies
July 2015
Download (PDF, 236 KB)
See also Contributing Paper Lessons From the West African Ebola Outbreak in Relation to New Zealand’s Supply Chain Resilience
See also Working Paper 2006/01 – Managing the Business Risk of a Pandemic: Lessons from the past and a checklist for the future
Submission 2015/03 – Flag Consideration Panel
July 2015
Download (PDF, 234 KB)
See also Workshop Booklet StrategyNZ: Mapping Our Future
Submission 2015/02 – Consultation on setting New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change target
June 2015
Download (PDF, 198 KB)
See also Project 2058 Report 10 – One Ocean: Principles for the stewardship of a healthy and productive ocean
Submission 2015/01 – The Council Long-term Plan 2015–25 (LTP)
April 2015
Download (PDF, 498 KB)
See also Workshop Booklet LocalNZ – A youth statement on regional goals
See also Think Piece 21 – Strategy Stewardship Matters: Utilising the Government Department Strategies Index
See also TalentNZ – Menu of Initiatives
2014
Submission 2014/06 – Draft National Statement of Science Investment 2014–2024
August 2014
Download (PDF, 1 MB)
Attachment 1: Table 1 – Government department strategies relating to science from July 1994 to June 2014 (PDF, 351 KB)
See also Project 2058 Report 9 – Science Embraced: Government-funded science under the microscope and Report 16 – An Overview of Genetic Modification in New Zealand 1973-2013: The first forty years
See also Think Piece 19 – ‘I would rather New Zealand be smart than lucky’
Submission 2014/05 – Environmental Reporting Bill 2014
April 2014
Download (PDF, 493 KB)
Attachment 1: Closing Comments (PDF, 327 KB)
Attachment 2: Relevant Government Priorities set for the Ministry for the Environment (PDF, 214 KB)
Attachment 3: National Policy Statements (NPS) (PDF, 316 KB)
Attachment 4: Excerpt from the McGuinness Institute Submission on the Environmental Reporting Bill 2014 (PDF, 191 KB)
Submission 2014/03 – Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
February 2014
Download (PDF, 258 KB)
Submission 2014/02 – Proposed Hastings District Plan February 2014
February 2014
Download (PDF, 262 KB)
2013
Submission 2013/03 – Ensuring New Zealand's Constitution is Fit for Purpose
July 2013
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
Submission 2013/02 – A discussion document: Improving our resource management system
April 2013
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
Submission 2013/01 – Public Finance (Fiscal Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2012
February 2013
Download (PDF, 662 KB)
See also Workshop Booklet: Youth Statement on New Zealand’s Long-term Fiscal Position
2012
Submission 2012/08 – Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill 2012 (Additions)
September 2012
Download (PDF, 431 KB)
Submission 2012/07 – Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill 2012
July 2012
Download (PDF, 678 KB)
Submission 2012/06 – Local Government Reform in Wellington
June 2012
Download (PDF, 207 KB)
Submission 2012/03 – Wellington City Council Draft Long Term Plan 2012–2022
May 2012
Download (PDF, 2 MB)
2011
Submission 2011/03 – International Integrated Reporting Committee Discussion Paper
December 2011
Download (PDF, 497 KB)
Submission 2011/02 – Proposed Environmental Reporting Bill
October 2011
Download (PDF, 361 KB)
2010
Submission 2010/07 – Reviewing the Crown Minerals Act 1991 discussion paper
October 2010
Download (PDF, 60 KB)
Submission 2010/06 – Review of Securities Law: Discussion Paper
September 2010
Download (PDF, 127 KB)
Submission 2010/04 – Electoral Referendum Bill
June 2010
Download (PDF, 72 KB)
Submission 2010/02 – Wellington City's Draft 2010 Climate Change Action Plan
May 2010
Download (PDF, 58 KB)
2009
Submission 2009/02 – Long Term Council Community Plans
April 2009
Download (PDF, 394 KB)
Submission 2009/02 – Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill
April 2009
Download (PDF, 458 KB)
2007
Submission 2007/03 – Electoral Finance Bill to the Justice and Electoral Committee
Written submission, September 2007
Download (PDF, 184 KB)
Oral submission, September 2007
Download (PDF, 18 KB)
Attachment 1: Background paper on the Timeline (PDF, 100 KB)
Attachment 2: Background paper reviewing of the first reading in the House (PDF, 149 KB)
Submission 2007/02 – Energy Submission
March 2007
Download (PDF, 177 KB)
Attachment 1: Discussion paper on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand post-2012, Ministry for the Environment (PDF, 381 KB)
Attachment 2: Sustainable land management and climate change, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (PDF, 298 KB)
Attachment 3: New Zealand Energy Strategy to 2050, Ministry of Economic Development (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Attachment 4: Transitional Measures – Options to Move Towards Lows Emissions Electricity and Stationary Energy Supply and to Facilitate a Transition to Greenhouse Gas Pricing in the Future, Ministry of Economic Development (PDF, 520 KB)
Attachment 5: New Zealand Energy Efficiency Conservation Strategy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (PDF, 1 MB)
Submission 2007/01 – Regional land transport strategy
February 2007
Download (PDF, 110 KB)
Attachment 1: Issues and outstanding questions (PDF, 6 KB)
Attachment 2: Follow-up letter dated March 29 2007 (PDF, 106 KB)