Community service and engagement, Department of Public Health

2019

• Submission to Finance and Expenditure committee – Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bil, April 2019

2018

• Submission on the Draft Terms of Reference – Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care, 2018
• Brief Submission on Revision of the Abortion Law, May 2018
• Submission on The Future of Tax, April 2018
• Submission from staff oftheDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, on theLocal Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill, May 2018
• Submission to tax working group, From ASPIRE 2025, ASH New Zealand, Hāpai te Hauora and the Cancer Society of New Zealand, April 2018

2016

• Policy Options for the Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes, September 2016
• National Policy Statement on urban development capacity, July 2016
• Submission on the Healthy Homes Amendment Bill (No. 2), June 2016
• Submission on Wellington City Council draft Low Carbon Capital Plan, May 2016
• Productivity Commission's better urban planning issues paper, submission by NZCSC and Regional Public Health, 2016
• Ministry of Transport's draft transport research strategy, 2016
• Submission on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, January 2016

2015

• Written Submission in response to the Update of the New Zealand Health Strategy Consultation draft, December 2015 - Department
• Written Submission in response to the Update of the New Zealand Health Strategy Consultation draft, July 2015 - Individuals
• Submission to Horowhenua District Council on their Draft Long Term Plan 2015-2025.
• Submission to the Ministry of Health on the enforcement of the Smoke-Free Environments Act.
• Submission to the Wellington City Council (for the PHA) on their Waterfront Plan.
• Productivity Commission's draft report Using Land for Housing, 2015
• New Zealand's climate change target, a submission by Ralph Chapman, Victoria University of Wellington, June 2015
• Wellington City Council Medium-density Housing and Town Centre Plans 2015
• GWRC draft climate change strategy 2015
• Wellington draft regional land transport plan 2015
• Submission on the Health (Protection) Amendment Bill , February 2015

2014

• Submission on Smokefree Environments (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Amendment Bill, 28 March 2014.
• Wellington urban growth plan
• Safer urban speed limits

2013

• Open spaces
• Wellington's draft annual plan
• Improving our resource management system
• Submission on the Vulnerable Children's Bill, 30 October 2013.
• Submission on the Resource Management reform discussion paper, 16 April 2013.
• Submission to Auckland Council on the Draft Unitary Plan, 31 May 2013.
• Submission to Wellington City Council on the draft annual plan, 23 May 2013.

2012

• Parliamentary presentation on tracking alcohol affordability, 29 August 2012.
• Submission on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill, 24 July 2012.
• NZ Productivity Commission's Draft Report on Housing Affordability, 19 Feb 2012.

2011

• Parliamentary Inquiry into Boarding Houses, 11 Aug 2011.
• New Zealand Productivity Commission's Inquiry on Housing Affordability, August 4 2011.
• Submission to the Select Committee on the Alcohol Reform Bill, 16 February 2011.
• Health Select Committee on the Smoke-free Environments (Control and Enforcement) Amendment Bill (January 2011 written submission, February 2010 oral submission).

2010

• Māori Affairs Select Committee for the Inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Māori (January 2010 written submission, oral submission, June 2010) - [requested and supplementary material].
• Ministry of health on tobacco displays, April 2010.

2009

• Submission to the Law Commission on Alcohol in our lives - An issues paper on the reform of New Zealand's liquor laws, 25 October 2009.
• Submission to Hon Tony Ryall, Minister of Health, on the Ministerial Review Group report, 18 September 2009.

2008

• Health Select Committee on the Public Health Bill, March 2008.
• The Ngauranga to Airport Strategic Transport Study (WCC, WRC and Transit NZ), February 2008.
• Ministry of Health on retail tobacco displays (in association with Massey University and Whakauae Research Services), February 2008.