How to make a submission on a plan change
We’re seeking your views on three plan changes: housing choice, flooding from intense rainfall and earthworks. Submissions on these plan changes must be in writing and this can be done via the online form, by email or by post.
To give everyone enough time to read about the proposed plan changes, have a conversation with council staff and make a submission, the consultation period has been extended to Monday, 1 February 2021.
Check out our information and some useful tips on what to include in your submission.
Poll: What do you do with your stuff when you get the urge to declutter?
Life gets busy—really busy. Between work, family, appointments, and a never-ending to-do list, it’s easy for things to pile up. Add fast fashion, online sales, and homewares aisles that whisper “just one more basket won’t hurt”, and suddenly we’re swimming in stuff and tat.
Sometimes, that stuff is cozy and familiar. But other times, after a long day, you walk through the door, look around, and think: “Okay. Something’s got to go.”
And when that urge to declutter hits, the question is—where does it all go? We're not talking about broken bits and pieces, but those perfectly good things that simply no longer fit your life or your space.
In her piece When decluttering can’t be avoided much longer, Joanna Davis shares the everyday items she's finally ready to part with—and it might just inspire your own clear-out mission.
We want to know:
🧹 How often do you get the urge to declutter?
🎯 Are there certain things you’ve got your eye on to donate or rehome?
💛 Do you have any favourite charities, op-shops, or community organisations you support with your preloved items?
Let’s swap stories, share ideas, and help great stuff find a second life—outside our closets and shelves.
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73.9% Op-shops!
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9.6% I pop items on the local online Market.
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5.3% Friends and family - I buy with care, and so I give with care.
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4.6% The tip - if I don't want it, others won't either.
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2.4% I love an old fashioned Garage Sale or a local car-boot market.
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2.4% I repurpose - I craft, rework, and give things new life.
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1.7% Other - share your secrets below.
📬 Mail’s in — and it delivered a brain bender! Ready to solve? 🧠✉️
Give this puzzle a whirl, can you figure it out?
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On July 22 1987, New Zealand's first Lotto went on sale 🎉🎉
Imagine checking your ticket and realising that you have won big ...
Tell us your dreams - what is the very first thing you would do with the winnings?
Would you make that silly purchase you have always wanted, but could never justify?
Call the bank and immediately pay off your mortgage?
Stop by the SPCA on the way home and make a donation?
Buy a captain's hat, open up Trade Me and browse "boats for sale"?
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