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Number Name Submission
DR 170 ACE New Zealand DR-170-ACE-New-Zealand.pdf [145 KB]
Sub 003 Adam Irish Sub-003-Adam-Irish.pdf [134 KB]
Sub 027 Alec Waugh Sub-027-Alec-Waugh.pdf [116 KB]
Sub 034 Allan Fong Sub-034-Allan-Fong.pdf [265 KB]
Sub 058 Andrew Turner Sub-058-Andrew-Turner.pdf [64 KB]
DR 102 Angel Association New Zealand DR-102-Angel-Association-NZ.pdf [2.2 MB]
DR 103 Anonymous DR-103-Anonymous.pdf [50 KB]
Sub 002 Anonymous Sub-002-Anonymous-v2.pdf [159 KB]
Sub 008 Anonymous Sub-008-Anonymous.pdf [111 KB]
Sub 018 Anonymous Sub-018-Anonymous.pdf [49 KB]
Sub 022 Anonymous
Sub 078 Anonymous Sub-78-Anonymous.pdf [37 KB]
DR 082 Anonymous DR-082-Anonymous.pdf [53 KB]
DR 091 Anonymous DR-091-Kris-Vermeir.pdf [2.7 MB]
Sub 009 Archer Wang Sub-009-Archer-Wang.pdf [111 KB]
Sub 068 Archer Wang Sub-068-Archer-Wang.pdf [182 KB]
Sub 064 Ashburton District Council Sub-064-Ashburton-District-Council-v2.pdf [619 KB]
Sub 040 Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Sub-040-Association-of-Salaried-Medical-Specialists.pdf [198 KB]
DR 135 Auckland Council DR-135-Auckland-Council.pdf [4 MB]
DR 133 Auckland University of Technology - Joint Submission DR-133-Auckland-University-of-Technology-Joint-Submission.pdf [620 KB]
Sub 073 Belong Aotearoa Sub-073-Belong-Aotearoa.pdf [344 KB]
Sub 037 BNZ Sub-037-BNZ.pdf [214 KB]
DR 179 BusinessNZ DR-179-BusinessNZ.pdf [187 KB]
DR 161 BYATA DR-161-BYATA.pdf [104 KB]
Sub 067 Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce Sub-067-Canterbury-Employers-Chamber-of-Commerce.pdf [280 KB]
DR 123 Canterbury Mayoral Forum DR-123-Canterbury-Mayoral-Forum.pdf [369 KB]
DR 166 Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand DR-166-Caritas-Aotearoa-New-Zealand.pdf [241 KB]
DR 124 Central Economic Development Agency DR-124-Central-Economic-Development-Agency-CEDA.pdf [155 KB]
DR 142 Central Otago District Council DR-142-Central-Otago-District-Council.pdf [305 KB]
DR 151 Christchurch Educated DR-151-Christchurch-Educated.pdf [235 KB]
Sub 066 ChristchurchNZ Sub-066-ChristchurchNZ.pdf [161 KB]
DR 165 Christina Stringer - The University of Auckland Business School DR-165-Christina-Stringer-The-University-of-Auckland-Business-School.pdf [223 KB]
Sub 006 Christopher Horan Sub-006-Christopher-Horan.pdf [16 KB]
Sub 063 Clive Thorp Sub-063-Clive-Thorp.pdf [241 KB]
DR 117 ComVoices DR-117-ComVoices.pdf [229 KB]
Sub 004 Creative Cuisine Limited Sub-004-Creative-Cuisine-Limited-v2.pdf [91 KB]
Sub 024 D Sub-024-D.pdf [382 KB]
DR 168 DairyNZ DR-168-DairyNZ.pdf [1.3 MB]
Sub 043 DairyNZ Sub-043-DairyNZ.pdf [683 KB]
DR 083 Daniel Maier-Gant DR-083-Daniel-Maier-Gant.pdf [52 KB]
DR 096 David DR-096-David.pdf [50 KB]
DR 089 David Essery DR-089-David-Essery.pdf [72 KB]
DR 085 David Miller DR-085-David-Miller.pdf [72 KB]
Sub 010 David Robinson Sub-010-David-Robinson.pdf [229 KB]
Sub 031 David Wang Sub-031-David-Wang.pdf [22 KB]
Sub 057 Dieter Katz Sub-057-Dieter-Katz.pdf [127 KB]
Sub 075 Dr. Roger Lewis Sub-075-Dr.-Roger-Lewis.pdf [131 KB]
DR 120 E tū DR-120-E-tu.pdf [218 KB]
DR 106 Edmund Hillary Fellowship DR-106-Edmund-Hillary-Fellowship.pdf [176 KB]
DR 138 Education New Zealand DR-138-Education-New-Zealand.pdf [588 KB]
DR 118 Engineering New Zealand DR-118-Engineering-New-Zealand.pdf [287 KB]
DR 136 Export New Zealand DR-136-Export-New-Zealand.pdf [307 KB]
DR 107 Express Immigration (NZ) Ltd DR-107-Express-Immigration-NZ-Ltd.pdf [430 KB]
Sub 060 Federated Farmers of New Zealand Sub-060-Federated-Farmers-of-New-Zealand.pdf [452 KB]
DR 086 Felix Lee DR-086-Felix-Lee.pdf [14 KB]
DR 180 FIRST Union DR-180-FIRST-Union.pdf [195 KB]
DR 141 Foodstuffs NZ Ltd DR-141-Foodstuffs-NZ-Ltd.pdf [280 KB]
Sub 016 Gary Wills Sub-016-Gary-Wills.pdf [97 KB]
DR 129 Greg Clydesdale DR-129-Greg-Clydesdale.pdf [275 KB]
Sub 021 Greig Brash Sub-021-Greig-Brash.pdf [47 KB]
DR 125 Halswell School DR-125-Halswell-School.pdf [160 KB]
DR 139 Hospitality New Zealand DR-139-Hospitality-New-Zealand.pdf [102 KB]
Sub 042 Hugh Anderson Sub 042 - Hugh Anderson.pdf [74 KB]
Sub 052 Hyedi Greig Sub-052-Hyedi-Greig.pdf [206 KB]
DR 087 Individual - PR restriction DR-087-Individual-PR-restriction.pdf [42 KB]
DR 174 Jan Gillespie DR-174-Jan-Gillespie.pdf [146 KB]
Sub 012 Jason Scott Wills Sub-012-Jason-Scott-Willis.pdf [53 KB]
Sub 047 Jeff Murray Sub-047-Jeff-Murray.pdf [133 KB]
Sub 005 John Fung Sub-005-John-Fung.pdf [107 KB]
DR 090 John Fung DR-090-John-Fung.pdf [91 KB]
Sub 036 John Smith Sub-036-John-Smith.pdf [54 KB]
Sub 079 Joint Submission: Non-Profit Organisations Sub-079-Non-Profit-Organisations-Joint-Submission.pdf [497 KB]
DR 100 Joshua Pietras DR-100-Joshua-Pietras.pdf [412 KB]
Sub 039 Keith Jones Sub-039-Keith-Jones.pdf [42 KB]
DR 093 Keith Robinson DR-093-Keith-Robinson.pdf [161 KB]
DR-093-Keith-Robinson-attachment-1.pdf [4.8 MB]
Sub 044 Kerry Bateman Sub-044-Kerry-Bateman.pdf [45 KB]
DR 088 Kerry Bateman DR-088-Kerry-Bateman.pdf [40 KB]
Sub 046 Kim Stevenson Sub-046-Kim-Stevenson-Attachment-1.pdf [129 KB]
Sub-046-Kim-Stevenson-v2.pdf [102 KB]
Sub 019 Kirill Kirichai Sub-019-Kirill-Kirichai.pdf [110 KB]
DR 113 Laura Williams DR-113-Laura-Williams.pdf [52 KB]
Sub 051 Leigh Anderson Sub-051-Leigh-Anderson.pdf [83 KB]
DR 116 Lincoln University – Joint University Submission DR-116-Lincoln-University-Joint-University-Submission.pdf [547 KB]
Sub 017 Marc Galle Sub-017-Marc-Galle.pdf [53 KB]
Sub 023 Margaret Sub-023-Margaret.pdf [26 KB]
Sub 041 Martin Fletcher Sub-041-Martin-Fletcher.pdf [63 KB]
DR 156 Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (Incorporated) DR-156-Meat-Industry-Association-of-New-Zealand-Incorporated.pdf [237 KB]
DR 134 Methodist Mission Southern DR-134-Methodist-Mission-Southern.pdf [137 KB]
DR 144 Michael Reddell DR-144-Michael-Reddell.pdf [193 KB]
DR 104 Migrant Investor & Entrepreneur Association (MIEA) ltd DR-104-Migrant-Investor-Entrepreneur-Association-MIEA-ltd.pdf [49 KB]
DR 108 Mike Lear DR-108-Mike-Lear.pdf [336 KB]
Sub 032 Mike Lear Sub-032-Mike-Lear.pdf [291 KB]
Sub 076 Ministry for Pacific Peoples Sub-076-Ministry-for-Pacific-Peoples.pdf [418 KB]
DR 181 Ministry for Primary Industries DR-181-Ministry-for-Primary-Industries.pdf [229 KB]
DR 130 Ministry of Housing and Urban Development DR-130-Ministry-of-Housing-and-Urban-Development.pdf [177 KB]
Sub 045 Monty Cunningham Sub-045-Monty-Cunningham.pdf [233 KB]
DR 154 Motor Trade Association Inc (MTA) DR-154-Motor-Trade-Association-Inc-MTA.pdf [596 KB]
DR 152 Multicultural New Zealand DR-152-Multicultural-New-Zealand.pdf [174 KB]
DR 115 Natalie Baird and Tina Yee (University of Canterbury) DR-115-Natalie-Baird-and-Tina-Yee-University-of-Canterbury.pdf [495 KB]
DR 121 National Council of Women of New Zealand DR-121-National-Council-of-Women-of-New-Zealand.pdf [246 KB]
DR 094 Nauman Shah DR-094-Nauman-Shah.pdf [43 KB]
DR 157 New Zealand Aged Care Association DR-157-New-Zealand-Aged-Care-Association.pdf [326 KB]
Sub 069 New Zealand Aged Care Association Sub-069-New-Zealand-Aged-Care-Association.pdf [423 KB]
DR 172 New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc DR-172-New-Zealand-Apples-and-Pears-Inc.pdf [653 KB]
DR 112 New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services DR-112-New-Zealand-Council-of-Christian-Social-Services.pdf [472 KB]
Sub 074 New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services Sub-074-New-Zealand-Council-of-Christian-Social-Services.pdf [260 KB]
DR 167 New Zealand Council of Trade Unions DR-167-New-Zealand-Council-of-Trade-Unions.pdf [373 KB]
DR 159 New Zealand Human Rights Commission DR-159-New-Zealand-Human-Rights-Commission.pdf [11 MB]
Sub 049 New Zealand Medical Association Sub-049-New-Zealand-Medical-Association.pdf [156 KB]
DR 163 New Zealand Nurses Organisation DR-163-New-Zealand-Nurses-Organisation.pdf [492 KB]
DR 145 New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi DR-145-New-Zealand-Public-Service-Association-Te-Pukenga-Here-Tikanga-Mahi.pdf [1.1 MB]
DR 158 New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists DR-158-New-Zealand-Society-of-Anaesthetists.pdf [307 KB]
DR 111 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise DR-111-New-Zealand-Trade-and-Enterprise.pdf [1.8 MB]
DR 150 New Zealand Winegrowers DR-150-New-Zealand-Winegrowers.pdf [181 KB]
DR 147 NZ Apples and Pears Incorporated & Horticulture New Zealand Incorporated DR-147-NZ-Apples-and-Pears-Incorporated-Horticulture-New-Zealand-Incoporated.pdf [501 KB]
DR-147-NZ-Apples-and-Pears-Incorporated-Horticulture-New-Zealand-Incoporated-Attachment-2.pdf [1.2 MB]
DR-147-NZ-Apples-and-Pears-Incorporated-Horticulture-New-Zealand-Incoporated-Attachment-1.pdf [2.4 MB]
Sub 055 NZ Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated Sub-055-NZ-Kiwifruit-Growers-Incorporated.pdf [246 KB]
DR 153 NZ Thoroughbred Racing DR-153-NZ-Thoroughbred-Racing.pdf [705 KB]
DR 131 NZAMI New Zealand Association for Migration & Investment DR-131-NZAMI-New-Zealand-Association-for-Migration-Investment.pdf [353 KB]
DR 177 NZKGI Zespri and Maori Kiwifruit Growers Inc DR-177-NZKGI-Zespri-and-Maori-Kiwifruit-Growers-Inc.pdf [241 KB]
DR 137 NZTech DR-137-NZTech.pdf [170 KB]
DR 171 OceanaGold DR-171-OceanaGold.pdf [291 KB]
Sub 080 Pakistan and Friends Hawkes Bay Association Incorp Sub-080-Pakistan-and-Friends-Hawkes-Bay-Association-Incorp.pdf [42 KB]
DR 110 Peter Davis DR-110-Peter-Davis.pdf [125 KB]
DR 149 Philanthropy New Zealand DR-149-Philanthropy-New-Zealand.pdf [555 KB]
Sub 062 Philanthropy New Zealand Sub-062-Philanthropy-New-Zealand-v2.pdf [238 KB]
DR 126 Presbyterian Support NZ DR-126-Presbyterian-Support-NZ.pdf [230 KB]
Sub 071 Priority One Western Bay of Plenty Inc. Sub-071-Priority-One-Western-Bay-of-Plenty-Inc..pdf [257 KB]
Sub 001 Professional Visa Solutions Sub-001-Professional-Visa-Solutions.pdf [452 KB]
DR 148 Queenstown Lakes District Council DR-148-Queenstown-Lakes-District-Council.pdf [313 KB]
DR 178 Ray Henderson - unpublished
DR 162 RCSA DR-162-RCSA.pdf [529 KB]
DR 175 Reina Tang - TC Consultants DR-175-Reina-Tang-TC-Consultants.pdf [90 KB]
DR 097 Restaurant Association of New Zealand DR-097-Restaurant-Association-of-New-Zealand.pdf [373 KB]
Sub 038 Rex Beer Sub-038-Rex-Beer.pdf [94 KB]
DR 173 River Origin Limited DR-173-River-Origin-Limited.pdf [105 KB]
Sub 007 Rob Wardle Sub-007-Rob-Wardle.pdf [114 KB]
Sub 013 Ross Bicknell Sub-013-Ross-Bicknell.pdf [212 KB]
Sub 014 Rowan Kyle Sub-014-Rowan-Kyle.pdf [39 KB]
DR 109 Roy Blake DR-109-Roy-Blake.pdf [73 KB]
Sub 072 Sally Chen Sub-072-Sally-Chen-Attachment-1-CBAx-analysis-parent-category.pdf [726 KB]
Sub-072-Sally-Chen-Policy-brief-for-parent-category.pdf [851 KB]
Sub-072-Sally-Chen-Attachment-2-parent-category-NZ-vs-Canada.pdf [700 KB]
Sub 028 Sam Sub-028-Sam.pdf [79 KB]
Sub 011 Sarah Lini Sub-011-Sarah-Lini.pdf [124 KB]
DR 122 Study Group NZ Limited DR-122-Study-Group-NZ-Limited.pdf [181 KB]
Sub 033 Sunit Prakash Sub-033-Sunit-Prakash.pdf [200 KB]
Sub 029 Sylvia White Sub-029-Sylvia-White.pdf [46 KB]
DR 105 T C O'Rourke DR-105-T-C-ORourke.pdf [321 KB]
DR 169 Tailrisk Economics DR-169-Tailrisk-Economics.pdf [378 KB]
Sub 053 Taylor Fry Sub-053-Taylor-Fry.pdf [210 KB]
DR 143 Te Pūkenga DR-143-Te-Pukenga.pdf [264 KB]
DR 140 Te Puni Kokiri DR-140-Te-Puni-Kokiri.pdf [188 KB]
DR 081 Terry Moore DR-081-Terry-Moore.pdf [31 KB]
Sub 050 The EMA Sub-050-The-EMA.pdf [166 KB]
Sub 077 The English Language Institute, Victoria University of Wellington Sub-077-The-English-Language-Institute-Victoria-University-of-Wellington.pdf [773 KB]
Sub 061 The Fair Initiative Sub-061-The-Fair-Initiative.pdf [577 KB]
Sub 054 The Gama Foundation Sub-054-The-Gama-Foundation.pdf [59 KB]
Sub 070 The Icehouse Sub-070-The-Icehouse.pdf [148 KB]
DR 164 The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners DR-164-The-Royal-New-Zealand-College-of-General-Practitioners.pdf [384 KB]
Sub 065 The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Sub-065-The-Royal-New-Zealand-College-of-General-Practitioners.pdf [379 KB]
DR 098 Tianyu Xu DR-098-Tianyu-Xu.pdf [207 KB]
DR 084 Tim Edwards DR-084-Tim-Edwards.pdf [87 KB]
DR 114 Tim Makarios DR-114-Tim-Makarios.pdf [55 KB]
Sub 026 Tom Robertson Sub-026-Tom-Robertson.pdf [62 KB]
DR 146 Tourism Industry Aotearoa DR-146-Tourism-Industry-Aotearoa.pdf [266 KB]
Sub 056 Tourism Industry Aotearoa Sub-056-Tourism-Industry-Aotearoa.pdf [134 KB]
DR 132 Transpower NZ Ltd DR-132-Transpower-NZ-Ltd.pdf [245 KB]
Sub 030 Troy Hanley Sub-030-Troy-Hanley.pdf [133 KB]
Sub 025 Trustpower Sub-025-Trustpower.pdf [475 KB]
DR 127 University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha DR-127-University-of-Canterbury-Te-Whare-Wananga-o-Waitaha.pdf [262 KB]
DR 119 University of Otago - Joint Submission DR-119-University-of-Otago-Joint-Submission.pdf [896 KB]
DR 128 University of Waikato - Joint Submission DR-128-University-of-Waikato-Joint-Submission.pdf [571 KB]
Sub 059 Venture Taranaki Sub-059-Venture-Taranaki.pdf [402 KB]
DR 099 Victoria University of Wellington DR-099-Victoria-University-of-Wellington.pdf [409 KB]
Sub 020 Wai Hospitality Group Sub-020-Wai-Hospitality-Group.pdf [711 KB]
DR 176 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency DR-176-Waka-Kotahi-NZ-Transport-Agency.pdf [150 KB]
DR 092 Warwick Alexander DR-092-Warwick-Alexander.pdf [1.3 MB]
DR 155 Wellington Chamber of Commerce - Letter of Support for BusinessNZ Submission DR-155-Wellington-Chamber-of-Commerce-Letter-of-Support-for-BusinessNZ-Submission.pdf [175 KB]
DR 095 Wenkai Zhang DR-095-Wenkai-Zhang.pdf [166 KB]
DR 160 Will Shannon DR-160-Will-Shannon.pdf [119 KB]
Sub 015 William Walsh Sub-015-William-Walsh.pdf [333 KB]
DR 101 Xiaojing Liu DR-101-Xiaojing-Liu.pdf [295 KB]
Sub 035 Xingbo Liu Sub-035-Xingbo-Liu.pdf [64 KB]
Sub 048 Yoselyn Salcedo Bolívar Sub-048-Yoselyn-Salcedo-Bolivar.pdf [113 KB]