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Submission form

The community can give feedback using the online submission form. Making a submission will take 5 – 10 minutes depending on your feedback, and all questions, excluding your name, are optional. 

The submission is from Monday 9 November to 4:30 pm, Monday 14 December 2026. Submissions received outside these dates and time will not be accepted.

There are also other ways to have your say.

  • Download the submission form and fill it out.
  • Hand deliver your submission to Council’s offices in Westport or Reefton, Buller District Libraries, Ngakawau Community Centre, or Karamea Information Centre.
  • Email your submission to submissions@bdc.govt.nz with the subject Freedom Camping 2026.
  • Collect a paper submission form from Council’s offices in Westport or Reefton, Buller District Libraries, Ngakawau Community Centre, or Karamea Information Centre.
  • Post your submission to Buller District Council, PO Box 21, Westport 786


Submissions are one of the most powerful ways communities in New Zealand can shape local government decision-making.


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Submissions are a public record and part of the public consultation process. Anonymous submissions will not be accepted. Submissions, including names, are published on our website and official documents, so please do not include any personal information in the content of your submission that you would prefer to be kept private.

While contact details (address, phone number and email address) are provided to elected members along with your feedback to be considered when making their decisions, contact details will not be made publicly available on the Council’s website or official documentation.

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Submission Policy

Please refer to our Submission Policy for further information on how we manage and administer submissions

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Do you wish to speak in support of your submission at the Council’s hearing?

If you choose ‘yes’, we’ll be in touch to arrange a time. Hearings will be live-streamed
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Have you read the Statement of Proposal, the Draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2026, the Prohibited Site Assessments or any parts of these documents?