Parliament's majority for ratification was secured before the public could read the agreement. Submissions to the select committee are the only formal record left. We have a narrow window to flood it.
A 6-page Word document with every key argument already written and every annex/article cited correctly.
10 secondsFill in your name. Write 2–3 sentences in Section 8 in your own voice. Delete the red bracketed prompts.
10–20 minutesUpload your finished document via the Parliament website. Free, takes a couple of minutes.
5 minutesWord document (.docx) — opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Pages, or LibreOffice.
Download Template (.docx)Once you've personalised your template, submit it to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee via the New Zealand Parliament website. You can upload the .docx directly or paste the text into the form.
Submit to ParliamentSubmissions in your own voice carry meaningfully more weight than identical copy-paste form letters. The Committee Secretariat reads everything, but identical submissions tend to get summarised collectively.
Even one personal paragraph differentiates yours. Section 8 of the template is the place — two or three sentences about why this matters to you, your family, your industry, or your community.
Submissions are normally published on the Parliament website with the submitter's name attached. If you want your submission published but contact details kept private, say so at the top of your document.
You can also request that your submission be kept confidential entirely, but submissions on the public record carry more weight.
Delete the sections you don't agree with. The template is built so each numbered section stands alone. If you only want to submit on the immigration provisions, keep Section 2 and the executive summary, delete the rest, and write your own personal section.
No. Most submissions are written-only. The template asks you to choose at the top whether you want to appear in person — if you do, the Committee may invite you to a hearing (usually by Zoom or in Wellington). If you'd rather not, simply delete that line.
Yes. Every annex and article number cited has been verified against the actual treaty text published by MFAT on 28 April 2026. The economic figures come from the Motu Economic Impact Assessment of March 2026 and from the National Interest Analysis. UK precedent comes from the UK Migration Advisory Committee's October 2021 report.
No. Submissions close at 11.59pm Sunday 17 May 2026. After that the Committee proceeds to its report and submissions cannot be added.
Yes — please do. The more people who submit, the harder the procedural and substantive concerns are to dismiss. Share this page directly: just send them the link.