Digital Economy and Communications – 2021
Titles of documents the Minister for Digital Economy and Communications received from MBIE in 2021.
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The following lists are as accurate as possible at the time of publishing and may be updated or added to. This list includes papers received from the Minister’s reporting agency where the Minister is the main recipient. Papers received from other agencies, or where a paper has been referred to the Minister by another Minister, are not included in this list.
Titles of Appointment and Honours Committee (APH) briefings and briefings that accompany responses to Official Information Act requests to the Minister are not included in this list.
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- Negotiations
December 2021
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2122-2059 | Meeting with Business NZ and CTU on the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa | 2 December | MBIE |
| 2122-1924 | Digital Ministers meeting 9 December 2021 – meeting papers | 2 December | MBIE |
| 2122-1837 | Talking points for Cabinet Paper - Draft Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan | 2 December | MBIE |
| 2122-2022 | Meeting with Hon Jan Tinetti - Digital Strategy of Aotearoa consultation outcomes and their connection to digital skills and education | 3 December | MBIE |
| 2122-2091 | Chatham Islands mobile network launch - 6 December 2021 | 3 December | MBIE |
| 2122-2220 | CERT NZ Cyber Resilience Measurement Framework | 6 December | MBIE |
| 2122-2099 | Cabinet paper: finalising work to address Māori interests in radio spectrum | 6 December | MBIE |
| 2122-1923 | Meeting with Social Partners on the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa | 7 December | MBIE |
| 2122-1912 | Cyber Smart week campaign 2021 report | 8 December | MBIE |
| 2122-2122 | First Draft of the Digital Strategy to Aotearoa | 9 December | MBIE |
| 2122-2187 | Meeting with the Next Generation Critical Communications (NGCC) Oversight Ministers | 13 December | MBIE |
| 2122-1983 | Proactive release for Cabinet Paper: Future of Mail -Managed transition to Commercial Sustainability for NZ Post | 22 December | MBIE |
November 2021
The following papers were provided to the Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during November 2021.
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2122-1591 | Update on work to improve broadband affordability through regulatory change | 1 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1665 | Talking points for interview with Oriana TV | 3 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1601 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper: A Digital Strategy for Aotearoa - release of discussion document | 8 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1685 | Building Nations Symposium | 8 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1870 | Potential amendment to the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill | 17 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1882 | Update on discussion around the Māori-Crown agreement on Spectrum. | 18 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1893 | Ministers meeting with the Māori Spectrum Working Group – 25 November 2021 | 24 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1907 | Ministers’ meeting with MSWG - 25 November 2021 | 24 November | MBIE |
| 2122-1890 | CERT NZ Quarter three 2021 Quarterly Report release | 30 November | MBIE |
October 2021
The following papers were provided to the Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during October 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2122-1297 | Immigration pathways for the Tech Sector | 11 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1299 | MSWG-Officials Meeting | 11 October | MBIE |
| 2122-0599 | Attendance at Canterbury Tech Summit 2021 | 12 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1332 | Telecommunications resilience | 12 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1130 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper: Telecommunications (Regulated Fibre Services) Regulations 2021. | 13 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1328 | Tourism Electronic Card Transactions (TECTs) – August 2021 | 14 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1130 | Network Operator Status -Engage Technology Limited and Infrastructure Fibre Solutions NZ Limited | 20 October | MBIE |
| 2122-0267 | ECLI update | 22 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1159 | Digital, Economy and Communications Portfolio-Non-departmental Appropriations Report – July 2020-June 2021 | 22 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1489 | Meeting with Tech Sector chief executives | 27 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1546 | Meeting with Minister Tinetti on skills | 27 October | MBIE |
| 2122-1512 | Primary industry meeting | 28 October | MBIE |
September 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during September 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-4232 | Enable proposal: submissions analysis and advice | 3 September | MBIE |
| 2122-0723 | Next Generation Critical Communications – Ministerial Governance | 3 September | MBIE |
| 2122-0883 | Release of Draft Five-Year Spectrum Outlook 2022-2026 | 7 September | MBIE |
| 2122-0892 | Presentation to the Digital Boost Alliance, 15 September 2021 | 8 September | MBIE |
| 2122-0934 | Draft slides on the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa for the Future of Work Tripartite Forum meeting, 23 September 2021 | 8 September | MBIE |
| 2122-0935 | Revised engagement plan for the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa | 8 September | MBIE |
| 2122-0882 | TUANZ Rural Connectivity Symposium | 9 September | MBIE |
| 2122-0952 | Ministerial meeting with Dr Peter Stevens from GS1NZ, Tuesday 21 September, 3.30pm | 17 September | MBIE |
| 2122-1065 | Meeting with OECD Policy Mission 29 September 2021 | 23 September | MBIE |
| 2122-1206 | Meeting with CIP on the connectivity programmes | 29 September | MBIE |
| 2122-1082 | Presentation to the APEC Digital Future Event | 29 September | MBIE |
August 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during August 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2122-0369 | Infrastructure NZ Thought Leadership Luncheon | 2 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0222 | Attendance at TUANZ Breakfast followed by Conference | 4 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0414 | Updated: Oral item to Cabinet on Māori interests in radio spectrum | 4 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0055 | International Comparison of Government Investment Initiatives | 6 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0367 | APEC 2021 TEL Plenary Session – 18 August 2021 | 6 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0434 | Rural connectivity | 11 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0251 | Meeting with Don Christie (Catalyst IT) on 16 August | 12 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0490 | Cabinet paper: Update on work to address Maori interests in radio spectrum | 16 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0513 | Ratification of 2019 revisions to the International Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations | 16 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0595 | Background information on fibre anchor services and DFAS | 19 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0682 | Meeting with Tech Industry CEs | 24 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0607 | Talking points for the Cabinet paper: Towards a Digital Strategy for Aotearoa | 26 August | MBIE |
| 2122-0776 | Outcome of consultation on using 6 GHz band for new generation WLAN | 31 August | MBIE |
July 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during July 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-4365 | Meeting with Spark – 6 July 2021 | 1 July | MBIE |
| 2021-4357 | Meeting with Orion Health | 2 July | MBIE |
| 2021-4452 | Telecommunications resilience: draft letters to network operators | 2 July | MBIE |
| 2021-3852 | Update to Minister on progressing development of the Cyber Resilience Measurement Framework | 5 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0062 | Future of Mail - Talking Points for Meeting with NZ Post 7 July 2021 | 6 July | MBIE |
| 2021-4422 | Notes for interview with Tova O’Brien | 7 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0104 | CERT NZ Cyber Smart campaign 2021 | 13 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0094 | Speech to Payments NZ | 21 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0141 | Cover briefing for draft Cabinet paper: Universal Postal Union 27th Congress | 21 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0240 | Draft discussion document for the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa | 26 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0253 | Visit to Trade Window | 26 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0234 | Visit to Concentrix, provider of the New Zealand Relay Service (briefing has this number but is saved as 0141) | 26 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0250 | CERT NZ’s Monthly Report to the Minister for the Digital Economy and communications for the month of July 2021 | 27 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0180 | Oral item to Cabinet on Māori interests in radio spectrum | 29 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0226 | Draft Cabinet Paper: Regulations declaring anchor and direct fibre access services under the Telecommunications Act 2001 | 29 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0249 | Ministerial meeting on autonomous weapons, 4 August 2021, 9.00-9.30am | 29 July | MBIE |
| 2122-0314 | Speech at 2degrees’s new building opening | 29 July | MBIE |
June 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during June 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-3890 | Draft Digital Strategy to be Presented to Digital Ministers Group 10 June | 1 June | MBIE |
| 2021-3901 | Meeting with Nick McDonnell of Facebook | 1 June | MBIE |
| 2021-3909 | CERT NZ Quarterly Report Aide Memoire Q1 2021 | 1 June | MBIE |
| 2021-3821 | June 2021 Year End Underspend Proposals Submission | 2 June | MBIE |
| 2021-3905 | Network Operator Status Application for Ashley Communications Ltd | 2 June | MBIE |
| 2021-3933 | Estimates Examination 2021/22: Digital Economy and Communication - Proposed Responses to the Estimates Pre-Hearing Questions 1-197 | 2 June | MBIE |
| 2021-3894 | Options that could be included in a Maori Crown agreement on spectrum | 3 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4019 | Update on the Telecommunications Relay Service User Survey | 8 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4027 | Meeting with Rural Women on 9 June | 8 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4018 | Analysis of Telecommunications Relay Service Monthly Data and Proposed Response to Paul Buckrell | 10 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4004 | Telecommunications network resilience | 11 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4134 | Meeting with Otago Regional Council on 11 June | 11 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4065 | Joint ministers’ meeting on Maori Spectrum proposal | 17 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4224 | Ministerial foreword for the World Economic Forum Playbook | 17 June | MBIE |
| 2021-3374 | Future of Mail – progress update and next steps | 18 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4203 | Estimates Examination 2021/22: Digital Economy and Communication - Proposed Responses to the additional Estimates Pre-Hearing Questions (211-219) and Post-Hearing Questions (220-230) | 24 June | MBIE |
| 2021-4219 | CERT NZ’s Monthly Report to the Minister for the Digital Economy and communications for the month of June 2021 | 24 June | MBIE |
| 2122-0049 | Speech to the New Zealand Game Developers Association Conference 2021 | 28 June | MBIE |
>May 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during May 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-3509 | Meeting with Vodafone on Thursday 6 May | 4 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3280 | Speech to AI Forum Summit 12 May 2021 | 5 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3570 | Bullet points on Digital Technologies ITP for Industry Ministers’ meeting, 6pm, 11 May 2021 | 5 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3522 | Quarterly meeting with Crown Infrastructure Partners | 10 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3575 | Meeting with Genesis, 12 May 2021 | 10 May | MBIE |
| 2021-1497 | Fibre regulations - Consultation on the exposure draft of regulations to be made under S227 and S228 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 | 11 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3681 | Update on the Telecommunications Relay Service and Proposed Response to Paul Buckrell | 17 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3535 | Visit to Animation Research Ltd | 18 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3773 | Proposed consultation on Enable’s request to supply fibre broadband to council housing tenants | 20 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3835 | CERT NZ’s Monthly Report to the Minister for the Digital Economy and communications for the month of May 2021 | 26 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3868 | 5G Deployment Plan – Confirming Options Parameters | 27 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3882 | Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner | 27 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3885 | Cloud software industry leaders session – Pushpay Offices, 28 May 2021 | 27 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3920 | Rural Connectivity in New Zealand | 31 May | MBIE |
| 2021-3950 | Proposed 600 MHz Restack Plan | 31 May | MBIE |
April 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during April 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-3054 | Proposed 600 MHz Restack Plan | 6 April | MBIE |
| 2021-3088 | Meeting with the Australian Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, Jane Hume, 30 June 2021 | 7 April | MBIE |
| 2021-2761 | Meeting with Acting US Deputy Ambassador - Nick Snyder | 8 April | MBIE |
| 2021-3080 | Meeting with APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), 13 April 2021 | 12 April | MBIE |
| 2021-3153 | Talking points for meeting with NZ Post on Tuesday 13 April | 12 April | MBIE |
| 2021-3238 | Update on discussions with Maori Spectrum Working Group | 15 April | MBIE |
| 2021-3390 | Initial elements of an agreement with Maori on radio spectrum | 29 April | MBIE |
| 2021-2948 | Meeting with Hearing New Zealand | 30 April | MBIE |
| 2021-3485 | Meeting with WISPA | 30 April | MBIE |
March 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during March 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2561 | Meeting with Craig Young, Technology Users Association | 1 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2579 | Visit to Gallagher, 2 March 2021 | 1 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2611 | 2021-2611 Supplementary March Baseline Update Submission: Vote Business, Science and Innovation - Digital Economy and Communications portfolio | 5 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2642 | Attendance at ABAC Fireside Chat, 10 March 2021 | 5 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2656 | CERT NZ’s Monthly Report to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: For the month of February 2021 | 8 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2639 | CERT NZ information campaigns and market research reports | 8 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2677 | Future of Mail: Supporting information for your meeting with the Minister for Rural Communities and the Minister for Seniors on Wednesday 10 March | 9 March | MBIE |
| CIP | Briefing - Policy settings for Infrastructure Reference Group digital connectivity programme | 9 March | Crown Infrastructure Partners |
| 2021-2551 | Meeting with John Hanna, CEO of Ultrafast Fibre | 9 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2766 | E-Invoicing Adoption Leaders Group launch event, 17 March 2021 | 10 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2827 | Meeting with 2Degres on Thursday 18 March | 16 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2710 | Meeting with Vodafone on Thursday 18 March | 16 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2821 | Māori Spectrum Working Group - officials hui 15 March | 17 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2228 | Advice on Enable Networks’ Social Housing Initiative | 17 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2790 | Meeting with Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Owen Gill | 19 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2872 | Speech at opening of Spark’s new Innovation Studio and meeting with Spark Executives – 24 March 2021 | 22 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2803 | Monthly status update for the Industry Transformation Plan (forwarded from Minister for Economic and Regional Development) | 23 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2975 | CERT NZ - Quarter 4 2020: quarterly report release | 23 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2481 | Meeting with Chorus | 24 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2675 | Meeting with Vector CEO Simon MacKenzie | 24 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2773 | Updating the Government Policy Statement on the Radio Licensing Regime | 24 March | MBIE |
| 2021-2603 | Update on LEO satellite developments and recommended next steps | 25 March | MBIE |
February 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during February 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2016 | Telecommunications Relay Service – Update on actions for go live | 2 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2122 | Announcement of the first Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) grant recipients | 3 February | MBIE |
| Stats MM2014 | Measuring the value of the digital sector | 3 February | Stats NZ |
| 2021-1635 | CERT's Monthly Report to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications for December 2020 and January 2021 | 4 February | CERT |
| CIP | Connectivity Programmes Monthly Progress Report December 2020 | 9 February | Crown Infrastructure Partners |
| n/a | A3 Government support for digital firms | 10 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2110 | Review of Managed Spectrum Park | 10 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2164 | Network Operator Status Application for Venture Networks Limited | 11 February | MBIE |
| 2021-1822 | 2021 March Baseline Update Submission: Vote Business, Science and Innovation – Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Digital Economy and Communications Portfolios | 18 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2437 | Pure Advantage dinner/discussion | 18 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2442 | CERT NZ's engagement, communications and partnerships function | 19 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2219 | Joint Ministers meeting with the Māori Spectrum Working Group - progressing a Māori-Crown agreement on interests in spectrum | 22 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2487 | First meeting of the Digital Ministers’ Group 25 February 2021 | 23 February | MBIE |
| 2021-2005 | Six-Monthly Performance Reports: July to December 2020 | 24 February | MBIE |
| CIP | Ultra-Fast Broadband: Sale of CIP shares in Northpower Fibre Limited and proposed amalgamation with sister company | 26 February | Crown Infrastructure Partners |
| 2021-2565 | Visit to Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) | 26 February | MBIE |
January 2021
The following papers were provided to Minister for Digital Economy and Communications Hon David Clark from MBIE during January 2021.
| Tracking code | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-1857 | Network Operator Status Application for Marlborough-Nelson Marine Radio Association Inc | 19 January | MBIE |
| 2021-2025 | Launch of the Digital Skills Report | 26 January | MBIE |
| 2021-2059 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand | 26 January | MBIE |
| 2021-1863 | The Broadtech Group Limited - Application for network operator status | 28 January | MBIE |
| 2021-2048 | 5G Spectrum Strategy work programme | 28 January | MBIE |