Research, Science and Innovation

The Minister of Research, Science and Innovation is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.

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 briefings that accompany responses to Official Information Act requests to the Minister are not included in this list.

Some information has been withheld for the following reasons:

  • National security or defence
  • Commercial information
  • Confidentiality
  • Likely otherwise to damage the public interest
  • Confidential advice to Government
  • Free and frank expression of opinion
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Negotiations

April 2023

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2223-2806 Meeting with Professor Kurt Krause on cryo-electron microscopy 4 April MBIE
2223-3105 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 4 April MBIE
2223-3213 Meeting with Professor Nic Smith, Vice-Chancellor Victoria University Wellington 4 April MBIE
2223-2802 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 5 April MBIE
2223-3287 Meeting with University of Auckland 5 April MBIE
2223-3334 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 6 April MBIE
2223-3310 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 07 April 2023 6 April MBIE
2223-2788 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 11 April MBIE
2223-3322 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 11 April MBIE
2223-3291 Bspkl Launch Event 11 April MBIE
2223-3351 Visit to Hawke’s Bay 12 April MBIE
2223-3182 (Te Ara Parangi: Future Pathways Independent Strategic Panel Terms of Reference and criteria for Tier 1 Priorities) Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Independent Strategic Panel Terms of Reference 13 April MBIE
2223-3197 He Pito 2023 – Early Career Researcher Forum (He Pito 2023 – Early Career Researcher Forum on 18 April 2023) 13 April  MBIE
2223-2947 2022/23 Supplementary and 2023/24 Main Estimates – Vote BSI- Research, Science and Innovation Portfolio (2022/23 Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations and 2023/24 Main Estimates: Vote Business, Science and Innovation – Research, Science and Innovation portfolio) 14 April MBIE
2223-3251 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14 April MBIE
2223-2288 Crown Research Institutes – Six – monthly performance report 20 April MBIE
2223-3312 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 21 April 2023 20 April MBIE
2223-3400 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 20 April MBIE
2223-3412 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 20 April MBIE
2223-3454 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 20 April MBIE
2223-3531 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 24 April MBIE
2223-3067 2022 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes Ceremony 27 April MBIE
2223-3345 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 27 April MBIE
2223-3418 French Prezode Agreement 27 April MBIE
2223-3472 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 27 April MBIE
2223-3313 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 28 April 2023 28 April MBIE
2223-3568 Release of the Productivity Commission’s report – Frontier firms: Follow-on review 28 April MBIE

March 2023

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2223-2777 Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways National Research Priorities Cabinet Paper 1 March MBIE
2223-0532 Te Ara Paerangi, Institutions – Key areas of policy development 2 March MBIE
2223-2314 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 03 March 2023 3 March MBIE
2223-2843 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 7 March MBIE
2223-2285 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 9 March MBIE
2223-2367 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 9 March MBIE
2223-2736 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 9 March MBIE
2223-2899 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 10 March 2023 9 March MBIE
2223-2892 Christchurch Meetings with NASA Administrator, Thursday 16th March 2023 10 March MBIE
2223-2784 Visit to Lincoln 14 March MBIE
2223-2986 Meeting with Plant & Food Research 14 March MBIE
2223-2918 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 15 March MBIE
2223-2967 Crown Research Institutes 15 March MBIE
2223-2701 Event Briefing: Life Sciences Summit 16 March MBIE
2223-2927 Extreme weather events - Science response 16 March MBIE
2223-3005 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 17 March 2023 16 March MBIE
2223-3026 Budget 2023 16 March MBIE
2223-2930 Briefing for Cabinet Committee, 11 April 2023 – Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF): Initial Negotiation Mandate 16 March MBIE
2223-3048 Actions from meeting with Plant & Food Research 17 March MBIE
2223-2939 Meeting with Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor (PMCSA) Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard 20 March MBIE
2223-2909 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 21 March MBIE
2223-2996 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 21 March MBIE
2223-2812 Meeting with Federated Farmers 22 March MBIE
2223-2938 Title withheld: Commercial information 22 March MBIE
2223-2878 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 23 March MBIE
2223-3118 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 24 March 2023 23 March MBIE
2223-3162 Overheads funding for postdoctoral research fellowships 23 March MBIE
2223-3122 Meeting with PSA National Science Committee 24 March MBIE
2223-3158 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 24 March MBIE
2223-3116 Signing Ceremony with Science NZ and INRAE 27 March MBIE
2223-2579 Title withheld: Commercial information 28 March MBIE
2223-3142 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 28 March MBIE
2223-3198 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 28 March MBIE
2223-2111 REANNZ’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2022 29 March MBIE
2223-2568 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 30 March MBIE
2223-3119 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 31 March 2023 31 March MBIE

February 2023

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2223-2264 Minister Verrall letter to Alimentary Systems 1 February MBIE
2223-2312 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 03 February 2023 2 February MBIE
2223-2485 Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Programme Milestone Report 2 February MBIE
2223-1285 Research, Science and Innovation Portfolio Crown Entities' Letters of Expectations for 2023/24 2 February MBIE
2223-2466 Proactive release of Cabinet Paper - Te Ara Paerangi White Paper 3 February MBIE
2223-2257 Meeting for Minister Verrall and Professor Jim Metson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Auckland 10 Feb 8 February MBIE
2223-2490 Ministerial response to letter from AutoPacific New Zealand Ltd 8 February MBIE
2223-2283 Horizon Europe Association, Approval for Treaty Action 9 February MBIE
2223-2291 Meeting: Biological Heritage National Science Challenge 9 February MBIE
2223-2311 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 10 February 2023 9 February MBIE
2223-2364 Callaghan Innovation’s Audit Results for the Year Ended 30 June 2022 9 February MBIE
2223-2368 Meeting with Productivity Commission re Frontier Firms inquiry follow-on review 9 February MBIE
2223-2425 Deep Dive on the Innovative Partnerships Programme 9 February MBIE
2223-2059 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 13 February MBIE
2223-2042 Dinner with Royal Society Te Apārangi 15 February 2023 14 February MBIE
2223-2290 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14 February MBIE
2223-2363 Meeting with NIWA 14 February MBIE
2223-2316 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 17 February 2023 16 February MBIE
2223-2451 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 16 February MBIE
2223-2618 Proactive release of Cabinet paper: Reprioritisation opportunities for Research, Science and Innovation 16 February MBIE
2223-2629 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 16 February MBIE
2223-2293 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 21 February MBIE
2223-2561 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 21 February MBIE
2223-2581 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 21 February MBIE
2223-2664 Meeting with Ministers Nash and Parker to discuss Circular Bioeconomy Partnership Fund 21 February MBIE
2223-2430 Te Tītoki Mataora parliament showcase (Te Tītoki Mataora – MedTech Innovation Showcase) 22 February MBIE
2223-2315 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 24 February 2023 23 February MBIE
2223-2714 Briefing: Innovative Partnerships update and decisions for the Aerospace Strategy 24 February MBIE
2223-2746 Extreme weather - science response (2023 Extreme weather – Science response) 24 February MBIE
2223-2758 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 24 February MBIE
2223-2169 July-December 2022 six-month performance report 27 February MBIE

January 2023

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2223-2125 Proactive release of Cabinet Paper: Targeted Business Research and Development Funding Appropriations: Transfer of Funds 16 January MBIE
2223-2211 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 16 January MBIE
2223-2282 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 20 January 2023 19 January MBIE
2223-2262 Congratulatory Letters for New Year Honours 2023 20 January MBIE
2223-2212 Speech at MacDiarmid AMN10 Conference 25 January MBIE
2223-2280 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 25 January MBIE
2223-2326 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 25 January MBIE
2223-2313 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 27 January 2023 26 January MBIE
2223-1976 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 26 January MBIE

December 2022

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2223-1606 Visit to Massey University Manawatū 1 December MBIE
2223-1862 Expanding the Impact of Vision Mātauranga – Part one 1 December MBIE
2223-1868 Expanding the Impact of Vision Mātauranga – Paper Two 1 December MBIE
2223-1408 Science NZ Awards 2 December MBIE
2223-2015 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 02 December 2022 2 December MBIE
2223-2013 Title withheld: National security or defence 2 December MBIE
2223-1974 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 2 December MBIE
2223-1268 AgResearch's Annual Meeting, 9 December 2022 5 December MBIE
2223-1271 Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Limited's Annual Meeting, 7 December 2022 5 December MBIE
2223-1939 Proactive release of Cabinet paper - Research and Development Tax Incentive In-year Payments 5 December MBIE
2223-1945 Meeting with the Health Research Council 5 December MBIE
2223-1976 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 5 December MBIE
2223-2025 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 5 December MBIE
2223-1285 Research, Science and Innovation Portfolio Crown Entities’ Letters of Expectations for 2023/24 6 December MBIE
2223-1736 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 6 December MBIE
2223-0450 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 8 December MBIE
2223-2059 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 8 December MBIE
2223-2006 Letter to Minister Husic sharing Te Ara Paerangi White Paper 8 December MBIE
2223-2118 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 09 December 2022 8 December MBIE
2223-1919 Meeting with Startup Advisors Council 9 December MBIE
2223-2160 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 9 December MBIE
2223-2069 Aerospace Strategy summary of submissions 9 December MBIE
2223-1154 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12 December MBIE
2223-2062 Callaghan Innovation’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2022 13 December MBIE
2223-1827 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 13 December MBIE
2223-2186 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14 December MBIE
2223-2128 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 15 December MBIE
2223-2146 Wellington Science City Panel Final Report 15 December MBIE
2223-2182 Research Science and Innovation Weekly Report – 16 December 2022 15 December MBIE
2223-2161 Update on the closure of AUT’s Warkworth Radio Astronomical Observatory 15 December MBIE

Last updated: 19 May 2023