Commerce and Consumer Affairs

The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 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. The Minister also receives regular status reports from their agencies that 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

February 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0025156 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 3 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026502 Meeting Financial Advice New Zealand - 12 February 2026 4 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025138 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 4 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026444 Meeting with FinCap - 12 February 2026 4 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0023929 Meeting Chair of Financial Advice Code Committee - 11 February 2026 4 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026447 Meeting with OB Connect - 9 February 2026 4 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025228 Commerce and Consumer Affairs Weekly Report week commencing 09-02-2026 5 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026490 Meeting with Asteron Life - 12 February 2026 5 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026879 Meeting with New Zealand Food and Grocery Council – 10 February 2026* 5 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026661 Meeting with Wismopay - 19 February 2026 10 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0020574 Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill - Amendment paper and House pack 10 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026700 Meeting with Spark - 19 February 2026 10 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027057 Advice on Financial Markets Conduct Act eligible investor exclusion 11 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026492 Meeting Banking Ombudsman Scheme - 18 February 20206 11 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026623 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027081 Meeting with the FMA - 18 February 2026 12 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026974 CCA Portfolio, Work Programme Overview and Speech for the Minister’s visit to Chambers of Commerce 12 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026487 Commerce and Consumer Affairs weekly report week commencing 2 February 2026 12 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026777 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027456 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government* 13 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027319 NZCRS Monthly Minister's Dashboard 13 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026101 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 13 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026880 Meeting IIANZ CE and Chair - 18 February 2026 16 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027653 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 17 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027143 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 18 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026865 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 19 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025483 Payment service providers – initial public consultation 19 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027986 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government* 20 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027172 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government* 23 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026978 2025/26 Mid-Year Performance Report - Commerce and Consumer Affairs Portfolio 23 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026723 Cabinet Paper for addressing expiry of open banking transitional provisions 23 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027376 Advice on the merits of Amendment Papers to the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill 24 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026722 Meeting with Chapman Tripp - 5 March 2026 25 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025859 Briefing for the 2026/27 Letter of Expectation for the FMA 25 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026823 Letter of Expectations for the External Reporting Board 2026/27 25 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026822 Letter of Expectations for the Takeovers Panel 2026/27 25 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0023050 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027770 Implementing KiwiSaver Withdrawal Changes for First Farm Purchases and Service Tenancy Workers - Targeted Consultation and Proactive Release) 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0024474 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government* 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027442 Commerce and Consumer Affairs weekly report week commencing 2 March 2026 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027984 Meeting with Vector - 3 March 2026 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0028346 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government* 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027944 Meeting with IANZ 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026950 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026488 Meeting with Retirement Commissioner – 5 March 2026 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027131 CCA Operational Dashboard 26 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026489 Meeting with Blockchain - 4 March 2026 27 February MBIE

*Documents sent to the Acting Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister 

January 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0025723 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 13 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025453 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 13 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025829 Meeting with Professor Tim Hazeldine - 22 Jan 2026 15 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026075 New Zealand Standards Approval Board - Fees Review 16 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026116 Commerce and Consumer Affairs Weekly Report week commencing January 2026 19 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025686 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 20 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025617 Update on the New Zealand Anti-Scam Alliance 20 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026034 Commerce Commission Reform Bill 21 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025227 Commerce and Consumer Affairs Weekly Report week commencing 26-01-2026 21 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026350 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 22 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026142 Step 1 final report on the investigation into preserved peaches from China. 23 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026267 Initial briefing to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee 26 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026201 Meeting with OECD Delegation 26 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0024576 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 27 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026446 Meeting with Debtmanagers - 3 February 2026 28 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026364 Meeting with Kiwibank - 3 February 2026 28 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026366 Meeting with the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (BARNZ) - 3 February 2026 29 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026367 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 29 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026338 Proactive release of Cabinet paper Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction 30 January MBIE

*Documents sent to the Acting Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister

Previous years

In this section I tēnei wāhanga

Commerce and Consumer Affairs – 2025

Titles of documents the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs received from MBIE in 2025.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs – 2024

Titles of documents the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs received from MBIE in 2024.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs – 2023

Titles of documents the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs received from MBIE in 2023.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs – 2022

Titles of documents the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs received from MBIE in 2022.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs – 2021

Titles of documents the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs received from MBIE in 2021.

Commerce and Consumer Affairs – 2020

Titles of documents the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs received from MBIE in 2020.

Last updated: 12 March 2026