Energy

The Minister for Energy 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 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.

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 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-1585 Whether to proceed with an Energy Emissions Reporting Scheme  1 February MBIE
2324-1868 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  2 February MBIE
2324-1541 Offshore renewable energy: Timing and design of permitting regime  2 February MBIE
2324-1746 Approval to present documents to the House 2 February MBIE
2324-1766 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  2 February MBIE
2324-1775 2024.02.05 Weekly Report – Energy Portfolio  2 February MBIE
2324-1832 Proposed gas work programme  2 February MBIE
2324-1800 Fast Track Consenting – Decisions for delegated Ministers, Briefing one  5 February MBIE
2324-1901 Meeting with Parkwind – 8 February 2024  5 February MBIE
2324-1536 2024/25 Letter of Expectations for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority  7 February MBIE
2324-1547 EV Smart Charging and Modernising the Energy Efficiency Regulatory Regime  7 February MBIE
2324-1903 Meeting with OJI Fibre Solutions 7 February MBIE
2324-1595 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  8 February MBIE
2324-1636 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  9 February MBIE
2324-1731 Hydrogen  9 February MBIE
2324-1776 2024.02.12 Weekly Report – Energy Portfolio  9 February MBIE
2324-1826 Meeting with ENA Board  9 February MBIE
2324-1922 Meeting with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)  9 February MBIE
2324-1951 Funding grant for Rakiura Stewart Island renewable electricity generation feasibility study  9 February MBIE
2324-1918 Meeting with NZ Steel  9 February MBIE
2324-1981 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  12 February MBIE
2324-1621 Joint Ministers Breakfast with Energy Resources Aotearoa –15 February 2024 12 February MBIE
2324-2028 Meeting with Major Electricity Users’ Group – February 2024  13 February MBIE
2324-2019 Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Amendment Regulations 2024 – Talking points for Cabinet Legislation Committee and material to make amendments and publish decision  13 February MBIE
2324-1940 Meeting with Mobil – 15 February 2024  13 February MBIE
2324-1669 Levy funded appropriation requests – Electricity Authority and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority  14 February MBIE
2324-2098 Fast track consenting bill – Policy decisions Tranche 2A  14 February MBIE
2324-0975 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  15 February MBIE
2324-1716 Household electricity costs and expected drivers of near-term prices increases  15 February MBIE
2324-1792 Implementation of the Electrify NZ work programme  15 February MBIE
2324-1977 Policy decisions on the NPS-REG and NPS-ET  15 February MBIE
2324-1978 BusinessNZ Energy Council breakfast  15 February MBIE
2324-1979 BusinessNZ Corporate Affairs Conference  15 February MBIE
2324-2102 Advice on SEEC and CREF funding contracts  15 February MBIE
2324-2085 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  15 February MBIE
2324-1777 2024.02.19 Weekly Report – Energy Portfolio  16 February MBIE
2324-2131 Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Amendment Regulations 2024: Final gazette notice for your approval  16 February MBIE
2324-2058 Meeting with Manawa Energy  20 February MBIE
2324-2079 Meeting with Stephen Batstone from FlexForum  20 February MBIE
2324-2181 Meeting with Ocean Flyer and Hon Paula Bennett  20 February MBIE
2324-1882 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  21 February MBIE
2324-2203 Further information on legislation bids  22 February MBIE
2324-1763 Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Climate Change  23 February MBIE
2324-1778 2024.02.26 Weekly Report – Energy Portfolio  23 February MBIE
2324-2110 Information on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)  23 February MBIE
2324-2142 Information to Support Update to Cabinet on Closure of the Lake Onslow Project  24 February MBIE
2324-2284 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  27 February MBIE
2324-1946 Introductory meeting with OMV – 29 February 2024  27 February MBIE
2324-2257 Fast track consenting bill – Inclusion of listed projects  27 February MBIE
2324-2071 Downstream energy sector conference  29 February MBIE

January 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-1400 Electricity Operator status application: LET Capital Number 3 Limited partnership  8 January MBIE
2324-0983 Electricity Operator status application: Halo Networks Limited  8 January MBIE
Security of supply A3 link between gas and electricity  11 January MBIE
Note to support Minister Brown's meeting with Neal Barclay, Meridian CEO  11 January MBIE
Note to support Minister Brown's meeting with NZ Super Fund  11 January MBIE
Minister for Energy – Work programme table  11 January MBIE
2324-1500 2024.01.15 Weekly Report – Energy Portfolio  12 January MBIE
2324-1567 Further information on industrial allocation  15 January MBIE
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  16 January MBIE
2324-1059 The role of energy in the second Emissions Reduction Plan  18 January MBIE
2324-1067 Hard-to-Electrify activities  18 January MBIE
2324-1433 Proactive Release of the Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the Energy Portfolio  18 January MBIE
2324-1501 2024.01.22 Weekly Report – Energy Portfolio  19 January MBIE
2324-1561 Visit to New Plymouth on 24 January 2024  19 January MBIE
2324-1612 Minister for Energy meeting with Vector  23 January MBIE
2324-1613 Advice on winter 2024 and an overview of the security and reliability work programme across electricity and gas   24 January MBIE
2324-1656 Meeting with Parkwind 26 Jan 2024  24 January MBIE
2324-1662 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  25 January MBIE
2324-1502 2024.01.29 Weekly Report – Energy Portfolio  26 January MBIE
2324-1725 Meeting with Z Energy  30 January MBIE
2324-1713 Meeting with BP New Zealand executives Thursday, 1 February 2024  30 January MBIE
2324-1717 Meeting on the Energy Sector and Government Framework  30 January MBIE
2324-1749 Government Procurement and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)  30 January MBIE
2324-1753 Information on the Ara Ake Multiple Trading Relationship Pilot  30 January MBIE
2324-1771 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government  30 January MBIE
2324-1720 Meeting with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority  30 January MBIE
2324-1535 2024/25 Letter of Expectations for the Electricity Authority  31 January MBIE
2324-1700 Meeting with Electricity Authority and Gas Industry Company on Security of Supply 31 January MBIE

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Energy – 2023

Titles of documents the Minister for Energy received from MBIE in 2023.

Last updated: 17 April 2024