Media and Communications
The Minister for Media and Communications is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.
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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 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 2026
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030257 | Advice on possibility of extending DAB trial for three AM radio stations | 1 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030165 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 05 Apr 2026 | 2 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0029016 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 2 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030166 | Meeting with Jolie Hodson at Spark HQ | 13 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028933 | Tahua Tautoko: update following review of Tū Ātea | 14 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030546 | Meeting with InternetNZ | 15 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0031079 | Visit to Tuatahi First Fibre | 15 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030872 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 19 Apr 2026 | 16 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030244 | Access to QV and E Bands for satellite use | 16 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030420 | Meeting with Freightways - 23 April 2026 | 20 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030429 | NZ Relay Service and TDL funding | 28 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030803 | Options to implement Telecommunications Regulatory Review recommendations | 30 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0031919 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 03 May 2026 | 30 April | MBIE |
March 2026
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028179 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 3 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027671 | Meeting with Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Limited | 4 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027496 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 5 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028633 | Meeting with Māori Spectrum Working Group | 9 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028908 | Meeting with Associate Minister of Rural Health | 9 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028391 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 08 March 2026 | 10 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028938 | Policy and technical decisions on 24-30 GHz (spectrum for mobile and satellite services) | 19 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0029209 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 22 March 2026 | 24 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028637 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 31 March | MBIE |
February 2026
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026740 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 08 Feb 2026 | 5 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026677 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 9 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026131 | Proposal to amend the Radiocommunications (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2001 | 11 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026105 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 12 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026939 | Office visit and meeting with OneNZ | 16 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027125 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 16 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027363 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary Meeting with Spark | 17 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027673 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 17 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027538 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 22 Feb 2026 | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027675 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary Meeting with the Rural Connectivity Group | 23 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026958 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 23 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027835 | Meeting with 2degrees | 23 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026315 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper Renewal of AM-FM Sound Broadcasting Radio Spectrum Licences | 24 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028068 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 25 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026102 | Implementation plan to wind-up the Local Commercial FM licence type | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027285 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary meeting with One New Zealand | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028004 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 26 February | MBIE |
January 2026
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026740 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 08 Feb 2026 | 5 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026677 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 9 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026131 | Proposal to amend the Radiocommunications (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2001 | 11 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026105 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 12 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026939 | Office visit and meeting with OneNZ | 16 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027125 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 16 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027363 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary Meeting with Spark | 17 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027673 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 17 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027538 | Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 22 Feb 2026 | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027675 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary Meeting with the Rural Connectivity Group | 23 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026958 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 23 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027835 | Meeting with 2degrees | 23 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026315 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper Renewal of AM-FM Sound Broadcasting Radio Spectrum Licences | 24 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028068 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 25 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026102 | Implementation plan to wind-up the Local Commercial FM licence type | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027285 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary meeting with One New Zealand | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028004 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 26 February | MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0026042 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 22 January MBIE BRIEFING-REQ-0026197 Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 25 Jan 2026 23 January MBIE BRIEFING-REQ-0026332 Meeting with Radio Broadcasters Association, January 2026 23 January MBIE BRIEFING-REQ-0026324 Further information on the Mobile Black Spot Fund 26 January MBIE BRIEFING-REQ-0026640 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 29 January MBIE
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Titles of documents the Minister of Media and Communications received from MBIE in 2025.
Media and Communications – 2024
Titles of documents the Minister of Media and Communications received from MBIE in 2024.
Media and Communications – 2023
Titles of documents the Minister of Media and Communications received from MBIE in 2023.
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