Regional Development

The Minister for Regional Development 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

February 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0026946	Information to support the Prime Minister’s visit to Ocean Beach Aquaculture Park	4 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026345	Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit Weekly Report to 4 February 2026	5 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0024965	Meeting with representatives from Ngāti Rāhiri Hapū ō Te Ātiawa, 11 February 2026	5 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0024213	Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) formative evaluation report	9 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025393	Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF) monitoring and reporting products for the Grow Regions website	9 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026028	Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government	9 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0019071	Approving Crown Regional Holdings Limited entering into embedded equity options	10 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025983	Regional Development Ministerial Group Meeting - 16 February 2026	10 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026860	Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government	10 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026690	Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit Weekly Report to 11 February 2026	11 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026810	Supercritical Geothermal Project Update	11 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026351	Attend the OpenStar Technologies Limited demonstration event, 17 February 2026	12 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026277	Meeting with representatives of Te Uru Kahika, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Horizons Regional Council, 17 February 2026	13 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026108	Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government	13 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025983	Chairing the Regional Development Ministerial Group Meeting - 17 February 2026	13 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026997	Announcement of funding for the Falls Dam Replacement Pre-development Project and visit to Cen Eng Limited, 20 February 2026*	16 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027528	High-level overview of Regional Infrastructure Fund water project activity and operating context*	16 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026940	Meeting with Secretary of State for Scotland Rt Hon Douglas Alexander	17 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027092	Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit Weekly Report to 18 February 2026	18 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027480	Visit to Northland, 20 February 2026	19 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027792	Meetings in Taranaki, 24 February 2026	20 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027902	Meeting with Babcock International Group, 23 February 2026	20 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027813	Title withheld: Commercial information	20 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027985	Talking points for Minister Patterson to include in speech for '(Solar) PoweringSouthland' event*	23 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027414	Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit Weekly Report to 25 February 2026	23 February	MBIE

*Documents sent to the Associate Minister for Regional Development

January 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0025467	Funding announcement for McNab Light Industrial Development, 21 January 2026*	13 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025986	Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit Weekly Report to 14 January 2026	14 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025619	Attend the Rātana 25th January Celebrations and announce funding for the Ringatū National Marae Complex, 23 January 2026	15 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025535	Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government	15 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025653	Announcement of Nelson Marina Boatyard Upgrade and Marine Service Centre project, and visit to Maitahi Village project, 29 January 2026	21 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026073	Crown Regional Holdings Limited Annual Report to 30 June 2025	21 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025987	Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit Weekly Report to 21 January 2026	21 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026305	Regional Infrastructure Fund - Nga Puriri Pumau Investment Proposal	22 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026070	Announcement of Timaru Showgrounds Intersection Funding, 30 January 2026*	22 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026500	High-level overview of Regional Infrastructure Fund water project activity and operating context*	27 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025680	Visit to the Northland region, 4 February 2026	28 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025989	Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit Weekly Report to 28 January 2026	29 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026472	Crown Regional Holdings Limited: Letter of Expectations for 2026/27	29 January	MBIE

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