Resources
The Minister of Resources 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
March 2026
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028055 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 3 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028430 | Meeting with Kiribati Minister of Employment and Human Resources on 11 March | 5 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028569 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 6 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028445 | 2026.03.09 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 6 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028343 | Meeting with New Zealand Minerals Council on 11 March 2026 | 9 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028324 | Quarterly Meeting with Energy Resources Aotearoa on 12 March 2026 | 10 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028822 | Investment environment for upstream gas exploration and production | 11 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028742 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 11 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028738 | Minister Jones’ visit to Tāupo, Reporoa and Rotorua on 17-18 March 2026 | 13 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028905 | 2026.03.16 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 13 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0029319 | 2026.03.23 Weekly Report - Resources portfolio | 20 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0024564 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 23 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028372 | Ngāti Hāua - Crown Minerals Protocol | 24 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0029294 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 24 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0029072 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 26 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030082 | Meeting with EnZed Energy, 30 March 2026 | 27 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0029835 | 2026.03.30 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 27 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0029919 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 30 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030067 | Financial securities for decommissioning | 30 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0030101 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 30 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026994 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 31 March | MBIE |
February 2026
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026701 | Meeting with IQANZ and Johnson Partners | 3 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026780 | 2026.02.09 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 5 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026378 | 2026 March Baseline Update Submission - Vote BSI - Resources Portfolio | 12 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027278 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 13 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027122 | 2026.02.16 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 13 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027274 | Rua Gold New Zealand Stock Exchange Listing Ceremony on 23 February 2026 | 18 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027839 | Minor and technical amendments to the Geothermal Strategy | 19 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027361 | Meeting with University of Auckland Researchers and PacExCo on 23 February 2026 | 19 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027890 | Minister Jones Taranaki Trip, 24 February | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027644 | 2026.02.23 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027540 | Mid-Year Performance Report July to December 2025 - Resources Portfolio | 23 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028031 | CIV-2026-485-61 Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc (Waihi North Project) | 24 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026683 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper - Final national geothermal strategy for approval | 25 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0027996 | Joint briefing - Further advice on critical minerals and next steps | 25 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0028059 | 2026.03.02 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 27 February | MBIE |
January 2026
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0025724 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2025 | 13 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0025867 | 2026.01.19 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 16 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0025668 | Update on Gas Working Group recommendations | 22 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026293 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 22 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026378 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 22 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0025931 | Economic impacts of declining gas supply | 23 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026284 | 2025.01.26 Fortnightly Report - Associate Energy | 23 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026234 | 2026.01.27 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 23 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026285 | US-NZ Critical Minerals Framework – Negotiations Update and Options for signing | 26 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026336 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper: Fuel Industry (Diesel Resilience) Amendment Regulations 2025 | 29 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026495 | 2026.02.02 Weekly Report - Resources Portfolio | 30 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0026747 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 31 January | MBIE |
Previous years
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Resources – 2025
Titles of documents the Minister of Resources received from MBIE in 2025.
Resources – 2024
Titles of documents the Minister of Resources received from MBIE in 2024.
Resources – 2023
Titles of documents the Minister of Resources received from MBIE in 2023.
Last updated: 15 May 2026