Resources

The Minister of Resources 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 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-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

In this section I tēnei wāhanga

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: 02 April 2026