Small Business and Manufacturing

The Minister of Small Business and Manufacturing 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

July 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0035395	Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government	1 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035199	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 6 July 2026	1 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035391	Meeting with [Withheld: Privacy of natural persons) - 3 July 2026	2 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033102	Pact Group - 7 July 2026	2 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035045	Visiting Volare – Monday 13 July 2026	6 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034737	Visit NZ Aero - 13 July 2026	6 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034738	Visit APL Manufacturing (APL) – Monday 13 July 2026	6 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034914	Visiting Longveld – Monday 13 July 2026	6 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034736	Visiting Soda Inc (Soda) – Monday 13 July 2026	6 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034934	Visit to HANSA Products (HANSA) - Monday 13 July 2026	7 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033748	Visit Global Beacon Ventures - Thursday 16 July 2026	8 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034036	ASB-NZ Product Accelerator event - 15 July 2026	8 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035120	Visit to Wight Aluminium – Thursday 23 July 2026	8 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036117	Meeting with Cumulo 9 - Tuesday 21 July 2026	13 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035856	Speaking at NZ Indian Business Association - Sunday 26 July 2026	16 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035339	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 20 July 2026	16 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033503	Business Central Roundtable - Monday 27 July 2026	17 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035690	Meeting with Hnry - Monday 27 July 2026	20 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036503	Information on Callaghan Innovation programmes	21 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036353	Earn as You Learn Announcement - Monday 3 August 2026	23 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036525	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 27 July 2026	23 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034731	Visit Arc Active Batteries - Friday 7 August 2026	24 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035194	Meeting with Tilley and Patton - Monday 3 August 2026	24 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034732	Visit Hagley Windows and Doors - Friday 7 August 2026	24 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036343	Visiting Howard Wright Ltd - Monday 10 August 2026	27 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036348	Visiting Dialog Fitzroy - Monday 10 August 2026	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036429	Meeting with Juno Gin - Monday 10 August 2026	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036466	Meet New Plymouth Mayor - Monday 10 August 2026	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036910	Information on the Container Return Scheme (CRS)	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036351	Attend Hutt Valley Chamber Business Roundtable - Monday 3 August 2026	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034729	Visit Rubisco - Friday 7 August 2026	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034733	Visit Skellerup - Friday 7 August 2026	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036479	Visit Bianca Lorenne - Monday 10 August 2026	28 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036778	Breakfast meeting with Northland Inc - Wednesday 12 August 2026	29 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0037275	Meet Motor Trade Association - Thursday 30 July 2026	29 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034730	Visit Holmes Solutions - Wooosh - Friday 7 August 2026	29 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036638	Visit Circa Marine - Wednesday 12 August 2026	30 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036889	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 3 August 2026	30 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036759	Visit Dodoland - Wednesday 12 August 2026	30 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036513	Visit Venture Taranaki - Monday 10 August 2026	30 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036457	Meet Taranaki Chamber of Commerce - Monday 10 August 2026	31 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034734	ChristchurchNZ manufacturers networking event – Friday 7 August 2026	31 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036451	Meeting with Employers and Manufacturers Association – Tuesday 11 August 2026	31 July	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0036522	Visiting Weaver Food Group – Wednesday 12 August 2026	31 July	MBIE

June 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0033724	Meeting with Wellington NZ - 4 June 2026	2 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033284	Outset Ventures - 11 June 2026	3 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033099	Brian McMath - 11 June 2026	3 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033100	Visit to University of Auckland - 11 June 2026	4 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026962	Speaking at National Franchise Conference - 22 June 2026	8 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034304	Additional Small Business funding decisions	9 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034410	Business Mentors NZ and Business South announcement	10 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034050	Overview of the Export Credit Half Yearly Report to 31 December 2025	11 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034037	Wellington Ai Roadshow - 18 June 2026	11 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033493	Invest NZ meeting - 22 June 2026	16 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034472	Meeting with Rio Tinto - 24 June 2026	16 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033098	Meeting with the North West Country Business Association – Friday 26 June 2026	19 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034525	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 22 June 2026	19 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034779	Meeting with the Employers and Manufacturers Association – 23 June 2026	22 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031944	Proactive Release of the Briefing to Incoming Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing, Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Associate Immigration	25 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034861	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 29 June 2026	25 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034546	Further information on Digital Manufacturing Light	26 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0035192	Meeting with Emma Dobson - 1 July 2026	26 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032964	Meeting with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners - 7 July 2026	29 June	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0034739	Meeting with Productivity People - Tuesday 7 July 2026	30 June	MBIE

May 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0032151	Options for allocating remaining small business enabling services FY 25/26 funding	5 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031860	Visit to Facteon Intelligent Technology – Friday 22 May 2026	6 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031872	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 4 May 2026	7 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032273	Attend the 2026 Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner – Friday 22 May 2026	11 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032332	Speak at Techweek, Wellington – Tuesday 19 May 2026	12 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032328	Great NZ AI Roadshow, Auckland – Friday 15 May 2026	12 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032271	Attending the Manufacturing Productivity Advisory Group meeting – Monday 18 May 2026	12 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032678	Enhancing Business Mentors New Zealand’s AI integration	12 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032312	Visiting Hayes International – Friday 22 May 2026	13 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032307	Visiting Red Stag Timber – Friday 22 May 2026	14 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032308	Visit to Precision Gears, Bay of Plenty – Friday 22 May 2026	14 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032661	Attending the Hutt Valley Manufacturing and Innovation Expo, Wellington –Tuesday 19 May 2026	14 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032023	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 18 May 2026	18 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032061	Estimates Examination 2026/27 – Proposed Responses to the Standard Estimates Questionnaire for Vote Business, Science and Innovation – Small Business and Manufacturing Portfolio	19 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033097	Meeting with the Brewers Association of New Zealand – Thursday 21 May 2026	19 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032738	Meeting with Business Central – Monday 25 May 2026	19 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0029840	Speak and present at Minister for Manufacturing Awards – Wednesday 27 May 2026	22 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033250	Visiting the National Distillery Company – Tuesday 2 June 2026	25 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032919	Visit to M2 Overland – Tuesday 2 June 2026	25 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032921	Meeting with Rockit Global Ltd – Tuesday 2 June 2026	25 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031928	Visiting Lanaco Ltd – Thursday 11 June 2026	27 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032917	Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce Roundtable Tuesday 2 June	27 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033320	Attending and Speaking at the Small Business Advisory Group meeting – Thursday 4 June 2026	28 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032940	Podcast interview with Stephen Grey Thursday 11 June	28 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033270	Trade Assist introductory meeting – Friday 5 June 2026	29 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032769	Speaking at the eInvoicing Adoption Leaders Group (eALG) – Friday 5 June 2026	29 May	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033714	Visiting IMS Heli – Tuesday 2 June 2026	29 May	MBIE

April 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0030242	Meeting with Bruce Pollock - 9 Apr 2026	2 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030344	Draft Speech for PM - NZ owned and operated business, NZ manufacturing activity, investment in business growth, local employment opportunities	8 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030790	Meeting EMA – intro meeting with John McKenzie and Alan McDonald - 10 April 2026	10 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030791	Heartland Chips – site tour - 13 April 2026	10 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030795	Visit to Techmatics Robotics - 14 April 2026	10 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030792	Juice Products NZ Ltd – site tour - 13 April 2026	10 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030793	Meeting with Hamilton Jet visit - 14 April 2026	10 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030839	Meeting with Business Canterbury - 14 April 2026	13 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030833	Mini SBAG/MPAG meeting - 15 April 2026	15 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0028856	Attending Spark and Icehouse SME support session - 21 Apr 2026	17 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031186	Minister Brewer meeting with AMA (Sarah and Catherine) - 23 April 2026	21 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031572	Meeting with Small Business and Manufacturing Advisory Groups - Fuel Impacts - 21 April 2026	23 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031221	Meeting with MYOB - 28 April 2026	23 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0029792	Small Business and Manufacturing Weekly Report – week commencing 27 April 2026	23 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027087	Speaking at Management Perspectives 2026 - 6 May 2026	29 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031224	Minister Brewer visiting United Machinists - 4 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031927	Visit WGD - 6 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031932	Minister Brewer visiting Wests Original Soda Co - 4 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031931	Minister Brewer visiting Emerson's Brewery - 4 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031936	Minister Brewer visiting New Zealand Aluminium Smelter – NZAS (Tiwai Point) - 5 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031930	Minister Brewer visiting Business South - 4 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031937	Minister Brewer visiting Great South - 5 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031929	Minister Brewer visiting Farra Engineering - 4 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031938	Minister Brewer visiting JK Engineering - 5 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031591	Meeting with Sarah Trotman, Business Mentors - 6 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032184	Visiting Newmarket Business Association - 6 May 2026	30 April	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031935	Minister Brewer visiting Ocean Beach Industrial Park - 5 May 2026	30 April	MBIE

March 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0028058	Visiting Channel Infrastructure - 9 Mar 2026	4 March	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0028590	Meet with Google SBM Digital Economy & NZ Online Scams Code - 10 March 2026	6 March	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026515	Speaking at Manukau Business Association Breakfast event - 16 March 2026	9 March	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027800	Visit to Whanganui with Carl Bates MP - 18 Mar 2026	11 March	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027086	Speaking at Rotabiz - 1 Apr 2026	17 March	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0028655	Small Business and Manufacturing Fortnightly Report – week commencing 23 Mar 2026	20 March	MBIE

February 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0026523	Meeting with Xero - 11 Feb 2026	4 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026516	Meeting with NZ Cleaning Coop - 12 Feb 2026	4 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026071	Update on Digital Manufacturing Light	4 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026513	Meet Business Central - 19 Feb 2026	11 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0024000	Visiting Lanaco - 26 Feb 2026	13 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025134	Minister Penk - Attending and Speaking at SBAG Meeting	16 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025137	MPAG meeting and showcase event – 25 February 2026	16 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025715	Speaking at Opening of 5R Solutions new glass recovery and processing (manufacturing) facility - 25 Feb 2026	17 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025716	Speaking at ATAINZ Conference - 27 Feb 2026	18 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025717	Speaking at Roundtable Meeting with Northern Infrastructure Forum hosted by the Auckland Business Chamber - 26 Feb 2026	18 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0024888	Visit to Gerard Roofs Manufacturing Site - 26 Feb 2026	18 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025127	Visiting Reliance Utilities - 26 Feb 2026	19 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0024892	Visit UoT - Newmarket Innovation Precinct - Digital Light Manufacturing Announcement - 24 Feb 2026	19 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026979	Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government	23 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027090	Meeting with Buy NZ Made - 10 Mar 2026	23 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026818	Small Business and Manufacturing Fortnightly Report – week commencing 2 Mar 2026	27 February	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0025809	Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government	27 February	MBIE

January 2026

Tracking number	Title	Date received by Minister	Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0025714	Visiting Jad Cup Manufacturing Factory - 5 Feb 2026	28 January	MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026237	Small Business and Manufacturing Fortnightly Report – week commencing 2 Feb 2026	30 January	MBIE

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