South Island

The Minister for the South Island 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

May 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0031584 Attend and speak at the BOC Limited announcement event, 6 May 2026 1 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031004 South Island fortnightly report to 4 May 2026 4 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030770 Attend the Century Farms New Zealand Farm and Station Awards Ceremony, 16 May 2026 4 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0030944 Meeting with Transpower New Zealand Limited, 14 May 2026 7 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0031861 Meeting with representatives of Great South – Southland Regional Development Agency, 12 May 2026 7 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032724 Meeting with Robert Brand, Chief Executive, Tāiko Critical Minerals Limited, 19 May 2026 15 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032462 South Island fortnightly report to 18 May 2026 18 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032398 Visit to the Mackenzie District, 3 June 2026 21 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0032740 Visit to Christchurch, 4 June 2026 29 May MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0033203 South Island fortnightly report to 29 May 2026 29 May MBIE

April 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0029882 South Island fortnightly report to 13 April 2026 13 April MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0029782 Local Government New Zealand Zone Five and Six Conference 2026, 1 May 2026 22 April MBIE

March 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0028125 South Island fortnightly report to 9 March 2026 9 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0027982 Attend the BusinessNZ Chief Executive dinner, 24 March 2026 17 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0029534 Canterbury Priorities Summary 20 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0029121 Attend the opening of One New Zealand Te Kaha Stadium, 27 March 2026 23 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0028929 South Island fortnightly report to 23 March 2026 23 March MBIE

February 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0026493 South Island fortnightly report to 9 February 2026 9 February

MBIE

BRIEFING-REQ-0026944 Meeting with representatives of Wenita Forest Products Limited, 19 February 2026 16 February

MBIE

BRIEFING-REQ-0026733 Visit to Nelson, 25 February 2026 13 February

MBIE

BRIEFING-REQ-0027339 Attend the Canterbury Regional Leadership Group quarterly meeting, 26 February 2026 18 February

MBIE

BRIEFING-REQ-0026928 South Island fortnightly report to 23 February 2026 23 February

MBIE

BRIEFING-REQ-0027063 Meeting with senior representatives of Selwyn District Council, 26 February 2026 23 February

MBIE

January 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0026145 South Island fortnightly report to 26 January 2026 15 January MBIE

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South Island – 2025

The Minister for the South Island is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE in 2025.

Last updated: 23 June 2026