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
June 2025
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014196 |
Attending the Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce ‘Westpac Smarts Seminar’, 10 June 2025 |
3 June |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0015306 |
Meeting with representatives from Destination Queenstown and Queenstown business leaders, 11 June 2025 |
5 June |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014903 |
South Island fortnightly report to 9 June 2025 |
9 June |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0015563 |
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024: Comments on the Maitahi Village project application |
11 June |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014351 |
Proactive release of South Island portfolio event briefings |
17 June |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0015540 |
South Island fortnightly report to 23 June 2025 |
23 June |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0016278 |
Meeting with representative from United States Department Agriculture, 25 June 2025 |
24 June |
MBIE |
May 2025
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013006 |
Information on Government’s major events involvement |
2 May |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013603 |
Meeting with South Island Electricity Network Chief Executives, 14 May 2024 |
9 May |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013485 |
South Island fortnightly report to 12 May 2025 |
12 May |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013563 |
Attend the Century Farms New Zealand Farm and Station Awards ceremony, 17 May 2025 [PDF, 339 KB] |
12 May |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013525 |
BusinessNZ Corporate Affairs Meeting, 21 May 2025 [PDF, 300 KB] |
16 May |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0014252 |
South Island fortnightly report to 26 May 2025 |
26 May |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013783 |
Meeting with representatives from Datagrid New Zealand Limited, 5 June 2025 |
27 May |
MBIE |
April 2025
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011830 |
Title withheld: Free and frank opinions |
1 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011908 |
South Island fortnightly report for week ending 1 April 2025 |
2 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010626 |
Meeting with Hon Simon Watts, 8 April 2025 [PDF, 238 KB] |
3 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011634 |
Visit to Christchurch – Connecting Canterbury: Strengthening Infrastructure for Growth Workshop, and meet with regional stakeholders, 9 April 2025 [PDF, 674 KB] |
7 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012050 |
Local Government New Zealand Zone Five and Six Conference 2025,10 April 2025 [PDF, 474 KB] |
8 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012382 |
Visit to the Mackenzie District, 17 April 2025 [PDF, 330 KB] |
15 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012753 |
Visit to West Coast, 22 to 24 April 2025 [PDF, 405 KB] |
17 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013023 |
South Island fortnightly report for week ending 28 April 2025 |
28 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013049 |
Attending the RCP New Zealand function, 1 May 2025 [PDF, 430 KB] |
28 April |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013225 |
Visit to Independent Fisheries Limited, 5 May 2025 |
30 April |
MBIE |
March 2025
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010556 |
Heritage Expeditions event - talking points |
5 March |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010312 |
Use of Artificial Intelligence relating to the South Island Portfolio [PDF, 170 KB] |
10 March |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011013 |
Visit to Invercargill, 21 March 2025 |
19 March |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011621 |
Meeting with Meat Industry Association of New Zealand Incorporated, 25 March 2025 [PDF, 261 KB] |
24 March |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011930 |
Meeting with Nelson Regional Development Agency [PDF, 215 KB] |
27 March |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010628 |
Business Canterbury Ministerial Briefing, University of Canterbury meeting, and University of the Third Age Members Event, 4 April 2025 |
28 March |
MBIE |
February 2025
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008746 |
Visit to Queenstown, 5 February 2025 |
3 February |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009348 |
Canterbury Mayoral Forum, 14 February 2025 |
13 February |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009653 |
Meeting with South Island Local Government Leaders, 17 February 2025 |
17 February |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009603 |
Proactive Release of the Briefing to Incoming Minister - South Island Portfolio |
21 February |
MBIE |
January 2025
| Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008245 |
Briefing for the incoming Minister for the South Island, 23 January 2025 |
23 January |
MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008454 |
Visit to Nelson, 30 January 2025 |
29 January |
MBIE |
Last updated: 24 July 2025
