Space
The Minister for Space 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
July 2025
Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
BRIEFING-REQ-0017031 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report 2 July 2025 |
2 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016881 |
Payload permit variation for Capella |
2 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016746 |
Payload permit variation for Astroscale (ADRAS-J) |
2 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016475 |
Variation to a High-Altitude License for Kea Aerospace |
2 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0017285 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
7 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0017463 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report 9 July 2025 |
9 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0017499 |
Talking points for Cabinet Legislation Committee: Approval to introduce the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Amendment Bill |
9 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0017520 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
10 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0017812 |
Space Portfolio weekly report 16 July 2025 |
16 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0017050 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
23 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0018284 |
Emerging opportunities for the Space portfolio |
24 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0018101 |
Programme approach to a national space mission |
24 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0018462 |
2024/25 End of Year Performance Report – Space portfolio |
30 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0018467 |
Advice to authorise a payload permit to E-Space |
30 July |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0018501 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
31 July |
MBIE |
June 2025
Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015112 |
Advice to authorise a payload permit for EchoStar Global Australia Pty Ltd |
4 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015544 |
Cabinet paper - Tāwhaki Joint Venture next steps |
6 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0014615 |
Rocket Lab Function |
6 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015620 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
6 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0013949 |
Director Update for Kaitōrete Land Holding Limited |
11 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015762 |
Advice to authorise an overseas payload permit for Zenno Astronautics Limited |
11 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015936 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
13 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015827 |
Merino Software |
18 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016009 |
Canterbury Aerospace Strategy and Tawhaki visits |
18 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016293 |
Space Weekly Report - 18 June 2025 |
18 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016379 |
Talking Points for Cabinet paper Supporting the next phase of Tawhaki |
19 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016392 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
19 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0014678 |
Advice to Approve Rocket Lab's New Safety Case |
25 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0016714 |
Draft Cabinet Paper- approval to introduce the Outer Space High-altitude Activities Act Amendment Bill |
27 June |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015645 |
Tāwhaki Joint Venture - Reappointment of Crown Directors |
30 June |
MBIE |
May 2025
Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
BRIEFING-REQ-0013787 |
Meeting with Zenno Astronautics |
14 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0013089 |
Estimates Examination 2025/26 – Draft responses to the Vote Business, Science and Innovation Standard Estimates Questionnaire – Space portfolio |
15 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0014496 |
Space Portfolio weekly report - 21 May 2025 |
21 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0014523 |
2025 New Zealand Space Scholarship Announcement Event |
22 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0014548 |
Draft Cabinet paper: Supporting the next phase of Tāwhaki joint venture |
22 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0013948 |
Tāwhaki Shareholders Meeting - 4 June 2025 |
29 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0015270 |
Meeting with Aerospace New Zealand Committee |
30 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0014916 |
June 2025 June Technical Adjustment Submission: Vote Business, Science and Innovation - Space |
29 May |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0014615 |
Rocket Lab Function |
29 May |
MBIE |
April 2025
Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
BRIEFING-REQ-0011775 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
3 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0012638 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report 10 April |
10 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009628 |
Advice to authorise payload permits for Hawkeye 360 Inc |
16 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0012749 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report 16 April 2025 |
16 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0012582 |
Update on Tāwhaki Business Case and Funding Request |
23 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0013160 |
Cabinet Paper: establishing a regulatory regime for ground-based space infrastructure |
23 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0013228 |
Release of the space and advanced aviation economic study |
24 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0012824 |
Advice to authorise a payload permit for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space |
30 April |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0013047 |
Advice to vary the high-altitude licence held by Dawn Aerospace New Zealand Limited |
30 April |
MBIE |
March 2025
Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
BRIEFING-REQ-0010633 |
Updated Space portfolio work programme |
5 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009640 |
Advice to authorise a payload permit for Spire Global Germany GmbH |
5 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009632 |
Advice to authorise a high-altitude licence variation for Dawn |
5 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0010605 |
Space Portfolio weekly report - 5 March 2025 |
6 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0008408 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
13 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0010836 |
Space Portfolio, weekly report - 19 March 2025 |
19 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0011301 |
Policy Decisions: regulatory regime for ground based infrastructure |
19 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009626 |
Advice to authorise a payload permit for Institue for Q-shu Pioneers of Space |
19 March |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0010820 |
Advice to authorise a payload permit variation for the University of Auckland |
19 March |
MBIE |
February 2025
Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
BRIEFING-REQ-0008447 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report, 5 February |
5 February |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009093 |
Advance Space portfolio objectives |
5 February |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009041 |
Legislative tests to grant a payload permit |
10 February |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0007482 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
18 February |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0007839 |
2025 MBU Submission - Vote BS&I - Space |
19 February |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009778 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report, 19 February |
19 February |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0010239 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report, 27 February |
26 February |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0009744 |
Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government |
27 February |
MBIE |
January 2025
Tracking number |
Title |
Date received by Minister |
Author |
BRIEFING-REQ-0008116 |
Leo Labs Event Briefing |
22 January |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0008276 |
Space Portfolio Weekly Report, 22 January |
22 January |
MBIE |
BRIEFING-REQ-0008124 |
Advice to vary the BlackSky Global Inc payload permit |
24 January |
MBIE |
In this section
I tēnei wāhanga
Titles of documents the Minister for Space received from MBIE in 2024.
Titles of documents the Minister for Space received from MBIE in 2023.
Last updated: 25 August 2025