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

January 2026

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0025850 Title withheld: National security or defence 12 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026212 Cabinet paper: Policy decisions on ground-based space infrastructure regulations 16 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026300 Space Portfolio weekly report 21 January 2026 21 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026088 Title withheld: National security or defence 22 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026570 Title withheld: Commercial information 27 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026572 Title withheld: National security or defence 28 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026039 Advice to authorise a payload permit for Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space Inc 28 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0026681 Visit to Space Operations 29 January MBIE

Previous year

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Space – 2025

Titles of documents the Minister for Space received from MBIE in 2025.

Space – 2024

Titles of documents the Minister for Space received from MBIE in 2024.

Space – 2023

Titles of documents the Minister for Space received from MBIE in 2023.

Last updated: 11 January 2026