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

June 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-3769 Estimates Examination 2024-25 Draft responses to the additional SWQs Vote BSI 11 June MBIE
2324-2545 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12 June MBIE
2324-3235 Space Weekly Report for week ending 12 June 2024 12 June MBIE
2324-3603 Advice to authorise a payload permit for Synspective Japan Inc 12 June MBIE
2324-3765 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12 June MBIE
2324-3517 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 17 June MBIE
2324-3888 Advice to authorise a variation to the Telesat Canada payload permit 21 June MBIE

May 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-3221 Space Weekly Report for week ending 1 May 2024 1 May MBIE
2324-2573 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 8 May MBIE
2324-3230 Space Weekly Report for week ending 8 May 2024 8 May MBIE
2324-2699 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 8 May MBIE
2324-2906 Advice on responding to letter from Tāwhaki Board Chair 9 May MBIE
2324-3239 Estimates Examination 202425 – Draft SEQ Vote BSI 0 Science Innovation and Technology Portfolio 21 May MBIE
2324-3233 Space Weekly Report for week ending 29 May 2024 29 May MBIE
2324-1019 Future of the Airspace Integration Trials Programme 29 May MBIE

April 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-2473 Advice to authorise two payload permits for Kinéis 2 April MBIE
2324-1964 Space Weekly Report for week ending 3 April 2024 3 April MBIE
2324-2660 Advice to authorise a payload permit for California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory 3 April MBIE
2324-2767 Prime Minister’s Space Prizes: next steps 3 April MBIE
2324-2615 Briefing pack: Advanced Technology and Aerospace Mission to the U.S. 5 April MBIE
2324-1967 Space Weekly Report for week ending 24 April 2024 24 April MBIE
2324-2872 2024 New Zealand Space Scholarship Announcement Event 29 April MBIE

March 2024

Tracking number Title  Date received by Minister Author 
2324-1960 Space Weekly Report for week ending 6 March 2024 6 March MBIE
2324-2506 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 8 March MBIE
2324-1961 Space Weekly Report for week ending 13 March 2024 13 March MBIE
2324-2515 Updating the national interest assessment process 14 March MBIE
2324-2114 Advice to authorise payload permits for NASA and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 15 March MBIE
2324-1934 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 19 March MBIE
2324-1962 Space Weekly Report for week ending 20 March 2024 20 March MBIE
2324-2429 Event Briefing - Rocket Lab Function 20 March MBIE
2324-1963 Space Weekly Report for week ending 27 March 2024 27 March MBIE
2324-2378 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 28 March MBIE

February 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-1113 Meeting with Rocket Lab 7 February MBIE
2324-1779 Advice to authorise an overseas payload permit for the University of Auckland 7 February MBIE
2324-1956 Space Weekly Report for week ending 7 February 2024 7 February MBIE
2324-1824 Event: Meeting with retired astronaut: Heidemaire Stefanyshyn-Piper 7 February MBIE
2324-1921 Advice to authorise an overseas payload permit for the University of Canterbury 9 February MBIE
2324-1568 Meeting with German Aerospace Center delegation 14 February MBIE
2324-1957 Space Weekly Report for week ending 14 February 2024 14 February MBIE
2324-2090 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14 February MBIE
2324-1619 MethaneSAT – The Mission 14 February MBIE
2324-1707 Further information on the Tawhaki Joint Venture 15 February MBIE
2324-1958 Space Weekly Report for week ending 21 February 2024 23 February MBIE
2324-1354 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 23 February MBIE
2324-1959 Space Weekly Report for week ending 28 February 2024 28 February MBIE

January 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-1510 Space Weekly Report 10 January 2024 10 January MBIE
2324-0976 Recommendation on renewing and varying Rocket Lab’s launch and facility licences under the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 12 January MBIE
2324-1509 Advice to authorise a payload permit for Capella Space Corporation 15 January MBIE
2324-1442 Proactive Release of the Space Briefing to Incoming Minister 17 January MBIE
2324-1629 Progressing an amendment to the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Regulations 2017 19 January MBIE
2324-1607 Event Briefing: Minister Collins Meeting with Andy Koronios (SmartSat CRC) 24 January MBIE
2324-1688 Space Weekly Report – for week ending 24.01.2024 24 January MBIE
2324-1668 Advice to authorise a high-altitude licence for Dawn Aerospace New Zealand Limited 31 January MBIE

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Space – 2023

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

Last updated: 22 July 2024