Economic Development

The Minister for Economic Development 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

September 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2425-0815 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 3 September MBIE
2425-0741 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 4 September MBIE
2425-0962 Meeting with Nick Sautner, CEO Eden Park 4 September MBIE
2425-1059 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 4 September MBIE
2425-0756 Unappropriated Expenditure and Unauthorised Capital Injection Requiring Validation – Economic Development Portfolio 5 September MBIE
2425-1013 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 6 September 2024 5 September MBIE
2425-1063 Meetings with James Cameron, Sir Richard Taylor and Wētā FX executives  10 September MBIE
2425-1014 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 13 September 2024 12 September MBIE
2425-1044 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0002693 Meeting with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Limited 12 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0002854 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 13 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0002949 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 18 September MBIE
2425-1015 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 20 September 2024 19 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0002719 Update on Collaborative Contracts 19 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0003102 Meeting with Tourism Industry Association 19 September MBIE
2425-0964 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 20 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0004057 New Zealand Capital Growth Partners: Media article 24 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0002714 Meeting with Jeff Campbell, Cisco – 26 September 2024 24 September MBIE
2425-1016 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 27 September 2024 26 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0004155 Procurement for Growth – Ministers meeting to discuss the Government Procurement Rules and Cabinet 26 September MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0003318 Draft Economic Development portfolio plan (part of MBIE’s Performance Plan) 26 September MBIE

August 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2425-0164 End of Year Performance Report - Economic Development portfolio 1 August MBIE
2425-0176 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week ending 2 August 2024 1 August MBIE
2425-0485 Event Briefing - Leadership Hui 2024 1 August MBIE
2425-0552 Meeting with the Australia New Zealand Screen Association 1 August MBIE
2425-0590 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise - Membership 6 August MBIE
2425-0418 Contingent Liabilities and Assets for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as at 30 June 2024 6 August MBIE
2425-0460 2024 Legislation Programme: Reassessment of Priorities 7 August MBIE
2425-0487 Event Briefing - Visit to Spartacus Movie Set in Auckland 7 August MBIE
2425-0576 Draft Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's 2023/24 Annual Report Narrative 7 August MBIE
2425-0558 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 9 August 2024 8 August MBIE
2425-0670 Elevate NZ venture Fund 8 August MBIE
2425-0600 Economic Development Portfolio: Proactive release of briefings related to Budget 2024 decisions 12 August MBIE
2425-0727 Letter to the Prime Minister seeking approval for travel to the United States of America 14 August MBIE
2425-0559 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 16 August 2024 15 August MBIE
2425-0734 Elevate NZ Venture Fund - further information 15 August MBIE
2425-0736 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 19 August MBIE
2425-0640 Economic Taumata with NICF - August 2024 20 August MBIE
2425-0828 Eventing the Future conference - attendance information 20 August MBIE
2425-0647 Unlocking the Economic Potential of Ethnic Communities: Joint advice on initial areas of collaboration 21 August MBIE
2425-0560 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 23 August 2024 21 August MBIE
2425-0598 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise - Six-monthly report to 30 June 2024 21 August MBIE
2425-0850 Meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 22 August MBIE
2425-0599 New Zealand Growth Capital Partners - Performance to 30 June 2024 22 August MBIE
2425-0785 Approval of Major Event Fund Criteria and Performance Monitoring 22 August MBIE
2425-0798 Minister of Economic Development Meeting with Japanese Ambassador Osawa 27 August MBIE
2425-0907 Update of MBIE's Economic Strategy Advice 27 August MBIE
2425-0832 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 27 August MBIE
2425-0815 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 28 August MBIE
2425-0967 Letters to finalise director reappointments 28 August MBIE
2425-0561 Economic Development Weekly Report - Week Ending 30 August 2024 29 August MBIE
2425-1006 New Zealand government procurement framework 29 August MBIE

July 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2425-0085 Economic Development Weekly Report: Week ending 5 July 2024 4 July MBIE
2425-0106 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 4 July MBIE
2425-0187 MIQ Case before the High Court 5 July MBIE
2425-0238 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 10 July MBIE
2425-0239 Information to support Major Events Ministers Group meeting 10 July MBIE
2425-0255 Event briefing for Minister Lee’s meeting with BYD 10 July MBIE
2425-0173 Economic Development Weekly Report – Week ending 12 July 2024 11 July MBIE
2425-0089 Updated talking points for first reading of MBIE’s Regulatory Systems Amendment Bills 17 July MBIE
2425-0341 Meeting with the Major Events Ministers Group – 22 July 2024 18 July MBIE
2425-0174 Economic Development Weekly Report – Week ending 19 July 2024 18 July MBIE
2425-0175 Economic Development Weekly Report – Week ending 26 July 2024 25 July MBIE
2425-0479 Title withheld: Commercial information 30 July MBIE

June 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-3520 Event Briefing: Dinner with Dee Templeton 5 June MBIE
2324-3545 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 7 June 2024 6 June MBIE
2324-3668 Overview of the Alo Vaka programme 6 June MBIE
2324-3719 Draft Cabinet Paper Major Events Fund Appropriations 6 June MBIE
2324-3498 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 7 June MBIE
2324-3718 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 7 June MBIE
2324-3772 Estimates Examination 2024/25 Draft responses to the Additional Supplementary Written Estimates Questions, Vote BSI – Economic Development portfolio 12 June MBIE
2324-3484 Proactive release – Approval to Introduce MBIE’s Regulatory Systems Amendment Bills 13 June MBIE
2324-3546 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 14 June 2024 13 June MBIE
2324-3672 Foreign investment framework 13 June MBIE
2324-3817 Government options for meeting the coalition commitment on woollen fibres in government buildings 13 June MBIE
2324-3865 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14 June MBIE
2324-3899 2024 June Technical Adjustment proposals: Vote Business, Science and Innovation – Economic Development portfolio 18 June MBIE
2324-3832 Event Briefing - Visit to Lane Street Studios 19 June MBIE
2324-3797 Economic Development Work Programme Update June 2024 20 June MBIE
2324-3547 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 21 June 2024 20 June MBIE
2324-3789 MBIE Strategic Intentions 2023-2028 for presentation to Parliament 20 June MBIE
2324-3932 Release of report on Circular Economy 20 June MBIE
2324-3548 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 28 June 2024 27 June MBIE

May 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-3165 New Zealand Capital Growth Partners - update on Elevate fund investments 1 May MBIE
2324-3210 NZ Major Events Strategic Review Discussion 1 May MBIE
2324-2910 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 3 May 2024 2 May MBIE
2324-3122 Just Transitions: Proposed Meeting with Southland Engineering and Manufacturing Cluster 2 May MBIE
2324-3244 Support for Ministers for Economic Development and Sport and Recreation meeting 2 May MBIE
2324-3149 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 3 May MBIE
2324-3315 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 7 May MBIE
2324-3277 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 8 May MBIE
2324-2911 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 10 May 2024 9 May MBIE
2324-3297 Talking points for CBC consideration of approval to introduce MBIE’s Regulatory Systems Amendment Bills 9 May MBIE
2324-3271 Screen sector work programme 2024/2025 15 May MBIE
2324-2912 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 17 May 2024 16 May MBIE
2324-3245 Confirmation of the scope and direction of the Major Events Management Act 2007 review 16 May MBIE
2324-3265 New Zealand Growth Capital Partners: Draft 2024-25 Statement of Performance Expectations 16 May MBIE
2324-3266 New Zealand Trade and Enterprise: Draft 2024-25 Statement of Performance Expectations 16 May MBIE
2324-3368 Budget 24: Economic Development Portfolio 16 May MBIE
2324-3450 Estimates Examination 2024/25 - Draft SEQ responses to Vote BSI – Māori Development portfolio 20 May MBIE
2324-3259 Estimates Examination 2024/25 - Draft SEQ responses to Vote BSI - Economic Development portfolio 21 May MBIE
2324-3396 MBIE draft Strategic Intentions 2023-28 21 May MBIE
2324-3296 Next steps with MBIE’s Regulatory Systems Amendment Bills 22 May MBIE
2324-3516 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 22 May MBIE
2324-2913 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 24 May 2024 24 May MBIE
2324-3575 Briefing for NZTE Ministerial meeting w/c 27 May 2024 24 May MBIE
2324-3521 Estimates Examination 2024/25 Draft responses to SWQs, Vote BSI – Economic Development portfolio 29 May MBIE
2324-3515 Meeting with Walt Disney Studios executives – 6 June 2024 30 May MBIE
2324-3631 2024 June Technical Adjustment Submission – Vote Business, Science and Innovation – Economic Development Portfolio 30 May MBIE
2324-3644 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 30 May MBIE
2324-2914 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 31 May 2024 31 May MBIE

April 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-2518 Future of All-of-Government Banking 2 April MBIE
2324-2605 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 3 April MBIE
2324-2752 Title withheld: Commercial information 3 April MBIE
2324-2712 Meeting with New Zealand Events Association – 11 April 2024 4 April MBIE
2324-2732 Options to align business-facing functions and activities in the Science, Innovation and Technology and Economic Development system 4 April MBIE
2324-2756 North Island Weather Events Primary Producer Finance Scheme:
Application recommended for approval – Tranche 8
4 April MBIE
2324-1811 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 5 April 2024 5 April MBIE
2324-2155 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 5 April MBIE
2324-2757 Meeting with Netflix 5 April MBIE
2324-2881 Auckland Overview – major events and infrastructure update 11 April MBIE
2324-2907 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 12 April 2024 11 April MBIE
2324-2991 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 12 April MBIE
2324-2967 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 15 April MBIE
2324-3015 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 17 April MBIE
2324-2999 Attendance Briefing - ITM Taupō Super400 17 April MBIE
2324-3055 Tenancy Services Bond Modernisation Project 17 April MBIE
2324-2030 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 18 April MBIE
2324-2038 2023/24 Supplementary and 2024/25 Main Estimates – Vote BSI- Economic Development 18 April MBIE
2324-2908 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 19 April 2024 18 April MBIE
2324-3034 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 18 April MBIE
2324-3014 Update on Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill No 3 19 April MBIE/TPK
2324-2929 Meeting with New Zealand Film Commission 24 April MBIE
2324-3070 May 2024 meeting with the New Zealand Banking Association 24 April MBIE
2324-2909 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 26 April 2024 26 April MBIE
2324-3105 Deep dive on the screen sector 29 April MBIE

March 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-2365 Meeting with NZTE Officials 1 March MBIE
2324-2282 Joint Minister Briefing with Te Puni Kokiri: The Māori-Crown Economic Growth Partnership, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa 4 March MBIE
2324-2281 Major Events Ministers’ Group Six-Monthly Update, July – December 2023 5 March MBIE
2324-2106 Progressing MBIE’s Regulatory Systems Amendment Bills 6 March MBIE
2324-2443 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 6 March MBIE
2324-2481 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 7 March MBIE
2324-1812 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 8 March 2024 8 March MBIE
2324-2430 Event briefing – Attendance of WIFT NZ Reception 11 March MBIE
2324-2540 Crankworx Rotorua 2024 – attendance information 13 March MBIE
2324-2542 Further advice on NZGCP – process and timeline 14 March MBIE
2324-2549 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 15 March MBIE
2324-1804 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 15 March 2024 15 March MBIE
2324-2223 Focusing on attracting quality foreign investment 15 March MBIE
2324-2381 July-December 2023 Six-Economic Development portfolio 19 March MBIE
2324-2424 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 20 March MBIE
2324-2519 Joint briefing with Te Puni Kokiri – Māori Economic Development Advisory Board 21 March MBIE/TPK
2324-2409 Letter of Expectations 24/25 – NZGCP 21 March MBIE
2324-2689 Attendance briefing – ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix, Christchurch Season 4  21 March MBIE
2324-1813 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 22 March 2024 22 March MBIE
2324-2613 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 22 March MBIE
2324-2410 Letter of Expectations – 24/25 - NZTE 26 March MBIE
2324-2681 Managing the impacts of policies in the second emissions reduction plan 27 March MBIE
2324-1807 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 29 March 2024 28 March MBIE
2324-2747 Budget 2024: Summary of Economic Development Portfolio Submissions for Budget 2024 28 March MBIE

February 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-1850 Ownership Financial Update 2 February MBIE
2324-1755 Budget 2024 Bilateral: Information to Support MBIE's Initial Baseline Exercise - Economic Development Portfolio 2 February MBIE
2324-1809 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 2 February 2024 2 February MBIE
2324-1768 Meeting with Minister Goldsmith 5 February MBIE
2324-1699 Completion of 100-Day Plan Commitment - Stop Work on Industry Transformation Plans 7 February MBIE
2324-1931 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 7 February MBIE
2324-1512 Economic Development Portfolio Bids for the 2024 Legislation Programme 7 February MBIE
2324-1974 Budget 2024 Bilateral: Further Information and Savings Options 9 February MBIE
2324-1653 Work programme to manage the impacts of climate policies – next steps 12 February MBIE
2324-1915 Implementation of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Supply Chain Agreement 12 February MBIE
2324-1864 Māori Innovation Fund Framework and Economic Prosperity 13 February MBIE
2324-2027 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 13 February MBIE
2324-1803 Annual Review 2022/23 – Responses to Written Questions 13 February MBIE
2324-1586 Letters for the Māori Economic Development Advisory Board 15 February MBIE
2324-1808 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 16 February 2024 15 February MBIE
2324-2010 Major Events Fund – Governance and operational reform options 15 February MBIE
2324-2099 Attracting foreign investment: next steps 15 February MBIE
2324-2136 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 16 February MBIE
2324-2022 Meeting with Foresta 19 February MBIE
2324-2082 Contingent Liabilities and Assets for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as at 31 December 2023 20 February MBIE
2324-1810 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 23 February 2024 21 February MBIE
2324-1881 2024 MBU Submission – Vote BS&I – ED portfolio 21 February MBIE
2324-2161 Talking points about attracting foreign investment 21 February MBIE
2324-2176 Economic Development priorities and work programme 21 February MBIE
2324-2061 New Zealand Open 2024 attendance 26 February MBIE
2324-2121 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 26 February MBIE
2324-2248 EXP discussion of Regulatory Standards Bill paper 26 February MBIE
2324-2141 New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Limited – Documentation to finalise reappointment of Chair 27 February MBIE
2324-2204 Meeting with the Climate Change and Social Development and Employment Ministers to discuss emission reduction plan actions 27 February MBIE
2324-2126 Meeting with ANZSA and MPA 28 February MBIE
2324-2334 Meeting with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners 28 February MBIE

January 2024

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
2324-1543 Women’s British & Irish Lions tour announcement 15 January MBIE
2324-1635 Meeting notes for PM meeting with Ngāi Tahu 16 January MBIE
2324-1498 Economic Development Portfolio Priorities and Fiscal Savings 17 January MBIE
2324-1538 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 17 January MBIE
2324-1540 Response to the Prime Minister’s letter about setting up economic targets and indicators 17 January MBIE
2324-1431 Proactive Release of the Economic Development Briefing to Incoming Minister 18 January MBIE
2324-1434 Proactive Release of the Government Property Briefing to Incoming Minister 18 January MBIE
2324-1437 Proactive Release of the Ownership Briefing to Incoming Minister 18 January MBIE
2324-1565 Improving the Performance of Regulatory Systems at MBIE 18 January MBIE
2324-1590 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 19 January 2024 19 January MBIE
2324-1708 Talking points for meeting the Minister of Finance about the proposed economic measures and targets 24 January MBIE
2324-1081 Māori Economic Development Work Programme 25 January MBIE
2324-1714 Economic Development Weekly Report for Week Ending 26 January 2024 25 January MBIE

Previous years

In this section

Economic Development – 2023

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

Economic Development – 2019

Former Minister for Economic Development, Hon Phil Twyford, proactively released the titles of documents he received from MBIE from September to December 2019.

Last updated: 22 October 2024