Media and Communications

The Minister for Media and Communications 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

March 2025

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0009749 Meeting with Freightways 3 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0008328 Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 2 March 2025 3 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0010169 Meeting with TCF 4 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0006739 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 5 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0010324 Approval to proactively release ECO 001 Review of Radio Spectrum Licence Fees 6 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0010079 Advice about the upcoming 3G shutdown in New Zealand 6 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0010725 Meeting with the Minister for Regulation 7 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0009098 Meeting with Spark New Zealand 12 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0009852 Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 16 March 2025 14 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0010155 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 14 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0011210 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 20 March MBIE
 n/a Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 27 March MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0009851 Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for fortnight ending 30 March 2025 27 March MBIE

February 2025

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0008351 Proactive release of Cabinet paper: Improving Telecommunications Regulatory and Funding Frameworks 3 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0006784 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 5 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0008520 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 5 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0008325 Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for Fortnight Ending 9 Feb 2025 5 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0009160 Meeting with the Minister for Rural Communities 10 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0007834 2025 MBU Submission – Vote BS&I – Media and Communications 18 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0009561 Meeting with the Tech Users Association of New Zealand 18 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0008600 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 25 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0009967 Under-Secretary meeting with Chorus 27 February MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0010012 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 28 February MBIE

January 2025

Tracking number Title Date received by Minister Author
BRIEFING-REQ-0007900 Visit to Tuatahi First Fibre and Lightwire 17 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0007810 Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government 23 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0008221 Communications Officials' Fortnightly Report for Fortnight Ending 26 Jan 2025 23 January MBIE
BRIEFING-REQ-0008315 Visit to Enable Networks 29 January MBIE
In this section

Media and Communications – 2024

Titles of documents the Minister of Media and Communications received from MBIE in 2024.

Media and Communications – 2023

Titles of documents the Minister of Media and Communications received from MBIE in 2023.

Digital Economy and Communications

The Digital Economy and and Communications portfolio was replaced by Media and Communications following the 2023 election.

Last updated: 17 April 2025