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What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered Question 1045 (2026)
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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  • What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 8 December 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following documents in the week beginning 8 December 2025: 8 December - 25-BRF-​​​00086 - Responding to an invitation to comment on the Takitimu North Lin​k - Stage 2 fast-track substantive application​ 8 December 2025 - EPA Fortnightly Report to the Minister for the Environment 9 December - BRF-7036 - Waste Investments non-organics priorities 10 December - 25-BRF-00048 - Follow-up on Bilateral Meeting (3 December) – Science System Investment Plan and Environment Pillar 10 December - BRF-6504 - Christchurch City Council intensification planning instrument: Referred recommendation on Piko Residential Character Area 11 December – Environment, RMA Reform and Climate Weekly Updates, week ending 12 December 2025 8 December - BRF-7187 Proactive release of CCUS policy decision briefings It is not in the public interest to release three further titles as they are budget sensitive or remain under active consideration.