What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 16 March 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Answer

My office receives many invitations to events and meetings. As per Speaker’s Ruling 199/6, I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the material requested, as it will require a diversion of resources that will interfere with the operation of my office. Further, it is nonsensical to provide a location, description and a list of attendees for meetings or events which have not occurred. A list of events and meetings I attend is publicly available on the beehive.govt.nz website.