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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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered Question 35925 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · 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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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As Minister of Transport, I regularly request and receive advice from officials on a range of matters. MCERT and NZTA publish monthly lists of titles of advice provided to me (refer to https://www.transport.govt.nz/about-us/our-corporate-publications/proactive-releases/results and https://www.nzta.govt.nz/about-us/advice-provided-to-ministers). Some of the titles may not be released if they relate to the provision of free and frank advice or are under active consideration. Furthermore, staff in my Office may informally receive documents, including draft advice, from officials and other Ministers' Offices. This information is not held in a format that can be easily extracted within the timeframe. Two titles are withheld in accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 199/6 - not in the public interest to release as it is under active consideration.