When, and on the basis of what advice, if any, was a notification pathway for agricultural drone operations adopted in place of broader reform of Civil Aviation Rule Part 137, which the Ministry for Regulation's aide-mémoire MFR2026-026 of 10 February 2026 identifies as its preferred regulatory pathway?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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When, and on the basis of what advice, if any, was a notification pathway for agricultural drone operations adopted in place of broader reform of Civil Aviation Rule Part 137, which the Ministry for Regulation's aide-mémoire MFR2026-026 of 10 February 2026 identifies as its preferred regulatory pathway?