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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 29 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026, by title and date?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 29 June 2026, by title and date?

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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 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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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 22 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 22 June 2026, by title and date?

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 22 June 2026, by title and date?

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  How many staff at New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology were made redundant in 2025, listed by job title?

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  How many, if any, courses at New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology ceased delivery in 2025?

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  What was the course completion rate for students in foundational education at New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology in 2025 compared to the previous three years?

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  How much, if any, was spent on ākonga/student hardship support at New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology in 2025, listed by target group?

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  To date, how much, if any, of the $157 million contingency to support the transition away from Te Pūkenga has been spent, by amount and title of spending?

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  Was demand for foundational education at New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology in 2025 greater than the amount of funding available?

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  What are the phases of the Tertiary Research Excellence Fund that will come into effect from 2027?

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  What analysis, if any, was done to assess the impact of removing fees free on underserved student groups?

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the impact on students of a 6% increase in the Annual Maximum Fee Movement at tertiary institutions in 2027, by date and title?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What modelling, if any, has been done to assess the impact of a 6% increase in the Annual Maximum Fee Movement at tertiary institutions in 2027 on student participation, retention, and completion rates?

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  Has the Vote Tertiary Education total appropriation increased or decreased in Budget 2026 compared to Budget 2025, if so, by what dollar amount?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What new initiatives, if any, did Budget 2026 provide for Work Based Learning?

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  How much money, as a percentage of the total funding previous allocated to final-year Fees Free was reprioritised into Vote Tertiary Education in Budget 2026?

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  How much money was reprioritised into Vote Tertiary Education from the cessation of final-year Fees Free, in New Zealand Dollars?

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  During the last three years, how many students at Level 3-6 qualifications received fees free?

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  During the last three years, how many students in Work Based Learning received fees free?

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  On average, how much does each Youth Guarantee place cost?

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  What advice, if any, was provided to the Minister by the Tertiary Education Commission about funding additional Youth Guarantee places, by date and title?

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  What is the process for allocating the 1000 Youth Guarantee places funded in Budget 2026?

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  What was the rationale for not funding more Youth Guarantee places in addition to the 1000 extra in Budget 2026?

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  How many, if any, young people have not been engaged in education, employment or training for more than 6 months as of 20th June 2026, listed by region and number of young people?

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  Since 2020 what is the average amount of time for a young person not engaged in education, employment or training to be disengaged, listed by year?

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  How many, if any, young people have not been engaged in education, employment, or training for a period of time longer than 6 months since 2020, listed by year?

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  What modelling, if any, was done to inform the decision to fund 1000 Youth Guarantee places in Budget 2026?

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  Were any requests made, by providers or tertiary institutions to fund more than 1000 Youth Guarantee places?

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  What advice, if any, did the Minister receive about demand for Youth Guarantee funding during the Budget 2026 process, by date and title?

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  Was the 2023 funding review on higher education completed?

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  What was the outcome or result of the review into higher education funding?

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  Has the Minister received the findings of the 2023 higher education funding review?

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received about the 2023 funding review into higher education, by date and title?

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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 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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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 15 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 15 June 2026, by title and date?

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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 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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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 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 8 June 2026, by title and date?

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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 1 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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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 1 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 1 June 2026, by title and date?

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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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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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 25 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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Shanan Halbert

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 2026, by title and date?

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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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Shanan Halbert

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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 11 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?