Building and Construction
The Minister for Building and Construction is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.
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The following lists are as accurate as possible at the time of publishing and may be updated or added to. This list includes papers received from the Minister’s reporting agency where the Minister is the main recipient. Papers received from other agencies, or where a paper has been referred to the Minister by another Minister, are not included in this list.
Titles of briefings that accompany responses to Official Information Act requests to the Minister are not included in this list.
Some information has been withheld for the following reasons:
- National security or defence
- Commercial information
- Confidentiality
- Likely otherwise to damage the public interest
- Confidential advice to Government
- Free and frank expression of opinion
- Legal professional privilege
- Negotiations
April 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010967 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 2 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011542 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 2 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011597 | Weekly Report to the Minister for Building and Construction WE 4 April 2025 | 4 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009738 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 8 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011598 | Weekly Report to the Minister for Building and Construction WE 11 April 2025 | 10 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012668 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper: Government Response to the Petition of Christian van der Pump: Remove Building Act 2004 restriction of access to the District and High Court | 10 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009738 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 14 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011551 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper: Making it easier to build granny flats – Building Act changes | 14 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011821 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 14 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012754 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 15 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012422 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 15 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011600 | Weekly Report to the Minister for Building and Construction WE 18 April 2025 | 17 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011361 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 17 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012859 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 17 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0012798 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 22 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013001 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper - Enabling self-certification and speeding up building inspections | 24 April | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0013316 | Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Operations Dashboard Update | 30 April | MBIE |
March 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010550 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 5 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010172 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 5 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010805 | BRANZ event talking points 6 March 2025 | 5 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009839 | Weekly status report to the Minister for Building & Construction week ending 7 March 2025 | 6 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0006387 | New Zealand Registered Architects Board: Annual Report 2023/24 | 6 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009771 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 7 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010718 | Weekly status report to the Minister for Building & Construction week ending 14 March 2025 | 13 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010189 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 13 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009934 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 13 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010220 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 14 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010834 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 14 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010724 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 18 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011132 | Weekly Report to the Minister for Building and Construction WE 21 March 2025 | 20 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011189 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 20 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011389 | Aide-memoire - Residential pool barriers- Coronial Findings and Recommendations relating to ‘off-the-shelf’ portable, temporary, and inflatable pools | 21 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010810 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 21 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010621 | Advice on Production of Top 10 Building Defects List | 24 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011544 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 25 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011596 | Weekly Report to the Minister for Building and Construction WE 28 March 2025 | 27 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011376 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 28 March | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0011551 | Proactive release of Cabinet paper: Making it easier to build granny flats – Building Act changes | 31 March | MBIE |
February 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008529 | Designing homes to prevent overheating | 3 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008400 | Presentation of Electrical Worker Scheme Notice | 3 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008727 | Weekly status report to the Minister for Building & Construction week ending 7 February 2025 | 5 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008849 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 11 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008456 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 13 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009273 | Weekly status report to the Minister for Building & Construction week ending 14 February 2025 | 13 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008456 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 13 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007945 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 13 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008382 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 14 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008143 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009837 | Weekly status report to the Minister for Building & Construction week ending 21 February 2025 | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007818 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 20 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010094 | Update on Building Consent System Package of Reforms | 24 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009198 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 25 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009469 | 2024/25 Mid-Year Performance Report: Building and Construction Portfolio | 25 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010834 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 25 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010172 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008006 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 26 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0009838 | Weekly status report to the Minister for Building & Construction week ending 28 February 2025 | 27 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0010092 | Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board – Quarter Three Report 2024/25 | 27 February | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007343 | Residential pool safety – Changes to the Building (Pool Manufacturers and Retailers) Notice 2017 | 28 February | MBIE |
January 2025
| Tracking number | Title | Date received by Minister | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007587 | Nelson City Council – Territorial Authority Designation of Area for Building Emergency Management – Partial Termination | 6 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0006413 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 6 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007453 | Departmental report on the Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Bill | 22 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007033 | Weekly Report to the Minister for Building and Construction week ending 24 January 2025 | 23 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007406 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 23 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008343 | Expert panels and advisory groups in the building regulatory system | 23 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007851 | Letter from NZRAB requesting approval to raise fees | 24 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008092 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 27 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0006501 | Correspondence to two licensing and registration boards on holding professionals to account | 27 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008335 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 28 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0008384 | Weekly Report to the Minister for Building & Construction week ending 31 January 2025 | 30 January | MBIE |
| BRIEFING-REQ-0007945 | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 30 January | MBIE |
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Building and Construction – 2024
Titles of documents the Minister for Building and Construction received from MBIE in 2024.
Last updated: 30 May 2025