4618 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister for the Environment

4618 (2026). Lan Pham to the Minister for the Environment: What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, from 1 January 2026 - 31 January 2026, by title and date?

Hon Penny Simmonds: In my capacity as the Minister for the Environment, I received the following briefings between 1 January 2026 and 31 January 2026: Ministry for the Environment: 9/01/2026: 26-BRF-00005 - Responding to an invitation to comment on the Waitaha Hydro fast-track approvals application 15/01/2026: BRF-7254 - Approach to appointing new Waste Advisory Board members 2026 15/01/2026: 26-BRF-00020 - Request from Minister McClay for Catchment Group Funding 15/01/2026: BRF-7208 - Proactive release of Cabinet paper on policy decisions to support an industry-led take-back scheme for agrichemicals, their containers, and farm plastics 15/01/2026: Final Environment, RMA Reform and Climate Weekly Updates week ending 16 January 2026 16/01/2026: BRF-7208 - Proactive release of Cabinet paper on policy decisions to support an industry-led take-back scheme for agrichemicals, their containers, and farm plastics. 22/01/2026: Final Environment, RMA Reform and Climate Weekly Updates week ending 23 January 2026 26/01/2026: REQ-0023250 Recommended Capital Deepening Action to Lift Business Investment 26/01/2026: REQ-0023859 Improving the economic growth impact of business grants and funds 27/01/2026: 26-BRF-00255 - Next steps for progressing the plastic phase outs policy 27/01/2026: 26-BRF-00101 - Talking points for 1pm 26 Jan - NICF Pre-Meeting for Ministers, Advisors, Officials + PoU Lead 28/01/2026: 26-BRF-00144 - Space Vehicle Jettison Debris - Proactive Release 28/01/2026: 26-BRF-00170 - Responding to an invitation to comment on the Haldon Solar fast-track application 29/01/2026: Final Environment, RMA Reform and Climate Change Weekly Updates week ending 30 January 2026 30/01/2026: 26-CAB-00195 - Severe weather response regulatory relief Environmental Protection Authority: 12/01/2026 - EPA Official Correspondence 20/01/2026 - EPA Official Correspondence 26/01/2026 - Fortnightly Report to the Minister for the Environment 26/01/2026 - Fortnightly Fast-track Approvals report 26/01/2026 - EPA Official Correspondence 30/01/2026 - Aide Memoire - Resourcing of group standards