19203 (2026). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Tertiary Education
Written Question
Published date: 27 May 2026
19203 (2026). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Tertiary Education: What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 4 May 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Penny Simmonds: I refer the Member to the list below of the advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents, my office or I received during the week beginning 4 May 2026:
Tertiary Education Commission
4 May 2026 - Workforce Development Councils Biannual Monitoring Report
7 May 2026 - Finalising appointment decisions for polytechnic governing councils
7-May 2026 - Report to the Minister for Tertiary Education dated 7 May 2026
Ministry of Education
4 May 2026 - Updated Cabinet Paper – Proposed final design of the Tertiary Research Excellence Fund
5 May 2026 - Cross Network Model – shared polytechnic programmes
7 May 2026 - Cybersecurity breach of Instructure Canvas Learning Management System
7 May 2026 - Draft Youth Guarantee Review Phase 1 Advice
7 May 2026 - Options for changes to university quality assurance settings
8 May 2026 - Factual points on Youth Guarantee
8 May 2026 - Update on the Cyber security breach of Instructure Canvas Learning Management System
This answer does not cover members of my office who receive a large amount of material every week. Asking them to collate that material would require substantial collation and research and prevent them from undertaking their substantive roles.
Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active consideration. It is not in the public interest to release them at this time.