19515 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Tertiary Education

19515 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Tertiary Education: What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office received, if any, during the week beginning 11 May 2026, by title and date?

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 11 May 2026: Tertiary Education Commission 11 May 2026 - Polytechnic governing councils and the Independent Chairperson of the Federation Committee - Appointments 13 May 2026 - Cavalli College, New Shoots, and initial teacher education delivery of early childhood education programmes 13 May 2026 - Managing and monitoring Polytechnic change activity in 2026 13 May 2026 - Federation designation feedback 13 May 2026 - Ministers Priorities Report dated 13 May 2026 14 May 2026 - TEC draft Statement of Performance Expectations 2026-27 – Financial Statements 14 May 2026 - Amendments to the constitution for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa New Zealand Qualifications Authority 13 May 2026 - NZQA’s Fortnightly Report to the Minister for Tertiary Education dated 13 May 2026. Ministry of Education 11 May 2026 - Final polytechnics LEG paper and Orders in Council for approval for lodgement 11 May 2026 - Data on students per year entering tertiary education and total spend on Fees Free 12 May 2026 - Student Support 14 May 2026 - 2025 Tertiary Education Workplace-based Enrolments and Achievement 14 May 2026 - Tertiary Education Weekly Update 14 May 2026 - Talking Points for LEG Committee – establishment of remaining polytechnics 14 May 2026 - Advice on TEC – SPE 2026/27 and SoI 2026/27 – 2029/30 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. **CONTEXT** Recommend the following paper from NZQA be withheld: 15 May 2026 - Information Update on ITE provision at New Zealand Tertiary College It is recommended the following Ministry of Education papers are withheld: 11 May 2026 - Communication support for closing the final-year Fees Free scheme 13 May 2026 - Youth Guarantee Review – Phase One Advice 14 May 2026 - Workplan for the international PhD funding framework 14 May 2026 - Draft Tertiary Research Excellence Press Release and Q&As 15 May 2026 - Budget 2026 - Draft Vote Tertiary Education Communications Pack 15 May 2026 - Fact check media response – The Post