20339 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Tertiary Education

Written Question
Published date: 10 Jun 2026
20339 (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 18 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 18 May 2026. Ministry of Education 19 May 2026 - High level quality assurance talking points for UNZ meeting May 20 20 May 2026 - Talking Points for Youth Guarantee Update to Labour Market Ministers 20 May 2026 - Recent Australian Higher Education Reforms 20 May 2026 - Vote tertiary Education 2026/27 Standard Questionnaire – draft responses 20 May 2026 - Meeting with Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs 20 May 2026 - Budget 2026 – Speech notes and general reactive questions and answers 21 May 2026 - Tertiary Education Weekly Update 21 May 2026 - Budget 2026 – Vote Tertiary Education Communications Pack 21 May 2026 - Tertiary Research Excellence Fund design: Research Degree Completions component subject area weightings 21 May 2026 - Tertiary Research Excellence Fund design: commercialisation and funding determination decisions Tertiary Education Commission 21 May 2025 - Talking points Ministerial appointments to polytechnic councils and the Federation Committee 21 May 2026 - Report to the Minister for Tertiary Education dated 21 May 2026 21 May 2026 - Draft Supplementary Plan Guidance for Investment from 2027 22 May 2026 - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology 2025 annual report 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.