29358 (2024). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister of Climate Change

29358 (2024). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister of Climate Change: Listed by date and title, what advice, briefings, aide memoires, or any other notes or communications (including but not limited to emails, text, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages or any other electronic messages) if any, has he, or his office, received regarding New Zealand Aluminum Smelter/Rio Tinto electricity contracts with Meridian, Contact and Mercury since December 2023?

Hon Simon Watts: In my capacity as the Minister of Climate Change, I received the following advice, briefings, aide memoires and documents regarding New Zealand Aluminium Smelter/Rio Tinto electricity contracts with Meridian, Contact and Mercury since December 2023: 14/12/23 – Approval to issue call for data notice to New Zealand Aluminium Smelter 15/01/24 – Further information on industrial allocation 15/02/24 – Approval to issue drafting instructions for the annual update to the allocative baseline for NZAS 07/03/24 – Approval to lodge: Climate Change (Eligible Industrial Activities) Amendment Regulations 2024 04/04/24 – Update on work with the New Zealand Aluminium Smelters 02/05/24 – Industrial allocation and the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter 17/05/24 – Update on NZAS work 22/05/24 – NZAS review update 24/05/24 – NZAS talking points for Cabinet meeting on 27 May 2024 31/05/24 – NZAS announcement - Talking points