29367 (2024). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Energy

29367 (2024). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Energy: 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 Simeon Brown: In my capacity as the Minister for Energy, I received the following advice, briefings, aide memoires, notes and communications regarding New Zealand Aluminium Smelter/Rio Tinto electricity contracts with Meridian, Contact and Mercury since December 2023: • 15/01/24 – Further information on industrial allocation • 09/04/24 – Update on work with the New Zealand Aluminium Smelters • 03/05/24 – 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 • 30/05/24 – Information on the NZ Aluminium Smelter