31527 (2026). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Tertiary Education

Written Question
Published date: 24 Jul 2026
31527 (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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Penny Simmonds: I refer the member to the following list of aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice myself or my office received during the week beginning 6 July 2026. Ministry of Education 7 July 2026 - Crown Entity Monitoring - Tertiary Education Commission State of Play to June 2026 8 July 2026 - Tuition subsidies for offshore extramural study 9 July 2026 - Ending final-year Fees Free - updated eligibility criteria and funding draw-down 9 July 2026 - Further Advice on Volume Funding Legislative Change Proposal 9 July 2026 - Tertiary Education Weekly Update (9 July 2026) TEC 8 July 2026 - Ministers Priorities Report dated 8 July 2026 9 July 2026 - Update on standalone polytechnic performance NZQA 8 July 2026 - NZQA Fortnightly Report to the Minister for Tertiary Education 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.