40843 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Written Question

Published date: 08 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40843 (2025)
Question asked:	24 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Space
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	02 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_40843_2025
Document guid:	06c5c376-0697-4156-83e9-386ca410cb4d

40843 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space: Is the Minister aware of an electron launch on August 23rd called 'Live, Laugh, Launch' and if so, who was the customer this was launched for and if not why not?

Hon Judith Collins: Yes, I am aware of this launch and its customer. MBIE releases summaries of the payloads I have permitted each quarter. These are available at: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/document-library/search?submit=Search&type[77]=77&keywords=%22permittingdecisionsummaries%22&field[keywords]=1&sort=desc Launch information is available from Rocket Lab’s website: https://rocketlabcorp.com/