43659 (2025). Kahurangi Carter to the Minister for the Environment
Written Question
Published date: 18 Sep 2025
43659 (2025). Kahurangi Carter to the Minister for the Environment: What advice, briefings, reports, or any other document, if any, has the Minister received relating to waste since July 21, 2025, listed by title and date?
Hon Penny Simmonds: As Minister for the Environment, I received the following advice, briefings, reports and other documents relating to waste from the Ministry for the Environment between 21 July and 5 September 2025:
21/7/25: BRF-6464: Aide memoire: Meeting notes for meeting with Eco Choice Aotearoa
22/7/25: BRF-6461: Aide memoire: Meeting with Re.Group on 24 July 2025
22/7/25: BRF-6517: Briefing: Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations: Update on Negotiations and Invitation for Ministerial Participation at INC-5.2
24/7/25: Final Environment weekly update week ending 25 July 2025
29/7/25: BRF-6486: Talking points: 31 July meeting with Sims Metal
14/8/25: BRF-6505: Briefing: Funding request from Westland District Council for kerbside glass collection
14/8/25: Final Environment weekly update week ending 15 August 2025
18/8/25: BRF-6350 Application Decisions Briefing - Waste Investments (July 2025)
28/8/25: Final Environment weekly update week ending 29 August 2025
4/9/25: Final Environment weekly update week ending 5 September 2025
The titles of a further ten documents are withheld as they are under active consideration, and it is not in the public interest to release.