53429 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education
Written Question
Published date: 01 Dec 2025
53429 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational 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 10 November 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Penny Simmonds: I refer the Member to the list below of the advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents, my office or I received during the week beginning 10 November 2025:
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
12 November 2025 - NZQA Fortnightly Report to the Minister for Vocational Education
Tertiary Education Commission
12 November 2025 - August 2025 Enrolment Update
12 November 2025 - August 2025 Fees Free Enrolment Update
12 November 2025 - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology’s draft Statement of Performance Expectations 2026
12 November 2025 - Report to the Ministers for Vocational Education, and Universities dated 13 November 2025
Ministry of Education
10 November 2025 - Results of Agency Consultation on Orders in Council Cabinet Paper
11 November 2025 - Talking points for Open the 2025 New Zealand Vocational Education and Training
Research Forum
11 November 2025 - Updated - Order in Council Consultation material and process
12 November 2025 - Final Order in Council Cabinet Paper for lodging
13 November 2025 - Talking points for VET Orders in Council at LEG Committee
13 November 2025 - Tertiary Education Weekly Update
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.
This is also my response to written parliamentary question 53715 (2025).