Advice to Ministers

Introduction

The Government is committed to being open and transparent. Find a list of briefings and memos DOC provided the Minister.

These titles have been proactively released. Where necessary, we have made redactions based on a number of considerations, including the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 and the Privacy Act 2020.

These titles have been proactively released approximately one month after the advice was provided to the Minister of Conservation.

Each document has a tracking number. Provide this number if you would like to request the document under the OIA.

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25-B-184

Material to introduce the Wildlife (Authorisations) Amendment Bill
01 May 2025

25-M-58

Nature Heritage Fund
30 April 2025

25-M-46

Environmental Defence Society Conference 2025
30 April 2025

25-B-183

[Title withheld]
29 April 2025

25-B-174

Hauraki Gulf - Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill – Cabinet paper for submitting regulations
29 April 2025

25-M-49

Local Government New Zealand Regional Sector Event
24 April 2025

25-I-20

RealNZ - Unleashing the growth potential of tourism
24 April 2025

25-B-164

[Title withheld]
24 April 2025

25-B-176

Afforestation on Crown land: enabling more afforestation partnerships
24 April 2025

25-B-168

Cabinet Paper and relted documents Proactive Release
23 April 2025

25-B-62

Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana: Te Urewera final matters and new cultural and commercial redress
23 April 2025

25-B-170

[Title withheld]
23 April 2025

25-B-125

[Title withheld]
23 April 2025

25-I-21

Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve 50-year anniversary celebration
22 April 2025

25-B-173

[Title withheld]
22 April 2025

25-I-19

Stuart Smith MP - Kaikoura visit and Tohu Whenua launch in Canterbury on 27 June
22 April 2025

25-I-23

Meeting with landowners and farmers adjoining the Whangamarino Wetlands and Lake Waikare catchments
22 April 2025

25-B-163

Concession processing reform and Treaty settlement concession decision-making frameworks
16 April 2025

25-B-146

Decisions – Stewardship Land Reclassification – Western South Island
16 April 2025

25-I-22

Canterbury Mayoral Forum - International Visitor Levy
16 April 2025

25-B-116

Second third performance report for the period 1 July 2024 to 28 February 2025
16 April 2025

25-B-169

[Title withheld]
16 April 2025

25-B-162

Conservation Board appointments 2025 – new southland CB member
15 April 2025

25-B-145

NZCA appointments 2025 – recommendations
15 April 2025

25-B-158

Appointments to Aotea Conservation Park Advisory Committee
14 April 2025

25-K-9

Consent to excavation of land adjoining a volcanic cone
14 April 2025

25-B-159

Decisions to Progress RM Phase 2 National Direction and Going for Housing Growth
14 April 2025

25-M-44

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Visit 28-29 April
11 April 2025

25-B-130

Ngā Whenua Rāhui Kawenata - Pt Te Hanga A9
10 April 2025

25-B-150

[Title withheld]
10 April 2025

25-B-81

Vote Conservation Budget 2025 Final Estimates 2025/26 and Final Supplementary Estimates 2024/25
10 April 2025

25-B-95

Amending delegations under the Conservation Act 1987, Reserves Act 1977, and Wildlife Act 1953
10 April 2025

25-B-140

Conservation Amendment Bill - Policy decisions
10 April 2025

25-B-151

Afforestation on Crown land: overview of RFI responses and upcoming Ministerial decisions
10 April 2025

25-B-155

Significant upcoming concession decisions
09 April 2025

25-B-153

Papers to introduce the Wildlife (Authorisations) Amendment Bill
09 April 2025

25-B-143

Hauraki Gulf / Tîkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill – Committee of the Whole House and launch event
09 April 2025

25-K-8

{Title withheld]
09 April 2025

25-B-124

[Title withheld]
09 April 2025

25-I-17

Better Border Biosecurity (B3) Conference and 20th Anniversary
08 April 2025

25-I-18

Bay Conservation Alliance - Jobs for Nature Taura Mahi celebration
08 April 2025

25-K-4

Milford Opportunities Project: Delivering Change
07 April 2025

25-K-6

Watts Peninsula - Mātai Moana for ECO meeting 9 April 2025
07 April 2025

25-K-4

[Title withheld]
07 April 2025

25-I-14

James Lynch - The End of Extinction and Wainuiomata Sanctuary
07 April 2025

25-B-148

Mobilising for Nature
07 April 2025

25-K-7

[Title withheld]
04 April 2025

25-B-131

Minister of Conservation priorities - Monthly overview
03 April 2025

25-B-133

Draft Cabinet paper to intgroduce the Wildlife (Authorisations) Amendment Bill
03 April 2025

25-B-86

[Title withheld]
02 April 2025

25-B-142

[Title withheld]
02 April 2025

25-I-16

Brent Mountfort - Federated Farmers Bay of Plenty
02 April 2025

25-M-41

[Title withheld]
02 April 2025

25-B-135

[Title withheld]
01 April 2025

25-I-15

Brook Waimārama Sanctuary Trust
01 April 2025

25-B-134

Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi appointments 2025 – Letters of appointment and Gazette notice
31 March 2025

25-I-13

Proposed meeting with Fiordland Marine Guardians
31 March 2025

25-B-114

DOC Community Fund Recommendations
28 March 2025

25-B-128

[Title withheld]
28 March 2025

25-B-80

Vote Conservation Budget 2025 Draft Estimates 2025/26 and Draft Supplementary Estimates 2024/25
27 March 2025

25-B-118

[Title withheld]
27 March 2025

25-M-40

Ngāti Hāua: Te Pua o Te Riri Kore (Deed of Settlement) signing
26 March 2025

25-M-9

Te Arawa Lakes Trust
26 March 2025

25-B-121

Conservation Board appointments 2025 – follow up on recommendations
26 March 2025

25-B-122

Drafting instructions to amend the Wildlife Life Act
26 March 2025

25-I-10

Convention on Wetlands COP high-level segment
26 March 2025

25-B-117

[Title withheld]
25 March 2025

25-B-102

Nature-based employment opportunities
25 March 2025

25-I-12

LGNZ invitation to speak to the regional councils
25 March 2025

25-B-119

[Title withheld]
24 March 2025

25-M-14

Meeting of Ministers of Conservation and for Hunting and Fishing
24 March 2025

25-B-106

Oraumatua Kaimanawa 1V track construction within kawenata area
21 March 2025

25-K-5

Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi appointments 2025 – APH talking points
21 March 2025

25-M-15

Bi-Annual Meeting with Queen Elizabeth II National Trust
21 March 2025

25-B-111

[Title withheld]
21 March 2025

25-M-39

Minister Jones - 24 March 2025
21 March 2025

25-B-113

Further advice on Hākaimangō - Matiatia Marine Reserve
21 March 2025

25-B-92

Ngā Whenua Rāhui Kawenata – Otama Marere, Tennants Lake, Kairākau and Whāngārā B24
20 March 2025

25-I-11

Sue Rickman - Nature Heritage Fund
20 March 2025

25-M-9

Te Arawa Lakes Trust
20 March 2025

25-B-51

[Title withheld]
20 March 2025

25-B-99

Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill - Matters for your awareness and further policy approvals on tdhe RMA-Fisheries Act interface for the Departmental Report
20 March 2025

25-B-100

Conservation Board appointments 2025 – recommendations
19 March 2025

25-B-109

Cabinet Paper proposing targeted amendments to the Wildlife Act 1953
19 March 2025

25-B-67

[Title withheld]
19 March 2025

25-B-64

[Title withheld]
18 March 2025

25-B-105

IVL funding
17 March 2025

25-M-37

Peter Russell and John Simmons regarding funding for wilding conifers
14 March 2025

25-B-64

[Title withheld]
14 March 2025

25-B-107

[Title withheld]
14 March 2025

25-B-72

Ngāti Hāua: Decisions to finalise conservation redress
13 March 2025

25-B-94

[Title withheld]
13 March 2025

25-B-74

[Title withheld]
13 March 2025

25-B-96

Molesworth Steering Committee TRONT appointment 2025
12 March 2025

25-B-93

[Title withheld]
11 March 2025

25-B-87

Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve Board appointments 2025 – letters of appointment
11 March 2025

25-B-79

[Title withheld]
11 March 2025

25-B-78

[Title withheld]
10 March 2025

25-B-91

Environmental Law Initiative v The Director-General of Conservation [2025] NZHC 391
07 March 2025

25-M-34

Meeting with Pure Tūroa Limited
07 March 2025

25-B-76

Minister of Conservation priorities / Monthly overview
06 March 2025

25-M-18

Meeting with Hamish Campbell MP
06 March 2025

25-B-25

Afforestation on Crown land - key issues and decisions for the Conservation portfolio
06 March 2025

25-B-82

[Title withheld]
05 March 2025

24-B-565

Consent to excavation of land adjoining a volcanic cone to enable the construction of landscaping, a pool and extension to dwelling
04 March 2025

25-M-24

Te Korowai o Waianuiārua Claims Settlement Bill - mihi whakatau and second and third readings
03 March 2025

25-M-7

Meeting with Hon Penny Simmonds - 5 March 2025
18 February 2025

25-B-70

Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi appointments 2025 – APH paper
27 February 2025

25-M-6

Climate Priorities Ministerial Group Meeting
13 February 2025

25-B-49

Hauraki Gulf / Tîkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill – final matters for Amendment Paper
19 February 2025

25-I-5

[name withheld] - Taheke 8C Limited
11 February 2025

25-I-1

Invitation to launch of Manawatu Estuary Management Plan
03 February 2025

25-I-4

Vicki Watson - The Aotearoa Circle
05 February 2025

25-M-2

Video message for launch of New Zealand's entry into Island-Ocean Connection Challenge
04 February 2025

25-M-3

Minister visit to Mackenzie Basin with Miles Anderson
03 February 2025

25-M-8

International Visitor Levy Ministers Meeting - 10 February 2025
07 February 2025

25-M-13

Milford Opportunities Project
14 February 2025

25-B-38

Whanganui Land Settlement: Final cultural redress matters
17 February 2025

25-B-58

Conservation board appointments 2025 – all nominations received
21 February 2025

25-B-4

Vote Conservation 2025 March Baseline Update
17 February 2025

25-B-50

Monthly reporting on active International Visitor and Conservation Levy projects
18 February 2025

25-I-8

National Environmental Training Seminar 2025 Conference
24 February 2025

25-B-55

Online regional iwi leaders hui
25 February 2025

25-B-66

Talking points for Heritage Expedition's Flagship Visit Event
27 February 2025

25-B-69

Biodiversity Investment Approach - Update
27 February 2025

25-B-32

[Title withheld]
20 February 2025

25-B-30

[Title withheld]
17 February 2025

25-K-1

[Title withheld]
12 February 2025

25-B-48

[Title withheld]
13 February 2025

25-K-3

[Title withheld]
18 February 2025

25-B-52

[Title withheld]
19 February 2025

25-B-16

[Title withheld]
26 February 2025

25-M-10

[Title withheld]
12 February 2025

25-B-57

[Title withheld]
20 February 2025

25-I-6

[Title withheld]
24 February 2025

25-B-24

[Title withheld]
07 February 2025

25-B-59

[Title withheld]
26 February 2025

25-B-53

[Title withheld]
18 February 2025

25-I-3

South Marlborough Land Restoration Trust, [name withheld] and Molesworth Stereing Committee, [name withheld]
31 January 2025

25-B-1

[name withheld] - Manawatū Estuary Management Team
28 January 2025

25-B-10

Congratulatory letters for New Year 2025 Honours List
28 January 2025

25-B-6

Contingent liabilities reporting period ending 31 December 2024
28 January 2025

24-I-126

Gary Taylor - Environment Defence Society
27 January 2025

25-B-12

Meeting with Minister Seymour
27 January 2025

25-I-2

[name withheld] - Rawhiti 3B2 Ahu Whenua Trust
24 January 2025

25-B-9

Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 delegations
24 January 2025

25-B-15

New Zealand Conservation Authority appointments 2025 – statutory vacancies
24 January 2025

24-B-637

Government Appointments to be made in 2025 - MOC
22 January 2025

24-I-128

Ana Christmas - Forest Bridge Trust - April 2025
22 January 2025

24-B-645

Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve Board appointments 2025 and fee increase – APH paper
21 January 2025

24-B-606

Briefing: Hawke's Bay rural recovery works delegations
17 January 2025

24-I-123

[Title withheld]
14 January 2025

24-I-127

Hollyford Conservation Trust - visit to the Hollyford Valley - February 2025
10 January 2025