Advice / Reports provided to the Minister

Advice/Reports provided to the Minister

Every month, the Ministry proactively releases a list of all written advice and reports that it provided to the Minister for Ethnic Communities to promote good governance, openness and transparency.

If you wish to request the actual documents, you can email us at: ministerial@ethniccommunities.govt.nz or post your request to

Attn: Ministerial Services
Ministry for Ethnic Communities
PO Box 805
Wellington 6011

December

December 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Talking Points - Talking Points for the Minister for Lunar New Year 2026 - 4 December 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 17 December 2025 - 17 December 2025
Talking Points - Talking Points for the Minister for Holi - 22 December 2025
Talking Points - Talking Points for the Minister for Pongal - 22 December 2025

November

November 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Speech - 16th Annual Indian Newslink Business Awards - 5 November 2025
Speech - Inaugural Afropreneurs Auckland Summit - 5 November 2025
Talking Points - PM Video for Ethnic Xchange - 7 November 2025
Talking Points - Minister's video for North Shore Chinese Association 25th Anniversary - 12 November 2025
Speech - Speech Notes for the 7th Annual Sikh Games Event - 19 November 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 27 November 2025 - 27 November 2025

October

October 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Speech - South East Auckland Senior Citizens’ Association Inc Diwali Speech - 1 October 2025
Speech - North Shore Diwali Speech - 1 October 2025
Speech - BIANZ Diwali Milan 2025 Speech - 1 October 2025
Talking Points - Diwali Dot Talking Points for Minister - 2 October 2025
Talking Points - Talking points for Video script for Minister for Unity dinner - 9 October 2025
Other - Background information and context on BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir Inaugural Annakut - 9 October 2025
Memo - Invitation to MATA Christmas Celebrations 2025 - 9 October 2025
Aide Memoire & Talking Points - Visit to His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Australia and New Zealand’s Auckland Community Centre - 17 October 2025
Talking Points - Ethnic Xchange Ministerial Sofa Session - 20 October 2025
Speech - Opening Ceremony of the New Zealand Halal Show 2025 - 29 October 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 29 October 2025 - 29 October 2025
Talking Points - Meeting with Mr Vikram Gera - 30 October 2025
Other - 2024/25 Annual Review of the Ministry for Ethnic Communities – Responses to Questions 1-55 - 31 October 2025

Published on 24 December 2025

September

September 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Other - Ethnic Communities Observances and Celebrations - 1 September 2025
Talking Points - Meeting with Dayenu - 2 September 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 3 September 2025 - 3 September 2025
Memo - 2025 GPSCFL Conference - 3 September 2025
Speech - Everest Cup Tournament - 22 September 2025
Speech - China National Day Celebration - 23 September 2025
Speech - BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival - 23 September 2025
Speech - Malaysia Day - 24 September 2025
Memo - NZICA Meeting - 24 September 2025
Aide Memoire - Ministerial Sofa Session - 29 September 2025
Speech - 2025 Annual Gala Dinner of the Federation of NZ Shenzhen Societies - 30 September 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 1 October 2025 - 30 September 2025

Published on 24 December 2025

August

August 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Aide Memoire - Minister' speech and Q&A at Astor Foundation - 1 August 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 6 August 2025 - 6 August 2025
Talking Points - Meeting with NZ Centre for Digital Connections with India - 13 August 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 20 August 2025 - 19 August 2025
Briefing - Ethnic Communities Analytics Products for Release, August 2025 - 20 August 2025
Speech - Ukrainian Independence Day - 20 August 2025
Talking Points - Meeting with Filipino Community in Central Otago - 26 August 2025
Speech - New Zealand Chinese Language Week Trust - 27 August 2025
Talking Points - Queenstown Lakes District Council Multicultural Collective - 27 August 2025

Published on 24 December 2025

July

July 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Aide Memoire - Supporting material for Minister's meeting with New Zealand Chinese Association - 4 July 2025
Aide Memoire - Supporting Material for Minister’s Meeting with Chief Children’s Commissioner - 7 July 2025
Briefing - Ethnic Xchange - 8 July 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 9 July 2025 - 9 July 2025
Talking Points - Talking Points for Quarterly Meeting with Race Relations Commissioner - 11 July 2025
Briefing - 2025/26 Examination of Estimates: Responses to Supplementary Standard Estimates Questionnaire - Post hearing questions - 14 July 2025
Briefing - Security and Resilience – Second Insights Report - 14 July 2025
Aide Memoire - Annual Report 2024/25 Ministerial Advice Satisfaction Survey - 14 July 2025
Ministerial Secondary Policy Advice - Skilled Migrants Category: Proposals for Change - 16 July 2025
Talking Points - First cut of Minister's Accord speech, PR and FAQs - 17 July 2025
Secondary Policy Advice - Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand - 22 July 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 23 July 2025 - 23 July 2025

Published on 24 December 2025

June

June 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Aide Memoire - Estimates review Select Committee hearing: Information Pack - 4 June 2025
Briefing - 2025/26 Examination of Estimates: Final responses to Standard Estimates Questionnaire - 5 June 2025
Other - Dot points for Parent Visa Boost launch - 6 June 2025
Aide Memoire - Ethnic Advantage Conference - 9 June 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 11 June 2025 - 11 June 2025
Secondary Policy Advice - Amendments to the Corrections Act 2004 and Corrections Regulations 2005 - 13 June 2025
Aide Memoire - Invitation letters from the Minister to attend the Accord signing event - 19 June 2025
Ministerial Secondary Policy Advice - Amendments to the Public Service Act - 19 June 2025
Talking Points - Talking Points for the Minister’s RNZ Interview - 24 June 2025
Briefing - Final Performance Plan for the Ministry for Ethnic Communities - 25 June 2025
Speech - Burundian National Day Speech for 5 July 2025 Celebration - 25 June 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 25 June 2025 - 25 June 2025

Published on 24 December 2025

May

May 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Aide Memoire - Supporting Material for Minister’s Meeting with West Coast Multicultural - 7 May 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 14 May 2025 - 14 May 2025
Aide Memoire - Supporting material for Minister's dinner with Muslim Future Leaders Participants - 14 May 2025
Briefing - 2025/26 Examination of Estimates: Draft Responses to Standard Estimates Questionnaire from Social Services Community Committee - 26 May 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 28 May 2025 - 28 May 2025
Speech - Speech for Grand Eid Al Ghadeer Celebrations - 28 May 2025
Aide Memoire - Meeting with NZICA Executive Members - 29 May 2025

Published on 24 December 2025

April

April 2025 Proactive Releases PDF

Talking Points - Meeting with Ambassador Wang - 1 April 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 2 April 2025 - 2 April 2025
Brief - Minister's visit to Waikato Settlement Centre - 3 April 2025
Talking Points - Sri Lankan New Year - Talking Points and Background Information for Prime Minister - 11 April 2025
Speech - Race Unity Speech Awards Final - 22 April 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 30 April 2025 - 29 April 2025

Published on 24 December 2025

March

March 2025 Proactive releases PDF

Other - Planner / Ministerial Public Release - 3 March 2025
Aide Memoire - Meeting with Muslim Community Leaders - 3 March 2025
Report - MEC Status Report 12 December 2024 to 4 March 2025 - 4 March 2025
Script - Video Script for Lent - 4 March 2025
Aide Memoire - Plan for Engagement with Ethnic Communities This Year - 5 March 2025
Other - Invitation to Speak at Astor Foundation - 7 March 2025
Script - Social Investment Draft Cabinet Paper - 12 March 2025
Aide Memoire - Suicide Prevention Action Plan - 12 March 2025
Briefing - Meeting with Race Relations Commissioner - 14 March 2025
Aide Memoire - Meeting with Chinese Language Week Trust - 14 March 2025
Aide Memoire - Ethnic Communities Network - 17 March 2025
Status Report - MEC Status Report 18 March 2025 - 18 March 2025
Aide Memoire -NZICA Gala Awards Night - 20 March 2025
Aide Memoire & Talking Points - Supporting material for meeting with ACOFI - 24 March 2025
Aide Memoire & Talking Points - Supporting material for meeting with ICONZ - 24 March 2025
Aide Memoire & Talking Points - Supporting material for meeting with NZ Multucultural and Wellington Multicultural NZ - 25 March 2025
Aide Memoire - Eid Celebration at Parliament - 28 March 2025
Script - Video script for Eid - 31 March 2025

Published on 10 April 2025

February

February 2025 Proactive releases PDF

Briefing - Lunar New Year Celebration at Parliament Briefing Package 2025 - 3 February 2025
Aide Memoire - Development of a New Carers’ Strategy Action Plan - 4 February 2025
Speech - Lunar New Year Celebration at Parliament Speech Notes - 10 February 2025
Aide Memoire - Final Responses to the Annual Review of Select Committee Questions - 11 February 2025
Briefing - Ethnic Service Providers’ Contribution to Emergencies - 11 February 2025
Briefing - Ministry for Ethnic Communities’ Economic Growth Work Programme - 12 February 2025
Breifing - Ministry for Ethnic Communities’ Security and Resilience Project - 12 February 2025
Memo - Aroha New Zealand Charitable Trust - 12 February 2025
Repository of Key Events - Repository of Key Cultural Festivals Observed by New Zealand Ethnic Communities - 14 February 2025
Memo - Auckland Jewish Community Centre - 14 February 2025
Administrative Document - Key Dates of Ministry Events or Meetings - 19 February 2025
Memo - Aroha New Zealand Charitable Trust - 20 February 2025
Memo - Leader’s Reception for NZ Ethnic Social Services - 21 February 2025
Talking Points - Minister’s meeting on 19 February 2025
Speech - Chinese Poll Tax Heritage book launch - 21 February 2025
Script - Ramadan Video Script for Prime Minister - 24 February 2025
Memo - Letter on Cross-Agency Input into the Suicide Prevention Action Plan - 26 February 2025
MSPA - Proposed amendments to the Corrections Regulations 2005 - 26 February 2025
Talking Points - Minister's Meeting with FIANZ - 26 February 2025

Published on 31 March 2025

January

January 2025 Proactive releases PDF

Provided to the Office of Hon Melissa Lee

Memo - Supporting Material for the Minister's visit to Whangarei - 14 January 2025
Speech - Keynote speech at International Holocaust Remembrance Day - 15 January 2025
MSPA - Early Childhood Education (ECE) Funding Review - 15 January 2025
Other - Ministerial OIA request 0082 - Partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 17 January 2025

Provided to the Office of Hon Mark Mitchell

Briefing - Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Ethnic Communities - 27 January 2025
Memo - NZ Book Launch Hariah Sharma - 30 January 2025

Published on 24 March 2025

December

December 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Briefing - Update on MEC's Economic Development Work Programme - 4 December 2024
Other - 2025 Key Workstreams - 4 December 2024
Other - New Settlers Family and Community Trust Meeting Request - 4 December 2024
Other - Revised Talking Points: Ethnic Evidence Report Launch - 4 December 2024
Memo - Inputs for Minister’s Office Planning Day - 5 December 2024
Briefing - Lunar New Year Celebration at Parliament 2025 - 6 December 2024
Memo - Departmental OIA Request on Web Filter - 6 December 2024
Other - Summary of Ethnic Evidence - 6 December 2024
MSPA - Ethnic Evidence Report Feedback and Press Release - 9 December 2024
Other - Back Pocket Questions for Ethnic Evidence - 9 December 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 28 November to 11 December 2024 - 11 December 2024
Memo - Partial ECDF Fund - 11 December 2024
OIA Consult - Statistics on Ministerial and Departmental items. - 11 December 2024
Other - Draft LNY Invitee List and the modified programme - 12 December 2024

Published on 18 March 2025

November

November 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Memo - Auckland Malayali Samajam Silver Jubilee Celebration - 1 November 2024
Other - MEC-Nominated Candidates to Public Sector Boards and Committees - 5 November 2024
Other - Ministerial OIA request 0077 - Partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 5 November 2024
Other - Indicators Report Launch: Invite List and Draft Invitation - 8 November 2024
Other - Ministerial OIA request 0076 - Partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 11 November 2024
Other - Communications Plan for Ethnic Evidence Report - 12 November 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 31 October to 13 November 2024 - 13 November 2024
Other - Launch Letters and Invites to Ministers - 13 November 2024
Memo - The Korean Society of Christchurch – Korea Day - 13 November 2024
Memo - 555th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji - 14 November 2024
Aide Memoire - Regional Initiative for Ethnic Communities Empowerment (RIECE) - 21 November 2024
Memo - Organisation of Hindu Malayalees New Zealand - 21 November 2024
MSPA - Accredited Employer Work Visa - 22 November 2024
Aide Memoire - ECDF in-depth paper – Report Back November 2024 - 26 November 2024
Report - Ethnic Xchange Symposium 2024 Report: Key Insights and Pathways to Action - 27 November 2024
Aide Memoire - Supporting Material for the Launch of Ethnic Evidence - 27 November 2024
Aide Memoire - Ethnic Communities Indicators Report Launch – Event Details and Talking Points - 27 November 2024
Aide Memoire - Proposal to Recognise October as Hindu Heritage Month - 27 November 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 14 to 27 November 2024 - 27 November 2024
Briefing - King's Birthday Honours 2025 Nomination - 29 November 2024

Published on 14 March 2025

October

October 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Other - Ministerial OIA request 0073 - Partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 1 October 2024
Briefing - 2024 October Baseline Update for Vote Internal Affairs – Ethnic Communities Appropriations - 2 October 2024
Briefing - Opening Remarks at the Ethnic Xchange Symposium and Networking Event - 2 October 2024
Other - ECDF Funding for Graeme Dingle Foundation - 2 October 2024
Other - ECDF Funding for Shanti Niwas - 3 October 2024
Memo - KTS Deepavali Celebration - 8 October 2024
Memo - Pistang Pilipino Sa Auckland 2024 - 8 October 2024
Briefing - 2024 October Baseline Update for Vote Internal Affairs - Ethnic Communities Appropriations (DIA) - 8 October 2024
Briefing - Draft Initial Performance Plan - 10 October 2024
Briefing - Fiscal Sustainability Programme Performance Plan for Ministry for Ethnic Communities - 16 October 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 3 to 16 October 2024 - 16 October 2024
Memo - Waitakere Indian Association Diwali Mela Event - 16 October 2024
Memo - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha NZ - 17 October 2024
Memo - Second New Zealand Hindu Elders Conference - 18 October 2024
Other - Diwali celebration programme - 18 October 2024
Other - Diwali second invitee list - 18 October 2024
Briefing - Security and Resilience - First Insights Report - 21 October 2024
Memo - Auckland Cambodian Youth and Recreation Trust’s 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner - 21 October 2024
Memo - Urdu Hindi Cultural Association of NZ - 21 October 2024
Memo - Auckland Malaysian Society's celebration of Diwali - 22 October 2024
Memo - Grand Opening of Asha Ka Darvaza Celebration - 23 October 2024
Aide Memoire - Diwali Celebration in Parliament 2024 - 23 October 2024
Briefing - Initial Performance Plan - 23 October 2024
Aide Memoire - Ethnic Communities Indicators Report Launch - 30 October 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 17 to 30 October 2024 - 30 October 2024

Published on 14 March 2025

September

September 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Briefing - Response to ECDF in-depth briefing on 19 August 2024 - 3 September 2024
Briefing - Fiscal Sustainability Programme: Performance Plan Cost Pressure Information – Ministry for Ethnic Communities - 4 September 2024
Aide Memoire - Annual Report 2023/24 – Ministerial Consultation - 4 September 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 23 August to 5 September 2024 - 5 September 2024
Briefing - Ministerial Panel at the Ethnic Xchange Symposium (2) - 5 September 2024
Memo - Unity in Diversity Through Compassion Dinner - 9 September 2024
Memo - Women in Governance Awards 2024 - 9 September 2024
Memo - Ministerial OIA request 0068 - partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 10 September 2024
Memo - The New Zealand Chinese Language Week Opening Ceremony - 10 September 2024
Talking Points - 10th anniversary celebrations of Wellbeing Charitable Trust Board - 17 September 2024
Aide Memoire - Meeting with the Prime Minister and Leaders of Ethnic and Faith Communities - 18 September 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 6 to 19 September 2024 - 18 September 2024
Briefing - Ethnic Communities Indicators Report Launch - 18 September 2024
Briefing - Diwali Celebration in Parliament 2024 - 18 September 2024
Memo - Auckland Chinese Community Centre China National Day celebration - 18 September 2024
Aide Memoire - Updated: Meeting with the Prime Minister and Leaders of Ethnic and Faith Communities - 23 September 2024
Briefing - Ethnic Xchange Symposium – Event Details and Suggested Talking Points for the Ministerial Panel Session - 26 September 2024
Memo - Uganda Independence Interstate Celebration on 19 October 2024 - 30 September 2024

Published on 2 December 2024

August

August 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Memo - Ministerial OIA request 0060 - partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 5 August 2024
Other - Final EX package to Ministers - 6 August 2024
Memo - Stakeholder meetings for Minister in Tauranga - 7 August 2024
Memo - Meeting with stakeholders in Tauranga - 7 August 2024
Memo - Asian Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum 2024 - 8 August 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 26 July to 8 August 2024 - 8 August 2024
Memo - SEVA Charitable Trust’s India National Day - 8 August 2024
Aide Memoire - Minister’s meeting with ethnic service providers in Auckland - 9 August 2024
Memo - Foreword for HMS Trust's Book - 12 August 2024
Memo - NZ Indian Business Association's Annual Meeting 2024 - 13 August 2024
Memo - India Independence Day celebration hosted by the Auckland Indian Association - 14 August 2024
Memo - 7th Anniversary Gala of the Federation of NZ Shenzhen Societies - 16 August 2024
Memo - Multicultural Day 2024 at Parliament - 16 August 2024
Other - Updated: Resources to Support Identifying Language Needs of Communities - 16 August 2024
Briefing - Joint MEC and MBIE briefing - unlocking economic potential of ethnic communities - 21 August 2024
Memo - Korean Day 2024 - 22 August 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 9 to 22 August 2024 - 22 August 2024
Memo - Ethnic Xchange media brief - 26 August 2024
Talking Points - Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaát NZ Inc's Peace Symposium - 28 August 2024
Memo - Auckland Malayali Samajam - 28 August 2024
Briefing - Information for Ministers about the Ethnic Xchange Symposium - 29 August 2024
Memo - Ministerial OIA request 0067 - partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 29 August 2024

Published on 2 December 2024

July

July 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Aide Memoire - Meeting With Refugee Settlement Organisations - 2 July 2024
Talking points - 64th Congolese Independence and Cultural Day Celebration - 3 July 2024
Status Report - MEC Status Report 21 June to 4 July - 4 July 2024
Briefing - 2024/25 Examination of Estimates: Responses to Supplementary Standard Estimates Questionnaire – Post Hearing Questions - 5 July 2024
Memo - Minister's Regional Visit during July recess - Hamilton (1) - 5 July 2024
Memo - Minister's Regional Visit during July recess - Hamilton (2) - 8 July 2024
Memo - Minister's Regional Visit during July recess - Invercargill - 10 July 2024
Memo - Burundian National Day Celebration - 10 July 2024
Memo - Minister's Regional Visit during July recess - Auckland - 15 July 2024
Briefing - Annual Report 2023/24: Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey - 17 July 2024
Briefing - Resources to Support Identifying Language Needs of Communities - 19 July 2024
Memo - Teeyan Teej Dia Event - SBS Sports and Cultural Club - 19 July 2024
Briefing - Inviting Ministers to the Business Symposium 2024 - 22 July 2024
Aide-mémoire - Meeting with Ethnic Service Providers - 22 July 2024
Memo - Asians in the Bay Awards 2024 - 22 July 2024
Memo - Proposed Gun Law Changes - 24 July 2024
Status Report - MEC Status Report 5 to 25 July 2024 - 25 July 2024
Memo - Meeting with Korean Community Organisations - 26 July 2024
Memo - Additional information - Asians in the Bay Awards - 30 July 2024
Memo - Ethnic Media List - 30 July 2024

Published on 19 August 2024

June

June 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Status Report - MEC Status Report 24 May to 6 June - 6 June 2024
Memo Shavuot and Eid al-Adha Celebrations - 6 June 2024
Briefing - 2024/25 Examination of Estimates: Supplementary questions to the Standard Estimates Questionnaire from the Social Services and Community Committee - 10 June 2024
Memo - Ministerial OIA request 0056 – partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 10 June 2024
Briefing - 2024/25 Examination of Estimates: Final responses to supplementary Standard Estimates Questionnaire - 12 June 2024
Memo Reactive lines for measles and MMR video awareness campaign - 13 June 2024
Status Report MEC Status Report 7 to 20 June 2024 - 20 June 2024

Published on 19 August 2024

May

May 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Memo - Muslim mental health support - 1 May 2024
Memo - Back-pocket Reactive Lines re Change - 1 May 2024
Memo - Media Lines on Job Cuts - RNZ - 7 May 2024
Status Report - MEC Status Report 26 April to 9 May 2024 - 9 May 2024
Briefing - ECDF Panel Recruitment Process & Update on ECDF Progress - 10 May 2024
Briefing - Budget Day – Ethnic Communities Portfolio - 10 May 2024
Memo - Budget 2024 Information - 10 May 2024
Memo - Ministerial OIA request 0049 – partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 13 May 2024
Briefing - 2024/25 Examination of Estimates: Draft responses to Standard Estimates Questionnaire - 15 May 2024
Memo - Ministerial OIA request 0050 – partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 17 May 2024
Briefing - Measles and MMR video awareness campaign - 22 May 2024
Memo - Vesak Day - 22 May 2024
Aide-mémoire - Estimates Review Select Committee Hearing: Information Pack - 23 May 2024
Status Report - MEC Status Report 10 to 23 May 2024 - 23 May 2024
Memo - Meeting with ethnic community stakeholders in Tauranga - 28 May 2024
Briefing - Nomination for New Zealand Royal Honour - 30 May 2024
Briefing - 2024/25 Examination of Estimates: Final responses to the Standard Estimates Questionnaire from the Finance and Expenditure Committee - 30 May 2024
Briefing - 2024/25 Examination of Estimates: Final draft responses to the Standard Estimates Questionnaire from the Social Services and Community Committee - 31 May 2024

Published on 23 July 2024

April

April 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Memo - Ethnic Women at Senior Levels for NZ Honours Nominations - 2 April 2024
Memo - Ministerial OIA request 0035 – partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 4 April 2024
Briefing - Potential Hot Topic Questions for Estimates 2024/25 - 5 April 2024
Memo - Engagement with stakeholders: African Communities Forum Inc (ACOFI) - 9 April 2024
Memo - Foreword for TANI's report on Asian Health in NZ - 11 April 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 29 March to 11 April 2024 - 11 April 2024
Memo - Ethnic Communities in Whanganui - 17 April 2024
Aide-mémoire - Eid al-Fitr Celebration in Parliament 2024 - 18 April 2024
Briefing - Security and Resilience work programme overview - 18 April 2024
Aide-mémoire - Decisions on outstanding recommendations - Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on the Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019 - 24 April 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 12 to 25 April 2024 - 25 April 2024
Memo - Final Kāpuia's Report - 29 April 2024

Published on 23 July 2024

March

March 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Memo - March 15: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Beyond Words - 1 March 2024
Memo - ECDF - January 2024 Successful Grants - 4 March 2024
Briefing - Request for a foreword to the Languages Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand Report on Language Diversity - 13 March 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 1 to 14 March 2024 - 14 March 2024
Briefing - Eid Celebration at Parliament 2024 - 14 March 2024
Memo - DOIA 2324-0527/0683 – partially withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 14 March 2024
Aide-mémoire - New Year Honours 2025 - 21 March 2024
Memo - Message on Eid al-Fitr - New Zealand Muslim Association - 26 March 2024
Briefing - Urgent Treasury Information Request - 27 March 2024
Aide-mémoire - Estimates 2024/25 Planning - 25 March 2024
Memo - Notes from the Ethnic Business Roundtable Meeting - 26 March 2024
Briefing - Proposed Ethnic Communities’ Awards - Preliminary Scoping Exercise - 28 March 2024

Published on 23 July 2024

February

February 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Report - MEC Status Report 19 January to 1 February 2024 - 2 February 2024
Aide Memoire - List of Greetings in other Languages - 2 February 2024
Aide Memoire - Select Committee 2022/23 Annual Review Hearing - 9 February 2024
Briefing - Budget 2024 Baseline Reduction Exercise – Savings Template - 12 February 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 2 to 15 February 2024 - 16 February 2024
Aide Memoire - Select Committee 2022/23 Annual Review Hearing - Information Pack and MEC DRAFT 2022/23 Annual Review Questions 1-195 - 16 February 2024
Briefing - 2024 March Baseline Update for Vote Internal Affairs – Ethnic Communities Appropriations - 23 February 2024

Published on 28 March 2024

January

January 2024 Proactive releases PDF

Aide Memoire - Auckland Malayali Samajam (AMS) Christmas & New Year Celebration - 11 January 2024
Aide Memoire - Tauranga Sikh Parade (Nagar Kirtan) - 11 January 2024
Report - MEC Status Report 22 December 2023 to 18 January 2024 - 19 January 2024
Briefing - Budget 2024 Baseline Reduction Exercise for Vote Internal Affairs - 19 January 2024
Briefing - Budget 2024 Baseline Reduction Exercise for Vote Internal Affairs – Ethnic Communities portfolio - 19 January 2024
Aide Memoire - Supporting Material for Priorities Letter - 26 January 2024
Briefing - Security and Resilience Workplan - 26 January 2024
Aide Memoire - NZCA SS. Ventnor Memorial Ceremony for returning of the Pou Whenua - 26 January 2024
Briefing - Briefing to Incoming Minister - review for proactive release - 26 January 2024
Aide Memoire - Lunar New Year Event in Parliament 2024 - 30 January 2024

Published on 11 March 2024

December

December 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Briefing - The Ministry’s Security and Resilience Work Programme - 8 December 2023
Briefing - The Ministry’s work on Disruptive Events - 8 December 2023
Briefing - The Ministry’s work on Belonging and Cultural Identity - 8 December 2023
Briefing - The Ministry’s Health Work - 8 December 2023
Briefing - The Ministry's indicator report work programme - 8 December 2023
Briefing - The Ministry’s Draft Economic Development Work Programme - 8 December 2023
Briefing - The Ministry’s Diversity and Inclusion Work Programme - 8 December 2023
Aide Memoire - Kiwi-Indian Hall of Fame 2023 - 8 December 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 24 November to 7 December 2023 - 8 December 2023
Briefing - King's Birthday Honours Nominations - 8 December 2023
Aide Memoire - Israel-Palestine: Full list of ECDF grants that support social cohesion activities led by the communities - 15 December 2023
Briefing - Lunar New Year Event in Parliament 2024 - 18 December 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 8 to 21 December 2023 - 22 December 2023
Aide Memoire - ECDF Process - 22 December 2023

Published on 11 March 2024

November

November 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Briefing - Briefing to Incoming Minister - 24 November 2023
Briefing - Diwali Celebration in Parliament 2023 - 27 November 2023

Published on 11 March 2024

All releases below were released to the Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities.

September

September 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Aide-mémoire - Sri Krishna Janmashtami – Birthday Celebration of Lord Krishna - 1 September 2023
Report - Draft 2022/23 Annual Report for Te Tari Taiwhenua - 4 September 2023
Aide-mémoire - Seventh Multi-Ethnic Dance Festival 2023 - 13 September 2023
Aide-mémoire - Chinese National Day 2023 - 13 September 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 1 to 14 September - 14 September 2023
Aide-mémoire - Interfaith Communities Key takeaways, insights and follow up - 27 September 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 15 to 28 September 2023 - 28 September 2023
Aide-mémoire - Meeting with India’s Minister of State, External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in Auckland on 28 September 2023 - 25 September 2023

Published on 23 November 2023

August

August 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Aide-mémoire - Sikh Update - 1 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Punjabi Community - 2 August 2023
Briefing - Meeting with the Dutch Community - 4 August 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 21 July to 3 August 2023 - 4 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Indian Independence Day - 11 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - U.S. Embassy Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Council Event - 11 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Update on Former Refugees, Recent Migrants and Ethnic Communities Employment Action Plan (FRRMEC) for the period 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023 - 11 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Supporting material for Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy (CYWS) Ministerial Group Hui - 16 August 2023 - 11 August 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 15 August 2023 - 11 August 2023
Briefing - Foreign Interference Work Programme Update - 11 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Ministry for Ethnic Communities – Achievements since 2021 - 11 August 2023
Report - Our journey two years on: Achievement 2021-2023 - 11August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Unity in Diversity Dinner - 18 August 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 22 August 2023 - 18 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - [Title withheld in line with section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA] - 18 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Papa Pounamu and inter-cultural capability at MEC - 18 August 2023
Briefing - Protecting Our Crowded Places from Attack: New Zealand’s Strategy - 18 August 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 4 August to 17 August 2023 - 18 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Engagement with Ethnic Farmers - 24 August 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting - 29 August 2023 - 25 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Ministerial draft response to the correspondence from 27 Sikh community groups dated 10 August 2023 - 25 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Packaging the Ethnic Communities Graduate Programme for the Private Sector - 29 August 2023
Briefing - Ministerial Reporting - 1 January to 30 June 2023 - 31 August 2023
Aide-mémoire - Tāngata Whenua Engagement - 31 August 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 18 August to 31 August 2023 31 August 2023

Published on 23 November 2023

July

July 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Aide-mémoire - Matariki Day events - 2 July 2023
Report - MEC Status report 23 June to 6 July 2023 - 7 July 2023
Briefing - Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey - 7 July 2023
Briefing - Update on CRM system for nominations and targeted recruitment - 7 July 2023
Aide-mémoire - Cultural Telangana State festival - 13 July 2023
Aide-mémoire - Update on the Ministry’s translation guidance - 13 July 2023
Guidance - Unlocking Language Barriers - 13 July 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 18 July 2023 - 13 July 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 7 July to 20 July 2023 - 21 July 2023
Aide-mémoire - Dialogue with Dutch Minister - 26 July 2023
Aide-mémoire - Progress update on the farmers meeting discussions - 27 July 2023

Published on 11 October 2023

June

June 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 6 June 2023 - 2 June 2023
Aide-mémoire - Official opening ceremony of Alpha’s Fermentation Plant - 9 June 2023
Aide-mémoire - Fieldays 2023 Meeting with Ethnic Farmers - 9 June 2023
Aide-mémoire - Fieldays 2023 Meeting with Mr Dave Ananth and Malaysian High Commissioner - 9 June 2023
Briefing - Ethnic Communities Development Fund Review implementation follow up - 9 June 2023
Briefing - Nominations - further information - 9 June 2023
Briefing - Results of 2022 Stocktake of Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Diversity on public sector boards and committee - 9 June 2023
Report - 2022 stocktake of Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Diversity on public sector boards and committees - 9 June 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 26 May - 8 June 2023 - 9 June 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 20 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 27 June 2023 - 23 June 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 9 June - 22 June 2023 - 23 June 2023
Briefing - 2023/24 Post-Hearing Questions: Final response for the Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities portfolio - 23 June 2023
Report - Responding to Recommendation 32 of the Report of the Royal Commission into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain - 26 June 2023

Published on 11 October 2023

May

May 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 9 May 2023 - 5 May 2023
Aide-mémoire - Development of the State of Nation Report - 5 May 2023
Aide-mémoire - Cultural Kōrero and Ethnic Advantage Conference - 5 May 2023
Aide-mémoire - Fieldays Engagement Opportunities - 9 May 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 16 May 2023 - 12 May 2023
Briefing - Ethnic Communities Development Fund Review implementation - 12 May 2023
Briefing - Update on the nominations work programme - 12 May 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 28 April to 11 May 2023 - 12 May 2023
Aide-mémoire - Ethnic Communities Graduate Programme - 12 May 2023
Briefing - Budget Day Briefing – Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities portfolio - 12 May 2023
Briefing - 2023/24 Estimates Examination: final responses to questionnaire for Vote Internal Affairs - 17 May 2023
Aide-mémoire - EthnicBiz Forum 2023 - 19 May 2023
Briefing - New Year Honours 2024 Nominations for Minister to sign - 19 May 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 30 May 2023 - 26 May 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 12 May to 25 May 2023 - 26 May 2023
Aide-mémoire - ‘Unlocking Language Barriers: A Guide to Translating for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities’ guidance - 26 May 2023
Aide-mémoire - Everest Day Dinner – 70th Anniversary of Everest Ascent by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay - 26 May 2023

Published on 22 August 2023

April

April 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Aide-mémoire - Budget 2023 – Supporting Material for any Pre-Budget Discussions - 4 April 2023
Aide-mémoire - 14th Annual Friendship and Dialogue Iftar Dinner - 6 April 2023
Aide-mémoire - Eid al-Fitr Celebration in Parliament on 02 May 2023 - 11 April 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 31 March to 13 April 2023 - 14 April 2023
Aide-mémoire - Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust - 14 April 2023
Briefing - Cultural Kōrero and Ethnic Advantage Conference - 14 April 2023
Aide-mémoire - Ministerial Roundtable with Heads of Business Council - 21April 2023
Aide-mémoire - Eid al-Fitr Parliamentary Event - 28 April 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 14 May to 27 April 2023 - 28 April 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 2 May 2023 - 28 April 2023

Published on 22 August 2023

March

March 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 7 March 2023 - 2 March 2023
Briefing - MEC's Business Forum: EthnicBiz - 2 March 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 17 Feb to 2 March 2023 - 2 March 2023
Aide-mémoire - Key Achievements: Solo or through Government partnerships - 2 March 2023
Aide-mémoire - Meet and Greet with Intake Two Graduates - 10 March 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 14 March 2023 - 10 March 2023
Briefing - Support for ethnic communities impacted by cyclone and flooding events - 10 March 2023
Briefing - Ministerial Reporting for the period 1 July to 31 December 2022 - 10 March 2023
Briefing - Withheld under section 6(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 13 March 2023
Briefing - Ethnic Communities Development Fund (ECDF) – information request - 16 March 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 3 March to 17 March - 16 March 2023
Aide-mémoire - Tauranga Multicultural Festival - 16 March 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meeting 28 March 2023 - 28 March 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Official Meetings 4 April - 31 March 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 18 March to 30 March 2023 - 31 March 2023

Published on 31 May 2023

February

February 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Report - MEC Situation Report AKL Flooding (1 February 2023) - 1 February 2023
Report - MEC Situation Report AKL Flooding (2 February 2023) - 2 February 2023
Aide-mémoire - New Zealand Chinese Association (NZCA) Leadership Development Conference (LDC) - 3 February2023
Report - MEC Situation Report AKL Flooding (3 February 2023) - 3 February 2023
Aide-mémoire - Whiria Ngā Kaha Workplace Inclusion International Conference - 8 February 2023
Aide-mémoire - 2023 Chinese New Year and Cantonese Poll Tax Apology Parliamentary Event - 9 February 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 14 February 2023 - 9 February 2023
Briefing - Ministerial Satisfaction Survey - 10 February 2023
Report - MEC Situation Report Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle (15 February 2023) - 15February 2023
Report - MEC Situation Report - Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle (16 February 2023) - 16 February 2023
Aide-mémoire - Collaboration between Manatū Taonga (Ministry for Culture and Heritage) and Te Tari Mātāwaka (Ministry for Ethnic Communities) - 16 February 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 21 February 2023 - 16 February 2023
Report - MEC Status Report 9 December 2022 - 16 February 2023 - 16 February 2023
Aide-mémoire - Asian Family Services Launch - 16 February 2023
Report - MEC Situation Report Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle (17 February 2023) - 17 February 2023
Briefing - Briefing on the upcoming New Zealand Health Strategy Engagements with ethnic communities - 24 February 2023
Briefing - Update on Former Refugees, Recent Migrants and Ethnic Communities Action Plan for 2022 - 24 February 2023
Aide-mémoire - 12th Annual Indian Newslink Lecture - 24 February 2023

Published on 9 May 2023

January

January 2023 Proactive releases PDF

Aide-mémoire - Date Provided to Minister United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day - 17 January 2023
Aide-mémoire - Ethnic Communities Graduate Programme meet and greet (intake one) - 17 January 2023
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 31 January 2023 - 26 January 2023
Report - MEC Situation Report AKL Flooding (30 January 2023) - 30 January 2023
Report - MEC Situation Report AKL Flooding (31 January 2023) - 31 January 2023

Published on 3 March 2023

December

December 2022 Proactive releases PDF

Report - Kia Toipoto Action Plan - 1 December 2022
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 6 December 2022 - 1 December 2022
Aide-mémoire - Employment, Education and Training Ministerial Group meeting on Thursday 8 December 2022 - 6 December 2022
Briefing - Ministry for Ethnic Communities Annual Review 2021/22: Final responses to pre-hearing questions - 7 December 2022
Report - MEC Status Report 25 November to 8 December 2022 - 8 December 2022
Briefing - Overview of the actions arising from the Indian community leaders’ meeting with Ministers and officials in Auckland on 29 November 2022 - 8 December 2022
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 13 December 2022 - 9 December 2022
Aide-mémoire - Withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 9 December 2022
Briefing - Withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Official Information Act 1982 - 16 December 2022

Published on 17 January 2023

November

November 2022 Proactive releases PDF

Briefing - Meeting with leaders of the Chinese community in Auckland - 4 November 2022
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 8 November 2022 - 4 November 2022
Report - MEC Status Report 15 October to 28 October 2022 - 4 November 2022
Agenda - Agenda for EC Officials Meeting 15 November 2022 - 11 November 2022
Report - MEC Status Report 29 October to 11 November 2022 - 11 November 2022
Briefing - Proposed candidates for King’s Birthday Honours 2023 - 11 November 2022
Briefing - Final report on the Ethnic Communities COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake - 11 November 2022
Aide-mémoire - Ethnic Wahine Workshop Series - 11 November 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) Employment, Education and Training Ministerial Group meeting on Thursday 17 November 2022 - 16 November 2022
Aide-mémoire - Seriously Asia Revisited - 18 November 2022
Aide-mémoire - Waikato Community Inclusivity Symposium - 18 November 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) Meeting with leaders of the Chinese community in Auckland - 23 November 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) Thirteenth Indian Newslink Business Awards 2022 - 24 November 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) Religious Leaders Forum - 25 November 2022
Report - MEC Status Report 12 November to 24 November - 25 November 2022

Published on 21 December 2022

October

October 2022 Proactive releases PDF

Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) Multi-ethnic Young Leaders Speaker and Networking Event 2022 - 7 October 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) New Zealand Indian Central Association Annual Women Conference 2022 - 7 October 2022
Briefing - October Baseline Update - 14 October 2022
Agenda - Agenda for Ethnic Communities Officials Meeting 18 October 2022 - 14 October 2022
Briefing - Ethnic Communities Development Fund Review – Communications - 14 October 2022
Briefing - Launch of Te Tiriti in Our Language resources - 14 October 2022
Aide-mémoire - Tauranga Mums4mums 2nd Anniversary Event - 14 October 2022
Report - MEC Status Report - 1 October to 14 October 2022 - 14 October 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) The Ethnic Advantage Conferences - 21 October 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) 2022 Diwali Parliamentary Event - 21 October 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) Meeting with Waitangi Trust Board - 21 October 2022
Aide-mémoire - (with talking points) Employment, Education and Training Ministerial Group meeting on Thursday 27 October 2022 - 25 October 2022