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Proactive Release: Titles of Advice to the Prime Minister, and the Minister and Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence - August 2026

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Titles of some documents have been withheld. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.

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Titles of briefings provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Prime Minister, Minister for National Security, and Intelligence and Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence in August 2026.
DateTitleMinister
3 Aug 2026Transfer of responsibility – Oruku Landing ProjectPrime Minister
3 Aug 2026Transfer of responsibility – a Fast-track applicationPrime Minister
4 Aug 2026Prime Minister’s weekly brief – 4 August 2026Prime Minister and Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence
4 Aug 2026Foreign honour for New Zealand citizens (4)Prime Minister 
5 Aug 2026Pre-Election Baseline UpdatePrime Minister
11 Aug 2026Prime Minister’s weekly brief – 11 August 2026Prime Minister and Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence
13 Aug 2026Grant of the title “The Honourable” to Executive Council member removed from officePrime Minister 
13 Aug 2026Transfer of responsibility – Fast-track applicationPrime Minister
13 Aug 2026Updating Cabinet committee membership following August 2026 ministerial changePrime Minister
13 Aug 2026Confirming scope of Emergency Management and Recovery portfolioPrime Minister
14 Aug 2026Ministerial Responsibility for Transnational, Serious and Organised CrimePrime Minister 
14 Aug 2026Ministerial changes – August 2026Prime Minister 
18 Aug 2026Prime Minister’s weekly brief – 18 August 2026Prime Minister and Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence
18 Aug 2026Progress on Government Targets for June 2026Prime Minister
20 Aug 2026Transfer of responsibility – Fast-track project – Whiterock Quarry and Managed Fill projectPrime Minister
21 Aug 20262026 Five Country Ministerial: Briefing Materials Sydney 25-26 AugustAssociate Minister for National Security and Intelligence
21 Aug 20262026 Five Country Ministerial Bilateral Briefing Pack Sydney 25 August 2026Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence
21 Aug 2026Appointment of standing Acting Attorney-General and replacement of forestry transferPrime Minister
24 Aug 2026Government Targets Fact Sheets For Ministerial Consultation – Quarter Ending June 2026Prime Minister
25 Aug 2026A3 for CFIE Deep DiveAssociate Minister for National Security and Intelligence
25 Aug 2026Prime Minister’s weekly brief – 25 August 2026Prime Minister
25 Aug 2026Additional responsibilities to the Associate Minister of TransportPrime Minister
26 Aug 2026Publication of non-disclosed New Zealand Royal HonourPrime Minister
27 Aug 2026Conflicts of interest report: August 2026Prime Minister 
27 Aug 2026Economic Dashboard – August 2026Prime Minister 
31 Aug 2026Foreign honour for New Zealand citizenPrime Minister 

 

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