Ministerial Briefings

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade releases the titles of advice to our portfolio ministers for each calendar month in the second half of the month after the advice is provided.

Advice is in the form of Ministry submissions, briefing, reports, Cabinet briefings and aides memoire.

Some of the advice listed is proactively released(external link) on a regular basis on the Ministry’s website, for example, Cabinet material. Advice and briefing material is also regularly released as part of the Ministry’s monthly publication of OIA responses.

List of Briefings published in 2026

Date Minister Link
30 June 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Briefing Titles, May 2026 [PDF, 65 KB]
30 June 2026 Minister of Climate Change Minister of Climate Change, May 2026 [PDF, 45 KB]
30 June 2026 Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Trade and Investment, May 2026 [PDF, 58 KB]
30 June 2026 Minister of State for Trade and Investment Minister of State for Trade and Investment, May 2026 [PDF, 45 KB]
28 May 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Briefing Titles, April 2026 [PDF, 56 KB]
28 May 2026 Minister of Climate Change Minister of Climate Change Briefing Titles, April 2026 [PDF, 46 KB]
28 May 2026 Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Trade and Investment Briefing Titles, April 2026 [PDF, 48 KB]
30 April 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Briefing Titles, March 2026 [PDF, 66 KB]
30 April 2026 Minister of Climate Change Minister of Climate Change Briefing Titles, March 2026 [PDF, 37 KB]
31 March 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Briefing Titles, February 2026 [PDF, 447 KB]
31 March 2026 Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Trade and Investment Briefing Titles, February 2026 [PDF, 49 KB]
31 March 2026 Minister of Climate Change Minister of Climate Change Briefing Titles, February 2026 [PDF, 46 KB]
26 February 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Briefing Titles, January 2026 [PDF, 47 KB]
26 February 2026 Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Trade and Investment Briefing Titles, January 2026 [PDF, 48 KB]
26 February 2026 Minister of Climate Change Minister of Climate Change Briefing Titles, January 2026 [PDF, 30 KB]

We also provide Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) to new Ministers following a general election or a change in Minister.

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