Publicly released documents
The Government publicly releases documents relating to decisions about its response to the North Island Weather Events. These documents are made available to the public in keeping with the Official Information Act 1982.
Some documents may contain redacted information. Any documents with redacted information will include a short explanatory note about why that information has been redacted (this may be on the cover sheet included with the document, or an annotation on the redacted information).
Establishment of Systems and Business Units
This section provides documents about the establishment and funding of business units, such as the Cyclone Recovery Unit and the Cyclone Recovery Taskforce, and systems such as regional and local recovery structures.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Additional Item: North Island Severe Weather Event: Update |
| 20 Mar 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Supporting Regional and Local Recovery Structures |
Legislation and Orders in Council
This section provides documents about legislative changes to support the recovery from the North Island Weather Events, including decisions relating to Orders in Council enacted under the Severe Weather Emergency Response Legislation Act 2023.
Economy and tax
This section provides documents about decisions made to support the economy, as well as tax-related support for the recovery from the North Island Weather Events.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Tax Administration (January Cyclone Event) Order 2023 |
| 8 Feb 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Tax Administration (January Flood Events) Order 2023 |
| 20 Feb 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Tax Administration (February Cyclone Event) Order 2023 |
| 20 Feb 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Tax Administration (Research and Development Tax Credit Deadlines for Taxpayers Affected by Weather Events) Order 2023 |
| 6 Mar 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | North Island Floods Supplementary Order Paper – Approval for Release |
| 3 May 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | North Island Flood Events and Taxation Rollover Relief |
| 4 May 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Customs and Excise (Severe Weather—Refunds and Remissions of Interest) Regulations 2023 |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Cyclone Recovery – Proposal to fund marketing for the Thames Coromandel region Cabinet Paper and Cabinet Minute |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Income Tax (Accommodation Expenditure-North Island Flooding Events) Order 2023 |
Whenua Māori and Marae Pathway
This section provides key documents about the whenua Māori and marae pathway, which is part of the wider future of severely affected locations (FOSAL) work programme. The whenua Māori and marae pathway aims to support people residing on whenua Māori and in Māori communities severely affected by the North Island Weather Events to relocate to safer places. The Crown will offer support packages to help enable relocation of marae, residential properties and assets of cultural significance (such as urupā). The papers released here build on previous policy decisions and sought to establish and confirm the scheme design, funding and policy settings for the pathway.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Regional and Māori Flood and Cyclone Recovery Engagement Planning |
| 31 July 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Future of Severely Affected Land - July 2023 Report |
| 4 September 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Future of Severely Affected Locations: Kaupapa Māori Pathway Report |
Social sector
This section provides documents about social sector support for communities and community providers following the North Island Weather Events.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Support for Communities and Community Providers Significantly Impacted by Flooding |
| 7 Mar 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Continuing to respond to immediate needs for communities and community providers impacted by recent flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle |
| 13 Mar 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Cyclone Gabrielle: Improving access for community groups to Government support for emergency response costs |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | A Social Sector Recovery Plan to Ensure a Coordinated Approach to Social Sector Recovery Over the Medium Term |
Rural communities
This section provides documents about the impact on rural communities of the North Island Weather Events, and the recovery from it.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Extending Funding for Primary Industries Following Cyclone Gabrielle Minute of Decision: Extending Funding for Primary Industries Following Cyclone Gabrielle |
Housing and emergency accommodation
This section provides documents about housing and emergency accommodation needs and support resulting from the North Island Weather Events.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2023 | Cabinet Paper | Cabinet Paper: Sediment and debris management package: report back and administrative changes |
| 21 Jun 2023 | Cabinet Minute | EWR-23-MIN-0047 Minute: Sediment and Debris Management Package: Report Back and Administrative Changes |
| 31 Jul 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Taking a coordinated and place-based approach to housing recovery |
Environment
This section provides documents about environmental impacts, including climate adaptation measures and decisions in response to the North Island Weather Events.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Advancing climate adaptation through the recovery |
| 28 Aug 2023 | National Policy Statement | Developing national direction under the RMA to provide for a natural hazard planning framework |
Inquiries
The section provides documents about inquiries such as the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use, and the Government Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Weather Events.
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Next steps following the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use in Tairāwhiti-Gisborne and Wairoa |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Cabinet Paper and Minute | Government response to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use in Tairāwhiti-Gisborne and Wairoa |