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Prime Minister Diary Summary 1 - 30 November 2019

Date

Scheduled Time

Meeting

Location

With

Portfolio

1/11/2019 07:10 - 07:20

MEDIA: Hauraki Breakfast Via phone Hauraki Prime Minister

1/11/2019 07:50 - 08:00

MEDIA: The Breeze Auckland Via phone The Breeze Auckland Prime Minister

1/11/2019 09:00 - 09:10

MEDIA: TVNZ Pre EAS Interview Prime Minister's Residence

TVNZ Prime Minister

1/11/2019 09:15 - 09:25

MEDIA: AAP Pre EAS Interview Via phone AAP Prime Minister

1/11/2019 09:30 - 09:40

MEDIA: RNZ Pre EAS Interview Via phone RNZ Prime Minister

1/11/2019 09:50 - 10:00

MEDIA: Stuff Pre EAS Interview Via phone Stuff Prime Minister

1/11/2019 10:15 - 10:25

MEDIA: Newshub Pre EAS Interview Prime Minister's Residence

Newshub Prime Minister

1/11/2019 10:45 - 10:55

MEDIA: NZME Pre EAS Interview Via phone NZME Prime Minister

1/11/2019 13:45-14:30

VISIT: Western Springs College Western Springs College

Staff and students at Western Springs College

Prime Minister

1/11/2019 19:00 - 19:20

ATTEND: Dance of Nations Annual Ball

The Pullman, Auckland

Geneva Healthcare, event attendees

Prime Minister

3/11/2019 - 5/11/2019

00:00 - 23:59

OVERSEAS TRAVEL: Bangkok, Thailand for East Asia Summit

Bangkok, Thailand Delegation: PMO, DPMC and MFAT

Prime Minister

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6/11/2019 08:20 - 08:25

MEDIA: The Country Show Via phone The Country Show Prime Minister

6/11/2019 08:35 - 08:45

MEDIA: MoreFM Via phone MoreFM Prime Minister

6/11/2019 09:00 - 09:30

MEET: Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee

Beehive, Wellington Cabinet Committee Members, Officials

Prime Minister

6/11/2019 09:30 - 10:30

MEET: Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Beehive, Wellington Cabinet Committee Members, Officials

Prime Minister

6/11/2019 10:45 - 11:30

SPEAK: 1918 Influenza Pandemic plaque unveiling ceremony

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington

Minister Robertson, Minister Sepuloni, Minister Genter and event attendees

Arts Culture and Heritage

6/11/2019 13:50- 14:00

Tile Run Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Media Prime Minister

6/11/2019 14:00 - 15:00

Question Time Parliament Buildings, Wellington

House Prime Minister

6/11/2019 15:00 - 15:45

MEET: Farming Leadership Group Beehive, Wellington Minister Jones, Minister Shaw, Farming Leadership Group membership

Prime Minister

6/11/2019 16:00 - 16:10

FILM: Equal Pay video with Minister Genter Beehive, Wellington Minister Genter, Communications Team

Prime Minister

7/11/2019 10:00 - 11:15

VISIT and SPEAK: Beehive Factory Opening Premier Beehive Factory, Carterton

Kieran McAnulty MP, staff of Premier Beehive, event attendees

Prime Minister

7/11/2019 12:00 - 13:00

VISIT: Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre Mount Bruce, Tararua

Kieran McAnulty MP, staff at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre and students from St Anthony’s School (Pahiatua)

Prime Minister

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7/11/2019 13:00 - 13:10

MEDIA: Sit-down Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre


7/11/2019 15:00 - 15:30

SPEAK: Third Reading of Zero Carbon Bill Parliament Buildings, Wellington


7/11/2019 19:45 - 20:30

SPEAK and PRESENT: New Zealand International Business Awards

Skycity Convention Centre

Minister Twyford, event attendees

Prime Minister

8/11/2019 07:00 - 07:10

MEDIA: Newstalk ZB Via phone NewsTalk ZB Prime Minister

8/11/2019 07:35 - 07:45

MEDIA: Radio Dunedin Via phone Radio Dunedin Prime Minister

8/11/2019 07:50 - 08:00

MEDIA: Radio ZM Via phone Radio ZM Prime Minister

8/11/2019 08:10 - 08:15

MEDIA: The Rock Via phone The Rock Prime Minister

8/11/2019 08:20 - 08:30

MEDIA: Radio Tarana Via phone Radio Tarana Prime Minister

8/11/2019 09:30 - 10:30

ATTEND and SPEAK: Opening of Te Hononga Tangata – Royal Oak Housing Community

Te Hononga Tangata, Auckland

Michael Wood MP, staff, residents and supporters of the development

Prime Minister

8/11/2019 10:30 - 10:45

MEDIA: Stand-up Te Hononga Tangata, Auckland


8/11/2019 13:30 - 14:30

MEDIA: Interview with Nelson Mandela Foundation

Electorate Office, Auckland

Nelson Mandela Foundation

Prime Minister

8/11/2019 14:45 - 15:45

MEET: Chief Science Advisor Electorate Office, Auckland

Chief Science Advisor Prime Minister

9/11/2019 11:00 - 13:00

ATTEND: Te Māhurehure Marae 50th Anniversary

Māhurehure Marae, Auckland

Hon Peeni Henare MP, event attendees

Prime Minister

11/11/2019 10:00 - 10:30

MEET: DPMC, Chief of Staff, Office of Grant Robertson

Beehive, Wellington DPMC, Chief of Staff, Office of Grant Robertson

Prime Minister

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11/11/2019 10:30 - 11:00

MEET: Reserve Bank Governor for pre-MPS Briefing

Beehive, Wellington Reserve Bank Governor and officials

Prime Minister

11/11/2019 11:00 - 11:30

MEET: DPMC pre-Cabinet briefing Beehive, Wellington DPMC Prime Minister

11/11/2019 12:15 - 12:30

MEET: Minister Nash Beehive, Wellington Minister Nash Prime Minister

11/11/2019 13:00 - 15:00

Cabinet Meeting Beehive, Wellington Cabinet Members, Cabinet Office

Prime Minister

11/11/2019 15:30 - 16:15

MEDIA: Post-Cabinet Press Conference Beehive, Wellington Minister Nash, Media Prime Minister

12/11/2019 06:20 - 07:00

MEDIA: AM Show MediaWorks Studios, Auckland

AM Show Prime Minister

12/11/2019 07:10 - 07:20

MEDIA: TVNZ Breakfast slot TVNZ Studios, Auckland

TVNZ Prime Minister

12/11/2019 07:25 - 07:35

MEDIA: RNZ Morning Report Via phone RNZ Prime Minister

12/11/2019 07:35 - 07:45

MEDIA: NewsTalkZB Via phone NewsTalkZB Prime Minister

12/11/2019 9:50 - 10:00

Caucus Run Parliament Buildings, Wellington


12/11/2019 12:00 - 12:45

Ministerial Meeting: Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy

Beehive, Wellington Minister Sepuloni, Minister Clark, Minister Salesa, Minister Henare, Hon Jan Logie MP

Child Poverty Reduction

12/11/2019 13:50 - 14:00



12/11/2019 14:00 - 15:00



12/11/2019 15:00 - 15:30

MEET: Chief of Staff Beehive, Wellington Chief of Staff Prime Minister

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12/11/2019 15:30 - 16:00

Withheld in accordance with s9(2)(f)(iv) of the Official Information Act

12/11/2019 16:00 - 16:15

MEET: MCH Officials Beehive, Wellington MCH Officials Arts, Culture and Heritage

12/11/2019 16:45 - 17:00

MEET: DPMC Beehive, Wellington DPMC Prime Minister

12/11/2019 17:00 - 17:30

MEET: Christchurch Foundation Beehive, Wellington Christchurch Foundation Prime Minister

12/11/2019 17:30 - 18:00

ATTEND: Maori Crown Relations Select Committee

Beehive, Wellington Cabinet Members, Cabinet Office

Prime Minister

13/11/2019 08:05 - 08:15

MEDIA: Mai FM Via phone Mai FM Prime Minister

13/11/2019 08:20 - 08:30

MEDIA: BFM Via phone BFM Prime Minister

13/11/2019 09:00 - 09:30



Prime Minister

13/11/2019 09:30 - 10:30


Prime Minister

13/11/2019 11:15 - 11:45

MEET: Communications Team Beehive, Wellington Communications Team Labour Party Leader/Prime Minister

13/11/2019 12:00 - 12:10

MEET: Students from Massey University Wellington Journalism School

Beehive, Wellington Massey Students Prime Minister

13/11/2019 12:30 - 13:00

MEET: Council of Trade Unions Beehive, Wellington Minister Robertson, Minister Lees-Galloway, CTU Staff, NZNO, PSA, NZEI

Prime Minister

13/11/2019 13:50 – 14:00



13/11/2019 14:00 - 15:00



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13/11/2019 15:05 - 15:20

MEDIA: The Hits Drive with Stace and Mike Via phone The Hits Prime Minister

14/11/2019 07:40 - 07:50

MEDIA: Radio Waatea Via phone Radio Waatea Prime Minister

14/11/2019 09:55 - 11:30

VISIT and SPEAK: Health Announcements Palmerston North Hospital

Minister Clark, Iain Lees-Galloway MP and staff at Palmerston North Hospital

Prime Minister

14/11/2019 11:30 - 11:45

MEDIA: Stand up Palmerston North Hospital


14/11/2019 12:00 - 12:15

MEDIA: Sit down with Manawatu Standard Palmerston North Hospital

Manawatu Standard Prime Minister

14/11/2019 12:45 - 13:45

VISIT: Ag Research Ag Research, Palmerston North

Staff at Ag Research Prime Minister

14/11/2019 18:30 - 22:30

ATTEND: Vodafone NZ Music Awards Spark Arena Grant Robertson, event attendees

Arts, Culture and Heritage

15/11/2019 07:10 - 07:20

MEDIA: Hauraki Breakfast Via phone Radio Hauraki Prime Minister

15/11/2019 07:30 - 07:35

MEDIA: The Breeze Auckland Via phone The Breeze Prime Minister

15/11/2019 07:45 - 08:45

SPEAK: Kickstart Breakfast Panama Road School Minister Sepuloni, students and staff from Panama Road School and KickStart Breakfast supporters

Prime Minister

15/11/2019 10:00 - 11:00

MEET: Islamic Women's Council New Zealand State Services Commission, Auckland

Minister Salesa, Islamic Women’s Council

Prime Minister

15/11/2019 14:00 - 14:30

MEET: Indian Community Leaders Electorate Office, Auckland

Phil Twyford MP, Michael Wood MP, Indian Community Leaders

Prime Minister

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18/11/2019 10:00 - 10:30

MEET: Chief of Staff Beehive, Wellington Chief of Staff Prime Minister

18/11/2019 11:00 - 11:30

MEET: DPMC pre-Cabinet Meeting Beehive, Wellington DPMC Prime Minister

18/11/2019 11:30 - 12:00

MEET: DPMC Beehive, Wellington DPMC Prime Minister

18/11/2019 13:00 - 15:00


Prime Minister

18/11/2019 16:00 - 17:00

MEDIA: Post-Cabinet Press Conference Parliament Buildings, Wellington


19/11/2019 06:20 - 07:00



19/11/2019 07:10 - 07:20

MEDIA: TVNZ Breakfast TVNZ Studios, Auckland

TVNZ Prime Minister

19/11/2019 07:25 - 07:35

MEDIA: RNZ Morning Report Via phone RNZ Prime Minister

19/11/2019 07:35 - 07:45

MEDIA: NewsTalkZB NZME, Auckland NewsTalkZB Prime Minister

19/11/2019 08:00 - 08:15

MEDIA: Stuff Interview Stuff Studios, Auckland

Stuff Prime Minister

19/11/2019 10:50 - 11:15

ATTEND: Ceremony of Welcome for Their Royal Highnesses

Government House, Auckland

Their Royal Highnesses, event attendees

Prime Minister

19/11/2019 11:55 - 12:25

AUDIENCE: with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Government House, Auckland

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Prime Minister

19/11/2019 16:30 - 18:00

MEET: External Relations and Security Cabinet Committee


Prime Minister

20/11/2019 08:10 - 08:20

MEDIA: MoreFM Via phone MoreFM Prime Minister

20/11/2019 08:20 - 08:25

MEDIA: The Country Show Via phone The Country Show Prime Minister

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20/11/2019 09:00 - 09:30



Prime Minister

20/11/2019 09:30 - 10:30


Prime Minister

20/11/2019 10:30 - 11:00

MEET: Police Commissioner and Minister Nash Beehive, Wellington Minister Nash, Police Commissioner, Officials

Prime Minister

20/11/2019 11:15 - 11:30

MEDIA: The Project Pre-record Beehive, Wellington The Project Prime Minister

20/11/2019 11:30 - 12:30

OPEN and SPEAK: Parliament Playground Event

Parliament Lawn, Wellington

Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, event attendees

Prime Minister

20/11/2019 12:30 - 12:45

MEET: Communications Team Beehive, Wellington Communications Team Labour Party Leader/Prime Minister

20/11/2019 13:50 – 14:00



20/11/2019 14:00 - 15:00



20/11/2019 15:00 - 16:00

Annual review of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

Withheld in accordance with s6(a) of the Official Information Act

Acting Inspector-General, Committee members, Officials

Prime Minister

21/11/2019 08:00 - 10:00

SPEAK: Trans-Tasman Business Circle Breakfast on the Future of Work

Crowne Plaza, Auckland

Minister Robertson, event attendees

Prime Minister

21/11/2019 13:45 - 15:30

ATTEND: Police Graduation Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Nash, Commissioner Bush, Police staff, graduating constables and their families

Prime Minister

21/11/2019 16:00 - 16:45

Withheld in accordance with s9(2)(f)(iv) of the Official Information Act

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22/11/2019 07:40 - 07:50

MEDIA: Radio Tarana Via phone Radio Tarana

22/11/2019 07:50 - 08:00

MEDIA: Radio ZM Via phone Radio ZM Prime Minister

22/11/2019 08:10 - 08:15

MEDIA: The Rock Via phone The Rock Prime Minister

22/11/2019 11:00 - 11:30

VISIT: Canterbury Museum Canterbury Museum, Christchurch

Canterbury Museum staff Prime Minister

22/11/2019 12:00 - 12:25

VISIT: Meet with Principal and Head Boy of Cashmere High School

Cashmere High School, Christchurch

Principal and Head Boy of Cashmere High School

Prime Minister

22/11/2019 12:30 - 13:05

ROYAL VISIT: Cashmere High School Cashmere High School, Christchurch

Their Royal Highnesses, Cashmere High School

Prime Minister

22/11/2019 13:15 - 14:25

ROYAL VISIT: Visit to Turanga Library, attend Christchurch Cathedral Reception and technical briefing in the green zone, followed by Cathedral Square public walk

Christchurch Cathedral

Their Royal Highnesses, VCO Staff, general public

Prime Minister

25/11/2019 11:00 - 13:00


Prime Minister

25/11/2019 13:00 - 14:00

MEET: Cabinet Business Committee Beehive, Wellington Cabinet Committee Members, Officials

Prime Minister

26/11/2019 06:20 - 07:00



26/11/2019 07:10 - 07:20

MEDIA: TVNZ Breakfast slot TVNZ Studios, Auckland

TVNZ Prime Minister

26/11/2019 07:25 - 07:35

MEDIA: RNZ Morning Report Via phone Radio New Zealand Prime Minister

26/11/2019 07:35 - 07:45

MEDIA: NewsTalkZB Via phone NewsTalk ZB Prime Minister

26/11/2019 11:00 - 12:00

MEET: DPMC – Government priorities Via phone DPMC Prime Minister

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26/11/2019 17:30 - 20:00

ATTEND and SPEAK: Auckland CTU Forum Ellerslie Race Course, Auckland

Minister Woods, Minister Sepuloni, Minister Clark, Minister Lees-Galloway, Minister Salesa, Jan Logie MP, CTU members, CTU staff,

Prime Minister

27/11/2019 07:40 - 07:50

MEDIA: BFM Via phone BFM Prime Minister

27/11/2019 10:00 - 11:00

ANNOUNCEMENT: National Suicide Prevention Office

Ministry of Health, Wellington

Minister Clark, Ministry of Health staff, media

Prime Minister

27/11/2019 11:00 - 11:20

MEDIA: Stand up Ministry of Health, Wellington


27/11/2019 11:45 - 12:00

Withhold under s9(2)(f)(iv) of the Official Information Act.

27/11/2019 17:05 - 17:20

MEDIA: The Hits Drive with Stace and Mike Via phone The Hits Prime Minister

27/11/2019 18:00 - 21:00

SPEAK: Business New Zealand CEO’s Dinner SkyCity, Auckland Minister Robertson, Minister Twyford, Minister Woods, Minister Salesa, Minister Jones, Minister Martin, Minister Shaw, Minister Genter, Clayton Mitchell MP, Business New Zealand, event attendees

Prime Minister

28/11/2019 09:45 - 11:00

MEDIA: Filming Goodnight Kiwi segment TVNZ Studios, Auckland


28/11/2019 12:00 - 13:15

SPEAK: Lunch with New Zealand Bankers Council

Britomart, Auckland Minister Robertson and NZBA members and staff

Prime Minister

28/11/2019 13:30 - 15:00

SPEAK: Erebus Memorial Event Government House, Auckland

Erebus families, event attendees

Arts Culture and Heritage

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28/11/2019 15:00 - 15:15

MEDIA: Stand-up Government House, Auckland


29/11/2019 06:40 - 06:50

MEDIA: The Breeze Auckland Via phone The Breeze Prime Minister

29/11/2019 06:50 - 07:00

MEDIA: Hauraki Breakfast Via phone Hauraki Breakfast Prime Minister

30/11/2019 08:30 - 08:45

MEDIA: Nation pre-record War Memorial Centre


OVERSEAS TRAVEL: BANGKOK- THAILAND, 3-5 NOVEMBER 2019

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2019 AUCKLAND/BANGKOK

Local NZT Event

3.50pm 9.50pm Bilateral with Thailand: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

4.45pm 10.45pm Media stand-up

4:50pm 10.50pm Short greeting with ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network representatives

5.00pm 11.00pm Keynote speech at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit

5.30pm 11.30pm Bilateral with Malaysia: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

7.00pm 1.00am +1 East Asia Summit Gala Dinner

MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2019 BANGKOK/AUCKLAND

8.30am 2.30pm Briefing with Officials

9.40am 3.40pm Media stand-up

9.55am 3.55pm Briefing ahead of Vietnam Bilateral

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Disclaimer: This table shows scheduled meetings held by the Minister relating to ministerial business, which have been recorded in the Minister’s diary. It

does not include meetings that relate to the Minister’s personal, party political, or parliamentary/constituency roles (such as time spent in the House of

Representatives or at one of its select committees, as these are already matters of public record). Travel logistics are not included. It may include meetings

which were in the diary but did not eventuate or were placeholders, and may not include unscheduled meetings. Where the portfolio to which a meeting

relates is indicated, please note that it is possible material in another portfolio area could also have been covered during the meeting.

Please also note attendees to a meeting change frequently so this table may not contain an accurate record of all attendees. Matters that may not be

included in this proactive release include information that might breach the privacy of a person, relate to decisions still under active consideration by the

Minister, or matters of national security, consistent with the grounds under which matters might be withheld from release under the Official Information

Act 1982.

The Prime Minister typically has a staff member from her Office and/or DPMC attend every meeting and event with her. This information is typically not

recorded but where it is then it has been included.

10.05am 4.05pm Bilateral with Viet Nam: Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc

10.45am 4.45pm Bilateral with China: Premier Li Keqiang

11.45am 5.45pm Leaders’ Special Lunch on Sustainable Development

1.30pm 7.30pm East Asia Summit

4.30pm 10.30pm Bilateral with United States of America: National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien

6.10pm 12.10am +1

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit

7:20pm 1.20am+1 Media stand-up

TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2019: TRAVEL BACK TO AUCKLAND AUCKLAND

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The Prime Minister as Minister of National Intelligence and Security receives regular updates on matters relating to national security. These are withheld in

full from the table including their time and date under the Official Information Act 1982.

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