Request for documents regarding marine carbon dioxide removal

Details of the request

Kia ora,

Can I please request the following, for the calendar year to date -

• Any documents, including briefings, meeting agendas, note and minutes, and emails, regarding the marine carbon dioxide removal company Gigablue
• Any briefings or other documents supplied to ministers regarding marine carbon dioxide removal, not already captured by the first part of my request

I’d be happy for you to narrow the scope to exclude:

• Emails related to RNZ’s media requests
• Emails where the primary topic is not Gigablue or mCDR
• System notifications about access to documents

Released documents

1. Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) (PDF, 225 KB)
2. GB document thoughts – MCFS differentiation from OIF (PDF, 175 KB)
3. Meeting notes – Hourglass Climate (excerpt) (PDF, 54 KB)
4. MfE meeting with Gigablue, March 2026 (PDF, 64 KB)
5. Key points for MfE leaders at Minister meetings week of 23 March 2026 (excerpt) (PDF, 248 KB)
6. 200-year Durability Assessment (PDF, 1.3 MB)
7. Benthic data summary for Gigablue’s area of interest with respect to marine carbon dioxide removal (PDF, 12 MB)
8. Dissolved oxygen (DO) consumption on sediments and the overlaying water interface by substrates decomposition and remineralization (PDF, 278 KB)
9. Environmental Impact Assessment – MCFS (PDF, 12 MB)
10. Innovation and Data for Climate Change Solutions (PDF, 97 KB)
11. In situ MRV design and protocol (PDF, 2.8 MB)
12. Marine Carbon Removal in New Zealand’s EEZ – Stakeholder Document (PDF, 2.7 MB)
13. Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal The Case for New Zealand (PDF, 87 KB)
14. MCFS Technical report – March 2026 (PDF, 360 KB)
15. Microalgae Carbon Fixation and Sinking - Distinctions in function and ecological impact from Ocean Iron Fertilization (PDF, 400 KB)
16. Research plan outline and strategy 2026-2030 (PDF, 331 KB)
17. Review study of benthic thresholds for dissolved oxygen and particle deposition (PDF, 2.8 MB)
18. Economic Assessment of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Activity in New Zealand’s EEZ (peer reviewed) (PDF, 3.3 MB)
19. Meeting notes – USA Environmental Protection Agency (PDF, 51 KB)
20. Review of Gigablue’s Research Plan (PDF, 87 KB)
21. Briefings
    1. 25-BRF-00199 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
    2. 26-BRF-00478 Meeting To Discuss Matters Across the Environment and Climate Change Portfolios (excerpt)
    3. 26-BRF-00671 Meeting with Gigablue on Wednesday 25 March 2026
    4. 26-BRF-00851 CPMG Minutes March 2026 (excerpt)
    5. 26-BRF-01120-Advice on Gigablue
22. Summer Reading: 25-BRF-00199 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (PDF, 318 KB)
23. Sapir/Aaron catchup meeting (PDF, 416 KB)
24. 25-BRF-00199 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (1) (PDF, 221 KB)
25. 25-BRF-00199 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (2) (PDF, 166 KB)
26. 25-BRF-00199 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (3) (PDF, 590 KB)
27. 25-BRF-00199 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (4) (PDF, 379 KB)
28. 25-BRF-00199 Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (5) (PDF, 595 KB)
29. Access to documents (PDF, 288 KB)
30. Commissioning: Meeting note | Ministers Simmonds and Watts meeting | Due Thurs 5 March (1) (PDF, 572 KB)
31. Commissioning: Meeting note | Ministers Simmonds and Watts meeting | Due Thurs 5 March (2) (PDF, 414 KB)
32. Gigablue NZ Visit (1) (PDF, 374 KB)
33. PIE fortnightly hui (PDF, 245 KB)
34. Gigablue NZ Visit (2) (PDF, 608 KB)
35. Gigablue NZ Visit (3) (PDF, 301 KB)
36. Correspondence with IMO / ocean fertilisation (PDF, 1.1 MB)
37. Gigablue NZ Visit (4) (PDF, 110 KB)
38. Actions from Minister Simmonds' officials meeting 10 March 2026 (1) (PDF, 331 KB)
39. Chat with Hourglass Climate (PDF, 202 KB)
40. Actions from Minister Simmonds' officials meeting 10 March 2026 (2) (PDF, 235 KB)
41. Meeting drafted agenda (PDF, 147 KB)
42. MfE meeting with Gigablue March 2026 (PDF, 273 KB)
43. Commissioning: Meeting note | GigaBlue meeting on 25 March | Due: 10am Tues 24 March (1) (PDF, 277 KB)
44. Commissioning: Meeting note | GigaBlue meeting on 25 March | Due: 10am Tues 24 March (2) (PDF, 329 KB)
45. Commissioning: Meeting note | GigaBlue meeting on 25 March | Due: 10am Tues 24 March (3) (PDF, 191 KB)
46. Gigablue/MfE Meeting (PDF, 240 KB)
47. Visit Itinerary (PDF, 84 KB)
48. Gigablue Meeting with Minister Simmonds (PDF, 258 KB)
49. Outline for review: Meeting brief and officials talking points (1) (PDF, 196 KB)
50. Outline for review: Meeting brief and officials talking points (2) (PDF, 216 KB)
51. Update re: GB meeting note (PDF, 377 KB)
52. Apology and meeting coordination (1) (PDF, 231 KB)
53. Apology and meeting coordination (2) (PDF, 251 KB)
54. PS-COR1854 | commissioning | Briefing Note (PDF, 667 KB)
55. Sending Gigablue meeting note to Minister's office (PDF, 195 KB)
56. 26-BRF-00671 Meeting Note - Meeting with Gigablue (1) (PDF, 274 KB)
57. 26-BRF-00671 Meeting Note - Meeting with Gigablue (2) (PDF, 436 KB)
58. An interesting article (PDF, 129 KB)
59. Meeting summary and next steps (1) (PDF, 240 KB)
60. To review: AM outline draft (PDF, 205 KB)
61. 26-BRF-00671 Meeting Note - Meeting with Gigablue (3) (PDF, 542 KB)
62. Meeting summary and next steps (2) (PDF, 175 KB)
63. EPA Response to RNZ on Gigablue (PDF, 584 KB)
64. Meeting summary and next steps (3) (PDF, 515 KB)
65. Round Back on CPMG Discussion (1) (PDF, 246 KB)
66. Updte (PDF, 131 KB)
67. The Detail podcast – Gigablue (PDF, 165 KB)
68. Round Back on CPMG Discussion (2) (PDF, 368 KB)
69. Round Back on CPMG Discussion (3) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
70. Grigg Collateral AR Debate (1) (PDF, 354 KB)
71. Grigg Collateral AR Debate (2) (PDF, 244 KB)
72. Marine carbon sequestration and our NDC (3) (PDF, 380 KB)
73. Draft framework for AM for Ministers (1) (PDF, 427 KB)
74. Draft framework for AM for Ministers (2) (PDF, 472 KB)
75. Draft framework for AM for Ministers (3) (PDF, 298 KB)
76. Meeting with ESNZ today - you're welcome to join (1) (PDF, 223 KB)
77. Meeting with ESNZ today - you're welcome to join (2) (PDF, 241 KB)
78. Gigablue - Materials shared via DocSend (PDF, 370 KB)
79. Clean copy brf (PDF, 182 KB)
80. EARLY REVIEW: Gigablue Briefing (PDF, 314 KB)
81. Copilot summary - too big to put in chat (PDF, 283 KB)
82. Request for a call regarding a potential protect in the Pacific (1) (PDF, 207 KB)
83. Request for a call regarding a potential protect in the Pacific (2) (PDF, 468 KB)
84. Request for a call regarding a potential protect in the Pacific (3) (PDF, 158 KB)
85. GB MCFS advice - pre-sign-out review (PDF, 70 KB)
86. Draft framework for AM for Ministers (8) (PDF, 351 KB)
87. Draft framework for AM for Ministers (9) (PDF, 139 KB)
88. Briefing on Gigablue/MCFS (PDF, 261 KB)
89. Clean version for agency feedback (PDF, 183 KB)
90. Agency consultation - advice on Gigablue (1) (PDF, 203 KB)
91. Agency consultation - advice on Gigablue (3) (PDF, 202 KB)
92. Review: 26-BRF-01120: Advice on Gigablue (PDF, 81 KB)
93. Briefing on Gigablue: review of Treaty section (1) (PDF, 175 KB)
94. Briefing on Gigablue MCFS - EPA comment (1) (PDF, 241 KB)
95. Briefing on Gigablue MCFS - EPA comment (2) (PDF, 233 KB)
96. Briefing on Gigablue MCFS - EPA comment (3) (PDF, 120 KB)
97. Gigablue briefing (2) (PDF, 266 KB)
98. Gigablue briefing (3) (PDF, 199 KB)
99. Briefing on Gigablue: review of Treaty section (2) (PDF, 346 KB)
100. Briefing: Advice on Gigablue discussion (1) (PDF, 216 KB)
101. Briefing on Gigablue MCFS - EPA comment (6) (PDF, 282 KB)
102. MFAT input into MfE Gigablue advice - MfE manager contact (1) (PDF, 347 KB)
103. MFAT suggestions (PDF, 203 KB)
104. Updated DocSend materials following our March 2026 meetings (PDF, 144 KB)
105. Tomorrow's meeting/Gigablue (PDF, 279 KB)
106. Economic summary (PDF, 249 KB)
107. Ngāi Tahu perspectives on marine carbon dioxide removals (PDF, 319 KB)
108. GB advice - agency feedback (PDF, 193 KB)
109. Gigablue next steps (PDF, 109 KB)
110. 26-BRF-01120: Advice on Gigablue (PDF, 353 KB)
111. RE - RNZ request - Gigablue (26-OIAD-01647) (PDF, 909 KB)
112. NGCOR3194 Joint letter from Ministers Grigg and Watts (PDF, 115 KB)

oia@mfe.govt.nz