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SIA publishes the titles of advice to Hon Nicola Willis, Minister for Social Investment. Some information has been withheld from titles to protect the privacy of natural persons or the confidentiality of advice or that it is not in the public interest to release them at this time.
For titles relating to briefings provided by the Social Wellbeing Agency (2018- 2024) please see here(external link).
May 2025
| SIA – 24/25 - 201 | Event briefing | Combined Community Trusts of Aotearoa NZ Chairs/CEs meeting – 8 May 2025 | 01/05/2025 |
| SIA – 24/25 - 202 | Briefing | Invitation letters to members of the Social Investment Fund Ministerial Group | 01/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 204 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report for the week ending 2 May 2025 | 01/05/2025 |
| SIA – 24/25 - 192 | Briefing | Options for further advice from the Social Investment Board | 02/05/2025 |
| SIA – 24/25 - 182 | Briefing | Draft response to standard Estimates questions 2025/26 | 08/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 206 | Weekly Report | Weekly report for the week ending 9 May 2025 | 08/05/2025 |
| SIA – 24/25 - 203 | Briefing | Proactive release of Cabinet paper One and Two | 09/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 205 | Aide memoire | Pre-Budget announcement event 15 May | 09/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 169 | Briefing | Legislative changes to enable social investment |
15/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 208 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report for the week ending 16 May 2025 | 16/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 211 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 23 May 2025 | 23/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 213 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 30 May 2025 | 28/05/2025 |
| SIA – 24/25 - 183 | Briefing | Approve and submit responses to pre-hearing questions for 2025/26 Estimates of Appropriation Vote: Social Investment | 29/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 215 | Aide memoire | Social investment stakeholder meetings(Gisborne and Whakatāne) | 29/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 209 | Briefing | Social Investment Fund Ministers - Inaugural meeting | 30/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 214 | Event briefing | Pou Tangata Te Ora o Te Whānau – Child Poverty Reduction Summit | 30/05/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 216 | Briefing | In-principle Expense Transfer Request | 30/05/2025 |
April 2025
| SIA - 24-25 - 191 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 4 April 2025 | 03/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 193 | Aide-memoire | Weekly Report – Week ending 13 March 2025 | 04/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 194 | Aide-memoire | Update on prototyping social investment outcomes contracts | 04/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 196 | Aide-memoire | Further advice on Social Investment Budget 25 bids | 04/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 195 | Aide-memoire | Title withheld: Confidential advice to Government | 10/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 197 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 11 April 2025 | 10/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 199 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 17 April 2025 | 16/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 186 | Briefing | Approve Supplementary Estimates 2024/25 and Estimates 2025/26 Vote: Social Investment | 17/04/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 200 | Event Briefing | Meeting with the Director of the Dunedin Study | 23/04/2025 |
March 2025
| SIA - 24-25 - 176 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 7 March 2025 | 07/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 179 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 13 March 2025 | 13/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 168 | Briefing | Update on prototyping social investment outcomes contracts | 13/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 178 | Briefing | Further advice on Social Investment Budget 25 bids | 14/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 181 | Briefing | Social Investment Transformation – Evolving draft Cabinet papers | 14/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 177 | Briefing | Ministerial certification of contingent liabilities and contingent assets | 20/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 184 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 21 March 2025 | 20/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 185 | Briefing | Proposed Social Investment Visits | 28/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 188 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 28 March 2025 | 28/03/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 189 | Aide-memoire | Social investment systems change Cabinet papers – talking points | 28/03/2025 |
February 2025
| SIA - 24-25 - 155 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 7 February 2025 | 5/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 158 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 14 February 2025 | 13/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 160 | Briefing | Hui E! Webinar – Q&A follow up | 13/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 156 | Briefing | Changes to enable system reform | 14/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 157 | Briefing | Draft Cabinet paper: Catalysing Social Investment | 14/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 162 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 21 February 2025 | 19/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 165 | Briefing | Draft responses to Annual Review questions | 19/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 154 | Aide-memoire | Philanthropy New Zealand talking points and background information | 20/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 163 | Briefing | Draft Cabinet paper: Catalysing Social Investment System Transformation | 21/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 166 | Briefing | 2024/25 March Baseline Update: Fiscally Neutral Changes to Vote Social Investment | 21/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 159 | Briefing | Social Investment Hui Report | 27/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 164 | Briefing | Catalysing Social Investment System Transformation | 27/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 167 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 28 February 2025 | 27/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 175 | Aide-memoire | 5 March Social Investment Board Meeting | 28/02/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 161 | Aide-memoire | Child and Youth Ministers Meeting – 3 March | 28/02/2025 |
January 2025
| SIA - 24-25 - 146 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 17 January 2025 | 16/01/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 147 | Briefing | 2025 Social Investment Legislation Bid | 16/01/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 150 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 24 January 2025 | 23/01/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 149 | Briefing | Budget 25 Social Investment Initiatives - criteria for investment | 30/01/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 151 | Briefing | Enabling system change for social investment – Initial implementation | 30/01/2025 |
| SIA - 24-25 - 152 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 31 January 2025 | 31/01/2025 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 145 | Aide-memoire | Engagement with Ngāi Tahu | 31/01/2025 |
December 2024
| SIA - 24/25 - 140 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 6 December 2024 | 5/12/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 142 | Briefing | Social Investment Agency Strategic Intentions final | 11/12/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 143 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 13 December 2024 | 11/12/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 135 | Briefing | Social Investment Initiative Budget proposals for approval | 12/12/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 139 | Briefing | Social investment initiatives: Bid for approval | 12/12/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 144 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 20 December 2024 | 17/12/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 118 | Briefing | Social investment and Victoria's Early Intervention Investment Framework (EIIF) | 18/12/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 131 | Briefing | International approaches to social impact investment | 18/12/2024 |
November 2024
| SIA - 24/25 - 115 | Aide-memoire | Event briefing - Social Investment Hui | 6/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 126 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 8 November 2024 | 6/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 113 | Briefing | Social Investment Agency Strategic Intentions initial draft | 7/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 125 | Briefing | Draft Cabinet paper: Social Investment Fund – Driving innovation | 7/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 128 | Briefing | Social Investment Board: Update to the Terms of Reference | 8/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 129 | Aide-memoire | Attendance at Social Outcomes Committee – Briefing on Māori Education Action Plan | 8/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 127 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 15 November 2024 | 14/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 132 | Aide-memoire | Communities Webinar 26 November 2024 | 20/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 130 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 22 November 2024 | 21/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 133 | Briefing | Budget 2025 discussion: cover note | 22/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 134 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 29 November 2024 | 27/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 136 | Aide-memoire | Child and Youth Ministers Meeting | 28/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 137 | Briefing | Next steps for Budget 2025 social investment initiatives | 28/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 141 | Briefing | Final Strategic Intentions draft | 29/11/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 087 | Joint Briefing (MSD) | Prototyping social investment outcomes contracts | 3/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 098 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 4 October 2024 | 3/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 102 | Briefing | Social Investment Ministerial Group October Meeting Pack | 3/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 104 | Briefing | First 2000 days Impact Review: portfolio assessment and recommendations for Budget 2025 | 3/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 078 | Briefing | Final papers Social Investment Ministers | 4/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 086 | Briefing | Findings from the first Impact Reviews | 4/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 100 | Briefing | Social investment invitations - higher needs cohorts | 4/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 103 | Briefing | Family Violence and Sexual Violence Impact Review: portfolio assessment and recommendations for Budget 2025 | 4/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 105 | Briefing | Budget 2025 invitations: social investment | 4/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 096 | Briefing | Request to draw down tagged contingency funding | 8/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 107 | Aide-memoire | Update on Social Investment Hui | 8/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 106 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 11 October 2024 | 9/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 101 | Aide-memoire | Response to Deloitte Report | 10/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 110 | Aide-memoire | Social Investment Hui – next steps | 14/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 057 | Briefing | How the Social Investment Board may support you and initial Ministerial priorities | 17/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 067 | Briefing | Social Investment Agency accountability documents | 17/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 108 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 18 October 2024 | 17/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 112 | Briefing | Options to establish social investment trials through Budget 2025 | 17/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 117 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 25 October 2024 | 22/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 076 | Briefing | Social Investment Fund - approach to social investment trials for Budget 2025 | 23/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 089 | Briefing | Draft Cabinet paper: Appointment to the Social Investment Board | 23/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 090 | Briefing | Social Investment Fund – Approach to engagement including iwi engagement | 23/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 063 | Briefing | Initial Performance Plan | 24/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 111 | Joint Briefing (MSD) | Prototyping social investment outcomes contracts - next steps | 31/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 120 | Briefing | Social Investment factsheets | 31/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 121 | Aide-memoire | Funding options for the IDI | 31/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 122 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 1 November 2024 | 31/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 123 | Briefing | Social Investment Ministers Group November meeting pack | 31/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 124 | Aide-memoire | Note to support the release of the Discovering Communities regional data tool | 31/10/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 061 | Briefing | Social Investment Board: Initial Recommendations for Board | 6/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 062 | Briefing | Social Investment Fund Purpose and Design Principles | 6/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 079 | Briefing | Progressing work on commissioning | 6/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 068 | Briefing | Social Investment Fund – sources and application of funding | 12/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 073 | Fortnightly Report | Fortnightly Report – week ending 13 September 2024 | 12/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 075 | Aide-memoire | Ministerial Visit to Wise Group, Hamilton, Friday 13 September | 12/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 082 | Briefing | Regional Data Tool to be released on 19 September | 12/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 084 | Aide-memoire | Meeting with the Minister for Social Development – 19 September 2024 | 18/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 085 | Briefing | Social investment priorities for Budget 2025 | 20/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 052 | Joint Briefing (Stats NZ) | Data infrastructure required to support social investment | 22/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 083 | Weekly Report | Weekly Report – Week ending 27 September 2024 | 26/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 099 | Briefing | Social Investment Work Programme Cabinet Paper | 26/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 069 | Briefing | Social Investment Fund - entity form and establishment approach | 27/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 097 | Briefing | Draft components of social investment contracting | 27/09/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 028 | Briefing | Social Investment work programme | 1/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 035 | Briefing | Impact reviews: scope and next steps | 1/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 038 | Fortnightly Report | Fortnightly Report Week Ending 2 August 2024 | 1/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 036 | Aide-memoire | Visit to Auckland 9 August | 2/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 039 | Briefing | Design parameters for Social Investment Fund | 2/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 040 | Aide-memoire | Joint Ministers meeting: ADHD work programme | 8/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 042 | Aide-memoire | Talking points: Impact review | 8/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 045 | Briefing | Social Investment Board: Update following expressions of interest | 14/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 041 | Fortnightly Report | Fortnightly Report Week Ending 16 August | 15/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 047 | Briefing | Letter from National Iwi Chairs Forum | 16/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 049 | Aide-memoire | Talking points for Graeme Dingle Foundation | 23/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 041 | Fortnightly Report | Fortnightly Report Week Ending 30 August 2024 | 28/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 055 | Briefing | Draft Social Wellbeing Agency 2023/24 Annual Report | 29/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 044 | Briefing | Using our financial and performance management systems to drive social investment Budget 2025 | 29/08/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 001 | Fortnightly Report | Fortnightly Report Week Ending 5 July | 3/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 004 | Briefing | Regional data for decision-making | 11/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 011 | Aide-memoire | Attendance at Young Neurodiversity Champions’ Neurodiversity Hui | 16/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 010 | Fortnightly Report | Fortnightly Report Week Ending 19 July 2024 | 17/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 016 | Briefing | Ministerial Satisfaction Survey | 17/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 002 | Aide-memoire | Meeting with the Graeme Dingle Foundation | 18/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 008 | Briefing | Cabinet paper, Terms of Reference and establishment of the Social Investment Board | 18/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 015 | Aide-memoire | Attendance at STR – briefing on violent crime target | 18/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 026 | Briefing | Social Investment Board Fees | 25/07/2024 |
| SIA - 24/25 - 031 | Aide-memoire | Meeting with Sir Peter Gluckman | 31/07/2024 |
