Offshore issues

Proactively released documents from across Government relating to offshore issues during COVID-19.

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Documents proactively released on 8 May

Document title Date Type
Pacific Island Citizens: implications Around Border Restrictions [PDF, 906 KB] 4 February 2020 Briefing
Ongoing Consular advice to New Zealanders in China [PDF, 1020 KB] 4 February 2020 Submission
Cabinet discussion of potential student exemptions from COVID-19 travel restrictions [PDF, 4 MB] 23 February 2020 Briefing
COVID-19: Pacific Preparedness and Response (CVD-20-MIN-0005) [PDF, 754 KB] 11 March 2020 Minute
COVID-19: Pacific Preparedness and Response [PDF, 1.8 MB] 11 March 2020 Paper
COVID-19: Assistance for Stranded New Zealanders [PDF, 1.7 MB] 19 March 2020 Briefing
COVID-19: Options for returning New Zealanders to New Zealand  [PDF, 1 MB] 20 March 2020 Briefing
COVID-19 Pacific Response Package (CAB-20-MIN-0141) [PDF, 755 KB] 30 March 2020 Minute
COVID-19 Pacific Response Package (CAB-20-SUB-0141) [PDF, 950 KB] 30 March 2020 Paper
All of Government Plan for Managing Stranded People [PDF, 2.5 MB] 30 March 2020 Paper
All of Government Plan for Managing Stranded People [PDF, 712 KB] 31 March 2020 Minute
All of Government Plan for Managing the Departure of Stranded Foreign Nationals from New Zealand [PDF, 2.4 MB] 1 April 2020 Paper
COVID-19 Pacific response package initial funding allocations [PDF, 971 KB] 1 April 2020 Report
All of Government Plan for Managing the Departure of Stranded Foreign Nationals from New Zealand [PDF, 916 KB] 2 April 2020 Minute
COVID-19 Antarctic Issues: Providing Emergency and Essential Support to Antarctic Stations Through New Zealand [PDF, 771 KB] 3 April 2020 Minute
Financial Support for New Zealanders Temporarily Overseas or Domiciled in Australia who are in Financial Distress due to the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF, 682 KB] 3 April 2020 Minute
Financial Support for New Zealanders Temporarily Overseas or Domiciled in Australia who are in Financial Distress due to the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF, 1.2 MB] 3 April 2020 Paper
COVID-19 - Targeting Support for the Repatriation of New Zealanders [PDF, 1.1 MB] 15 April 2020 Paper
Repatriation of New Zealanders Stranded Overseas [PDF, 649 KB]  16 April 2020 Minute

Documents proactively released on 26 June

Document title Date Type
Implementing our agreed approach to paying benefits and pensions to those stranded overseas [PDF, 694 KB] 16 April 2020 Minute and paper
Update on deportees in the COVID-19 context [PDF, 1 MB] 23 April 2020 Aide Memoire
Foreign Policy Re-Engagement Strategy (ERS-20-MIN-0006) [PDF, 698 KB] 5 May 2020 Minute
Foreign Policy Re-Engagement Strategy [PDF, 171 KB] 5 May 2020 Paper

Documents proactively released on 31 July

Document title Date Type
Providing financial assistance to support New Zealanders overseas in the context of COVID-19 [PDF, 1.5 MB]  27 March 2020 Report
New Zealanders Stranded Overseas Support Programme [PDF, 75 KB] 16 April 2020 Coversheet
Establishing the COVID-19 New Zealanders Stranded Overseas Support Programme [PDF, 150 KB] 16 April 2020 Report
Amendments to the New Zealanders Stranded Overseas Support and Christchurch Mosques Attack Welfare Programmes [PDF, 301 KB]  24 April 2020 Report
Support for Foreign Nationals Experiencing Serious Hardship Due to the Impacts of COVID-19 (CAB-20-MIN-0283) [PDF, 6.6 MB] 15 June 2020 Minute and Paper

No documents proactively released for 9 October

There are no documents in the “Offshore issues” category for the 9 October 2020 proactive release.

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