Government department strategies
Find Ministry for Primary Industries' strategies that are current and in operation as of 30 September 2019.
Background
In January and March 2019, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) released a list of our 'government department strategies' (GDS) as part of a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). On 6 September 2019, MPI received a further request for a list of strategies to be published in the MPI 2018/19 Annual Report.
MPI has made a decision to publish on this website the original OIA responses along with an updated list of GDS for MPI up to 30 September 2019.
OIA responses released by MPI since January 2019 about GDS
Note, MPI has redacted the names of people from the documents to protect the privacy of natural persons.
- OIA18-0857: Released on 17 January 2019 relating to information on a current list of the GDS Index for the 2018 GDS Index in operation as at 30 June 2018 [PDF, 2.4 MB]
- OIA19-0099: Released on 15 March 2019 regarding information relating to the current and expired GDS as of 30 June 2018 [PDF, 3.4 MB]
List of current government department strategies (GDS)

Prosperity Sustainability Protection

Mahere Rautaki Putaiao Whaka

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), is the government organisation responsible for
New Zealand’s Food Safety System. The New Zealand Food Safety System extends from
‘farm to fork’, allowing consumers in New Zealand and around the world to buy and consume our products with confidence that they are safe and suitable.
The Campylobacter Risk Management Strategy 2017-2020 sets out MPI’s goal, approach and objectives.


The National Fisheries Plan for Deepwater and Middle-depth Fisheries (the National Deepwater Plan) sets the objectives to guide the management of deepwater and middle-depth fisheries (deepwater fisheries) within the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It also describes the performance monitoring regime which will be used to assess if the prescribed objectives have been achieved.

Animals are sentient – they can feel pain and distress – and as a humane society we have responsibilities to ensure our animals’ needs are met. Animals play an important role in many aspects of New Zealand life, and New Zealanders have high expectations of our animal welfare system.

This Science Strategy provides guidance on how MPI access, commission, use, interpret and disseminate science across the range of our activities. It includes a description of what our Science System entails. In addition, this strategy is important for our external stakeholders in Government, industry, the science community and international partners. It will help to provide national and international visibility for the integrity of our processes and credibility of our policies.

The Cadmium Management Strategy was developed by the Cadmium Working Group (CWG), a group established in 2006 of representatives from industry, food safety, environment, regional councils and local communities to assess any potential risks of cadmium in New Zealand’s agricultural and food systems. This management strategy outlines a combination of governance, research, monitoring and management activity for food, soils and fertiliser.



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