Conferences and events run by MPI

Nelson seminar on exporting tips and advice

Join MPI’s Exporter Regulatory Advice Service (ERAS) and the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce to look at what’s involved in taking your products to the world.

There will be presentations from the chamber, MPI, and local exporter Golden Bay Fruit to share their advice on exporting – and lots of opportunities to ask your questions. This is for businesses thinking about exporting, new to exporting, or looking to diversify their export markets or products.

Date: 31 August 2022.

Time: 5.15pm to 6.30pm (doors open at 5pm).

Venue: Mahitahi Colab common space, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson.

Cost: Free.

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Regulatory redesign online Q&A workshops

New animal product regulations and notices came into effect on 1 July 2022. New Zealand Food Safety hosted a series of online workshops in May and June 2022 to help animal product businesses with the transition.

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Workshops were held for:

non-dairy evaluators
farm dairy RMP operators
recognised laboratories
dairy manufacturers
dairy infant formula manufactures
dairy specialist cheese makers
dairy evaluators and verifiers
dairy transport and storage
poultry processors
pet food processors
red meat suppliers
red meat processors.

A workshop giving a general overview of regulatory redesign was also held. Some of the workshop sessions are available to watch on video.

Animal product regulations and notices – Workshop video recordings and presentation slides

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Changes to animal products regulations and notices

Redesign of animals products and wine regulations and notices

Exporting webinars

Webinars for primary products exporters who want a better understanding of MPI's export requirements.

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The webinar topics were:

Exporting 101
An introduction to Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMARs)
Export certification: For plants, wine and processed foods
Export certification: Insight into the Animal Products Electronic Certification system (AP E-Cert)
Risk Based Measures – Food Act 2014, Animal Products Act 1999 & Wine Act 2003
Exporting to Australia
China registration of food manufacturing premises (Decree 248)

Videos of the webinar video recordings, presentations, and transcripts are available on the Exporting webinars page.

New Zealand Food Safety Lecture Series 2019

The New Zealand Food Safety Lecture Series 2019 featured experts speaking on food safety issues, with audience members having the chance to ask questions.

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The lecture series topics were:

food regulation now and in the future
Campylobacter
trust in the food safety system for different segments of society
contamination, communication, and confidence
food standards and their effects on international trade
frameworks that support novel foods
regaining consumer trust in a digital age.

Videos of the lectures, speaker presentations, transcripts, and speaker bios are available on the New Zealand Food Safety Lecture Series page

100 Years of Forestry

The 100 Years of Forestry event celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the New Zealand State Forest Service.

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The event included a dinner and presentation of awards for forestry science, lifetime achievement, and commitment to the protection of forests, forest ecosystems, and the connection of forests to people.

More information, including the details of the award winners and a downloadable history of forestry in New Zealand, is available on the 100 Years of Forestry page

Biosecurity Innovation Exchange

The Biosecurity Innovation Exchange is designed to be a catalyst for collaboration between Australia and New Zealand. It brings together national agencies, research organisations, universities, and industry to discuss transformative ideas to meet the future challenges for biosecurity.

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The 2019 event’s talks covered:

the state of innovation
setting the future
5G in New Zealand
innovative hyperspectral remote sensing methods for pre-visual detection in the context of biosecurity.

More information, including the videos and slideshows, is available on the Biosecurity Innovation Exchange page

6th International Symposium on Dairy Cow Nutrition and Milk Quality (China)

The 6th International Symposium on Dairy Cow Nutrition and Milk Quality was held in Beijing from 3 to 5 May 2019.

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About the conference

Venue: Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, People's Republic of China
Date: 3 to 5 May 2019

This symposium provided a platform for dairy experts from around the world to meet and collaborate on the advances in science and technology that affect dairy cow nutrition and milk quality. 2019 was the sixth year that the symposium was held. The 2 main focuses were:

milk quality improvement
innovation in relevant science and technology.

MPI's involvement

MPI was a co-organiser of the conference. Other New Zealand co-organisers were:

Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand
AsureQuality
New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre.

Overseas co-organisers include the Dairy Association of China and the American Dairy Science Association. The main organiser was the Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

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Taranaki Land Diversification Opportunities Symposium

Symposium on protecting Taranaki land for future generations of mokopuna.

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The Taranaki Land Diversification Opportunities Symposium was held in Hawera on 27 August 2019. It was hosted by the Ministry for Primary Industries in partnership with Te Puni Kōkiri.

The symposium was open to all whanau, hapū, iwi, and anyone else interested in developing their whenua. Attendees heard about the journeys some Taranaki landowners have already undertaken. There were also presentations on the opportunities, advice, and funding available to help protect the land for future generations of mokopuna.

Presentations from guest speakers

Food and Fibre value chain diversification – Justine Gilliland, Venture Taranaki [PDF, 4.4 MB]
A way forward: Huakiwi Iwifruit – Ngai Tukairangi Trust [PDF, 1.8 MB]
Plantation mānuka: an option for iwi? – Robert Tiopira, Mānuka Farming NZ Ltd [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Temanea & Takutaimoana Kauika-Stevens Whānau Trust [PDF, 2.6 MB]

Biosecurity New Zealand Forum 2018

Biosecurity’s premier event was held in Auckland on 12 and 13 November 2018.

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About the forum

Biosecurity New Zealand and its forum partners, the Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response (GIA) and the Department of Conservation, held the Biosecurity New Zealand Forum in Auckland on 12 to 13 November 2018.

Exploring different approaches to biosecurity

The 2018 forum theme was 'Biosecurity: Partnering to Protect'. We explored the many different approaches to and motivations for biosecurity. We also heard from industry leaders on future global impacts.

On day 2 we launched the implementation plan for Biosecurity 2025 and took a deeper dive into the issues through a series of workshop sessions.

Read about the Biosecurity 2025 implementation plan
Download the programme [PDF, 323 KB]

The NZ Biosecurity Awards dinner

We also celebrated the finalists and award winners of the New Zealand Biosecurity Awards at a dinner on 12 November 2018.

Biosecurity New Zealand Award winners 2018

Nelson seminar on exporting tips and advice

Other previous events hosted or organised by MPI

Regulatory redesign online Q&A workshops

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Exporting webinars

New Zealand Food Safety Lecture Series 2019

100 Years of Forestry

Biosecurity Innovation Exchange

6th International Symposium on Dairy Cow Nutrition and Milk Quality (China)

About the conference

MPI's involvement

Taranaki Land Diversification Opportunities Symposium

Presentations from guest speakers

Biosecurity New Zealand Forum 2018

About the forum

Exploring different approaches to biosecurity

The NZ Biosecurity Awards dinner

Find out more

Events sponsored by MPI

MPI business units