Measuring our performance

This is the first Statement of Intent (SOI) for the new Ministry for Primary Industries. The SOI is one way through which we articulate and help the organisation to set its direction over the year ahead. It is a legal and public articulation of what we are going to be focusing on to help the primary industries to be successful.

Statement of Intent 2013-2018
The Statement of Intent (SOI) is a key element of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) public accountability narrative. At a high level it signals the benefit that MPI is seeking to achieve for the primary sector and for all New Zealanders. The SOI sets out key challenges and opportunities associated with MPI’s Export Double goal and details how these factors will shape MPI’s work programmes and capability development over the next five years.

The Statement of Intent (SOI) sets out what the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will do over the next five years to achieve its vision of Growing and Protecting New Zealand. SOI takes into account New Zealand’s dynamic trading environment and the Government’s goals of building a more productive and competitive economy, as well as delivering better public services.

This document summarises MPI's achievements over the 2018/19 year and describes our performance in striving to reach our outcomes.

The 2018/19 Annual Report for the Ministry for Primary Industries won a Bronze Award in the 2020 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) announced on 17 June 2020. The ARA Awards are an opportunity to benchmark reports against best practice and Australasian peers, and to receive recognition for excellence in reporting.

This document summarises MPI's achievements over the 2016/17 year and describes our performance in striving to reach our outcomes.

This document summarises MPI's achievements over the 2015/16 year and describes our performance in striving to reach our outcomes.

This document summarises MPI's achievements over the 2013/14 year and describes our performance in striving to reach our outcomes.

This document summarises MPI's achievements over the 2012/13 year and describes our performance in striving to reach our outcomes.

This document summarises MPI's achievements over the 2011/12 year and describes our performance in striving to reach our outcomes.

This document summarises the Ministry's achievements over the past year and describes our performance in striving to reach our outcomes.

A Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) review of MPI was published on 24 March 2016.

A panel of independent reviewers assessed the current state of MPI, and considered how well it is placed to deal with the opportunities and challenges faced over the medium-term. The review was managed by the State Services Commission.

A panel of independent reviewers assessed the current state of MPI in late 2012, and considered how well it is placed to deal with the opportunities and challenges faced over the medium-term. The reviewers noted 4 'future state' enhancements - managing and developing MPI’s people, delivering on our export goal, MPI’s leadership role, and systems management. The review was managed by the State Services Commission.