Contact us
Email: info@mpi.govt.nz
Freephone: 0800 00 83 33 (If calling from overseas, phone +64 4 830 1574)
Post: PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
COVID-19 ENQUIRIES
Information is available for primary sector industries and businesses about the COVID-19 emergency.
How to register with us as an essential business or service
If you have any other questions about COVID-19, contact us 24/7:
- Freephone 0800 00 83 33
- Email info@mpi.govt.nz
Specialist contacts
Media enquiries
Biosecurity import cargo clearance
Freephone 0800 22 20 18
Exporting help
Climate Change/Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)
Freephone 0800 CLIMATE (0800 25 46 28)
Make a report
Illegal fishing activity
0800 4 POACHER (0800 47 62 24)
Food or animal welfare complaints
Freephone 0800 00 83 33
If food has made you sick, contact your nearest public health unit:
Public health units – Ministry of Health
Exotic pests and diseases
Freephone 0800 80 99 66
Office locations
Head office
Ministry for Primary Industries
Charles Fergusson Building
34-38 Bowen St
Pipitea
Wellington
New Zealand.
Regional locations
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To make a complaint about MPI or one of its business units
MPI's business units are Agriculture and Investment Services, Biosecurity New Zealand, Fisheries New Zealand, New Zealand Food Safety, and Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand).
Email complaints@mpi.govt.nz
Mobile apps
NZ Fishing Rules
Get the fishing rules on your phone, wherever you are.
Fit for Transport
Keep all the rules for transporting animals on your phone all the time.
New Zealand Relay Service
A service for people who are deaf, hearing impaired, deafblind, or speech impaired to communicate with their family members, friends and businesses.