Guidance resources

This single-volume guide describes over 400 of the more common marine fishes caught by bottom, midwater, and surface fishing methods in New Zealand seas. The guide is intended for field use particularly by fisheries observers and researchers who may or may not have specialist knowledge about the taxonomy of fishes. Accurate and rapid identification of catches at sea is important for obtaining good quality data about fish catches, for monitoring changes in fish abundance and enabling fisheries managers to make informed decisions about fishstock sustainability.

This guide was produced in 2024 and is a modified republication of the single-volume guide published in 2019 which replaced the three-volume set of guides published in 2011. A second version for fishers is identical except it does not include the research codes.

This is a quality assurance programme developed by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). It aims to ensure that all veterinary medicines in the marketplace are safe, efficacious, of acceptable quality, used appropriately, and that product labels provide sufficient consumer information for correct use.

This guidance document provides clarification for dairy processors who undertake alkaline phosphatase testing as a quality control test.

To safely prepare, transport, display and sell food at occasional events (such as school galas, food fairs, festivals etc).

A National Programme (NP) is a set of rules that medium and lower risk food businesses need to follow to comply with the Food Act 2014. These rules are there to help you manage food safety risks and stop people getting sick. There are three levels of NPs based on the food safety risk involved in particular types of food business. Level 1 is the lowest risk.

A National Programme (NP) is a set of rules that medium and lower risk food businesses need to follow to comply with the Food Act 2014. These rules are there to help you manage food safety risks and stop people getting sick. There are three levels of NPs based on the food safety risk involved in particular types of food business. Level 1 is the lowest risk.