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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI; Māori: Manatū Ahu Matua) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing, managing and regulating the farming, fishing, food, animal welfare, biosecurity, and forestry sectors of New Zealand's primary industries.
The minister's responsibilities include protecting and promoting the productivity, sustainability and export performance of New Zealand's agricultural sector. [2] They are also the lead minister for the Ministry for Primary Industries, which is the government department that provides support to the portfolio.
New Zealand Railways Department (corporatised in 1981 as a state-owned enterprise, the New Zealand Railways Corporation, including the infrastructure, which is now trading as KiwiRail) Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) (Te Manatū Pūtaiao)
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS), or Haumaru Kai Aotearoa, was the New Zealand government body responsible for food safety, and is the controlling authority for imports and exports of food and food-related products. In April 2012 it was merged into the Ministry for Primary Industries. The NZFSA administered legislation covering:
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is the government department in charge of overseeing New Zealand's biosecurity. The Biosecurity Act 1993 , which was a world first for biosecurity control, [ 1 ] was passed to "restate and reform the law relating to the exclusion, eradication, and effective management of pests and unwanted organisms".
The Ministry of Fisheries (Māori: Te Tautiaki i nga tini a Tangaroa), also known by its acronym MFish, was a state sector organisation of New Zealand whose role is ensuring the sustainable utilisation of fisheries. It was merged into the Ministry of Primary Industries in April 2012.
The Food Act 2014, the primary legislation for governing food safety in New Zealand, is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries, an amalgamation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Fisheries, and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (now all defunct).
Department of Primary Industries or Ministry for Primary Industries refers to a type of government department: Australia. Federal ... New Zealand Ministry for Primary ...