Ministry for Primary Industries (New Zealand)

Ministry for Primary Industries
Manatū Ahu Matua

Agency overview
Formed	2012
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Ministry of Fisheries New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Headquarters	Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington WELLINGTON 6011
Annual budget	Vote Primary Industries and Food Safety Total budget for 2015/16 $863,131,000[1]
Ministers responsible	Hon Nathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries Hon Jo Goodhew, Minister for Food Safety Associate Minister for Primary Industries
Agency executive	Martyn Dunne, Chief Executive and Director-General
Website	www.mpi.govt.nz

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.

Formed in April 2012, MPI is a merger of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), the Ministry of Fisheries (MFish), and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).^[2]

See also

• Public sector organisations in New Zealand
• Regulation of animal research in New Zealand

References

1. "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2015. The Treasury.
2. Carter, David (6 March 2012). "MAF to become Ministry for Primary Industries" (Press release). New Zealand Government.

External links

• Ministry for Primary Industries