Goals

Goal 1: Business Environment

By 2010 the sectors will be competing efficiently and effectively in a free and open international trading environment. MAF will have:

contributed to an international trading environment where significant reductions have been made to economic distortions and to economic and technical market access barriers
identified, assessed and highlighted the benefits of modifying or removing costs and barriers to innovation
made industry aware of opportunities and risks in the trading environment.

Goal 2:Sustainable Resource Base

By 2010 the sectors will be able to demonstrate that they are operating in a sustainable manner on the basis of commonly accepted performance measures. MAF will have:

identified and promoted commonly accepted performance measures of the sustainability of the sectors
worked with the sectors and their stakeholders to identify and promote the adoption of best practice techniques for the sectors
identified and assessed the need for and efficiency of central and local Government interventions to promote sustainable resource use by the sectors.

Goal 3: Treaty of Waitangi

By 2010 Māori will be better able to use the productive resources available to them to meet their aspirations. MAF will have:

identified with Māori their aspirations for, expectations of, and impediments to optimising the benefits to them from the productive resources they own
assessed both the need for and efficiency of central and local Government interventions, which impede or assist Māori in meeting their aspirations and expectations.

Goal 4: Sanitary & Phytosanitary Assurances

By 2010 New Zealand Government assurances for both domestic consumers and foreign governments will be provided by MAF, with producers taking responsibility for meeting agreed, outcome focused, and risk based standards.

MAF will have:

Government agreed risk management parameters that give an appropriate level of protection and that meet New Zealand's international obligations
applied those parameters consistently in formulating standards for products to ensure "fitness for purpose"
introduced the "optimal regulatory model" where MAF acts as Government's risk management agent with industry meeting all responsibilities for producing products which are "fit for purpose"

MAF will have:

Set standards, strategies, regulatory and operational policy in full consultation with stakeholders, and
acceptance by government and consumers, and foreign governments that MAF assurance is credible.

Goal 5: Biosecurity

By 2010, New Zealand will have in place an integrated, effective and accepted risk management regime for biosecurity that meets expectations and international obligations. MAF will have:

Government agreed risk management parameters that give an appropriate level of protection and that meet New Zealand's international obligations
applied those parameters consistently in formulating and implementing import health and other biosecurity standards
set standards, strategies and regulatory and operational policy in full consultation with stakeholders
in conjunction with interested parties, introduced plans and schemes for managing and eradicating unwanted organisms of national and/or regional significance
acceptance by government and New Zealanders that the MAF assurance is credible.

Goal 6: Credibility

By 2010 MAF will be valued by its stakeholders as an integral and indispensable part of Government. MAF will have:

anticipated and prepared for the future of New Zealand, the sectors and the public service
provided the Government with information, advice and services which the Government finds unique and necessary
the respect and trust of governments, industries and the public for itself and its brand
shown itself to be effective, efficient and to have provided demonstrable value for money.

Organisational Goals

MAF will have effective corporate governance strategies for: the financial base, the corporate memory, human resources, risk management, organisation development.

MAF will have have goals, strategies and objectives appropriate to its mandate and role as a government department

MAF will support its people to work effectively by:

providing access to information, systems and processes which they need to be effective
treating them fairly and with respect
providing them with a supportive, learning, results-oriented environment

MAF will ensure it has available to it the diversity of skills and knowledge it needs to achieve

MAF will have the appropriate representation of Māori and women

MAF will be applying and operating within the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, having:

identified the way the Treaty applies to us
integrated that understanding into its goals, strategies and objectives
developed relationships and networks that enable MAF to hear, understand, integrate and communicate Māori perspectives, concerns and aspirations.

Contact for Enquiries

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington

Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0720
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