Appendices
Terms and Definitions
New Zealand Organisations and Terminology
ACVM Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines
Biodiversity The variety of all indigenous biological life and ecosystems
Biosecurity The exclusion, eradication or effective management of the risks posed by pests and diseases or unwanted organisms to the economy, environment and human health
Crown Forestry The Crown has ownership interests in various forestry assets in New Zealand
E-Cert Electronic Certification
FIDA Forestry Industry Development Agenda – provides a means for central government and the industry to develop a strategic approach for the industry’s future growth
GIF The Growth and Innovation Framework – sets out the Government’s sustainable economic growth objectives
IHS Import Health Standard
Incursion An occurrence of an organism not previously known to be established in New Zealand. Does not include interceptions
Indigenous Occurring naturally in New Zealand, including self-introduced species but not human-introduced ones
NAEAC The National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee – provides independent advice to the Minister of Agriculture on policy and practices relating to the use of animals in research, testing and teaching
NAWAC The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee – provides advice to the Minister of Agriculture on issues relating to animal welfare, and develops and advises the Minister on codes of welfare
NPMS National Pest Management Strategies
NZFSA New Zealand Food Safety Authority
Outcomes The impacts on, or the consequences for, the New Zealand community of the outputs or activities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Outputs The goods or services produced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
SDPoA Sustainable Development Programme of Action – the Government’s view of the way forward on sustainable development issues
Sectors Covers the agricultural, food and forestry industries
SFF Sustainable Farming Fund
SILNA South Island Landless Natives Act 1906
SOI The Statement of Intent – presented to Parliament at the same time as the Budget each year, it sets out the strategic direction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry over the next three years and what is to be achieved in the coming year
State Indicators Describe the status of a community, stakeholder group, environment etc… at any given point in time. They are key indicators of MAF’s work, signalling where/what we should be looking at to assess whether we are contributing to our outcomes
Unwanted Organism Any organism a chief technical officer believes is capable or potentially capable of causing unwanted harm to any natural and physical resources or human health
International Organisations and Terminology
APPPC Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CEPs Closer Economic Partnerships – focus on the liberalisation of trade between two or more economies
CER Closer Economic Relations
CODEX The internationally recognised standards setting body for food safety. Its full name is the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission
Doha Round Comprehensive trade negotiations in the WTO named after the Qatari city where the negotiations were launched in 2001 (also referred to as “Doha Development Agenda”)
FAO Food and Agricultural Organisation of United Nations
FSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand – a bi-national independent statutory authority which develops food standards for composition, labelling and contaminants, including microbiological limits, applying to all foods produced or imported for sale in Australia and New Zealand
FTAs Free Trade Agreements – designed to liberalise trade between countries, includes CEPs and Strategic Economic Partnerships
GDP Gross Domestic Product
IMO International Maritime Organisation – the United Nations specialised agency responsible for improving maritime safety and preventing pollution from ships
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPPC The International Plant Protection Convention – the international treaty whose purpose is to secure a common and effective action to prevent the spread and introduction of pests, plants, and plant products, and to promote appropriate measures for their control
Kyoto Protocol A stand-alone international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It builds on the Convention by adding new commitments to help reduce climate change which are stronger and more complete than those in the Convention
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OIE Also known as the World Animal Health Organisation – deals with animal health and zoonoses (diseases of animals transmissible to humans) and sets sanitary standards for the international trade in animals and animal products
P4 The “Pacific 4” – Brunei, Chile, Singapore and New Zealand in a Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement
SPS Agreement The WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures – covers many health and safety measures which affect trade between WTO members
WTO The World Trade Organisation – the global international organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations
Contact for Enquiries
Strategy and Performance Group
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
25 The Terrace
PO Box 2526, Wellington
Tel: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0738
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