The Ministry's Organisational Structure
Director-General
Biosecurity New Zealand
Biosecurity New Zealand is the lead agency in New Zealand's biosecurity system. It is tasked with a "whole of system" leadership role, encompassing economic, environmental, social and cultural outcomes. It also has international trade and animal welfare responsibilities.
MAF Quarantine Service
The MAF Quarantine Service identifies and manages any potential biosecurity risks at the border and provides domestic and offshore technical inspection and clearance services.
Crown Forestry
The overall purpose of the Crown Forestry Group is to manage the Crown's interest in a number of commercial forests and forestry-related leases. Operational management of the forest estate is contracted to forest management companies with audit, strategic planning and administration carried out by Crown Forestry staff in Wellington and Rotorua.
Corporate Assurance and Risk
The risk and assurance function leads a broad programme of both the traditional internal audit functions, with enhanced integration of the various audit, compliance and investigation functions carried out within MAF's business groups and a higher level overview of risk assessment and risk mitigation.
Strategy and Performance Group
The purpose of the Strategy and Performance Group is to provide advice and support to the Director-General and the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) on what the Ministry needs to do to deliver against the four outcomes, and the performance of the Ministry against its outcomes. The Group also has a role in looking across the activities of the organisation (including cross-cutting projects), and advising on their relative priority, and alignment with strategic direction.
MAF Policy
MAF Policy provides policy advice and service delivery to help create prosperous, sustainable and innovative agriculture, horticulture, food and forestry sectors that support a vibrant and healthy New Zealand society, environment and economy. It is divided into six Directorates - Innovation and Research Policy, International Policy, Management Services, Natural Resources Policy, Sector Performance Policy and Strategy Development.
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
The NZFSA is a semi-autonomous body attached to MAF. NZFSA exists to protect and promote public health and safety and facilitate access to markets for New Zealand food products and by-products. It is divided into the following Groups - Policy and Food Standards, Approvals and Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines, Market Access, Communications and Infrastructure, Compliance and Investigation, New Zealand Standards, Export Standards, Science and the NZFSA Verification Agency.
Corporate Services Groups
MAF's Corporate Services Groups contribute to organisational governance and support the other business groups through the delivery of a range of services including: financial and information management, ministerial liaison and advice, in-house legal services, internal and external communication, facilities management and human resources.
Māori Strategy unit
The primary role of the Māori Strategy Unit is to implement the MAF Māori responsiveness strategy - promote a greater awareness by MAF of Māori issues and concerns, increase MAF's understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and help MAF develop more effective relationships with Māori.
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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