Part 1.2 - High-Level Objectives of the Vote
Government Priorities and Outcomes - Links to Appropriations
| Government Priorities | Government Outcomes | Appropriations |
|---|---|---|
Driving Goals:
| Long-Term Outcome Maximise export opportunities | Agriculture and Forestry Policy Advice, Biosecurity Policy Advice, Fisheries Policy Advice, Implementation of Agriculture and Forestry Policy Advice, Implementation of Biosecurity Policy Advice, Animal Welfare Education and Enforcement, Border Biosecurity Systems Development and Maintenance |
| Long-Term Outcome Improved sector productivity | Agriculture and Forestry Policy Advice, Biosecurity Policy Advice, Fisheries Policy Advice, Operational Advice on Sustainability and Management Controls in Fisheries, Implementation of Agriculture and Forestry Policy Advice, Implementation of Biosecurity Policy Advice, Aquaculture, Fisheries Enforcement and Monitoring, Fisheries Management, Administration and Management of Crown Forestry Assets, Administration of Grants and Programmes, Implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme and Indigenous Forestry, Interim Secretariat South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation | |
| Long-Term Outcome Increase sustainable resource use | Agriculture and Forestry Policy Advice, Fisheries Policy Advice, Operational Advice on Sustainability and Management Controls in Fisheries, Implementation of Agriculture and Forestry Policy Advice, Implementation of Biosecurity Policy Advice, Aquaculture, Fisheries Enforcement and Monitoring, Fisheries Management, Administration and Management of Crown Forestry Assets, Administration of Grants and Programmes, Implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme and Indigenous Forestry, Interim Secretariat South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation | |
| Long-Term Outcome Protect from biological risk | Biosecurity Policy Advice, Implementation of Biosecurity Policy Advice, Administration of Grants and Programmes, Border Biosecurity Systems Development and Maintenance, Border Biosecurity Monitoring and Clearance, Domestic Biosecurity Surveillance, Biosecurity Incursion Response and Long Term Pest Management | |
| Objective The provision of cost-effective support services to their agencies, including financial, personnel and information technology services and subleasing of surplus accommodation | Support Services and Infrastructure to other Agencies |
Objectives of the Vote
The Government's priority is to build a more competitive and productive economy. Growing New Zealand's economy depends on the success of the primary sector. The work undertaken within Vote Primary Industries has a critical role to play in facilitating the improved economic performance of New Zealand's primary sector. Vote Primary Industries encompasses all government work across the agricultural, horticultural, fisheries and aquaculture, food and forestry industries, as well as biosecurity.
The objectives of Vote Primary Industries are to improve primary sector performance through:
- supporting innovation in the primary sectors, and deliver effective policies to improve the uptake of more productive and value-add practices by producers;
- ensuring recent legislative reforms help to unlock the potential of the aquaculture industry;
- advance Maori primary sector productivity through improving the governance and capability of Maori primary sector interests;
- providing advice on legislation to allow Fonterra to change its capital structure to permit dairy farmers to trade their shares among themselves;
- supporting the development of sustainable limits to natural resource use, and allocation approaches that better reflect the costs of using those resources;
- supporting irrigation initiatives to improve productivity and sustainable use of water resources;
- providing advice on settings in the Emissions Trading Scheme for the best ways to address forestry and agriculture;
- continuing development of the Joint Border Management System to provide the information systems needed to improve trade and travel across the border while managing risk appropriately;
- delivering the National Animal Identification and Traceability (NAIT) project to establish traceability of livestock and improve responsiveness to biosecurity events and provide assurances to export markets;
- working with industry to develop Government-Industry Agreements on how to prepare for and respond to harmful pests or diseases.
