Kia ora koutou,

The following items are open for public consultation. 

Cost Recovery
In April 2025, Cabinet approved consultation on proposals for Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to recover costs for services under the Organics Products and Production Act 2023.  MPI consulted in June and July and subsequently extended the process into August to provide Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) the opportunity to lead the development of an alternative model for allocating the all-operator levy. 

MPI agreed that OANZ’s alternative proposal for the all-operator levy could work, with some minor amendments. We have made the amendments to the OANZ’s turnover-based model and public consultation is now open for review and feedback:

Cost recovery proposals under the Organic Products and Production Act 2023 | NZ Government

Please note that this round of consultation will close on Sunday 2 November.

Notices to supplement the Organic Standards and Product and Production Regulations

A series of Organic Notices that will supplement both the Organic Standards and Product and Production Regulations will be undergoing public consultation in the following three tranches:

• Tranche one: this notice content will supplement the Organic Standards Regulations.  The topics covered in this tranche are listed below.
• Tranche two: this notice content will supplement both the Organic Standards and Organic Products and Production regulations and will include general requirements on operators and requirements related to organic management plans, record keeping and importation.

• Tranche three: this Notice content will supplement the Organic Products and Production regulations and will include requirements on recognised entities, including recognition, accreditation, verification, quality management systems, competencies and record keeping.

The first tranche of notice content is now open for consultation seeking your feedback.

The topics covered in this first tranche includes:  

• Defined terms  
• Prohibited procedures, organisms and products  
• Records about inputs  
• Identifying and storing inputs  
• Duties relating to environmentally sensitive areas and biodiversity  
• Managing waste and by-products  
• Managing pests, weeds and disease  
• Design, construction and use of facilities and production equipment  
• Managing risks to product compliance with organic standard  
• General sampling and testing  
• Conversion  
• Soil health and fertility  
• Transport and storage  
• Dispatching compliant products and receiving specified items  
• Retail  
• Packaging & products sold without packaging  
• Technical requirements relating to:  
• The production of plants, plant products and fungi  
• Livestock  
• Aquaculture  
• Bees and bee products  
• Processed products  
• Split or parallel production and processing 

We have set up some webinar sessions to answer any questions you might have. The sessions are intended to aid your submission. Please review the draft notice content before joining. 

Q&A Webinar – Apiary

Q&A Webinar – Livestock 

Q&A Webinar – Processed Products 

Q&A Webinar – Plants, Fungi and Wild Harvest 

Consultation on the first tranche opened yesterday and closes on 5 December.

Ngā mihi,

The Organic Project Team