Upcoming ACVM events and meetings

ACVM Annual Winter Workshop 
This year’s workshop will be held at Te Papa, Wellington, on Thursday, 12 June, the day after the planned Animal Plant Health New Zealand (APHANZ) Annual Conference. We are currently planning this event and invite your suggestions for topics of interest to cover on the day. Please email these to karen.booth@mpi.govt.nz.

Presentations from previous events can be found here on our website.

A detailed agenda will be available soon.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
Time: 8.30am - 4pm
Venue: Te Papa, Wellington
Cost: $161
Register your attendance here: ACVM Annual Workshop 2025 registration 

ACVM 101 Workshop 
The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) team will be offering an ACVM 101 Workshop on Friday 13 June, the day after the planned ACVM Annual Workshop. This event is targeted at regulatory affairs staff and other people who are new to the ACVM regulatory system. This will be an interactive day and, as such, attendance is capped at 50. 

A detailed agenda will be available soon.

Event Details:
Date: Friday, 13 June 2025
Time: 9am - 4pm
Venue: Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington
Cost: $49.73 to cover catering (morning and afternoon tea, and lunch)
Register your attendance here: ACVM 101 Workshop 2025 registration

Staff updates

The Vegetable Research Roadshow is making its way down the country over May. Sarah Lester (Specialist Adviser Agricultural Chemical Regulation & Residues, ACVM), along with Claire Mills (Regional Manager, On Farm Support, MPI) and Daniel Sutton (Vegetables Research & Innovation) collaborated on a presentation about off-label use of agricultural chemicals for growers. Jan Roznawski (Specialist Systems Auditor, Systems Audit, MPI) also took the opportunity to attend the roadshow in Pukekohe, as it related to the recent audit on users' understanding and compliance with ACVM registration conditions. The roadshow will visit 10 vegetable growing regions.

Sarah Lester presenting at the Vegetable Research Roadshow

AMR team update

The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) team, in collaboration with the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), hosted its first AMR Research Forum online on Monday, 28 April 2025.

We had an impressive turn out, with 65 attendees. Guest speakers included Associate Professor Ghader Bashiri (The University of Auckland), and Professor Jack Heinemann (Canterbury University), who provided an oversight of their research areas and discussed their vision for collaboration amongst AMR researchers in New Zealand and Australasia.

The forum provides a platform for AMR researchers to come together and discuss AMR research in New Zealand across all sectors. The aim of the forum is to foster collaboration, help inform research gaps and disseminate findings from existing research.

The AMR Research Forum will take place every two months. If you are interested in joining the forum, please contact the AMR team on AMRteam@mpi.govt.nz

Compliance update

ACVM compliance received 29 reports of potential or confirmed non-compliant ACVM products and activities in April, and 116 reports have been received to date:

Agricultural chemicals application update

As of 2 May, there were:

• 35 applications in the queue
• 55 applications in appraisal

In the queue, there are:

• 20 new product applications (12 A-Type and 8 B-Type)
• 11 new use or use change applications
• 3 deviation application
• 1 data assessment

There are no chemistry and manufacturing variation applications in the queue.

Veterinary medicine application update

As of 2 May, there were:

• 32 applications in the queue
• 121 applications in appraisal
• 2 applications with the Animal Imports team for biosecurity approval

In the queue, there are:

• 18 new product applications (10 A-Type and 8 B-Type)
• 5 new use or use change applications
• 9 chemistry and manufacturing variations

There are no deviation or data assessment applications in the queue.

ACVM applications approved in April 2025

ACVM annual levy update reminder

As a critical part of New Zealand’s food safety system, New Zealand Food Safety provides a range of vital services to businesses to help manage risks to human and animal health. The costs of this have accumulated over time.

After consultation in 2024 with businesses with registered products under the ACVM Act, the Government agreed to update the ACVM annual levy with a stepped increase in July 2024 and again in July 2025. The increase reflects the cost of maintaining ACVM regulatory services.

This is a reminder that the annual levy will change to this stepped increase of $1,199 (excl GST) on 1 July 2025.

The levy applies to registered products under the ACVM Act. MPI notifies registration holders about reviewing and deregistering products each year. The cut-off date for requesting de-registration of products is Friday 13 June 2025.

If you hold a registration and would like to review or deregister products from MPI, or if you have any queries, please contact approvals@mpi.govt.nz.

Contact us

ACVM Team, Assurance, New Zealand Food Safety / Haumaru Kai Aotearoa

Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, PO Box 2526, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

Email approvals@mpi.govt.nz  

Website Agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines (ACVM) | Agriculture | NZ Government (mpi.govt.nz)

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