Outcome 3: Healthy New Zealanders

Healthy New Zealanders – a shared outcome with MoH

This outcome focuses on the contribution that the agriculture, horticulture and food sectors make to the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders. It comprises both the contribution made by the food

production, processing and retail sectors, and the role of MAF in managing the incursion of pests and diseases harmful to citizens.

The management of risks to public health associated with food and food-related products contributes not just to public health outcomes for New Zealanders (and our tourist trade) but also to the international reputation of New Zealand as a producer of safe food. This reputation supports the significant contribution the export food sector makes to New Zealand's economy.

We will know that this outcome is being achieved when New Zealanders experience:

A reduction in foodborne illness.
Protection from risks that may arise in consumption of foods.
The ability to make informed choices about aspects of suitability of the foods they eat.
Protection from biosecurity pests.

The successful management of food-related risks to public health is vulnerable to a number of external threats including:

The emergence of new or more virulent pathogens.
Changing food production technologies.
Increasing complexities within the food chain.
The impact of changing consumer habits and choices.

Intermediate Outcome 3.1: Safe and suitable food for New Zealanders

MAF's key contribution:
-Reviewing the domestic food regulatory programme

A risk-based approach to food safety is required and industry must take full responsibility for producing safe and suitable food. Accurate and comprehensive information must be provided to enable consumers to make healthy choices for themselves and their families.

State Indicators	Impact Measures
Number, type and impact of foodborne illnesses in New Zealand. Level of non-compliance with New Zealand food standards.	Reduction in number, type and impact of foodborne illnesses in New Zealand. Improvement in compliance with New Zealand food standards.

Intermediate Outcome 3.2: Reduced impacts on human health and wellness from biosecurity pests and pest management activities

MAF's key contribution:
- Ensuring effective surveillance and response capability

This intermediate outcome includes a broad concept of wellness and recognises that biosecurity contributes to human health and enjoyment of the natural environment. Biosecurity decisions will also recognise the cultural value that people attach to certain organisms, for example cats and dogs as pets and certain valued garden species. MAF recognises the impact that biosecurity actions can have on people's lifestyles, such as aerial spraying and the use of poisons to control possums.

State Indicators Impact Measures

Incidence of disease and adverse humans caused by biosecurity pests.

Health effects from biosecurity effects from biosecurity activities.

Impact of harmful biosecurity pests cultural use and experience of the environment.

Reduction in the incidence of health effects in humans caused by disease and adverse health effects in biosecurity pests.
Avoided, prevented or reduced health activities.

Reduction in the impact of harmful on the quality of New Zealand's biosecurity pests on the quality of recreational and cultural use and New Zealand's recreational and experience of the environment.

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 Contact this person

State Indicators	Impact Measures
Incidence of disease and adverse humans caused by biosecurity pests. Health effects from biosecurity effects from biosecurity activities. Impact of harmful biosecurity pests cultural use and experience of the environment.	Reduction in the incidence of health effects in humans caused by disease and adverse health effects in biosecurity pests. Avoided, prevented or reduced health activities. Reduction in the impact of harmful on the quality of New Zealand's biosecurity pests on the quality of recreational and cultural use and New Zealand's recreational and experience of the environment.