This is the official Facebook page for the Ministry for Primary Industries (New Zealand Government)
We help to maximise export opportunities for New Zealand's primary industries, improve sector productivity, ensure the food we produce is safe, increase sustainable resource use, and protect New Zealand from biological risk.
We welcome your comments, questions and feedback but we do ask that you are respectful of the community and follow these guidelines:
General terms
1. Please be respectful of other users.
2. Stay on topic and do not upload content or post a comment that is unrelated to the purpose this page.
3. Do not use language or content that:
• appears to be spam
• is racist, sexist or discriminatory
• contains insults or put downs
• is likely to be offensive, inflammatory or provocative (including swearing and obscene or vulgar comments)
• contains potentially harmful advice
• is not accurate.
4. Do not break the law or encourage others to do so (this includes defamation, breaching privacy, breaching another person’s intellectual property rights such as copyright, condoning illegal activity and contempt of court).
5. In the course of using the community areas of this page, please do not post personal information – addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other online contact details – relating either to you or other individuals.
6. Do not impersonate or falsely claim to represent a person or an organisation. Do not attempt to log on using another user’s account.
7. Do not make any commercial endorsement or promotion of any product, service or publication.
Removing comments and banning users
Any comments and posts that breach these terms will be removed. If an individual repeatedly violates this policy, that user will be blocked from posting in the future. MPI accepts no liability in any way connected to the use of or access to its Facebook page.
Giving permission
By making any contribution to MPI publically - including comments, photos or videos – you are granting it permission to reuse this content inside that platform. Permission will be sought via an individual request to the owner of the comment if MPI wishes to utilise the content outside of the platform.
Disclaimer
The content provided on this page is intended to provide accurate information about our work. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information set out on its Facebook page is accurate.
However, visitors to this page are advised that:
• the information provided does not replace or alter the laws of New Zealand and other official guidelines or requirements
• MPI does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, for any action taken, or reliance placed, as a result of reading any part, or all, of the information on its Facebook page or for any error, inadequacy, deficiency, flaw in or omission from the information provided
• all links, shared content, and references to other products, websites or organisations are provided for convenience only and are not, and should not be taken as, endorsement of those products, websites or any information contained in those websites
• MPI does not necessarily endorse any website or organisation, which has links to any of our websites. Liking, favouriting or sharing information does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation, it is for the purpose of sharing information
• Biosecurity advice: advice given through this page is not a guarantee that your goods will be given clearance. It is a guide only and is based on the details you have provided and the current import requirements which are subject to change. The Ministry for Primary Industries disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, or any other deficiency in this information, and also fully excludes any and all liability to the maximum extent permitted by law of any kind to any person or entity that chooses to rely upon the information. For more information on importation requirements please visit mpi.govt.nz.
Maximise export opportunities for New Zealand's primary industries, improve sector productivity, ensure the food we produce is safe, increase sustainable resource use, and protect New Zealand from biological risk.
We help to maximise export opportunities for New Zealand's primary industries, improve sector productivity, ensure the food we produce is safe, increase sustainable resource use, and protect New Zealand from biological risk.
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