Submissions

In September 2024 we submitted to the Ministry of Regulation on the Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review.

Our submission focused on factors such as: the balancing of risk, especially the need for a common risk framework across the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines and Hazardous Substances and New Organisms regulatory systems; opportunities to adopt and use the best of international trials and assessments; and sharpening the focus to toxicology assessment rather than efficacy evaluation.

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In August 2024 we submitted to the Ministry for the Environment on the New Zealand Second Emissions Reduction Plan.

We focused our submission on the draft Emissions Reduction Plan as it relates to agriculture.

Our submission focused on a number of issues including that successful emissions reductions will be aided by the use of a broad range of inhibitors, including nitrification inhibitors.

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In August 2024 we submitted to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the International treaty examination of the Agreement on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity. 

The IPEF agreement, and in particular the Supply Chain Agreement, are a model for the types of international agreements that can assist in ensuring New Zealand continues to have access to critical materials to support our agricultural economy.

Learn why we are in support of the Agreement. 

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In late May 2024 we submitted to the Climate Change Commission on the Review on whether emissions from international shipping and aviation should be included in the 2050 target, and if so how.

We have focused our submission on the potential to include international shipping in New Zealand’s domestic carbon targets.

We discussed policy commitments to emissions reduction in the context of: shipping emissions as a component of overall emissions from agricultural products; supply chain risk for New Zealand; current port infrastructure issues; and international policy and shipping company initiatives to address vessel emissions.

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In late May 2024 we submitted to the Climate Change Commission on the Draft Advice on New Zealand’s Fourth Emissions Budget.

Our submission focused on nitrous oxide emissions, in particular those associated with fertiliser use.

In late May 2024 we submitted to the Climate Change Commission on the Review of the 2050 Emissions Reduction Target.

Our submission focuses on the Commission’s assessment of significant change since the 2019 target commitments were made. We focus on four of the factors outlined in the Climate Change Response Act 2002 that should be considered before a change to the target is recommended: Global Action; Scientific understanding of climate change; New Zealand’s economic or fiscal circumstances; and technological developments

In May 2024 we submitted to Select Committee on the Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill.

Our submission supports the amendment to the definition of agricultural compound in the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act to cover products whose purpose is mitigation of environmental impacts. We focus on the definition of inhibitor and transitional arrangements, in particular that the definition for inhibitors does not inadvertently exclude the use of urease or nitrification inhibitors.

In March 2024 we submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency on the Amendments to Hazardous Substances (Importers and Manufacturers) Notice.

In our submission we supported the proposal that fertiliser products are to be excluded from the quantity reporting requirements and highlighted that those materials imported as raw materials for the manufacture of fertilisers, as well as materials imported and applied with fertiliser e.g., urease inhibitors, should also be exempt and not inadvertently captured in the reporting requirements.

With a focus on fertiliser, FANZ has submitted on the Climate Change Commission’s '2023 Draft advice to inform the strategic direction of the Government’s second emissions reduction plan'. 

FANZ supports the proposed recommendations for agriculture. The fertiliser industry has supported farmers to contribute to the reductions through increased efficiencies, precision agriculture technologies, improved management and reductions in nitrogen fertiliser use.

Enabling use and recognition of a broad range of emissions-reducing practices and technologies is a key to realising emission reductions. 

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