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New Zealand Aims to Slash Ag Approval Wait Times

5/27/2025

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New Zealand's Environment and Food Safety Ministers are taking bold steps to tackle long approval queues for agricultural products. With a goal to cut the HSNO queue by 10% by 2025-26 and a 20% reduction in ACVM products by June 2025, these changes could unlock an impressive $272 million in benefits over the next two decades.

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Story summary

New Zealand's Environment and Food Safety Ministers are taking bold steps to tackle long approval queues for agricultural products. With a goal to cut the HSNO queue by 10% by 2025-26 and a 20% reduction in ACVM products by June 2025, these changes could unlock an impressive $272 million in benefits over the next two decades.