MPI Verification Services (VS)
VS official veterinarians (authorised and/or recognised persons under the Animal Products Act 1999) are located near the main airports or ports. As authorised persons they issue official assurances (in the form of MPI export certificates). As recognised persons, they may also issue eligibility documents for all animal species (excluding bees) and germplasm.
AsureQuality Limited (AQ)
AsureQuality and VeritAg official veterinarians (recognised persons under the Animal Products Act 1999) can perform a number of functions supporting eligibility for export but they cannot sign official assurances (in the form of MPI export certificates). These functions are:
- issuing eligibility documents for all animal species and germplasm
- verifying and other activities for export requirements of live animals and germplasm, as required by the Animal Products Act 1999
- verifying export requirements for live animals and germplasm
germplasm. - VeritAg are not approved for poultry exports.
List of AQ official veterinarians
AsureQuality recognised persons list
VeritAg contact and recognised persons list
List of VS official veterinarians:
| Address | Authorised and/or recognised people | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| AUCKLAND 19 Richard Pearce Drive Airport Oaks PO Box 53 030 Mangere, Auckland | Stephen Dine Philippa Dumont De Chassart Tom Ho Linda Hollenstein Mary Jones Slavisa Jovic Manu Kanade Jane Kirk Adrian Rodrigues Justine Stewart Tracey Strangman Clifford Wong-Toi | Telephone: 09 909 2706 Fax: 09 909 2708 mqsakav@mpi.govt.nz |
| CHRISTCHURCH 14 Sir William Pickering Drive Harewood PO Box 39 037 Christchurch | Kirsten Brooks Esther Koh Haydn Mitchell Geoffrey Ostle Suzanne Schuler Chris Sinclair Simon Taylor | Joan Penkman Telephone: 03 358 1777 Fax: 03 943 1742 liveanimalgroup@mpi.govt.nz |
| HAMILTON Campbell Block Ruakura Research Centre East Street Hamilton 3214 | Reuben McGlynn
| Telephone: 07 921 3418 |
HASTINGS | Sandra Costley Bruce Robertshaw Janet Sherratt Joanne Beverly Wickham | Telephone: 06 974 8818 Telephone: 06 878 9869 Telephone: 06 974 8804 Telephone: 06 974 8808 |
| TAURANGA Suite 7, 23 Nikau Crescent PO Box 4637 Mt Maunganui | Jessamyn Lilly Anita Taylor Johanna Dorler | Telephone: 07 927 5707 Fax: 07 927 5711 Mobile: 029 927 5707 jessamyn.lilly@mpi.govt.nz anita.taylor@mpi.govt.nz johanna.dorler@mpi.govt.nz |
| WANGANUI Level 2 60 Ridgeway Street PO Box 527 Wanganui 4540 | Grant Ogilvie Harry Kwok | Telephone: 06 348 7152 |
WELLINGTON | Valentina Martinovic-Pavkovic Mark Mirkin Brian White | Telephone: 04 894 4223 Fax: 04 894 2119 wellingtoncertification@mpi.govt.nz Telephone: 04 894 0113 Telephone: 04 894 0371 |
Note : Any after-hours services need to be arranged with VS official veterinarians ahead of time.
Publication of register
MPI publishes this information to meet the requirements of section 112S of the Animal Products Act 1999.