MFAT Market Reports and Useful Links for Non-Primary Sector

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes regular reports on topics of interest to the New Zealand export community, often in collaboration with other New Zealand government agencies, including MPI, NZTE, Customs, MBIE and Education New Zealand. For the latest reports, regional reports and previous updates, click here. This week’s new market reports are: Prime Minister’s visit […]

Innovation Expo 2024

Registration Presenting Exhibiting Registrations are open Thursday 21 November 2024 Sir Noel Robinson Conference CentreDue Drop Events Centre | Manukau, Auckland Natural Health Products NZ’s Innovation Expo provides an outstanding opportunity for our sector to showcase new products, ingredients or processing capability.   Our annual day of innovation is a day of ‘show and tell’ where […]

Media Release: Natural Health Products NZ announces new board member

17 July 2024 The industry umbrella group that represents New Zealand’s natural products, functional foods, complementary medicines, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals industries has announced the election of one new board member and the re-election of another. Natural Health Products NZ also fare-welled board member Ravinesh Kumaran. The newly-elected Natural Health Products NZ board member Susan Hur […]

Media Release: Export-Exemption Consultation

Media releaseNatural Health Products NZ27 June 2024 Consultation: Options for export exemptions from New Zealand composition and/or labelling requirements under the Food Act 2014 Natural Health Products NZ is welcoming the export exemption regime announced by the Government today and is hopeful it will remove long-standing export barriers for dietary supplements. For more than a decade, […]

Media Release: Natural Health Products NZ Industry Award Winners 2024 Announced

  30 May 2023   Natural Health Products NZ has announced the winners of its annual industry awards, including the Supreme Award for the best overall entry:  Supreme Award Winner: Vitaco Health NZ Forbes Packaging Marketing Award$2 Million and Over in Sales Winner: Vitaco Health NZ Cawthron Institute Innovation Award Winner: Anagenix The New Zealand […]

Summit 2024 – Wrap Up

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to our Natural Health Products NZ Summit 2024 in Napier.  We had a fantastic number of delegates (220) and exhibitors (24). Please take a few minutes to let us know what you thought of the Summit.  Click here to go to our survey. Survey Delegate List Presentations Industry Award […]

Response to New Zealand’s Legal Harvest Assurance System Issues Paper

It has come to our attention that the proposed New Zealand’s Legal Harvest Assurance System (timber) has the potential to impact consumer goods including NHPs.  See here for the link to the consultation document and MPI website.  MPI is seeking feedback on the framework.  Consultation closes tomorrow, Thursday 16 May, 5pm.  This potential issue seems to have […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Therapeutic Products Act repeal means export exemption more urgent than ever

Media releaseNatural Health Products NZ08 May 2024 Therapeutic Products Act repeal means export exemption more urgent than ever The industry body for the natural health products sector, Natural Health Products NZ,says the repeal of the Therapeutic Products Act means urgent Ministerial action isneeded to exempt the sector from New Zealand’s outdated export restrictions. “While the […]

Innovation Expo 2023 – Wrap Up

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to our Natural Health Products NZ Innovation Expo in Auckland.  We had a record number of delegates (225) and exhibitors (24). Click here to access the presentations or contact sheryl@naturalhealthproducts.nz. Click here to go to our survey.  It only takes a few minutes and provides us with […]

2023 Suppliers of the Year Award – Winners Announced

The Natural Health Products NZ Supplier of the Year Award recognises excellence within the vital services sector of our industry. Members vote for Suppliers who have made a significant contribution to their business or the sector and the nominators did not hold back with their glowing praise.  The judges were impressed and inspired by the […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Government must engage with natural health sector to make urgent legislation

19 July 2023 Health Minister Ayesha Verrall and officials must engage more meaningfully with the natural health product sector on workable regulations under the Therapeutic Products legislation passed under urgency to realise its full benefits and minimise unintended consequences, Natural Health Products New Zealand says. Natural Health Products NZ represents around 80% of the natural […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Flawed law leaves natural health products’ future on a knife edge

29 June 2023 The future of New Zealand’s natural health products sector is on a knife edge, with the government progressing its flawed Therapeutic Products Bill and ignoring amendments which would make the legislation fit for purpose and unlock huge economic and export growth opportunities, Natural Health Products New Zealand says. READ FULL MEDIA RELEASE