G/AG/N/NZL/100  
 
6 September  2017 
(17-4761) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated  1 September  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand . The notification concerns new or modified domestic support 
measures exempt from reduction ( Table DS:2 ). 
 
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  Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NE W ZEALAND  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
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(1) FULL TITLE OF MEASURE:  Primary Industries Earthquake Recovery Fund  
 
(2) DOMESTIC LEGISLATION  REFERENCE:  No new legislation.  
 
(3) DETAILED DESCRIPTION  OF MEASURE WITH REFE RENCE TO CRITERIA:   
 
A November 2016 earthquake caused significant erosion and damage to land in Hurunui, 
Kaikōura and Marlborough. This Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) fund supports projects 
that investigate long -term land use options and provide professional services for future land 
planning in Hurunui, Kaikōura and Marlborough . 
 
The fund prov ides two options to give farmers, growers and foresters the support they need 
to make decisions abo ut what to do with their land.  
 
i. Project funding for community group s: available for projects that tackle a shared problem 
or develop a new opportunity in rel ation to land use.  All projects must benefit the 
community group, and not just an individual.  All projects must be related to the 
Kaikōura, Hurunui, Marlborough areas affected by the November  2016 earthquake.  All 
projects require a minimum of 20% non -gover nmental contribution towards the total 
project expenditure.   
ii. Advisory services funding for land owners and land managers : advisory services will be 
made available for individual land owners and land managers, who have property within 
Hurunui, Kaikōura and Marlborough th at was affected by the November  2016 earthquake, 
to help with long -term land use planning and technical advice.  The funding is available 
for advice provided to landowners in the following industries: dairy, sheep, beef, deer, 
arable, horticul ture, forestry, farm forestry, pigs, poultry, viticulture, and land -based 
aquaculture.  MPI will liaise with approved suppliers and pay them directly when 
requested work is completed.  
The programme meets the criteria of Annex  2, paragraph  8(b) of the Agree ment on 
Agriculture ( Payments for relief from natural distasters :  payments only applied in respect of 
loss of land due to the natural disaster ). 
Further information on the fund can be found at: http://www.mpi.govt.nz/protection -and-
response/responding/adverse -events/kaikouraearthquake/primary -industries -earthquake -
recovery -fund/  
(4) COST OF MEASURE:  The total fund available is NZ$5 million.   
 
i. Project funding for community groups : groups can apply for up to NZ$200,000 
(GST exclusi ve) per annum for a maximum of three  years.  The total maximum funding 
available per project is NZ$600,000  (GST exclusive).   
ii. Advisory services funding for land owners and land managers : advisory services up  to the 
value of NZ$5,000 per property are available.  
(5) DATE OF ENTRY INTO E FFECT:   
 
i. Project funding for community groups : Applications for the project funding for community  
groups closed on 23 June 2017; assistance will be available from September 2017.   G/AG/N/NZL/100  
 
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  ii. Advisory services funding for land owners and land managers : Applications to become an 
approved supplier of professional advisory services closed on 9 June 2017; land owners 
and land managers will have access to funded services through MPI approved suppliers 
from early August 2017.  
 
(6) PERIOD OF APPLICATIO N:  
 
Primary Industries Earthquake Recovery Funding is expected to be fully allocated.  Projects 
that benefit community groups can  run for up to three  years and are expected to be 
complete b y 30 June 2020.  
 
(7) PRODUCTS TO PRINCIPA LLY BENEFIT (IF ANY INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT(S)):   
 
No specific products will benefit.  The fund will support earthquake -affected farmers, growers 
and foresters in deciding what to do with their land. The immediate beneficiaries are 
community groups, land owners and land managers in the Hurunu i, Kaik ōura and 
Marlborough earthquake -affected areas.  
 
 
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