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• Phase 1: Engagement on Discussion Document

• Discussion Document
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• Stakeholder Engagement
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Consultation is focused on gathering and sharing information about bioprospecting in New Zealand and to facilitate a discussion on how a policy framework might be structured. The government is especially interested in hearing from those either actively involved in or affected by bioprospecting activities.

• 9 July 2007 Letter to Stakeholders and Interested Parties
  The letter accompanying the mail out of the discussion document sets out useful information and background on the current consultation process.

Public meetings and hui

Between 23 July 2007 and 7 September 2007, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Te Puni Kōkiri co-hosted a series of 17 public meetings and hui, to which interested parties were invited to attend.

The purpose of these meetings was to discuss the information and issues raised in the discussion document Bioprospecting: Harnessing Benefits for New Zealand. They are part of a wider engagement process which includes a written submissions process.

Copies of the presentations can be obtained here.

Meeting and hui dates and venues for interested parties:

• Minutes and Presentations from Public Meetings and Hui
  Minutes and presentations from public meetings and hui.


• Bioprospecting Key Themes
  A summary from ICS of the key themes heard at the bioprospecting consultation hui as well as outcomes from the Maori Reference Group meeting.

Reference Groups

In addition to the meetings, two groups will be convened in early September – a reference group to provide Māori perspectives on the main themes from the meetings and a stakeholder group to provide perspectives from other interested parties. The membership of these groups will be expected to be selected through a public-consensus process to be advised at the scheduled meetings. A written report from each of these groups will form part of the submissions process.

Meeting dates for reference groups:

• Reference Group Outcomes
• Outcomes of the Stakeholder Reference Group and Maori Reference Group forums. Additional outcomes of the Maori Reference Group forum are available in the Bioprospecting Key Themes document.