New Zealand Meat Board

The New Zealand Meat Board, previously known as Meat New Zealand, was established in 1922 as the New Zealand Meat Producers Board, under an Act of Parliament, the Meat-export Control Act 1921–22.[1] It provided for producer, government and business representation and took responsibility for marketing New Zealand's meat for export. Today, the Meat Board provides quota and reserves management while Beef + Lamb New Zealand provides industry good functions.[2]

Inspectors of frozen mutton, January 1947, Hawke's Bay Farmers Meat Co.

History
Poster used by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board (1930–1940)

The business of the board would be to look after the interests of producers (farmers) at both ends, to keep down the costs of production at this end (freezing companies) and to look after freight and insurance (shipping companies). At the other end it was proposed to appoint a London agency to be entrusted with the business of seeing to the disposal and proper marketing of New Zealand meat in England (Smithfield).[3] Funding was provided by a small per carcass levy paid by producers.[3] The government was empowered by the Act to prohibit the export of meat except as determined by the Board.[3]

The organisation was called New Zealand Meat Producers Board from its inception in 1922 until March 1998, when Meat New Zealand was used as its trading name. Through the Meat Board Act 2004, the name changed to its current name, New Zealand Meat Board, in July 2004.[4]

Membership of the Board

The Act provided that membership should consist of eight people: two government appointees, five persons appointed by the governor-general as representatives of producers and elected by them for the purpose and one member as a representative of stock and station agents.[5]

First board
David Jones, chairman

See also

Other producer boards:

References
  1. "Meat-export Control Act 1922–22" (PDF). New Zealand Acts As Enacted.
  2. "New Zealand Meat Board – Background". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Meat Pool Proposal". The New Zealand Herald. LIX (18006). 3 February 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. "Timeline". New Zealand Meat Board. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. "Meat Export Board". The Evening Post. CIII (55). 7 March 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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