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OSPRI | <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> <strong>2014</strong>/<strong>2015</strong><br />
CEO’s Report<br />
MICHELLE EDGE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE<br />
I’m delighted to have<br />
joined OSPRI, and to<br />
have the opportunity to<br />
work with such committed<br />
stakeholders and staff.<br />
It’s clear that OSPRI has made<br />
significant progress over the two<br />
years since it was formed. NAIT<br />
has now reached the end of its<br />
three year transition phase, with a<br />
number of learnings we can build on<br />
to further improve its value ahead.<br />
OSPRI has improved the usability of<br />
NAIT and is focused on encouraging<br />
further uptake. NAIT provides a<br />
valuable tool to underpin the entire<br />
traceability framework. Our work<br />
will focus on the whole supply chain<br />
to ensure NAIT effectively supports<br />
national traceability, market<br />
access and livestock management<br />
production systems. The movement<br />
data contained in NAIT will also<br />
help determine risk profiles<br />
associated with TB testing under<br />
the new National Pest Management<br />
Plan (NPMP).<br />
For the TBfree programme,<br />
<strong>2014</strong>/<strong>2015</strong> was a significant year.<br />
OSPRI was set the challenge of<br />
proving eradication is possible<br />
from challenging terrain, something<br />
we have now demonstrated in the<br />
Hokonui Hills region. We made<br />
substantial advances in eradication<br />
across a range of other areas, with<br />
TB now cleared from from about<br />
1.2 of the 2.5 million hectares<br />
targeted for eradication by 2026.<br />
Combined with record low numbers<br />
of infected herds (41 at year-end)<br />
our results have given investors and<br />
stakeholders confidence to now<br />
contemplate complete eradication<br />
of TB from New Zealand. We look<br />
forward to the outcomes of the<br />
review of the NPMP, to apply from<br />
1 July 2016.<br />
Several other achievements during<br />
the year are worth noting. As part of<br />
our strong health and safety focus, we<br />
aimed to reduce workplace injuries<br />
by 25% and achieved a 45% reduction<br />
– an early sign our effort is paying<br />
off. Change can be hard, so the result<br />
reflects positively on how we’ve<br />
approached change and the attitude<br />
and effort of our field contractors.<br />
OSPRI received two national IT<br />
awards from the Institute of IT<br />
Professionals for work on livestock<br />
disease management system.<br />
OSPRI staff also contributed nine<br />
of 15 peer-reviewed scientific<br />
articles for a special issue of the<br />
New Zealand Veterinary Journal,<br />
‘Control of bovine tuberculosis<br />
in New Zealand in the face of a<br />
wildlife host: A compiled review<br />
of 50 years of programme policy,<br />
design and research’. The series<br />
provides an excellent overview of<br />
the research that has driven the<br />
outstanding progress in managing<br />
bovine TB to date.<br />
Looking ahead, we intend to<br />
enhance stakeholder engagement<br />
and establish a more collaborative<br />
approach to service delivery. OSPRI<br />
will deliver on its core programmes<br />
with the assistance and advice of<br />
our shareholders and stakeholder<br />
representatives, and ensure we<br />
are responsive to opportunities for<br />
improvements and joint work.<br />
Michelle Edge<br />
Chief Executive<br />
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