Pursuant to section 34(2)(a) of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 (“Act”), I, Simon Andrew, acting under authority as acting Chief Executive of National Animal Identification and Tracing Limited (NAIT), which is the designated National Animal Identification and Tracing organisation, give notice of alternative time limits to those prescribed by Regulations made under the Act for the provision of information by any person in charge of animals (PICA).

The alternative time limits apply only to those PICAs with NAIT animals located within the below areas affected by states of emergency (section 34(2)(a)(i) of the Act) declared at time of publication.

• Whangarei District
• Far North District

The alternative time limits are:

• a person registering as a PICA under section 27(1) of the Act must do so within 48 hours of the cessation of the local state of emergency.

• a PICA making a declaration under section 31(1) of the Act must do so within 48 hours of the cessation of the local state of emergency.

• a PICA tagging an animal in accordance with regulation 20 of the National Animal Identification and Tracing (Obligations and Exemptions) Regulations 2012 must do so within 48 hours of the cessation of the local state of emergency.

• a PICA making a declaration under 32(1) of the Act must do so within 48 hours of the cessation of the local state of emergency.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of March 2026.

This extension comes into effect on the date of publication in the New Zealand Gazette and expires 48 hours after the cessation of the state of emergency.

SIMON ANDREW, Acting Chief Executive, National Animal Identification and Tracing Limited.