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‘Clustering’ by Territorial Authorities

2 Introduction

This report presents a summary of literature about TAs working together in New Zealand and the findings of a trial undertaken between NZFSA and a group of TAs working as a ‘cluster’ to deal with food regulation.

The Domestic Food Review identified ‘consistency’ of regulatory delivery as a considerable problem in New Zealand. A number of aspects of the Review sought to address this. One of these aspects was the potential consistency achievable through operating in a ‘cluster’ arrangement. To test this out, NZFSA worked with a group of TAs to identify the extent to which working as a ‘cluster’ might enhance the transition to, and delivery of, the new food safety system.