Who we are

OSPRI is a not-for-profit limited company, made up of a group of companies, including NAIT Ltd, TBfree Ltd and MBfree Ltd.

NAIT Ltd

NAIT Ltd is the official NAIT organisation as per the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012. The NAIT programme provides the national animal identification and traceability system.

TBfree Ltd

TBfree NZ Ltd is the statutory management agency for the National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Plan, as per the:

• Biosecurity Act 1993, and
• Biosecurity (National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Plan) Order 1998.

The TBfree programme aims to eradicate bovine TB from New Zealand.

MBfree Ltd

M. bovis Free NZ Ltd (MBfree) is the statutory management agency for the National Mycoplasma Bovis Pest Management Plan, as per the:

• Biosecurity Act 1993, and
• Biosecurity (National Mycoplasma Bovis Pest Management Plan) Order 2024.

The MBfree programme's goal is to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) from New Zealand's national cattle herd by June 2028.

Our work

Our areas of expertise are:

• animal health
• disease management
• livestock traceability
• pest management.

We play a key role in:

• developing policy and technical guidelines
• providing system and database support and management
• delivering livestock traceability and undertaking traceback for food safety and disease response
• supporting industry quality assurance through animal health and traceability initiatives
• undertaking animal health monitoring and surveillance
• delivering operational pest management
• implementing extension and community engagement programmes.

Strategic priorities

Our three-year Strategic Plan sets out a path for success as we pursue completion or improvement of our biosecurity-critical programmes. It outlines our vision, purpose, strategic priorities, critical enablers, outcomes and key performance indicators for 2025 to 2028.

We’ve worked with our people, shareholders, funders, and a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that our strategy is an accurate reflection of our current state and desired future.

Previous reports

Refer to our publications and resources section for previous years' reports.