Our Vision:

“Sustainable management of game animals and hunting for recreation, communities, commerce and conservation.”

Summary

The New Zealand Game Animal Council (GAC) is a statutory entity established under the Game Animal Council Act to represent the views of the hunting sector while also contributing to positive conservation outcomes.

Strategy and reporting documentation

The following information outlines key documentation in relation to the GAC’s strategy and reporting.

Strategic Plan

The GAC’s Strategic Plan along with other key documentation informs the development of our annual Statement of Performance Expectations, workplan and budget. Together, these documents provide priorities and actions for the forthcoming year, setting out how we aim to achieve our vision through our strategic objectives and how we aim to achieve these.

View the GAC’s Strategic Plan, completed in May 2023

Briefing to the Incoming Minister

These briefings contain information about the GAC’s priorities and form a basis of our work with the Minister as part of our primary statutory function to advise and make recommendations to the Minister for Hunting and Fishing.

Statements of Performance Expectations

Our Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) incorporates the priorities of the Government, the Minister and the Council. It reflects our operations priorities, performance targets and forecast financial information.

Annual reports

Our annual report provides a high-level overview of the achievements of the GAC on an annual basis. Our SPE provides the targets that we report on.