Celebrating the best of the NZ Dairy Industry
Learn, Connect, Grow. Stand out. Be rewarded.
MAIN ENTRIES OPEN NOW - CLOSE 5 DEC 2025. FIRST FARM AWARD OPEN 9 JAN – 9 MAR 2026. SEE MORE HERE
ENTER NOW TO WIN* EARLY BIRD PRIZES!
Early bird draw open between 6th and 27th October 2025

TOTAL PRIZE POOL VALUED AT
$1 MILLION + NZD
Our amazing, generous awards sponsors offer a combined awards prize pool for all regional and national award categories valued at $1M+ NZD. Get a taste of what's on offer below.
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Why enter the
NZ Dairy Industry Awards?
Learn.Connect.Grow.
Accelerate your learning and development, challenge yourself, raise the bar and climb your career ladder.
Stand out
Stand out from the herd, showcase your skills and turn your passion and drive into something that sets you apart.
Driving best practice and improving dairying tomorrow
With a proud 34-year track record, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards celebrate the best in the New Zealand Dairy Industry. Driving best practice and improving dairying tomorrow, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards runs a programme of over 60 events directly involving over 6000 people ranging from dairy farmers to rural professionals, rural businesses, and the wider rural communities. Entrants have the chance to challenge themselves, earn a regional or national title and share in substantial regional and national prize pools.
WORDS FROM OUR FARMERS
"What does responsible farming mean to us? It’s really all-inclusive, it’s environmental sustainability, it’s looking after the land, environment and water, it’s looking after the animals and our people."
- Cameron Henderson, Recipient of the Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award 2023
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