21 August 2021
Entries for the 2022 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) open October 1st with planning well underway and National sponsors…
14 July 2021
The New Zealand dairy industry is constantly evolving and with this in mind, exciting changes to the New Zealand Dairy…
08 July 2021
Planning for the 2022 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) continues at pace with National sponsors continuing to back the…
14 June 2021
After more than 10 years as a National sponsor of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA), Westpac NZ has…
15 May 2021
A rural sector stalwart and mentor to many has been recognised for his contribution to the New Zealand Dairy Industry…
15 May 2021
The 2021 Share Farmers of the Year are driven, professional and high-achieving siblings who benchmark excellence within the industry. Manoj Kumar…
08 April 2021
The major winners in the 2021 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Aran and Sharleen Sealey look forward to watching…
07 April 2021
A couple who are passionate about their cows and achieving their goals have won the 2021 Central Plateau Share Farmer…
27 March 2021
The 2021 Taranaki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year is no stranger to the programme, having won both…
25 March 2021
The 2021 Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners believe a good team with a can-do…
24 March 2021
The 2021 Manawatū Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winner says he wants to contribute positively to the…
20 March 2021
The winners of the 2021 Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year category say they love the land…
18 March 2021
First-time entrants who embrace a sustainable version of farming have been announced as major winners in the 2021 West Coast/Top…
16 March 2021
The major winners in the 2021 Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards aim to continue to grow their farming business while…
11 March 2021
The 2021 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winner is excited to be part of the New…
09 March 2021
The 2021 Northland Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year is a former police officer who would like to…
11 September 2020
The independent review into the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards revocation of the national title and merit awards from Nick…
10 July 2020
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust has decided to remove the title of 2020 Share Farmer of the Year…
04 July 2020
Hawke’s Bay/Wairarapa farmers Nick and Nicky Dawson were named the 2020 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award winners during the New Zealand…
04 July 2020
The 2020 Share Farmers of the Year are an outstanding example of hard work, dedication and leadership who are honest,…
04 June 2020
For the first time ever, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards will be screened on national television on Saturday 4th…
28 May 2020
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Executive have chosen Taranaki dairy farmer and NZDIA Alumni Rachel Short as Chair at…
06 May 2020
The 33 finalists in the 2020 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are preparing for their final round of judging, to…
17 April 2020
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) are pleased to announce that Nationals Judging 2020 will continue, within the guidelines of…
06 April 2020
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards final four regional winners and placegetters have been announced via Facebook Live video and…
01 April 2020
The 2020 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners say the strength of their farming business lies…
30 March 2020
The 2020 Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners are people-focused who consider their staff an…
28 March 2020
The winners of the 2020 Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year category believe diversification and their excellent…
26 March 2020
The major winners in the 2020 Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards say good, capable people are the cornerstone of their…
20 March 2020
Since announcing the cancellation of the four remaining regional awards dinners, a NZDIA Covid-19 committee has been working to ensure…
18 March 2020
In what has been a challenging week for all New Zealanders, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Management, Executive and…
17 March 2020
First-time entrants have been announced as major winners in the 2020 West Coast/Top of the South Dairy Industry Awards, with…
14 March 2020
The 2020 Taranaki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners believe the strength of their fourth-generation pure Jersey…
12 March 2020
The 2020 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners have found success through their ability to look…
11 March 2020
The major winners in the 2020 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards were runners-up in the same category last year and used…
07 March 2020
The 2020 Northland Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners say farming is more than just a career…
04 March 2020
The major winners in the 2020 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Adam and Maria Barkla, hope their win will…
03 March 2020
First-time entrants who are passionate about jersey cows, animal health and helping others progress have won the 2020 Central Plateau…
15 January 2020
Nominations to a national award that recognises dairy farmers who demonstrate leadership in their approach to sustainable dairying and who…
11 December 2019
Previous entrants and winners of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards often comment that the Awards process enhanced their career…
07 October 2019
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trustees have chosen Cantabrian Natasha Tere as Chair at a recent trust meeting. Mrs Tere…
20 September 2019
With a few days to go until entries open in the 2020 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, this year’s organisers…
04 September 2019
Entries for the 2020 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards open on Tuesday 1st October and are an opportunity for entrants…
30 May 2019
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Executive and Trust are pleased to introduce Robin Congdon as the new General Manager. “The…
11 May 2019
The 2019 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards winners are a smart, humble and practical couple who are doing very well…
27 March 2019
The winners of the 2019 Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year competition believe strong relationships and networks…
25 March 2019
The major winner in the 2019 Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Industry Awards aims to look after his people, pasture, cows and…
23 March 2019
A Hokitika couple have been announced as major winners in the 2019 West Coast-Top of the South Dairy Industry Awards. Thomas…
18 March 2019
Nominations for a national award that recognises dairy farmers who demonstrate leadership in their approach to sustainable dairying and who…
16 March 2019
The 2019 Hawkes Bay Wairarapa Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners are in their second season contract…
14 March 2019
A first-time entrant with a passion for dairy farming, the environment and animals has won the 2019 Central Plateau Share…
13 March 2019
The major winners in the 2019 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Matt Barr & Genna Maxwell believe one of…
11 March 2019
The major winners in the 2019 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards are first-time entrants who have wanted to enter the Awards…
10 March 2019
The 2019 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners have found success through effective team work, increasing…
07 March 2019
The 2019 Northland Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners realised while studying at university that the office…
04 March 2019
The 2019 Taranaki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners believe the strength of their team and learning…
02 March 2019
The 2019 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners say the strength of their farming business lies…
29 January 2019
Nominations to a national award that recognises dairy farmers who demonstrate leadership in their approach to sustainable dairying and who…
02 December 2018
The Canterbury-North Otago region has received the highest number of entries in the 2019 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards. Fifty-nine entries…
12 November 2018
Time is running out for people to enter the 2019 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, with entries closing this Friday…
06 November 2018
Photo: Bernice and Carlos Delos Santos Entries to the 2019 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards close on November 16, and previous Share…
17 October 2018
Time is running out to be in to win an Early Bird prize when you enter the 2019 New Zealand…
26 September 2018
With less than a week until entries open in the 2019 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, organisers of the regional…
04 September 2018
With less than four weeks until entries open for the 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA), exciting changes to…
13 August 2018
Previous entrants and winners of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards often state how the competition process has enhanced their…
12 May 2018
The 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards winners are smart people who are technologically savvy, care about people, the environment…
12 May 2018
The inaugural winners of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Fonterra Farm Source Responsible Dairying Award are considered leaders within…
10 May 2018
The gumboots have been put away and the shoes have been shined in anticipation of the dairy industry’s most prestigious…
06 April 2018
The 33 finalists in the 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards didn’t have long to celebrate their respective regional wins,…
27 March 2018
A Hokitika couple have been announced as major winners in the 2018 West Coast-Top of the South Dairy Industry Awards. Carl…
24 March 2018
The major winners in the 2018 Canterbury-North Otago Dairy Industry Awards are relatively new to the dairy industry and believe…
21 March 2018
The winners of the 2018 Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year competition believe strong relationships with all…
15 March 2018
A strong husband and wife team have been announced as major winners in the 2018 Central Plateau Dairy Industry Awards. Tim…
14 March 2018
The major winners in the 2018 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Reece and Natasha Cox, believe they have age…
10 March 2018
The 2018 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners are first-time entrants who grew up on farms…
08 March 2018
The 2018 Northland Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners swapped office jobs for dairy farming six years…
05 March 2018
The 2018 Taranaki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners hope the win will help them to achieve…
03 March 2018
The 2018 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners say the appeal of being part of a…
01 March 2018
The 2018 Hawkes Bay Wairarapa Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners say entering the competition has been…
17 December 2017
A new national award will recognise dairy farmers who demonstrate leadership in their approach to sustainable dairying and who are…
27 November 2017
There are just a few days to go until entries close in the 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, including…
22 November 2017
The first solo female to win the Dairy Manager of the Year category in the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry…
01 November 2017
Time is running out to be in to win a travel prize when you enter the 2018 New Zealand Dairy…
26 October 2017
Dreaming of a holiday? Enter the 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards and you could win a holiday of your…
12 October 2017
With just over a week to go until entries open in the 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, organisers of…
12 September 2017
2010 was a significant year for New Zealand, with the Pike River Mine disaster and the first Christchurch earthquake being…
02 August 2017
The runners-up of the 2017 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year Award believe the earlier potential entrants begin preparing…
06 May 2017
The 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards winners and finalists represent a group of people who are acutely aware of…
22 April 2017
This weekend marks the culmination of months of planning and preparation for the 22 finalists in the Share Farmer and…
12 April 2017
The 33 finalists in the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards won’t be taking a break over Easter – they…
26 March 2017
The 2018 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are heading south! At the Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards dinner on Saturday in Invercargill,…
25 March 2017
The winners of the 2017 Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year competition believe good staff management has…
22 March 2017
A former adventure tourism guide and former secondary school teacher have been named as major winners in the 2017 Canterbury-North…
20 March 2017
A Murchison couple have been announced as major winners in the 2017 West Coast-Top of the South Dairy Industry Awards. Jon…
15 March 2017
A strong husband and wife team have been announced as major winners in the 2017 Central Plateau Dairy Industry Awards. Carlos…
13 March 2017
The major winners in the 2017 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Cameron and Margaret Bierre, see their academic qualifications…
10 March 2017
The major winner in the 2017 Waikato Dairy Industry Awards, Phillip van Heuven, strives to achieve in every area of…
09 March 2017
The 2017 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners have a clear vision of where they are…
07 March 2017
The 2017 Northland Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners are Kaiwaka locals who are fans of keeping…
03 March 2017
The 2017 Taranaki Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners hope the win will help them to achieve…
02 March 2017
Canterbury/North Otago and Southland/Otago are the final two regions to announce their 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards finalists.The awards,…
01 March 2017
The 2017 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners have proven that persistence and resilience are the…
27 February 2017
The 2017 Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winners say entering the competition has given them…
22 February 2017
The third round of the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards regional finalists have been announced.Central Plateau and West Coast/Top…
16 February 2017
The next round of the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards regional finalists have been announced.Auckland/Hauraki, Waikato and Bay of…
09 February 2017
The 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards is in full swing, with judging underway and the first regional finalists announced.The…
The final countdown is underway for the 33 finalists in the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, with the winners…
The winners of the 2003 New Zealand Sharemilker of the Year title believe the Dairy Industry Awards are an important…
