Competition Updates

from the National Convenor | 13 May 2012

Congratulations to our National winners!

Congratulations to our three national winners who are all from the Canterbury/North Otago region.

Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year - Enda & Sarah Hawe
Farm Manager of the Year - Mick O'Connor
Dairy Trainee of the Year - Nathan Christian

See National Results for the full list of winners and also our Photo Gallery.

Passion for Progression

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards attracts farmers from across the country, working in all levels of the dairy industry.

The awards showcase and support our passionate farmers of the future.

The Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year, Farm Manager of the Year and Dairy Trainee of the Year competitions give entrants the chance to earn a regional or national title and to share in substantial regional and national prize pools.

Latest Media Release

13 May 2012

Canterbury Winners Dominate NZ Dairy Awards

Dairy Industry Awards

Canterbury won the trifecta at the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, with its regional representatives winning all three titles.

It is the first time one region has claimed all three titles. Enda and Sarah Hawe won the New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year, Mick O’Connor won the New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year and Nathan Christian won the New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year.

The winners were announced at Auckland’s Sky City Hotel in front of 680 people last night.

“It is quite a feature and it has blown us away really to have the three winners from the same region. It also underlines the strength and powerhouse the Canterbury region has become in terms of dairy farming, and the opportunities that creates for young people to progress their dairy farming careers,” national convenor Chris Keeping says.

In another twist both the Hawes and Mr Christian are employed by the same Ashburton farming fami...