New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust

To develop people, recognise their achievements and celebrate excellence in the dairy industry. Provide a learning environment for individuals to realise their full potential: Promote progression paths within the industry; Drive a passion for progression as a career path; Encourage educational qualifications and governance development on farm; Offer opportunities to entrants to benchmark their business against their peers; Build a sustainable volunteer base. Provide a platform to reward excellence: Develop an enduring network of all people involved; increase profile through media access; Grow and reward leaders. Showcase best practice within each stage of progression: Build respect for dairy from New Zealanders; Engender pride amongst the farming community; Keep the competition categories relevant to changing industry needs; Showcase best practice and sound business models.