New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

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New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

May 9, 2026 5:30 PM
Millennium Hotel, 1270 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua
May 9, 2026
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5:30 pm
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Millennium Hotel, 1270 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua
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.

The National Awards dinner takes place on:

Saturday 9th May 2026
Venue: Energy Events Centre, Queens Drive, Government Gardens, Rotorua
Pre-dinner drinks: 5:30 pm
Dinner Seated: 6:00 pm

Dress code: Formal - Black Tie
Master of Ceremonies: Te Radar

Looking for accommodation? Join us at the Nationals week Hotel:

Millennium Hotel, 1270 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua

For more details on the awards

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