James and Kate Clairmont moved their dairy sheep flock – and their two school-aged kids...
Archive for category: Cheese Makers
Upper Moutere, near Nelson, is home to Thorvald sheep cheese and Little River Estate A2 cow's milk...
Catherine and James were Whangarei locals living on a lifestyle block at the beautiful Whangarei...
Amanda and Lindsey Goodman started making fabulous cheese from their initial herd of 25 does.
Sue Arthur set up Over The Moon and the NZ Cheese School in 2007. This was to pair her...
No longer operating, Annie and Geoff Nieuwenhuis started experimenting with making cheese in 2008.
Cathy and Kelvin Haigh established The Cheese Barn in Matatoki south of Thames in 1998. Kelvin is the principal...
Carol and Rick Thorpe founded Waimata Cheese outside Gisborne in the mid-1990s. With an early interest in organics, they...
Janet and Miles King made stunning cheeses at their idyllic Wairarapa farm (closed since May 2025). This heart-warming photo...









