Meet New Zealand’s Outstanding Makers

The growers, makers and producers behind award-winning food and drink.

Featured {Outstanding} Makers

Discover the stories behind Aotearoa’s most inspiring food and drink producers. Meet Your Maker celebrates the people, passion, and provenance behind award-winning products—highlighting the growers, makers, and innovators shaping New Zealand’s food landscape.

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Wairarapa Grains Collective
Wairarapa Grains Collective

The story of the four farming families behind Wairarapa Grains durum what has been written by Esta Chaplin, a New Zealand Food Communicators Scholarship recipient.

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Rescued Kitchen
Rescued Kitchen

The OFPA judges awarded Rescued Kitchen Savoury Baking Mix a Gold Medal in the 2026 Earth category. Judges notes say the sustainably sourced herby-onion pantry staple is "a delicious mix, even when plain. Makes a fluffy, soft, moreish bake." 

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Dreamview Creamery
Dreamview Creamery

Raglan producers Dreamview Creamery achieved 2026 OFPA Champion status being named Leefield Station Dairy Champion for their Natural Probiotic Yoghurt with Boysenberry Compote. Dreamview Creamery is the result of a pivot by the Hill family, and this is their story…

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More {Outstanding} Makers

Nicola McConnell Nicola McConnell

Good Chow NZ

For Good Chow recipe mastermind Jenny Yang, food has always been about care. Growing up, she watched her mother express love through cooking. Three meals a day, every day, prepared with precision and pride.

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