Meet New Zealand’s Outstanding Makers

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

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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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The Limery

A 2025 Gold Medal for The Limery was accompanied by the judges praising its quality as "Authentic, endlessly versatile, unadulterated. True to label. Surprisingly moreish”. Development of The Limery is an inspiring tale of grit and resourcefulness from townies who wanted a change; Dianne Downey, who, alongside her late husband Paul Hyslop, turned four hectares of coastal land into an award-winning lime operation.

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