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Taupo-based Maori dairy company Miraka took the top honours at this year’s Biosecurity Awards.

Two leading innovative figures in the dairy industry are departing for greener pastures.

Departing Miraka chief executive Richard Wyeth says it’s been an absolutely fantastic opportunity to turn a greenfield site into a highly successful company.

Miraka, the Māori-owned dairy company near Taupo, believes its farmer suppliers are relatively happy about a possible lower payout this season.

Miraka dairy paid out on average $7.14/kgMS to its farmer suppliers last season.

Taupo-based Māori dairy company, Miraka, celebrated a major milestone last week – the production of the billionth pack of UHT milk.

Miraka chief executive, Richard Wyeth says the company was disappointed at the way the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act Bill (DIRA) was rushed through Parliament recently.

Parliament has removed the open entry and exit provisions of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (DIRA).

The goal of Māori-owned dairy company Miraka, near Taupo, is to become the most sustainable dairy company in the world.

Taupo-based dairy processor Miraka says it used Government funding to pay workers forced to stay home during the COVID-19 lockdown.