We spoke to Miraka Dairy Company chief executive Richard Wyeth about the company being a finalist for the Māori Agribusiness Award at the Primary Industries Good Employer Awards.
The winners of the inaugural awards will be announced next week at an awards dinner at Parliament.
Miraka is the only Māori dairy company in New Zealand. It started production with just 34 staff; today it has 120 employees and has moved from being a commodity producer to manufacturing value-add products sold around the world.