Kaitiakitanga.

The Māori term for 'guardianship'

We believe we are the caretakers of our land and we are passionate about looking after it, to pass on to the next generation as good, if not a better state than when we inherited it.

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Kaitiakitanga. Our pledge to look after the land.

We believe we are the caretakers of our land, and we are passionate about looking after it. Our goal is for the land to be passed on to the next generation in the same or better state as when we inherited it.

Waiū Dairy aims to continuously improve and sustainably produce milk powders, high value milk proteins and milk fats to the highest level of quality in our industry.

To do this, we need the best quality milk – therefore, our relationship with our Kaitiaki is paramount to our mutual success.

Kaitiaki – Our people and guardians

This means our farms are the vital link in the quality chain to meet our aim of manufacturing high quality dairy ingredients and to support our Kaitiaki. Waiū dairy products meet international dairy compliance standards and ensures there is ecological balance within the farm environment to preserve natural flora and fauna, waterways and oceans.

Our cows are grazed in open fields 365 days a year which provides consumers assurance of our grass-fed status. We manage our livestock to ensure they exhibit natural browsing behaviors whilst protecting and regeneratively farming our soils.