During the year Meridian became a sponsor of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards. The new Awards bring together three previous competitions (the Federated Farmers Sharemilker of the Year, the Fonterra Westpac Dairy Excellence Awards and the Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year), under a single umbrella.

Meridian Sponsorship Manager Melanie Seyfort said the sponsorship reflected Meridian's involvement in the dairy industry. "We're very much a part of the industry," says Melanie. "We supply Fonterra with milk from our own dairy farms, and we supply the electricity that keeps many dairy farms and Fonterra factories running. Sponsoring the Dairy Industry Awards was a wonderful opportunity for us to show our support for an industry that makes a huge contribution to New Zealand".

"We're also committed to sustainability, so we were particularly pleased to be sponsoring in particular the Meridian Farm Environment award as part of our overall involvement," says Melanie.

For more information visit the Awards website.