New Zealand Cheese Awards Information

  • Sustainability & Aspiring Cheesemaker Awards

    Click this link to enter the Innovative Packaging Aspiring Cheesemaker Award. Click this link to enter the Woolworths Sustainability Award.

  • Timeline

    Deadlines for cheese submission and dates for judging and winner announcements.

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  • Entry Pack 2026

    2026 Entry Pack is below for download.

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  • Terms & Conditions 2026

    Terms and conditions that bind entrants to the New Zealand Cheese Awards 2026.

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  • Partners NZ Champions of Cheese Awards

    Businesses that support the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards and make the work of NZSCA possible.

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  • Judges

    2025 Judges will be updated once they are confirmed.

  • NZ Champions of Cheese Awards Winners

    Winners of the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards since its inception in 2004.

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  • Medal Use

    As part of entry into the NZ Champions of Cheese Awards, cheesemakers promise to abide by the rules of Awards medal use

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