25 Mar 2024

High demand for NZ goat cheese

From Nights, 10:17 pm on 25 March 2024

Our specialty cheeses are winning us awards and attention on the world stage.

But the markets for goat and sheep milk have been turbulent, both domestically and overseas, with the number of businesses in New Zealand thinning remarkably in the last few years.

Simon Lamb from Cranky Goat cheese in Marlborough joins Emile Donovan.

 

A close up of people cutting artisan cheeses with cheese knives. Several cheeses are placed on a wooden board, with a bowl of crackers in the background.

Cranky Goat started off making halloumi and feta, and now offers a range of goat and cow cheeses. Photo: Cranky Goat