Auckland

As parts of New Zealand are struggling with drought Fonterra is lending a hand where it can with milk tankers delivering water to desperate communities.

Brian and Pirkko Gallagher are passionate about sustainable farming. Not because they have to be – because they want to be and know it’s the right thing to do.

Imagine if you had a job where you got to create and taste different ice creams all day long. Sound like a dream? Well for Ice Cream Innovation Manager, Esraa El Shall, it’s a normal day’s work. I’ve always been into science and when I first started Uni I was studying for a Bachelor of Medical Lab Science, but I found it a bit boring. I remembered a food technology day we had at school and how interesting it was. Food is everywhere around us and there’s a lot of science that comes with it, so I decided to change my studies and here I am.

A Q&A with Fonterra’s new Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Susan Doughty. Doughty is a strong equal pay advocate and has worked to build diverse and inclusive teams across a number of high-profile organisations.

Lisa and Hamish Lile are dairy farmers who invite primary school children to visit their farm and learn more about agriculture. They find students to host through DairyNZ's Find a Farmer programme.

The Fonterra Grass Roots fund awards grants to hundreds of community organisations each year. One of the winners was the Triangle Park community garden in Auckland. With their grant, the garden bought new seeds, tools, and a potting table.

Dolly Fagen is the manager of a Fonterra supply store in Auckland. She is featured in an upcoming video about the people that contribute to our beloved dairy products. Read more about Dolly, and her work with Fonterra, on our website.

Meet the Aucklanders who make the coffee, sell the cheese, store the goods, deliver the goods and keep the business humming to ensure Fonterra dairy can be loved in New Zealand and around the world.

When former Fonterra farmer Donald Pearson passed away, he left 74 hectares of farmland to the NZ Young Farmers. The younger generation in Auckland has more opportunities to learn about a career in agriculture.