Ayrshire New Zealand

Welcome to Ayrshire New Zealand

The New Zealand Ayrshire Association (Inc), known as Ayrshire New Zealand, is an Incorporated Society representing approx 380 Ayrshire breeders in New Zealand. The offices of Ayrshire New Zealand are located in Hamilton (central North Island) at the site of Livestock Improvement Corporation. The office is staffed Monday to Friday and members and visitors are always welcome to call at the office.

The Association is divided into 9 wards geographically, each ward represented by a Director. The Board of Directors is headed by the President. Ayrshire New Zealand is also the parent body to 16 Ayrshire clubs nationwide. An annual Meeting is held each year in June at varying locations. All members are invited to attend.

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

At the North Island Championships held on 28 January 2012 at Rotorua, Brookview Lot Laguna owned by Steiner Partnership of Tokoroa was named North Island Ayrshire Champion and Supreme All Breeds Champion. Kiteroa Ayrshires took out the Reserve North Island Championship with Kiteroa Bonny Georgina.

Junior Champion and Reserve both went to the Baxter Family of Tirau with Shardville Particle ET and Shardville Danes Lass respectively.

The Fredrickson Trophy for Senior Young Handler went to Sarah Leech of Tirau, with Jamie Baxter in second and Alicia McPike in third place. The Greenlane Trophy for Junior Young Handler went to Pennymay Symonds Of Te Kuiti with her sister Cherry Symonds in second and Hannah Lawson in third place.

ARRAN TROPHY

The Arran Trophy for the Ayrshire Young Judge Competition was decided at NZ Dairy Event on 25 January 2011. Last years winner Kylee Perrett of Sentinal Ayrshires, Stratford, repeated her effort over some tough competition in Jessica Vaughan (2nd), Sarah Greig (3rd) and Luke Gilbert (4th). Kylee and Jessica went on to place third and fourth in the Worldwide Sires All Breeds Young Judge competition.

AYRSHIRE BREEDERS HONOURED

Bernie and Nancy Patrick of Taonui Ayrshires were presented an award for Outstanding Acheivement and Service to the NZ Dairy Industry at NZ Dairy Event. Bernie and Nancy are long time Ayrshire breeders and the breeders of renowned bull Taonui Jacks Jethro. Bernie served on the Board of Ayrshire New Zealand for over 20 years including a three year period as Association President.

Ron Baker of Taranaki was presented the inaugural Shirley Crothers Memorial Trophy for NZDE Youth Ambassador.

NZ DAIRY EVENT 2012

For the second year in a row, Peak View Alfie Hetty is the Ayrshire In-Milk Champion at the New Zealand Dairy Event. Owned by Jessica & Michael Vaughan of Featherston and bred by Stewart & Margaret Graham of Woodville and is sired by Kiteroa Cream Alfie. Hetty also went on to win Reserve All Breeds Senior Champion.

Ferdon Genetics of Otorohanga took out Reserve In-Milk Ayrshire with Ferdon Requiters Goldie.

On Thursday morning, Junior Champion went to the Junior Yearling Ferdon Poker Gloss (s. Des Chamois Poker) owned by Ferdon Genetics of Otorohanga, with Senior Heifer CalfLuckville Reality Debe (s. Palmyra Tri Star Reality) owned by the Carrington Family of Dannevirke in reserve.