Say Cheese!

A DigitalNZ Story by Mike Kmiec

Dairy is a multi-billion-dollar industry for New Zealand. And cheese is awesome.

cheese, dairy, wheels

Image: 500 lb cheese

500 lb cheese

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cheese scoop

Cheese scoop

Howick Historical Village

Image: Cheese dish

Cheese dish

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cheese dish

Cheese dish

Howick Historical Village

Image: Stamp, Cheese

Stamp, Cheese

Puke Ariki

Image: Barrys Bay cheese

Barrys Bay cheese

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Cheese board layout

Cheese board layout

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wood, Cheese Crate

Wood, Cheese Crate

Puke Ariki

Image: Stool, Cheese Crate

Stool, Cheese Crate

Puke Ariki

Image: John Larkins Cheese Richardson

John Larkins Cheese Richardson

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Exploding Cheese

Exploding Cheese

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Cheese workers and packaging, Te Horo, 1920s [P1-6447-8837]

Cheese workers and packaging, Te Horo, 1920s [P1-6447-8837]

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Wine and cheese on a platter

Wine and cheese on a platter

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: CHEESE, MARKET STEADY. (Evening Post, 09 January 1939)

CHEESE, MARKET STEADY. (Evening Post, 09 January 1939)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: THE CHEESE EXHIBIT (Otago Witness, 12 June 1907)

THE CHEESE EXHIBIT (Otago Witness, 12 June 1907)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: THAT IS AMERICAN CHEESE." (Northern Advocate, 23 December 1893)

THAT IS AMERICAN CHEESE." (Northern Advocate, 23 December 1893)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Cottle Kindy Wine and Cheese.

Cottle Kindy Wine and Cheese.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: N Z Cheese Ltd :Chesdale Cheese; for salads, for sandwiches, for cooking; no rind, no waste, does not dry. Manufactured by N.Z. Cheese Ltd. [1930s?]

N Z Cheese Ltd :Chesdale Cheese; for salads, for sandwiches, for cooking; no rind, no waste, does not dry. Manufactured by N.Z. Cheese Ltd. [1930s?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: NEW ZEALAND STANDARD CHEESE CRATE, (Evening Post, 14 June 1933)

NEW ZEALAND STANDARD CHEESE CRATE, (Evening Post, 14 June 1933)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: MISS G. NEST DAVIES, EXPERT IN CHEESE-MAKING. (Feilding Star, 17 February 1912)

MISS G. NEST DAVIES, EXPERT IN CHEESE-MAKING. (Feilding Star, 17 February 1912)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Unidentified chef holds a large wheel of cheese on board a Dutch ship

Unidentified chef holds a large wheel of cheese on board a Dutch ship

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Portrait of Mr George Cheese - Photograph taken by Batt & Richards fl 1870s

Portrait of Mr George Cheese - Photograph taken by Batt & Richards fl 1870s

Alexander Turnbull Library