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Tākaka dairy factory, 2010

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Tākaka dairy factory, 2010

On 21 June 2005 fire destroyed the Tākaka dairy factory. Most of the plant was quickly rebuilt but the butter and casein processing capabilities were not, and in 2010 the plant produced only milk powder. The milk tankers that serve it are a familiar sight on Golden Bay’s roads.

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by Carl Walrond

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Carl Walrond, Nelson region – Farming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28869/takaka-dairy-factory-2010 (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 3 September 2010, updated 1 August 2015.