Winners of the New Zealand Dairy Awards presented in Queenstown on Saturday are (from left) 2011 sharemilker/equity farmers of the year Lisa and Jason Suisted, of Waikato, farm manager of the year Jason Halford, of Manawatu/ Rangitikei/Horowhenua, and... : N. Island's day at dairy awards

Waikato dairy trainee of the year Darren Smith, Waikato farm manager of the year Chris Newman, and sharemilker/equity farmers of the year Lisa and Jason Suisted, all of Waikato. : N. Island's day at dairy awards

Sara Bowden and 2010 dairy trainee of the year Blake Korteweg, both of Balclutha. : N. Island's day at dairy awards

Kathy McCallum, of Winton, Viv Lynes, of Invercargill, and Debbie Little, of Winton. : N. Island's day at dairy awards

The 2010 farm manager of the year, Carwyn Monteith, of Hawkes Bay, Whitney Manjala and awards judge Tafi Manjala, of Whangarei, and Gary Jephson, of Taranaki. : N. Island's day at dairy awards

Farm manager of the year 2008 Nick Hoogeven, of Hauraki Plains, Pete Moynihan, of Invercargill and Christina Hoogeveen, of Hauraki Plains. : N. Island's day at dairy awards

Gordon McKenzie and Rose Dixon, both of Invercargill, Ann Flood, of Rurawai, outgoing Northland Fonterra director Greg Gent, of Northland, and Tony and Alison Cleland, of Five Rivers. : N. Island's day at dairy awards