Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 18th March 2025. Part 1 of 2.   Born on a dairy farm in Taranaki. Father joined the army. The family shifted to Waiouru and later transferred to Linton in 1960. He enjoyed growing up at the Waiour...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 18, 2025

A view of the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute building.

Creator:      Dairy Research Institute
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1967 to 1977

A test kitchen was one of the facilities added to the complex in 1967.

Creator:      New Zealand Dairy Research Institute
Date:          1967

For a detailed account of early research carried out at the DRI on cheese starters refer to Massey: Its Early Years by T W K Brooking.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          circa 1945

The Microbiology Laboratory at the Dairy Research Institute, Palmerston North

Creator:      Dairy Research Institute
Date:          1966 to 1967