Open Country Milk Collection

☀️Stunning day in the Deep South today!☀️
27 degrees! Our Awarua drivers will be very thankful for their air conditioned cabs.

If you are visiting the Southern Field Days this week. Make sure you check out the Open Country Stand. With daily cheese tastings and an up close look at one of our newest R620 Scania milk tankers! 🧀🥛🐮🚛

🚜 Southern Field Days starts TOMORROW!

Date: 11–13 February 2026
Time: 9am–5pm daily
Place: Waimumu (12km from Gore)
Open Country Stand Location: Stand 527, near Gate 3

Join us for daily Cheese Tastings at 12pm and 2pm, hosted by Paul Fitzsimons from Geraldine Cheese Company. Enjoy award-winning Open Country cheeses paired with:
🧀 Beer at 12pm
🧀 Wine & Gin at 2pm

Our Milk Supply, Environmental, and Executive teams will be there for a friendly chat over a drink and something tasty to nibble on.

See you tomorrow at Stand 527 near Gate 3!

🎄 Merry Christmas from the Open Country Milk Collection Team 🎄

We’d like to wish all our farmers, drivers, partners, and their families a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy holiday season.

Thank you for your hard work, commitment, and support throughout the year — it truly doesn’t go unnoticed.

We hope you enjoy a lovely Christmas, make special memories with loved ones, and have a blessed time over the festive season.

🎅✨ Stay safe and we look forward to another great year ahead.

🎄 Christmas celebrations are underway at OCMC! 🎄
Yesterday we enjoyed our Waikato Christmas Party, and it was another fantastic day filled with activities, fun, and plenty of festive spirit.

A huge thank you to the awesome team who put this event together — your effort made the day really special. And a big thanks to all the staff who helped out and supported the day. We appreciate everything you do! ❤️

A great start to the festive season for our Waikato team! 🎅✨

🎄 Christmas has officially kicked off at OCMC! 🎄
We celebrated our Awarua Christmas Party first, and what an absolutely brilliant day it was! From fun activities to plenty of laughs, it was an awesome way to bring everyone together.
A huge thank you to the amazing team who organised this day — your hard work really showed. And thank you to all the staff who helped out and made the event such a success. We appreciate you all! ❤️
Here’s to the start of the festive season at OCMC! 🎅

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Thank you, Southland Sports Car Club & Teretonga Park! 🚛🏁

A big thanks to the Southland Sports Car Club for hosting our annual driver training at Teretonga Park over the past couple of weeks.

We’re incredibly lucky to have such a fantastic facility here in our community and to work alongside such a supportive team.

Thanks again for making us feel so welcome!

Inspiring the next generation of rural professionals!🤩

Southland Girls High School Young Farmers group had a special visit from OCMC’s Unit 862 — giving students a hands-on look at life behind the wheel of a milk tanker. From climbing into the cab to learning how the technology works, it was an experience that turned curiosity into genuine excitement!

Big thanks to Marty Black, OCMC, and everyone involved for making it happen — and for showing our future leaders just how impressive this industry really is!

📸 Check out some highlights from the day below 👇

Another stunning capture from Abhilash — a beautiful winter sunrise over the Waharoa tanker park as the fleet gets ready to roll out for another great day on the road. 🌅🚛