56693
Records of Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association
Date1970-1986Reference NumberAms 229Collection SummaryMaterials from A.T. Short, General Manager of the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association from 1970-1986, including minutes, reports and history
DescriptionCollection comprises:
Ledger book containing newspaper clippings 1975-1983:
Articles relate to company activities, business issues/news, kiwifruit industry and issues that impact in some way on company activities.
Minutes and financial records for Bay of Plenty Trading Society Ltd:
1974-1979 [Box 384]
1977-1982 [Box 385]
1976-1983 [Box 386], includes documents relating to amalgamation of BTS and Bay Farmers Trading Society Limited and the closure/restructuring of stores in Te Puke and Katikati (Katikati Traders Limited)
Minutes and reports for Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association Limited:
1971-1972 [Box 387], includes minutes for the following meetings: Combined trading meetings between Bay of Plenty Trading Association Limited, Kaimai Traders and Katikati Traders Limited.; Joint Venture Directors meetings; Combined directors meetings between the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association and the Kaimai Co-operative Dairy Company Limited.
1973-1974 [Box 388]
1971-1975 [Box 389]
1976-1978 [Box 390a]
1975-1976 [Box 390b], includes minutes for meeting of Bay of Plenty OP Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd, Katikati Traders and Bay of Plenty Trading Society Ltd regarding the Tauranga retail store project, April 1975.
1977-1979 [Box 391]
1979-1980 [Box 392], includes minutes discussing closure of Katikati factory and Katikati effluent pipeline.
1980-1982 [Box 393]
1982-1984 [Box 394]
1983-1984 [Box 395]
1977-1985 [Box 396], includes folder containing material on plans re rationalisation/amalgamation of dairy companies within the Bay of Plenty. Newspaper cuttings re Rangataiki Plains Dairy Company expansion plans (1982) and "milk wars".
Minutes, reports and financial records 1981-1982 focusing on the proposed amalgamation of Bay of Plenty dairy companies [Box 397]:
Opotiki, Edgecumbe and Te Puke, (Rangataiki Plains Dairy Company Limited, Opotiki Dairy Association Limited)
copy of " Bay of Plenty rationalisation study"
Minutes, reports and financial , 1983-1985 focusing on the proposed merger of Bay of Plenty dairy companies[Box 398]:
Rangataiki Plains Dairy Company Limited and Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association Limited (to become Bay Milk Products Limited in 1985)
Some documents include Opotiki Dairy Association Limited in merger plans. Includes copies of merger recommendations
Some older records dating from 1966
Copy of amalgamation proposal re Sunny Park-Hinuera Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd and Waikato Dairy Co-operative Limited.
Articles of Association and other legal documents relating to the establishment of Bay Milk Products Limited.
Documents relating to proposed merger of above companies in 1983 [Box 399]:
includes other miscellaneous documents, 1981-1983
Documents relating to proposed merger of companies, 1982-1984, [Box 400] includes:
"Bay of Plenty regional development report", October 1982
"Report for the information of suppliers of the BOPCDA and Opotiki Dairy Association Limited", September 1984
amalgamation reports for suppliers of Sunny Park-Hinuera Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd and Waikato Dairy Co-operative Limited and Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company Limited and Te Awamutu Co-operative Dairy Company Limited
Miscellaneous documents, [Boxes 401-403] including:
Newspaper clippings re merger, 1982-1984, some in a scrapbook, some loose
Documents relating to merger
Zoning order, 1984
Survey of farm suppliers, BOPCDA, November 1975
Annual report for Rangataiki Plains Dairy Co., 1985
Financial reports for Opotiki/ BOPCDA joint venture, 1984/1985
Annual reports BOPCDA, 1972-1975, 1977-1978, 1980-1984
Reports on new products and services, staff management, evaluation of new investment projects, 1974-1985
80th Jubilee publication (2 copies)
Annual reports 1975, 1984 for BOPCDA
1985 report for BOPCDA and Opotiki Dairy Association Ltd (in liquidation)
"Report by Committee on proposed amalgamation of Western Bay Dairy Companies", November 1966
Manuscript for "History of the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Associaton Limited"
See also Ams 188 and Ams 310 CreatorBay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy AssociationLevelCollectionExtent22 boxes and 2 books of newspaper clippingsLanguageEnglish
DescriptionCollection comprises:Ledger book containing newspaper clippings 1975-1983:
Minutes and financial records for Bay of Plenty Trading Society Ltd:
Minutes and reports for Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association Limited:
Minutes, reports and financial records 1981-1982 focusing on the proposed amalgamation of Bay of Plenty dairy companies [Box 397]:
Minutes, reports and financial , 1983-1985 focusing on the proposed merger of Bay of Plenty dairy companies[Box 398]:
Documents relating to proposed merger of above companies in 1983 [Box 399]:
Documents relating to proposed merger of companies, 1982-1984, [Box 400] includes:
Miscellaneous documents, [Boxes 401-403] including:
See also Ams 188 and Ams 310
LanguageEnglishAsset Location
RoomClimate controlled room
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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Access ConditionsNo access restrictions anticipated for this collection. To be reviewed upon next access request. AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 229
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Source of ContributionLibrary collection
Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association, Records of Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Association (1970-1986). Pae Korokī, accessed 19/05/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/56693
