About Us
Purpose and values
Our values - We aim to educate the public, promote the dairy goat, help narrow the rural/urban divide. Attract new members. Sell the best and most trustworthy goat. Support and mentor new goat members. Share knowledge, experience, and pool resources. Encouragement to register, classify, show, herd test.
Our purpose is to promote the dairy goat and be the best dairy goat club in New Zealand.
Our History
The Canterbury Dairy Goat Breeders Association was established in 1979 – we are a volunteer-run club with an affiliation to the New Zealand Dairy Goats Breeders Association.
CDGBA is the largest-run dairy goat club in the country with decades worth of combined experience amongst its members. We offer services for all ages, experience levels, needs, and requirements.
Meet the team - The committee
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Jonathan Carden-Holdstock
CDGBA President
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Gabrielle Hutcheon
CDGBA Vice President
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Alice Jones
CDGBA Secretary
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Jayne Arscott
CDGBA Treasurer
Committee team
Chris Carden-Holdstock
Sharron Eastwood
Sharon Worthington
Abagael Higgs
Janet Richards