Edendale is situated on the Southland Plains, just to the west of the Mataura River and is now bypassed by State Highway 1.
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PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Before the town — which has a population of about 600 — was called Edendale, it was known by the names Maorirua, Mataura Plains and Stuart’s Bush.

Edendale is dominated by its milk-processing plant that was originally run by the Southland Dairy Co-operative and is now operated by Fonterra.

The Edendale factory began as a cheese-processing plant and in the 1990s expanded to include milk powder processing.

The plant has been expanded several times since and was in 2009 the largest raw milk-processing plant in the world.

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October.

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