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Miraka, the baby of the multi-billion dollar New Zealand export dairy processing industry, is growing up fast.

The 2013-14 dairy season started strongly for Taupo-based dairy company Miraka, said chief executive Richard Wyeth.

News of the UHT milk product is sweeping the world. 90% of the milk consumed in Asia is UHT milk. It's no wonder the Māori dairy company, Miraka Ltd, in central North Island, is dipping their hand into the UHT pie to boost their revenue.

A project that aims to develop dairy wellness products as well as build Maori agribusiness capability is to receive government funding through the Primary Growth Partnership.

Maori-controlled, with a Vietnamese connection, one of the country's newest dairy companies does things a little bit differently from the big boys, discovers Jamie Gray.

Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr. Pita Sharples, has congratulated Miraka, a Maori owned milk processing company for entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with Shanghai Pengxin.

New Zealand's only Maori owned and controlled dairy company is signing a deal with Shanghai Pengxin on Tuesday to process milk from the former Crafar Farms into UHT products for export to China.

The owners of Miraka Ltd, an independently owned dairy company, are determined to capitalise on their first year of operation, which produced a profit.