Juliet Harbutt, often described as the 'Master of Cheese' is holding a master class in Auckland on Friday night.
She set up both the New Zealand Cheese Awards and the British Cheese Awards, has regularly featured on the BBC food programme, and helped introduce artisan cheeses into supermarket giants Tesco and Marks & Spencer.
Her cheese master class will also raise money for Tearfund's Sri Lanka Dairy Expansion Project.
Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles