Taranaki born and bred, Jackie Harrigan still looks on Mount Taranaki as her maunga, although she does enjoy the view of the changing light on the Ruahine Ranges out her kitchen window.

Armed with an agricultural science degree and diploma of journalism, Jackie had eight years working on Country-Wide and then edited Young Country magazine for two years before it was incorporated into both Country-Wide and NZ Dairy Exporter magazines as a standalone section.

She is now editor of NZ Dairy Exporter and will guide the magazine into its next 100 years after 2025 when it reaches its first centenary of publishing.

2021 – Dairy Exporter – Ministry for Primary Industries Fit for a Better World Award, which recognises the importance of innovation and technology in supporting sustainability, for its special report over six stories taking an in-depth look at regenerative agriculture through the voices or farmers, scientists, policy makers and funders of research.

2020 – Dairy Exporter -Runners up for Ministry for Primary Industries Rongo Award for Farming in the Covid bubble.

2020 – Dairy Exporter – Best Trade Magazine: Highly Commended

2019 – Dairy Exporter – Best Trade Magazine: Highly Commended

2019 – Jackie Harrigan – AgResearch Science Writers award