Wairiri Buffalo

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Wairiri Water Buffalo are Italian lineage and came to us via a small import of Buffalo from Melbourne in 2008 and some swamp buffalo and from pure bred Riverine Buffalo as a result of a work from the late Andrew Frontin-Rollett who put much of his life savings to start a buffalo industry here in NZ. Buffalo are not as highly domesticated as dairy cattle and while they are characterful, they hold good health and have very few health issues and we are using a minimum or medical intervention. Our Buffalo are treated with respect and called by name. Our main passion are fresh cheeses. Buffalo milk lends itself to Pasta Filata (stretched curd) which are traditional Italian style cheeses: Mozzarella, Scamorza, Cacio Cavallo Burrata and Stracciatella and Ricotta. To it we have added Halloumi, Yogurt and a Buffalo Blue.