ɪt stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tə dɹˈaɪ pˈaʊdɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd wʌz əfˈɪʃəli ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt baɪ nˈuː zˈiːlənd kˈoʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv dˈɛɹi kˈʌmpəni, wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌv fˈɔntɛɹə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
It started to dry powder in 1967 and was officially opened on 20 April 1968 by New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, which became part of Fonterra in 2001.