Grinning Gecko Cheese Co

  • Mega Medal Haul at NZ Cheese Awards 2020

    Grinning Gecko Cheese Company’s success story continues after it was announced  that we had won a whopping 11 medals at the 2020 NZ Champions of Cheese Awards. We’ve never entered so many cheeses before, so were blown away by the results. The company employs six and the team hand-makes all their cheeses from certified organic milk, sourced fresh from a local farm.   Our famous Camembert, that earned us a gold at the International Cheese Awards in the UK last year, was awarded Gold at the NZ competition. It has never been without…

  • Kau Piro – Gold Medal 2016

    Our award winning washed rind cheese has a luscious creamy interior with a savoury earthy flavour which becomes more complex and robust with age.

  • Best Soft White Rind Cheese in New Zealand

    Grinning Gecko Brie is one of the finest examples of soft cheese made in New Zealand. It has won acclaim both nationally and internationally. It is deliciously creamy and voluptuously smooth.