Jul 9, 2026
Congratulations to Top Deck Trading …Again! | Issue 222 | July 2026
Michelle, Tony and Kate Roberts on the night
NZDFA congratulates Tony, Michelle and Kate Roberts and Mark Lieshout (aka Top Deck Trading) who are this year’s winners of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy and become the 2026 National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing.
The National Sustainability Showcase event held on 2 July at Christchurch’s Te Pae Convention Centre celebrated each of the 11 Ballance Farm Environment Awards Regional Supreme Winners from across the country. We previously reported on the Roberts taking out the Southland Supreme Winner award in April.
The Roberts weren’t the only deer farmers present with fellow deer farmers Paul and Kerry Harmer (Castle Ridge Station) flying the flag as Canterbury Supreme Winners.
This is the fourth time that deer farms have been attending the National Sustainability Showcase and the third time that deer farmers have been awarded the Gordon Stephenson Trophy and become the National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing.
There were a few supporters! (L to R) Evan and Linda Potter, Cam Nelson, Christina Vaughan, Emil Murphy, Luka Jansen, Jane Campbell, Lindsay Fung
Top Deck Trading in more familiar surroundings
