Red Deer have played a significant role in the heritage of New Zealand, its rural environment and agricultural development. Red Deer (amongst other species) were brought to the country by the early European settlers in 1863 initially for sport, with the first licence to farm granted in 1970.

We supply a high quality range of Venison, sourced from a small number of deer farms dotted around the Central Plateau High Country of the North Island, in partnership with Duncan Venison.

The supplying farms produce a world-class grass-fed and finished, hormone and antibiotic-free product, that is exported to many of Europe’s best restaurants.

The deer range in large paddocks, in large mobs to emulate the herds found in the wild, with minimal handling to maximise stress reduction.