event: PACT PACKAGING YOUNG BUTCHER OF THE YEAR

Winners of the Pact Packaging Young Butcher 2025 Competition

Rhys Tamanui

Waipawa Butchery
2026 Pact Packaging Young Butcher of the Year Winner

AWARD WINNERS

Beef + Lamb New Zealand ‘Best Beef Product’

Cody Burbery from PAK’nSAVE Te Awamutu - Beef Truffles

Beef + Lamb New Zealand ‘Best LAMB Product’

Matthew Hiroti from PAK’nSAVE Ormiston - Lambchetta

NZPork Best Pork Product

Chloe Steel from De Bauchery - Stuffed Pork Scotch Roast

Tegel Foods Best Chicken Product

Chloe Steel from De Bauchery - Stuffed Pork Scotch Roast

CABERNET FOODS CLEANEST BONES

Rhys Tamanui, Waipawa Butchery

SKills4work emerging talent award

Mya Wilson-Hiraka, New World Mangawhai

Past Winners: Pact Packaging Young Butcher of the year

2025: Anton Rameka - New World Mangawhai
2024: Sam Weller - New World Ravenswood
2023: Luka Young - PAK’nSAVE Kaitaia
2022: Brad Gillespie - New World Rototuna
2021: Cherise Redden - PAK’nSAVE Glen Innes

PAST WINNERS: ALTO YOUNG BUTCHER OF THE YEAR

2020: James Smith - PAK’nSAVE Pukekohe

PAST WINNERS: ALTO BUTCHER OF THE YEAR

2019: Greg Egerton - Countdown Dunedin Central
2018: Riki Kerekere – Countdown Meat & Seafood, Auckland
2017: Reuben Sharples – Aussie Butcher New Lynn, Auckland

past winners: Alto Young Butcher of the year

2016: Amy Jones – New World Taumarunui
2015: Alana Empson – New World Hillcrest, Hamilton
2014: Timmy Watson – Allenton Meat Centre, Ashburton
2013: Abigail Lane – PAK'nSAVE Kaitaia
2012: Peter Taupawa – New World Victoria Park, Auckland
2011: Alesha Ross – Nosh Matakana
2010: Calum Sutherland – New World West End, Rotorua
2009: Wade Flavell – The Mad Butcher, Auckland
2008: Cameron Webb – Progressive Foodmore, Auckland
2007: Scott Reid – New World Gate Pa, Tauranga
2006: Michelle Tautau – Countdown Eastgate, Christchurch
2005: Calum Sutherland – The Mad Butcher, Rotorua
2004: Paul Archbold – Halswell Butchery, Christchurch
2003: Richard Sanders – Huapai Country Butchers, Auckland
2002: Nick Thompson – Woolworths Bush Inn, Christchurch
2001: Jeffrey Wright – Big Fresh, Christchurch
2000: Craig Hatton – New World Temuka
1999: Blake Cole – New World West End, Rotorua
1998: Jeremy Joyce – Price Chopper, Whakatane
1997: David Smith – Countdown Tokoroa
1996: Karl Pamplin – New World Remuera, Auckland
1995: Marcus Verkerk – Verkerks Ltd, Christchurch
1994: Christopher Mackie – Richmonds Ltd, Hastings
1993: John Tautau – Cracroft Butchery, Christchurch