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Kōrero: Deer and deer farming

Feral deer carcasses, 1969

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Feral deer carcasses, 1969

The first registered deer slaughterhouses, such as this one near Queenstown, were established to process wild deer and prepare venison cuts for export.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAQT 6401/A88,658

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ken Drew, Deer and deer farming – Venison production, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16052/feral-deer-carcasses-1969 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ken Drew, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.