Butchers snag sausage success

The winning Mangawhai Meats team.

Two local butchers have snagged a stash of medals in the 2023 Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.

Warkworth Butchery took out two golds for its Traditional Beef and its Pork, Parmesan, Truffle & Bacon bangers, while Mangawhai Meat Shop scored a category-winning Gold Elite award for its Thai Pumpkin & Cashew plant-based sausage.

Mangawhai Meats also won bronze for its Spanish Chicken and Free Range Pork & Fennel sausages, its Sweet Sticky meatballs and its 1/4 Pound Beef Brisket burger patties.

Both butchers said they were proud of their teams, who cared about their work and always pushed for success in the national contest.