Wally Smith Homekills is a family butchery on the corner of Duke Street and Aztec Place in Frankton, Hamilton, and its distinctive feature is that it goes to the farm. Wally and Raewyn founded it in 1971, and the business still kills animals on the property where they are raised, in a purpose-built vehicle, so the animal stays calm and the meat is better for it. The team then cuts and packs the meat to the cuts and portions the farmer asks for.
Carcasses are hung for 8 to 12 days to build flavour and tenderness before they are cut. The kill truck works five days a week across the greater Waikato, from Paeroa to Tokoroa, Otorohanga, Te Awamutu and Raglan, and it runs one area each day. Bookings for a beast need at least two weeks, and the truck needs about ten animals in an area before it returns. Pigs are taken to the factory in Frankton, and sheep are killed there only when a beast is killed at the same time.
Bookings are made by phone on 07 847 5455, by email, or through the online form.