Fare Game (NZ) Limited is a specialist game meat harvester and wholesale supplier based in Invercargill, Southland. Sourcing 100% wild, free-range game from pristine mountain terrain, Fare Game supplies luxury lodges, award-winning restaurants, delis, boutique butchers, and home cooks across New Zealand. Every animal is harvested by certified hunters with GPS site-logging to ensure total traceability from alpine backcountry to kitchen.
Operating with dedicated processing facilities, internal butchers, and temperature-controlled chiller transport, the company oversees every phase of the harvest and handling chain. Alongside premium mountain venison cuts such as tenderloins, racks, striploins, and short ribs, Fare Game handles hare, rabbit, and bespoke butcher cuts tailored for hospitality kitchens and direct retail orders. Overnight freight is dispatched to main centres across both islands, backed by dedicated quality guarantees.
New Zealand's southern alpine country produces some of the most pristine wild game in the world. Operating from Invercargill, Fare Game (NZ) Limited has built a supply network delivering 100% wild, free-range game meat directly from remote mountain ranges to dining rooms across the nation. Serving luxury lodges, acclaimed chefs, boutique delis, and home cooks, the operation bridges remote backcountry hunting with rigorous, fully integrated commercial processing.
The foundation of Fare Game's product is the environment from which it is harvested. Most of the company's wild venison is sourced directly from alpine mountains, where animals graze on natural native vegetation, drink from glacial waters, and breathe clean mountain air. This unmanaged, free-ranging lifestyle creates an exceptionally lean, tender red meat free from farm feedlot additives or hormones.
Accountability begins at the exact point of harvest. Each animal taken by Fare Game hunters is logged on-site with GPS coordinates, establishing complete geographic traceability for every batch of meat. Careful selection in the field ensures that only prime animals enter the production chain, guaranteeing reliable texture and depth of flavour for commercial kitchens and retail buyers alike.
Unlike wholesale brokers who aggregate livestock through third-party agents, Fare Game maintains end-to-end custody over the preparation journey. The company operates its own processing plant, employs dedicated butchers, and runs its own fleet of refrigerated chiller trucks. From field handling through to precision portioning and packaging, the entire sequence is controlled under one standard.
This infrastructure supports an extensive catalog of specialty game. While prime cuts of venison—such as racks, tenderloins, striploins, and short ribs—form the core of their offering, Fare Game also processes wild hare, wild rabbit, and bespoke custom butcher cuts requested by chefs. Product is freighted overnight to main urban centres across both the North and South Islands within 24 hours of payment, arriving chilled and kitchen-ready.