With the game season shortly due to kick off in earnest the country’s deer farmers will soon be sending their animals to slaughter. Most of our venison heads up to Europe, and is heavily marketed by the New Zealand deer industry, using the culinary wizardry of our top chefs to promote the delicious meat.

Reporter Benedict Collins, who fancies himself as a bit of whizz in the kitchen, recently met master chef Alan Brown who was happy to show him just what the industry is so proud of.