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  Stephen Coote August 9, 2010 at 11:43am

  I wish you well with your quest.
  
  Sounds like fun. Best wishes.... Coote.
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  Stephen Coote August 6, 2010 at 12:01pm

  PS: Welcome to Ooooby Joanne
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  Stephen Coote August 6, 2010 at 11:59am

  Hmmmm.... I'm fairly sure that the sale of home-kill meat or game meat is pretty much illegal.
  
  I know that some game meat is sold to the public, but it seems that the hunters (who may have to be licenced or qualified in some way) take the carcasses to an approved processing plant to be inspected and processed according to certain guidelines.
  
  I personally see nothing wrong in going hunting and then inviting friends around to be served some game meat. But things might get difficult if the powers that be learn that improperly processed meat has been sold.
  
  I wonder how the various participants in the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival get around this problem. Perhaps all the meat served has been through a proper processing plant. Perhaps there is some special allowance for the event, but I doubt that this is the case.
  
  Here is a link which gives an idea how strict the rules are:
  http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/publications/policystatemen...
  
  Perhaps you could contact the New Zealand Food Safety Authority and see what they think. I imagine most folks in the organisation would have to stick to the strict rules.
  
  Best wishes !!! Stephen Coote, Nelson.
  
  I like the idea of what you are proposing. It is a pity Auckland is so far from Nelson.