ANZCO Foods Butcher Apprentice competition update
Posted on Thursday, 16 July 2026 under Latest Edition,
Congratulations to the six ANZCO Foods Butcher Apprentice and the seven Pact Packaging Young Butcher regional winners and finalists:
ANZCO Foods Butcher Apprentice
- Asif Azam from New World Gardens - Lower South Island Regional Winner
- Ashley Maguire from Peter Timbs Meats - Upper South Island Regional Winner
- Cody Burbery from PAK'nSAVE Te Awamutu - Waikato Regional Winner
- Mya Wilson-Hiraka from New World Mangawhai - Upper North Island Regional Winner
- Garret Smith from New World Feilding - Lower North Island Regional Winner
- Tsinjin Tahau from New World Marton - Wildcard Winner
Pact Packaging Young Butcher
- Thomas Hamliton from New World Balclutha - Lower South Island Regional Winner
- Blair Wright from Peter Timbs Meats - Upper South Island Regional Winner
- Adrianna Te Aonui from PAK'nSAVE Te Awamutu - Waikato Regional Winner
- Chloe Steel from De Bauchery - Upper North Island Regional Winner (tie)
- Matthew Hiroti from PAK'nSAVE Ormiston - Upper North Island Regional Winner (tie)
- Rhys Tamanui from Waipawa Butchery - Lower North Island Regional Winner
- Tyrone Matehe from New World Ravenswood - Wild Card Winner
We wish all 13 finalists every success as they prepare to compete in the Grand Final in Auckland on 13 August. If you have the opportunity, we encourage you to attend and support these talented young people as they represent the future of New Zealand's retail meat industry.
