Best sausages

The sausage judged to be the best in New Zealand can be found in Christchurch. It's a mango & chilli chicken sausage made by Peter Timbs Meats, of Edgeware Rd, and was the 2009 Supreme Award Winner in The Great New Zealand Sausage Competition.

Chief Judge Kerry Tyack described the sausage, which also won a gold in the Gourmet category as “a superb combination of chicken, mango and chilli, resulting in a sweet and spicy sausage with huge palate appeal."

Mango and chilli chicken was one of 12 gold medal winning sausages in the competition.

The 12 gold medal winners were:

Beef
Westmere Butchery, Westmere, Auckland

Pork
Waikanae Butchery, Waikanae, Kapiti Coast

Saveloy/Polony/Cocktail
Heller Tasty Ltd, Kaiapoi, Christchurch
Polony

Pre-cooked/BBQ
Harris Meats Ltd, Cheviot
Pre-cooked Beef

Pre-cooked flavoured
Janssen's Continental Ltd, Browns Bay, Auckland
Cheese Griller

Flavoured
Janssen's Continental Ltd, Browns Bay, Auckland
Chicken Flavoured        

Traditional
Ellerslie Meats, Ellerslie, Auckland
Pork

Frankfurters and Rounds
Janssen's Continental Ltd, Browns Bay, Auckland
Frankfurter

International Bratwurst & Boerwors
Harris Meats Ltd, Cheviot
Bratwurst

International Mild
Westmere Butchery, Westmere, Auckland
Toulouse

International Spicy
Franklin Country Meats, Pukekohe
Merguez

The 11 silver medal winners were:

Beef
Magills Butchery Ltd, Te Awamutu

Pork
Blackball Salami, Blackball, West Coast

Saveloy/Polony/Cocktail
Harris Meats Ltd, Cheviot
Saveloy

Pre-cooked/BBQ
Turks Poultry, Foxton
Turks pre-cooked

Flavoured Pre-cooked BBQ
Island Bay Butchery, Wellington
Bavarian

Flavoured
Greytown Butchery, Wairarapa
Beef Flavoured        

Traditional
European Master Butcher, New Plymouth
Beef & Cheese

Frankfurters and Rounds
Heller Tasty Ltd, Kaiapoi, Christchurch
Continental Frankfurter

International Bratwurst & Boerwors
Heller Tasty Ltd, Kaiapoi, Christchurch
Bratwurst

International Mild
Avons Butchery Ltd, Glen Innes, Auckland
Italian Fennel

Gourmet
Heller Tasty Ltd, Kaiapoi, Christchurch
Honey Lamb & Rosemary
   
The 14 bronze medal winners were:

Beef
Palmerston Butchery, Otago

Pork
Franklin Country Meats

Saveloy/Polony/Cocktail
Palmerston Butchery, Otago
Saveloy

Pre-cooked/BBQ
Leonard's Superior Smallgoods, East Tamaki, Auckland
Devro

Flavoured Pre-cooked BBQ
Netherby Meats Ltd, Ashburton
Sage & Onion

Flavoured
Heller Tasty Ltd, Kaiapoi, Christchurch
Beef Flavoured

Traditional
Heller Tasty Ltd, Kaiapoi, Christchurch
Steak & Onion Gluten free        

Frankfurters and Rounds
Greerton Quality Meats, Greerton, Auckland
Black Pudding

International Bratwurst & Boerwors
Ellerslie Meats, Ellerslie, Auckland
Boerwors

International Mild
Harringtons Smallgoods, Miramar, Wellington
Cheese & Beer Kranskys

International Spicy
Blackball Salami, Blackball, West Coast
Chorizo

Edelweiss Continental Butchery, Fielding
Merguez

Janssen's Continental Ltd, Browns Bay, Auckland
Merguez

Gourmet
Ellerslie Meats, Ellerslie, Auckland
Chicken & Apricot