The Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition is the premier event for New Zealand smallgoods producers. In search of the best sausage in the country.

And with good reason - the competition consistently receives hundreds of entries from all over the country, attracts significant media interest, and the public can’t get enough of the humble (and not so humble) snag. Plus, the competition now has a mince category which includes burger patties and meatballs!

Enter to have your sausages, burger patties and meatballs tasted and tested by NZ’s best culinary experts, and take advantage of the increased sales opportunities and industry recognition, that accompany success in the competition. The competition is open to all retailers who produce sausages, mince patties and meatballs available at retail level in New Zealand.

Entries for the 2025 competition will open on 24 June.

“Dunninghams is proud to be the naming rights sponsor of the Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition. Dunninghams has over 10,000 products and provides quality innovative solutions to meat, fish and speciality food processors, butchers, distributors and food service networks New Zealand-wide, as well as exporting to customers and distributors internationally.

Dunninghams offers New Zealand’s most comprehensive range of butchery supplies, including ingredients (including customer-specific batch blending), ancillary, casings, packaging, hygiene and machinery since 1921, over 100 years supporting the New Zealand butchery industry.

We are 100% New Zealand-owned and operated—nationwide coverage based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

On behalf of Dunninghams, we wish all entrants the best of luck for this year’s competition.”

Scott Reynolds, CEO

View 2024 Results Here

View 2024 competition report