Quality assurance and traceability | In Brief: Wild deer control funding and more | Meet and Greet: Mat Krs | Young Deer Farmer Competition returns | Vietnam access | Cost of wild deer in Hawke’s Bay | US retail appetite for NZ venison grows | Hanpure backs NZ velvet | National Velvet Competition | Next Gen sparks fresh thinking for agronomist | Tech collars for deer? | El Niño is on its way | Weaner sale agreement a win-win for Hawke’s Bay farming families | Oraka takes weaners indoors for winter | Grass roots action at Riverslea | Battling lameness in weaner deer | Fifty years of deer farming | Recipe: Bourguignon pie

Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) invites expressions of interest for the role of Board Observer for 2027/28. The Board of Deer Industry New Zealand offers the opportunity for personal and professional development to a person with an interest in the deer sector to join the DINZ board in an observer capacity for 18 months.

Deer Industry New Zealand has released its State of the Industry: Mid-Year Update 2026 report, providing a snapshot of the key trends, opportunities and challenges shaping New Zealand's deer industry.