Meat Processing in New Zealand
Please note the contact numbers provided for the MPI vet’s office on-site are for veterinary queries only.
For stock procurement/bookings please contact the premises number.
Things to Note:
- Certificates MUST name the destination premises; “nearest works” is not suitable.
- Certificates are only valid for seven days and as per vet instructions.
- No alterations can be made, except by a veterinarian.
- The supplier is responsible for all notifications and logistics, but you should be aware of the arrangements and remind suppliers. If required by the company, suppliers should contact the plant using the premises' phone number, not the vet’s office.
- As a rule, processors need to know when animals with a vet certificate are being sent to their plant.
- The certifying vet should ask the supplier which processor they normally send their animals to. Some processors will not accept animals with a vet certificate if they are not regular clients. This information may be relevant to veterinary decision-making.
ME47 AFFCO Moerewa – only accept AFFCO clients
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
09 404 3030 | 09 404 3002 ext. 47723 | Last week Sept to last week Oct. | Beef day and night shift Oct-June. Beef day shift only June-Sept. | Race does NOT fit sire bulls or cattle with long horns. Sire Bulls should go to ME23. |
ME23 AFFCO Horoitu – only accept AFFCO clients
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
07 829 9630 | 021 791 326 | No beef processing from mid-July to late Sept/early Oct. | Day shift operates Oct to early July. The night shift operates at the season's peak, from Nov to June (this may vary). Calves only July-Aug. | No long horns. The site has a long steep ramp that is unsuitable for lame stock. |
ME103 Auckland Meat Processors Ltd
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
09 259 0573 | 027 501 1822 or 09 259 8680 | N/A | Only day shift. Boning of large bulls or wide stock cannot be done. | Nothing >840mm wide at the hips, no excessive horns/past the ear length. |
ME125 SFF Dargaville – supplier MUST inform agent of cert to arrange logistics
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
09 439 3041 | Livestock Allocation Scheduler 027 223 9659 | 2nd-4th week Sept. Occasionally all of Sept. | No night shift Aug. | Cannot accept animals over 1100kgs. |
ME124 Greenlea Premier Meats Hamilton – All animals must be booked via agent
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
07 847 2056 | 07 957 8125 ext. 739 | Operating all year excluding Christmas/New Year and the first three weeks of Oct. | N/A | Cannot process large bulls. Cannot accept animals under two years or under 250 kgs. |
ME82 Greenlea Premier Meats Morrinsville – All animals must be booked via agent
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
07 889 8091 | 07 889 8066 ext. 612 | No adult beef last week of June - the first week of Oct and over Christmas/New Year. | N/A | Cannot process large bulls, unless arranged. Cannot accept animals under two years or under 250 kgs. |
ME84 SFF Te Aroha – supplier MUST inform agent of cert to arrange logistics
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
07 884 0466 | Livestock Allocation Scheduler 027 245 4081 | July - mid Sept. | No nightshift mid Sept -mid Nov. | No excessively large animals and/or animals with long horns. |
ME127 Universal Beef Packers Te Kuiti
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
07 878 1068 | 07 878 8926 ext. 605 | Late Sept – early Oct. | N/A | Cannot process large cattle, nothing over >800 kgs. No animals with excessively long horns. |
ME131 AFFCO Castlecliff – only accept AFFCO clients
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 344 3851 ext. 31755 | 06 349 1069 ext. 31714 | Seasonal shutdown. typically late July - Sept. | Dayshift only. | Slaughter prime stock only. Cannot process excessively large animals or those with long horns. Do not normally accept bulls. |
ME168 Ample Group Ltd Stratford
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 765 6904 | 06 765 6617 | 2-3 weeks in Sept, month may vary. | Dayshift only, Monday-Friday, can accommodate certified animals on short notice during processing. | Cannot process large cattle. Bulls are not accepted. |
ME43 ANZCO Eltham – in the first instance suppliers contact ANZCO rep to arrange booking. Suppliers not registered with ANZCO can be set up to enable animal intake
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 764 5357 | 06 764 5871 | 1 July – 20 Oct (process bobby calves). | Double shift day and night. | No horns greater than 550mm. No animals >900 kg. Accept animals closest to works on welfare grounds. |
ME9 SFF Hawera – supplier MUST inform agent of cert to arrange logistics
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 278 0160 or 027 756 0765 | 027 231 4094 | End Sept - end Oct. | No night shift mid-July - late Nov. | No excessively large animals >850 kg. If larger, provide estimates of height and width. No horns past the ears. No steers/heifers on night shift, unless emergency slaughter. |
ME42 AFFCO Wairoa – only accept AFFCO clients
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 838 3245 or 021 255 1345 | 027 300 3892 | End of Aug, approx. four weeks per year. | Day shift only Sept-July. | Cannot process large sire bulls due to the height of the chain. Long ramp and steps. |
ME52 SFF Pacific – supplier MUST inform agent of cert to arrange logistics
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 878 9868 | 027 231 4094 | 2-3 weeks in Aug. | Nightshift generally 11 months. No night shift in Sept. | No bulls over >100kgs. No horns past the ears. Height no more than approx. 200cm. |
ME87 PML Progressive Meats Hastings – prior communication with premises when booking for any certified animal
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 873 9022 ext. 732 | 021 414 165 | Christmas and New Year. Public holidays. | Seven days a week 5:45am-4pm. | Cattle between 300-1100kgs. No horns longer than the ears. |
ME32 AFFCO Feilding – only accept AFFCO clients
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 323 6959 or 027 424 0083 | 021 807 256 | Seasonal shutdown usually between June -July for about four weeks. | Double shift most of the year. | Cannot process large animals (e.g. >900 kgs, too long or >750 cm widest point) or animals with long horns. Only accept bulls when other stock is not available. |
ME136 Alliance Levin
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 367 2419 | 06 366 0394 | Late Aug - early Sept. | Day and night shift June-March. Extra shift Apr -June including weekends, contact plant for confirmation of kill days in this time. | Cannot accept any cattle over 1000kgs. A limited number of large bulls are processed per shift. Horns must be inside ears and as a guide have a total horn span of more than 550mm. |
ME119 ANZCO Manawatu – in the first instance, suppliers contact ANZCO rep to arrange booking. Suppliers not registered with ANZCO can be set up to enable animal intake required
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
06 322 2008 | 06 322 0184 ext. 8110 | Mid-June to end of June. Mid Oct to mid Nov.
| Single shift. | No horns greater than 550mm. No animals >900 kg. Accept animals closest to works on welfare grounds. |
ME86 Taylor Preston Limited – The company must be contacted for vet certs
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
04 499 2725 | Yards 021 723 670 Processing manager 0122 962 503 | 16 Aug – 21 Aug. | Beef day shift all year, double shift March - end of June. | Cannot accept any cattle over 1000kgs or long-horned animals. |
ME66 ANZCO Kokiri – in the first instance suppliers contact ANZCO rep to arrange booking, suppliers not registered with ANZCO can be set up to enable animal intake
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 762 5413 | 03 762 5505 | Mid-July – end of July. | Single shift. | No horns greater than 550mm. No animals >900 kg. Accept animals closest to works on welfare grounds. |
ME70 ANZCO Marlborough – in the first instance suppliers contact ANZCO rep to arrange booking, suppliers not registered with ANZCO can be set up to enable animal intake
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 520 9383 | 03 520 9380 | 1 Aug - 20 Nov. | Single shift seven days for 10 weeks from second week in Apr. | No horns greater than 550mm. No animals >900 kg. Accept animals closest to works on welfare grounds. |
PH206 SFF Hokitika
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 756 9002 or 021 031 2072 | 0274 201 158 | No beef processing July-Oct. Occasionally Nov-Jan. | Day shift only. | No excessively large animals. Smaller cattle e.g. dairy cattle and young bulls preferred. |
SPM135 AFFCO Malvern – only accept AFFCO clients
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 347 6462 or 021 347 642 | 03 347 6961 | June. | Day and night shift Oct-May. Day shift only July-Sept. | Race does not fit extra-large stock and cattle with long horns. |
ME78 ANZCO Canterbury – in the first instance suppliers contact ANZCO rep to arrange booking, suppliers not registered with ANZCO can be set up to enable animal intake
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 302 7735 | 03 302 7723 ext. 7023 | Beginning of July to the end of July. | Double shift day and night. FIVE star only processed on day shift. | No horns greater than 550mm. No animals >900 kg. Accept animals closest to works on welfare grounds. Do not process R1s or vealers. Yard design is difficult for lame animals. |
ME15 SFF Belfast – supplier MUST inform agent of cert to arrange logistics
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 323 7999 | 0274 201 158 | July but can vary. | N/A | Max width 780mm and max height 1500mm. |
ME34 SFF Pareora – supplier MUST inform agent of cert to arrange logistics
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
022 009 0299 | 0274 201 158 | Process Feb- June. | N/A | Can't process large animals. Lame cows can’t go up the ramp it’s too steep. Wide hips will not fit up the race. |
ME18 Alliance Pukeuri
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 437 3807 | 03 437 3846 | July/Aug | Day and night shifts Mon-Fri, Sept-July. Extra shift March/Apr (Easter) to July. Includes weekends - contact plant for confirmation of kill days in this time. | Cannot accept sire bulls. Cattle over >750kg. Horns must be inside ears and as a guide have a total horn span of more than 550mm. |
ME137 Lean Meats Oamaru
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | 027 235 0322 | N/A | Variable, night shift being arranged to process cattle five days a week. | No cattle over >700kg. No wide animals or long horns |
ME26 SFF Finegand – supplier MUST inform agent of cert to arrange logistics
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 418 3273 or 021 712 561 | 0274 201 158 | Four weeks around Sept but can be variable. | Nightshift usually ends in Aug. | No horns wider than the ears. Long steep rase to slaughter board. Vet cert animals must arrive before 11am. |
ME21 Alliance Mataura
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 203 6513 | 03 203 6520 | Mid-Sept - mid-Oct. | Dayshift mid-Oct - mid-Sept. Nightshift late Oct - late Aug. | Can take sire bulls. Cattle over >750kg. Horns must be inside ears and as a guide have a total horn span of more than 550mm. |
ME50 Alliance Lorneville – Cannot accept Vet Certs
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 215 6419 | 03 215 6424 | Main season only processing venison. | Small beef season Apr-May for cull cows. | Cannot accept animals on Vet Certs, send to Mataura where suitable. |
ME132 Prime Range Invercargill
VS Contact Number | Premises Number | Shutdown Periods | Shift Pattern | Plant Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
03 215 9750 | 027 230 4816 | 15 July – 28 July. | Single shift, Monday to Friday only. | No animals over 300kg dead weight. The offloading ramp has a significant slope which may be unsuitable for lame animals. |