Issue 206 | December 2024

Executive Committee Update

This month's Executive Committee update is provided by Justin Stevens

What's been unfolding across the nation?

Producer Manager Lindsay Fung provides his monthly update which includes -  NZDFA is 50 years young – see you in Queenstown, Branch Field Days, Branch Field Days Branch Field Days, Velvet Competitions, SCNO Young Deer Farmer Competition, Your Industry, Your Voice – get involved (please)

NZDFA 2025 Elections

Find out what vacancies are coming up in the 2025 NZDFA Elections

A trip down memory lane - "The Deer Farmer" magazine

NZDFA re-visits previous articles from "The Deer Farmer' magazine. This month we re-publish items from The Deer Farmer August 1988 - Bob Swann, The Deer Farmer August 1988 -  National Field Days and The Deer Farmer January 1989 - Horoscope

Weather and Fire Watch Summaries

Weather and Fire Watch Summaries – From presentations by NIWA and Fire Emergency NZ

Velvet Competitions

See what's been happening at the the velvet competitions held in the North and South Islands

Noticeboard

- Deer Industry New Zealand Noticeboard Observer 2025
- 2025 Deer Industry Enviromental Awards - Registration Open! 
- Worksafe's updated leptospirosis guidance now available
- Pamu Visit
- MetService outlook December 2024
- Did you know? 
- Deer Industry News - Advertise with us

Events

- 2024 National Velvet and Hard Antler Competition, Awards night -14 December, Invercargill
- Elk Wapiti Society Velvet Competition and AGM - 7 February (Judging) and 8 February (Awards and AGM), The        Gate, Cromwell. 
- 2025 CK Import Export 2025 National Rising Stars Hard Antler and Velvet Competition - 8 March - Te Awamutu
- 2025 Deer Industry conference 2025 - 14 May, Queenstown