Kelsen's Home Kill & Processing

Kelsen's Home Kill & Processing For all your on farm home kill and game requirements, we've been servicing Taranaki and Whanganui areas since 2011.

We are based in Hawera and are South Taranaki born and bred. Qualified butchers with 50+ years combined butchery experience. We kill and process cows and sheep at your location or you can bring to us with prior arrangement, we also process venison and pork. Please note we are not a retail or wholesale butcher shop - we provide a MPI registered home kill service to farmers/life style block owners a

nd we are a recreational catch service provider for hunters. We have been in business since 2010 and are based in Hawera.

18/03/2026

F******k just cost $200 to fill the ranger with diesel!

The baby butcher has arrived!! All 8 pound 9 ounces of her, welcome to this crazy world Kyree and huge congratulations t...
17/03/2026

The baby butcher has arrived!! All 8 pound 9 ounces of her, welcome to this crazy world Kyree and huge congratulations to Brearna and Jarrad - you are going to be amazing parents.

23/02/2026

Big news for our business - we've teamed up with Cleenaz On Farm Kills. With Brearna on maternity leave we need to juggle our time a bit better. Dickson from Cleenaz does an awesome job and will be doing some of our kills for us. He's a good guy who will dispatch your animal humanely and cleanly.

Please still get in touch with us to arrange your home kill as we liaise with Dickson.

If you have any questions please get in touch.

And no baby yet 👶

Well the day has finally come where Brearna has finally decided 27 days before her due date that she starts her maternit...
13/02/2026

Well the day has finally come where Brearna has finally decided 27 days before her due date that she starts her maternity leave. Even at 8 months pregnant this tough nut had to do an emergency kill this week (with Dave away) for a beast with a broken leg, thanks to Isaiah for the help! We hope she can now put her feet up and relax for a bit before the birth of her little girl. Thanks Brearna, we appreciate you and your work ethic and you'll be missed so come back soon!!

Another marlin packed today. This was caught just off New Plymouth by some lucky anglers on their way back in after a da...
08/02/2026

Another marlin packed today. This was caught just off New Plymouth by some lucky anglers on their way back in after a day out last weekend. This one is off to Wellington.

Awesome news!!
05/02/2026

Awesome news!!

WE HAVE SOME PRETTY AWESOME NEWS!!

THIS MEANS THE SEABED MINING OFF OUR COAST WILL NOT HAPPEN.
https://www.fasttrack.govt.nz/projects/taranaki-vtm/draft-decision. A huge thanks has to go to so many people involved in fighting this and in our small club Melissa Churchouse and Jamie Newell have been instrumental in sourcing and collating data for their presentation to the EPA. Fingers crossed this decision is final.

The first marlin for the year came in recently 80kg.  Brined,  smoked and vacuum packed. $6.00/kg on the hook weight  fo...
18/01/2026

The first marlin for the year came in recently 80kg. Brined, smoked and vacuum packed. $6.00/kg on the hook weight for processing, LIMITED space available so you'll need to get in touch when landed to confirm space.

And we're back today,  chiller is on,  kills are on. January is already  booked so flick us a message if you are wanting...
05/01/2026

And we're back today, chiller is on, kills are on.

January is already booked so flick us a message if you are wanting to book your animal in.

And no Dave's two mates aren't going for a ride today, they're sulking at home 😂

26/12/2025

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND GUESSES, THE ORDER IS:

1: DAVE, 2: BREARNA, 3: KELLY

We are having a break for a couple of weeks and hope you all get a chance to relax and spend time with your people too.

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As we move out of 2025 and into 2026 we would like to thank all of our customers for their support this year and an extr...
25/12/2025

As we move out of 2025 and into 2026 we would like to thank all of our customers for their support this year and an extra special thank you to the wonderful people that work alongside us every week day; Kelly McKenna and Brearna Kelsen - without you two we'd be buggered!! You do the extra when needed without complaint and just know you are both so appreciated.

Sooooo ..... moving on from this we have a wee announcement to make and a little quiz. Some of you may know but there is going to be another wee girl butcher/farmer coming along in March, Brearna has still been out killing every week, lifts way too much in the butchery and has blown us away with her physical strength. She will be taking a break from early February for an uncertain length of time at this stage.

With this in mind IT'S PICK THE PUKU DAY! MAKE YOUR CHOICE OF 1, 2 OR 3 FOR DAVE, KELLY OR BREARNA.

Address

280 Denby Road
Hawera
4672

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 6pm
Tuesday 6am - 6pm
Wednesday 6am - 6pm
Thursday 6am - 6pm
Friday 6am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+64273290435

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