Kelsen's Home Kill & Processing

18/03/2026

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

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 👶

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!!

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.

07/02/2026

Not long now and looks like the weather is improving, below is the link for entry forms - skipper needs to be a member of the club. If you have any questions please message via here.

https://www.pateaboatingclub.co.nz/fishing-dive-competition/

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.

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.

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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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.