Powered By Sausages – Faultline Ultra The Faultline Ultra is a new 160km event for runners and mountain bikers. The Miler is one hundred miles or 160 kilometres. Along with some friends we entered a team in The Miler relay. … Continued
Polish Smoked Sausage – Polish Sausage Company The Polish Sausage Company is located in Lyall Bay. They make a great lightly smoked Polish sausage. These are big chunky sausages. They are definitely on the larger size. These sausages are coarsely … Continued
Kabanosy – Polish Sausage Company If you are looking for a sausage that all the punters will enjoy, you can not go past the Polish Sausage Company’s kabanosy. These are thin medium grind pork sausages that will delight all. Over … Continued
Red Tarns and Chorizo It was another day at Aoraki. The weather was not as good as the previous day, however all days in the hills are great. The Red Tarns We went up the Red Tarns (small mountain lakes), … Continued
Catalan Pork at Aoraki It was time to head for the hills, and there is nothing better than the mountains of the South Island. I headed to Aoraki, the highest peak in New Zealand for some days of hills, vertical … Continued
Judging at The Great NZ Sausage Competition Last week I spent two days in Auckland judging at The Great New Zealand Sausage Competition. Two days spent sampling and critiquing quality sausages is a hard job, but one that I was … Continued
Argentian Chorizo and Huatekerekere After returning to Takapō and soaking in the hot pools, looking at the whetu until the small hours of the morning, it was off to ascend Huatekerekere – Mt Peel. A friend had walked the lower … Continued
Uruguayan Chorizo in the Two Thumbs Range As the colder weather of July settles into a New Zealand winter, I ventured south with friends to spend some time in the hills. This time it was a snow shoeing adventure in … Continued
Bockwurst Piano Bockwurst is a German sasuage made with more veal than pork, it is flavoured with salt, white pepper and paprika is a truly marvellous sausage. This You Tube video shows German engineering at its finest. Beethoven would have … Continued
The Best Restaurant on Rakiura? While I completed part of the Northern Circuit on Rakiura, Stewart Island, I spent a night in Bungaree Hut. An amiable group of hunters were based in the hut for ten days. The bush korero … Continued