John Vincent Barber.......sadly the day has come where John Barber has left this world. John passed away on Sunday the 7th of December 2025. John was a founding father of the deer farming industry both here and in North America. A celebration of Johns life will be held in Rangoria, Christchurch at the RSA Club rooms on January 17th from 2.00pm. All story tellers are invited.
Next council meeting,
February 7th 2026 AGM, Cromwell.
At last our new deer specific drench is here. Click here for details
2026 Elk/Wapiti Society velvet competition is February 6th and 7th 2026 at the Gate Hotel, Cromwell, Central Otago. Public viewing of velvet is approximately 5.30pm on the 7th. Book accommodation as early as possible directly with the Gate Hotel
A potential game changer for Teddy Roosevelt's New Zealand elk. click here
click here for an interesting read on life member John Barber. Republished with the permission of NAEBA
The reality of using the right venison sire! If you ever needed anymore reason to shift your venison production to greater heights read here
Stuff ​ NZ June 17 article
click here > /Capturing-opportunities-on-Southland-deer-farms
