A Hamilton supermarket and Auckland butchery have been declared the top dogs of the 2022 Great New Zealand Sausage Competition this evening.
The successful sausages were announced at a special Sausage Mixer event where butchers from across the nation gathered to find out who had taken out the top spot.
The winning sausages' long and arduous journey to supreme status began with a preliminary five days of category judging in August. The judging panel, made up of a squad of butchers, foodies, chefs and industry heavyweights, whittled entries down to the top-scoring sausages.
New World Te Rapa in Hamilton and Zaroa Meats in Auckland jointly beat out 530 entries to claim the supreme award - the judges were unanimous that both sausages had all the qualities they were looking for.
Porsche Davis, of New World Te Rapa, was overwhelmed to snag the win.