The Village Butcher owner Paul Greaney is ecstatic to win a national sausage competition after spending a year creating his Village Pork sausage, a product which has become popular with his customers.
"When I found out I had won I was over the moon, I couldn't breathe I was so excited. It means a lot and shows I have pride in what I do."
The Village Butcher in Havelock North won the Supreme Award in the 2013 Devro New Zealand Sausage Competition.
Over 460 entries were submitted for the three days of judging in Auckland, where the experts looked at the aroma, texture and, the all important, taste of the sausages.
The judges decided The Village Butcher's Village Pork sausage stood out above all others during the grand final on Friday night at the Auckland Seafood School.