This past weekend marks 144 years since the first shipment of frozen lamb left Port Chalmers for London.  

It was instrumental in shaping in a food and fibre sector that’s become a backbone of the New Zealand economy – worth $60 billion.  

The UK remains one of our most important, and premium, markets for lamb.  

Kiwi Chef and NZ lamb ambassador Melanie Brown told Mike Hosking that like other New Zealand products, including wine, New Zealand lamb is a product people return to regularly. 

She says they know they’re going to get consistency and quality, and you just cannot beat the quality story.  

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