Tamaki heads south to hunt
Hunting wild game to feed the hungry lures Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki to the Deep South once a year.
Mr Tamaki visited Invercargill at the weekend, where he gave a sermon, before travelling to Te Anau to hunt wild deer and boars to help feed some impoverished Aucklanders.
Mr Tamaki said he had hunted for game in Te Anau with his family for the past 15 years.
He had developed good relationships with Southland farmers and hunters over the years which meant he could do the hunting, get the meat packed and transported to Auckland "at no cost", he said.
An Auckland manufacturer then distributed the venison meat packs to local churches and charity groups.
"I have made good friends with the people that I go out hunting with in Te Anau and, every year, they come out and help," he said.
He said he looked forward to his annual jaunt and expected he and his group would get plenty of game.
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