A group of hunters has donated a hundred kilos of venison to Wellington food banks, enough for more than 700 meals.

Hunters from the Wellington Deerstalkers Association donated the deer as part of Game Changer, a charity drive run by the Wild Game Recovery Trust.

The trust's founder Wayne Langford said it would provide six food banks with hundreds of nutritious meals.

"That's just over 700 meals, a significant amount. The good thing about it though is the quality of the meals, wild venison is extremely high in protein, it's some of the best mince you can get. For some of those in need receiving these food parcels, no doubt they'll very much enjoy it," he said.

"Often food banks are stuck having to hand out cans of beans and pasta, so adding some protein into the mix is amazing.

"I just happened to be in Wellington City Mission on Friday after they had received it, and the two ladies there had a smile from ear to ear."

He said other hunters across New Zealand were signing up to the programme after seeing the difference just six hunters could make.

"This is the first time we've had a Deerstalkers branch donate into the programme, and after being at their conference over the weekend I'm sure we're going to have a lot more, we've had a number of hunters sign up to the Game Changer programme," he said.

"Six hunters went out and looked for these deer on this occasion, and the Game Changer programme is signing up hunters all across New Zealand at the moment to do exactly the same thing in their rural communities.

"Can't underestimate what a difference one hunter can make, the ability to make a difference to a local food bank is massive."