Podcasts Culture Roadside Stories Te Kūiti, shearing capital

Te Kūiti, shearing capital

Published: Aug. 30, 2011, 5:01 a.m.

A towering statue of a shearer presides over Te Kūiti, which bills itself as the world's shearing capital. The town hosts a yearly carnival, including a 'running of the sheep' down the main street, and a shearing competition where champion shearers - skilled athletes who can process more than 700 animals a day - are put through their paces. Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives, http://www.soundarchives.co.nz/. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (Reference number sa-t-0301-pm).