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Tīrau, corrugated-iron capital

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

A giant dog and sheep tower over the main street of Tīrau, just two of a series of sculptures and buildings made from corrugated iron - a common building material in New Zealand. The quirky sculptures were erected as part of an effort to revitalise the town from the late 1980s.