Story: Farm fencing

Fence needing repair

Fence needing repair

By law, farmers are required to keep boundary fences stock-proof. If livestock pushed through this poorly maintained fence, they would be at risk from traffic, and would also be a danger to road users.

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Reference: AANR 6329 25 K3632

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Robert Peden, 'Farm fencing - Reasons for fencing on farms', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/15285/fence-needing-repair (accessed 15 May 2024)

Story by Robert Peden, published 24 Nov 2008