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Driving sheep

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The passage of sheep around the coast from Wellington to Wairarapa was recreated for the Landmarks television series in 1981. In this clip the narrator, Professor Kenneth Cumberland, helps drive the sheep near the Mukamuka rocks.

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/12056/driving-sheep (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.