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Weigh-in

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Weigh-in

Thirteen-year-old Matt Ruitenberg poses with a 62-kilogram boar that he shot near Wānaka in 2006. Many pig-hunting clubs have competitions, with the weigh-in held at the end of the day.

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Carl Walrond, Hunting – Pig hunting, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15649/weigh-in (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.