Story: Rural tourism

Agrodome show

Agrodome show

A black-singleted presenter explains aspects of New Zealand farming life to an audience of tourists, assisted by a sheepdog and well-behaved sheep of various breeds, at the Agrodome, near Rotorua. The Agrodome was established in 1972 by Godfrey Bowen, a champion shearer, and farmer George Harford.

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Nancy Swarbrick, 'Rural tourism - The development of rural tourism', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/18827/agrodome-show (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 Nov 2008