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D’Urville Island barge

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As this clip from the television programme Country calendar shows, farming on offshore islands relies on efficient transport to the mainland. This flock of sheep from a D’Urville Island farm is being loaded onto a barge.

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Eileen McSaveney, Nearshore islands – Island industry, recreation and life, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/13022/durville-island-barge (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 1 March 2009.