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Kōrero: Goats and goat farming

‘Study of a goat’

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‘Study of a goat’

The goat – seen here in a 19th-century painting by Alfred Newton – has been a popular domestic animal for centuries. It is a convenient size to handle, it is easily domesticated, and it can produce milk, meat and fibre.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

by Alfred Newton

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Allan Gillingham, Goats and goat farming – History and overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/16580/study-of-a-goat (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Allan Gillingham, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.