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Kōrero: Sheep farming

Halfbreds in the South Island foothills

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Halfbreds in the South Island foothills

Halfbred sheep are run in a variety of different environments – from improved pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps to semi-arid Central Otago and unimproved high country. This mob of Halfbreds is on developed pasture, but at times they would be run on the high hills behind.

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Hugh Stringleman rāua ko Robert Peden, Sheep farming – Environment and sheep farming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16674/halfbreds-in-the-south-island-foothills (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hugh Stringleman rāua ko Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 March 2015.