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Kōrero: Asia and New Zealand

New Zealand cows in Ceylon, 1965

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New Zealand cows in Ceylon, 1965

New Zealand's aid to Asian countries was relatively modest, mostly made under the Colombo Plan agreement of 1950 in areas where New Zealanders had particular expertise. In 1965 New Zealand gifted a herd of Jersey cows to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to help stimulate the dairy industry there. This train is taking the cows to Ambewela Farm.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAEG W2972 Box 1 28

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

David Capie, Asia and New Zealand – The Cold War in Asia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/36235/new-zealand-cows-in-ceylon-1965 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Capie, i tāngia i te 29 May 2012.