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Kōrero: Transport of animals

One more river to cross

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On high country runs, roads and bridges are not always available, or the easiest option for moving sheep. These musterers on Branches Station, Central Otago, show how to herd sheep across a river when necessary. When there is more water in the river they use the drier but slower option of the bridge.

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Ruth Low, Transport of animals – Droving – ‘on the hoof’, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/18096/one-more-river-to-cross (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ruth Low, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.