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Kōrero: Rural language

Blowout

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A huntaway sheepdog attempts to herd three sheep through a gate at the top of the course during a sheepdog trial. Unfortunately, after nipping one of the sheep the dog loses control of the mob and they head off the course – a situation known as a blowout.

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Dianne Bardsley, Rural language – Farm animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/18623/blowout (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Dianne Bardsley, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.