100 Days Project

Big Sheep – a bygone era.

September 8, 2014 Wouter

At the height of sheep farming in New Zealand (1982) there were 22 sheep per person (70.3 million sheep).

By 2011 (last available census data), this ratio has plummeted to a mere 7 sheep per person (31.1 million sheep).

200803-001_055-JPG_PAWW-DC-ZZ000-P — Dilapidated structure and lone sheep, Tora, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

(#15 of 100)

Hanekom Family in Wellington New Zealand