Roadside oddity
Te Kūiti shearer statue
Te Kūiti, Waikato
A giant sheep shearer marks NZ's shearing capital.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 10 min
Te Kūiti proudly claims the title of shearing capital of the world, and a big statue of a shearer on the main street makes the point. A quick photo stop on SH3.
Good to know
- Easy stop on the way to Waitomo
- Look for the annual shearing festival if you're here in April
- Best time
- Any time
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Main street, roadside
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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