23 May 2023

Ratio of NZ sheep to people drops

From Morning Report, 8:58 am on 23 May 2023
Sheep

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

New Zealand's ratio of sheep to people has fallen below 5:1 for the first time since records began in the 1850s.

Stats NZ's latest survey of farming production and practices found there were 25.3 million sheep in the national flock last year.

We're joined by Hawke's Bay sheep farmer Steve Wyn-Harris.