Tuesday, 28 March 2023 10:51

Fun police!

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OPINION: Your canine crusader sees that the fun police have struck again and killed off an iconic rural event.

After 20 years of successfully running the iconic Te Kuiti Great NZ Muster - which sees a mob of sheep run through the town to coincide with the NZ Shears and attracts lots of visitors - concerns from the local council about health & safety has led it to can the event.

Waitomo District Council has ruled it can no longer hold the event, citing 'health & safety' concerns.

Mayor John Robertson claimed this was a "shame" but "controlling the sheep has been an issue in the past" and that "times have changed" and council had "reluctantly" opted to close the event for good.

This is despite the fact that the council has conceded not having the event "would be a loss that attracted an array of visitors to Te Kuiti".

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