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Hunterville Huntaway Festival

Shepherds race a secret obstacle course through mud, slides and compulsory snacks with their Huntaway dogs at heel in the Shepherds' Shemozzle, the comic centrepiece of this small Rangitikei town's festival celebrating New Zealand's premier sheep-herding breed.

31 Oct 2026 · Annual, first Saturday after Labour Day (last Monday of October)
Hunterville, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand
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