Sheep & Cattle Farming in Wellington
What you'll learn
The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:
- 1. Module 1 – Sheep Farming
- 2. Module 2 – Beef Cattle OR Dairy Cattle
Seeing sheep and cattle farming from Wellington
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park at Pāuatahanui, near Porirua, is a Greater Wellington regional park run as a working farm. It covers 500 hectares of rolling paddocks, native bush and forestry, and the farm has sheep and other livestock. Henry Abbott cleared the land and stocked it with cattle after buying it in 1860, and his family farmed it until 1975. Some areas close during lambing and calving, and dogs are not allowed because of the stock. Rangers run free school group visits that introduce the farm animals, based at the Ken Gray Education Centre in the middle of the park.
East of the Remutaka Range, Masterton in the Wairarapa hosts the Golden Shears each March. The championship began in 1961 at the War Memorial Stadium after the local Young Farmers Club proposed a shearing competition, and it now runs shearing, woolhandling and wool pressing events. Watching the open grades shows the speed and handling skills behind wool harvesting.
Sheep & Cattle Farming in Wellington: questions
Is there a working farm I can visit near Wellington?
Yes. Greater Wellington describes Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, at 610 Paekākāriki Hill Road, Pāuatahanui, as a working farm with 500 hectares of paddocks, bush and forestry. Tracks cross the farmland, but some areas close during lambing and calving. Rangers also run free school group visits.
When is the Golden Shears?
The Golden Shears is held in Masterton each March. The organisers list the 2027 Shearing and Woolhandling Championship for 4–6 March 2027. The championship began in 1961 at the War Memorial Stadium, and the organisers live-stream the competition for people who cannot attend. Competitor entries and spectator tickets are handled through the official website.
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