In this story for the long-running programme Spectrum, first broadcast in 1972, Jack Perkins joins a Wairarapa shearing gang, on a farm near Masterton. It starts at the beginning of a day's shearing, with sounds of sheep in the yards, dogs barking and shepherd's whistling.

You can find photos and read more about the stories in this episode on our webpage, here.

With thanks to:

• Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

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