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The sheep rustler who became a legend - James Mackenzie


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In the 1800's New Zealand sheep thief James Mackenzie became a legend for stealing large flocks of sheep with just the help of his dog, he took them over 100's of kilometres of mountains to a piece of land he wanted to stake a claim on.

He later had a whole area of the country named after him: Mackenzie Country.

In this episode I speak to curator Sean Brosnahan and exhibition developer William McKee from the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum.

Below are links to stories of pioneers from New Zealand history, a project Sean and Will are working on.

Journey to New Edinburgh documentary:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeriCkBw8zMgqxdPz1XlkILIAlugr3JD_&si=JAoO6JENAJIovQJv  

100 Pioneers Stories:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeriCkBw8zMjEtYJjSuU_HPqF3GZf9EVj&si=JP-paYudjG9iXqbp

Definition of Pakeha: A Maori term for the white inhabitants of New Zealand.

All music by Jacques van Wyk

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