How do sheepdogs and handling techniques vary between New Zealand and Australia? The best teams battle it out at a Trans-Tasman dog trial contest.

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

And you can find our previous story with the late Angus Gordon of Clifton Station in Hawke's Bay, here.

With thanks to:

• Ben Millar, Michael Millar, Leo Jecentho, Barry Knight, Bailey Knight, Jessica Kimpton, Lloyd Smith, Mark Copland, David Shields, and Tony Jackson

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