open image in gallery Sheep on farm land at the base of the crown range in Queenstown, New Zealand (Getty) For close to 150 years, the sheep industry was the backbone of New Zealand’s economy ...

Old pack horse saddles slung over beams, a sack of ancient kauri gum, and a well-thumbed Ready Reckoner on the counter tell ...

Despite the kiwi fruit often being associated with the country, another fruit leads the way in terms of most cultivated.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human population has long been the subject of jokes aimed at New Zealanders abroad.

The ratio of sheep per person in New Zealand is reportedly on the decline at 4.5:1, which is less than its 22:1 peak in the ...

The gap between people and sheep in New Zealand is rapidly closing. There are now about 4.5 sheep to every person in New ...

The gap between people and sheep in New Zealand is rapidly closing. There's now about 4.5 sheep to every person in New ...

New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human ...