New project to capture oral history of Maniototo shearing in the 1980s

$Ng\\u0101 K\\u014Drero Tuku Iho grant recipient Leanne Hiroti, with her father and former Maniototo shearing contractor Stan Hiroti, will use her funding to produce oral history project \\u201CThe 1980s Heyday of Shearing in the Mighty Maniototo\\u201D. Photo: Supplied$

Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho grant recipient Leanne Hiroti, with her father and former Maniototo shearing contractor Stan Hiroti, will use her funding to produce oral history project “The 1980s Heyday of Shearing in the Mighty Maniototo”. Photo: Supplied

Shawn McAvinueReporter

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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