Te Kuiti is known for Sir Colin Meads and sheep shearing, which made it the perfect place to host The Great NZ Muster over the weekend.
A highlight of the event, The Great Running of the sheep, explains itself. Imagine, a few hundred sheep running down the main street of Te Kuiti, with those attending able to guess how many sheep are running to score $1,000.
Our own Paul Ego was MC on the day and went into detail this morning on the event and chaos of The Great Running of the sheep.
"We were standing at the stage waiting and said 'does someone have the number, does anyone know how many there were?" Paul explained.
The response has to be one of the most Kiwi things you'll hear:
Hear the full chat about the attempted 'ram' raid with The Breakfast Club here:
An unexpected byproduct of the race saw one local business gain some unusual customers - a whole flock of sheep, as documented in a TikTok video.
A flock of sheep visited the local Liquorland, with some of them even making it into the staff room.
I'm unsure which is better, the Sheep Race or the fact they made their great escape to Liquorland to find some Baaaa-gains.
If you'd like to see a full rundown of The Great Running of the Sheep, Waitomo Council has posted it to their Facebook page.
This may be one event to add to the calendar for next year.
