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After decades of decline, New Zealand’s wool industry is making a comeback

International EN 07 Aug 2026, 04:15 Source: The Guardian

Forty years ago there were more than 22 sheep to every New Zealander, but wool prices and production declined with the uptake of synthetic alternativesJohn Hargreaves’ family has farmed sheep and beef in Kaiwaka, north of Auckland, for generations. In the 1960s they had 3,000 ewe...

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