If you are looking for a cheap ride, horses in Wairoa are going to auction for $20 to $100 a pop.
Wairoa District Council auctioned off nine horses in 2020, bringing in $450 that went towards offsetting the cost of impounding the animals.
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It comes as Wairoa District Council attempts to tackle horses and cattle straying on to roads and the "very real danger" they pose to drivers.
Two horses are in the pound and waiting to be auctioned off today. Nine horses were auctioned off in 2020, for a total of $450.
Wairoa District Council interim chief executive Kitea Tipuna said the "few dollars" the council received from auctions offset a "small fraction" of the cost of impounding the horses.