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Watch: Ewe-turn complete as 3000 move back across Hawke s Bay bridge that made them famous
26 Jan, 2021 08:03 PM
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A flock of 3000 newly-shorn sheep have completed their ewe-turn and travelled once more across the one-lane bridge in Central Hawke s Bay that made them famous.
While Patangata may not be known for its bustling highways, a second serving of speedy transportation work across the Tukituki River bridge on Elsthorpe Rd had onlookers delighted again.
Last week Greg Hart s snap of the flock travelling the other way across the bridge went viral, with headlines calling it NZ in one photo .
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More than 3000 sheep were moved across a bridge on Elsthorpe Rd in Patangata, CHB. Photo / Greg Hart
More than 3000 sheep were moved across a bridge on Elsthorpe Rd in Patangata, CHB. Photo / Greg Hart
A one-lane bridge packed with 3000 sheep created a quintessentially Kiwi traffic jam in Central Hawke s Bay on Monday afternoon.
In Patangata there s few motorists in a hurry anyway, but speedy work meant there was no need for ewe-turns as the flock was shifted across Tukituki River bridge on Elsthorpe Rd.