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Agrodome Review

At this working sheep-and-cattle farm you can get a guided tour through the farm and the kiwifruit orchard, but the main attraction is the farm show. Well-trained dogs run across the backs of sheep, and there are a shearing demonstration and lots of barking, noise, and farmyard smells. Heads-up to the uninitiated: what the shearer is wearing is not an undershirt but a shearing vest, a classic Kiwi item. Expect plenty of wisecracks about pulling the wool over your eyes and about Whoopi Goldberg (here, a Lincoln sheep with dreadlock-style wool). Sure, it's corny, but it's fun. Shows are at 9:30, 11, and 2:30 daily.

    Contact Information

  • Address: Western Rd., Ngongotaha, 6 km (4 mi) north of Rotorua, Rotorua, 3010 | Map It
  • Phone: 07/357-1050
  • Cost: Farm show NZ$29, farm tour and show NZ$56
  • Hours: Daily 8:30--5
  • Website: www.agrodome.co.nz
  • Location: Rotorua Environs

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