ARAPAWA SHEEP

are rare breed sheep originating from Arapawa Island in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand.

They are hardy, intelligent and attractive sheep with very fine, soft and bouncy fleeces which are typically 16-24 micron and they come in a range of colours from our stud.

The meat is very lean and sweet making it ideal for people wanting to reduce fat in their diet.

Photo above shows Crepe Suzette with her twins Pancake & Pikelet.

A  RAINBOW OF COLOURS

from black to spotty and virtually everything inbetween!

Some of our lovely ewes

Pancake on left, Sprocket (wether) on right
showing some of the colour range in the Arapawa breed.

Lambs are normally available for purchase from August onwards.

RAMS

We current run 3 adult rams producing a variety of colours: black, golden and highly spotty lambs.

Photo above shows the spotty chaps after shearing!

Pikelet - he is our main ram, see the photo at the left with the twins, he is the one on the right hand side of his mum Crepe Suzette. His twin Pancake is one of our favourites.

Parfait - he carries lots of white and produces beautiful spotted lambs

Latte - Latte produces beautiful golden coloured lambs with fine fleeces.

ARAPAWA YARN & FIBRE

We produce 3 delicious colours:

Rich Dark Chocolate

Golden Manuka Honey

Limited Edition Vanilla Icecream

Contact us for pricing and availability