Alpacas
Fossil Creek Farm: 'It hugs you'
Children and teens with mental health issues are entranced when they spend time at Fossil Creek Farm just outside Nelson. The donkey Holly senses when she should snuggle close and the rhythm of egg… Audio
Nevalea Alpaca fibre in great demand, farmers say
Best of 2022 - Neville and Leonie Walker are New Zealand's largest alpaca farmers, with 1,100 animals. Audio
Alpacas: very expensive pets?
To mark National Alpaca Day RNZ's own Hawkes Bay reporter, Peter Fowler recounts his grand plans to make his fortune from the woolly animals. It didn't exactly work. Audio, Gallery
May I take your coat?
Keenan Scott is one of just a few professional alpaca shearers in New Zealand. Each year he shears about 8,000 animals across the North Island. Audio, Gallery
Handsome Huacaya
Huacaya alpaca breeders, Chris and Liz Strack have built up a large herd of the South American camelid at their Stoneleigh Alpaca stud in Ohoka, North Canterbury. Their primary focus is on breeding… Audio