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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Shanti Mathias

Working the land but rarely owning it: life for New Zealand’s young farmers

Cam Clayton, 30, moves sheep on his hill country lease block in the Kaimai Ranges
Cam Clayton, 30, moves sheep on his farm south of Auckland, New Zealand. Photograph: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images

On a farm south of Auckland, Cam Clayton breeds sheep and cattle – working alongside the dogs he’s trained since they were puppies. There, he looks out on knobbly hills and tree-filled gullies in Waikato, close to where he grew up.

“I have the best office, with the best views,” says Clayton.

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