High Country muster

Mustering hereford cattle on Muzzle station. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

An early start. Salome Chapuy, Sam Murray, Ash Orr, Guy Redfern. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Cattle being moved across Muzzle stream. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Guy Redfern and Abi Rowe mustering Herefords on Muzzle Station. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Guy Redfern on Muzzle Station. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Guy Redfern. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Hereford cattle climbing up a narrow track from the Clarence River. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Rick Denton moves cattle across muzzle stream. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Sam Murray doing some running repairs. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Shepherd Ash Orr mustering in the Kaikoura ranges. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Shepherd Ash Orr on Muzzle Station. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Looking down the Clarence Valley. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Beekeepers AJ Mahuika and Woody Solomon. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

The cook, Merv Moodie. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

The slip on Muzzle Station that dammed the Clarence River. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

The winding road into Muzzle Station. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook

Cracks covering the walls in the historic cob cottage. Photo: RNZ / Alexa Cook