The monument stands next to the Church of the Good Shepherd and shows what is probably the most photographed dog in New Zealand. The bronze statue of a collie was dedicated to the shepherd dogs, without which intensive sheep breeding would not have been possible.

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1. Lake Tekapo Beach – Lake Tekapo loop from Station Bay

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