Today marks one hundred and seventy years since one of New Zealand's most enduring folk heroes was arrested for rustling sheep.
In March 1855, shepherds searching for 1000 missing sheep in the upper reaches of the Waitaki Valley apprehended suspected rustler James Mackenzie.
After escaping he walked one hundred and sixty kilometres to Lyttelton, where he was recaptured on 15 March.
The Supreme Court found Mackenzie guilty, sentencing him to five years' hard labour.
Historian Annette Bulovic who runs the Peeling Back History website and Facebook page joins Mark Leishman to talk about the legend of James MacKenzie.
A statue commemorating lone shepherd James Mackenzie and his dog Friday in Fairlie Photo: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand/ Shirley Williams
