# Original Westie: the story of Don Buck

An episode of [Black Sheep](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1163907594), 5 Mar 2026, 41 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1772682449/audio/bsheep/bsheep-20260306-0500-black_sheep_-_don_buck-_web_version.mp3

The founding father of West Auckland - Don Buck was notorious in the early 20th century for his hard drinking, hard living gum digging camp in the foothills of the Waitakere ranges. Black Sheep investigates the legend of this enigmatic and feared folk hero - the original Westie. Watch the video of Marianne Simpkins reading her poem The Ballad of Don Buck's Hill Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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