Kunekune

The Kunekune is a small New Zealand pig with Maori associations, a compact body, short upturned snout, and often fleshy wattles under the jaw. Coat color is variable, including black, ginger, cream, brown, white, belted, and spotted patterns, and many pigs carry a long or slightly shaggy coat. Compared with many production pigs, Kunekunes are often managed as grazing smallholder pigs, though they still root, breed, test fences, and behave as herd animals.

Smallholders and companion-pig owners choose Kunekunes because mature size and temperament can be easier to manage than large commercial pigs, but adult weight is still substantial. Good homes provide pasture rotation, a dry shelter, hoof and tusk attention, parasite control, and feed that prevents obesity. Buyers should ask for realistic adult-size information, parent photos, and registry or breeder records, because color and cuteness at weaning do not predict mature management needs.

Colors: Belted, Black, Black and Ginger, Black and White, Blonde, Brown, Brown and White, Cream, Ginger, Ginger and Black, Gold, Red, Red and Black, Sandy, Solid Black, Solid White, Spotted, Swallow Belly, Tri-Colored, White