"Probably New Zealand's best-known statistic is the ratio of sheep to people. However in the last two decades the sheep population has declined from 70 million to around 40 million. New Zealand is a major exporter of sheep meat, accounting for about 53% of the world export trade."
Giving a figure of 10:1 - we ARE a bit worse than I thought ;-)

http://www.tikitouring.co.nz/hobbiton-matamata.htm Hobiton isn't actually that far out of Auckland - I should really visit sometime.