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!['Make the most of opportunities' - Phil's passion for shearing pays dividends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Make the most of opportunities' - Phil's passion for shearing pays dividends
Phil Morrison has been all over the world during his involvement in shearing.
!['Whatever I got was a bonus': Shearer claims title after serious farming accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Whatever I got was a bonus': Shearer claims title after serious farming accident
Injuries suffered in a farming accident in 2021 saw him have to learn to walk again.
!['The miracle man': David Buick wins NZ Shears open final](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'The miracle man': David Buick wins NZ Shears open final
A 2021 farm accident left Wairarapa shearer wondering if he'd even walk again.
![Welsh win third and final shearing test in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Welsh win third and final shearing test in NZ
Wales recorded their first test win on Kiwi soil, in Te Kuiti on Friday night.
![Kiwis win second shearing test against Wales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwis win second shearing test against Wales
NZ may have the lead but Wales is closing the points gap.
![Leon Samuels keeps his lambs shearing title - just](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Leon Samuels keeps his lambs shearing title - just
Samuels had a winning margin of only 0.062 points.
![CHB to host NZ-Wales battle while bay locals fight for national glory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
CHB to host NZ-Wales battle while bay locals fight for national glory
It will be a big day for shearing in Central Hawke's Bay.
![Welsh shearer beats Kiwis in NZ's richest speed shear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Welsh shearer beats Kiwis in NZ's richest speed shear
Welshman Llyr Jones won the North Island Speed Shear Championship on Saturday.
![Kiwis open shearing series with win over Wales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwis open shearing series with win over Wales
David Gordon and brother-in-law Paerata Abraham have taken a 1-0 lead over Wales.
![Mighty fine: Wool classer earns near-perfect score for fleece](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mighty fine: Wool classer earns near-perfect score for fleece
Sharon Lawton's flock fleece entry received 98.5 points out of 100 at the Wānaka A&P Show.
![Shear frustration from the 1930s to now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Shear frustration from the 1930s to now
Kem Ormond takes a look at what made the news back in the day.
![Golden Shears and Young Farmers on The Country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Golden Shears and Young Farmers on The Country
Greg Herrick, Te Radar, Phil Duncan, Julian Raine, Steve Hollander.
![Leon Samuels wins Golden Shears open shearing final](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Leon Samuels wins Golden Shears open shearing final
Results from the 62nd Golden Shears International Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
![Wairoa schoolgirl wins as youth dominate first day of Golden Shears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Wairoa schoolgirl wins as youth dominate first day of Golden Shears
Results from day one of competition in Masterton.
![Big numbers for the Wimbledon of shearing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Big numbers for the Wimbledon of shearing
'We are particularly pleased with the numbers of novice and junior entries.'
![Injury forces shearing champion Rowland Smith out of Golden Shears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Injury forces shearing champion Rowland Smith out of Golden Shears
The reigning Golden Shears open shearing champion is out.
!['Just part of the blood': The Gordons and the Golden Shears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Just part of the blood': The Gordons and the Golden Shears
The Gordons have competed in the Golden Shears for decades.
![When blade shearing was king](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
When blade shearing was king
Kem Ormond takes a look at what made the news back in the day.
![Toa Henderson wins at Pahīatua Shears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Toa Henderson wins at Pahīatua Shears
Toa Henderson has now won three major North Island titles before the Golden Shears.
![Jack Fagan qualifies for shearing circuit showdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Jack Fagan qualifies for shearing circuit showdown
Jack Fagan has qualified in second place behind favourite Nathan Stratford.