Mark Grainger wins open final at Ohura Sports Shears
Te Kuiti shearer Mark Grainger won open final at Ohura Sports Shears last week.
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Shearing: Travers Baigent wins at Kaikoura show
Kaikoura A and P Show attracted 18 shearers, including eight in the open grade.
Rowland Smith wins 11th final in five weeks
Smith working his way to a sixth Golden Shears open title.
Power cut brings early end to shearing
A tree fell on power lines in Wairarapa, bringing an end to competition for the day.
Peter Lyon Shearing business to mark 33 years
Peter Lyon Shearing will celebrate 33 years of business next month.
Shearing: Rowland Smith wins big over the weekend
Smith won open titles at Gore's Southern Shears and Franklin A&P Show's Counties Shears.
Southland shearers shine at Southern Shears
Southland shearers and woolhandlers showed they were a cut above the rest in lower grades.
Federated Farmers: Support for wool levy comes with proviso
Federated Farmers will support a wool levy if it supports potential price impacts.
No stopping shearer after clean sweep
Hawke's Bay shearers are gunning for the big ones at the Goldies
Rising star Brett Roberts shears to Balclutha clean sweep
Southland shearer Brett Roberts won the Otago Shears open final in Balclutha.
Sponsor gets a go with the shears at Arapohue show
ANZ Bank representative gets one of the greatest rounds of applause on the day.
Eight shearing titles in three weeks for Rowland Smith
Success at Te Puke A and P Show took Smith's career tally to 143 open wins.
Hot competition at Otago shearing, woolhandling event
Temperatures topped 28degC at Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
Dannevirke A&P Show: All the show action at the shearing
Some of the shearing action was captured at the Dannevirke A&P Show.
'Shear for Life' charity event draws some big names
''Shear for Life'' charity event will host 70 international and national veteran shearers.
Southland wool classer started career early in life
Tina Elers has had a passion for wool and work in the sheds from an early age.
New Zealand goes one-up in shears series against Wales
Kiwis beat Welsh by more than 28 points in opening match of the CP Wool Series
New Golden Shears judge 'honoured to be asked'
The Golden Shears has a new judge who is keen to get started.
Blade shearing legend Bill Michelle dies
Former World Champs placegetter Bill Michelle has died after losing a battle with cancer.
The lady in the office gets overdue win at Taihape Shears
Sheree Alabaster won at her home show for the first time since 2006
Woolhandling champs battle for place at Worlds
Three strong contenders fight for two places to represent NZ at the World Championships
Shearing world record bid raises $9K for charity
Shearers attempted to shatter a 2011 record of 2210 sheep shorn in a day.
Shearing: Travers Baigent wins Golden Bay title
Baigent wins his fifth open class title at Golden Bay A and P Show at Takaka on Saturday.
Shearing: Phil Wedd starts Northland series with win
Phil Wedd succeeds at the ANZ Northland Shearing Competition on Saturday.
Two in a row for champion shearer Rowland Smith
Big weekend wins for Smith at the Horowhenua Shears and Wairoa Shears.
Joel Henare bounces back to claim lambswool title
Henare wins Southland Shears' national crossbred lambs woolhandling title on Saturday.
Rowland Smith wins at Wairoa Shears
Smiths comes out on top at what turned out to be a battle of champions at Wairoa Shears.
Shearing: Big day for the southern guns
Southern shearers opened a big weekend of shearing sports in New Zealand on Friday.
Opinion: Skilled goat shearers desperately needed
Comment: A labour shortage of skilled shearers for goats is being felt.
Shearing the fun shows of the north
Waikato farmer Lee Cheyne says shearing the competitions in the North is "a social event."
Hundreds line up for shearing's big weekend
But where are all the entries for some of the categories?
Shearing: Win at Buller show solves trophy mystery
Sam Win's success at Buller has helped solve ae mystery of the whereabouts of the trophy.
Speed shear double win for Jack Fagan
Fagan takes out two of New Zealand's biggest speed shear prizes at the weekend.
Young Te Kuiti guns firing in weekend shears
Results from the Tauranga A and P Show shearing championships.