'Good to be back': Golden Shears makes a welcome return
Over 370 shearers, woolhandlers and wool pressers are gathering in Masterton.
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Shearers in the north hoping the weather calms down for three successive weekends.
Floyd Haare defends open shearing title at Tapawera
Haare dominated the four-man final, beating the runner-up by more than two sheep.
Near-record turnout for Taihape Shears
Taihape’s famed gumboot throwing competition was cancelled but shearing still went ahead.
Stage set for 60th Taihape A and P Show Shears
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Jack Fagan reflects on his shearing world record
The shearing gun on his new eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing record.
Open title win at Whangārei for Toa Henderson
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Shearing: Toa Henderson hopes rain stays away for Whangarei
"We’re praying we will get there. We should get there, but it has been a bit wet up here."
Shearing and woolhandling: Kiwis get ready for transtasman tests
Transtasman shearing and woolhandling tests resume after Covid disruption.
South Island shearers get ready for NZ Cup and Show Week
Angus Moore and Nathan Stratford win big at Marlborough and Pleasant Point Shears.
Amy Silcock needs sponsors for shearing record attempt
Organising a world record attempt is both challenging and expensive.
Main street shearing returns to Pleasant Point this year
Get to the Point Shears is back on the main street this Saturday.
Bay boys gear up for world shearing challenge
It's a three-stand merinos record, last set almost 20 years ago - in South Africa.
Marlborough A and P Show Shears hoping for more entries this year
Shears only had 16 entries last year after sticking it out through Covid restrictions.
Shearing: Nathan Stratford steps up the pace at Ashburton A and P Show
Nathan Stratford won the Ashburton A and P Show’s open shearing final on Saturday.
Gizzy crew catches the shearing bug at Wairarapa Shears
Almost 70 shearers and woolhandlers competed at the Wairarapa A and P Show on Saturday.
Woolhandler follows dad's transtasman footsteps
John Kirkpatrick has shorn 14 transtasman tests, Now his daughter is in the team
Great Raihania Shears win for Rowland Smith
Rowland Smith won the Great Raihania Shears open final at the Hawke’s Bay Show on Friday.
Allan Oldfield wins blade shearing open final at Rangiora
Eventful trip from Hutt Valley to North Canterbury worth it for blade shearing champ.
Shearing success for Hemi Braddick at Gisborne Champs
Results from Poverty Bay A and P Show’s Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
Transtasman shearing and woolhandling tests postponed due to Victoria floods
First transtasman shearing and woolhandling test matches in more than two years postponed.
Another big weekend for shearing sports
Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Champs and Selwyn Show Shearing Champs this weekend.
Woolhandling double for Joel Henare at Waimate Spring Shears
Henare won the open final merino fleeces on Friday and the crossbred event on Saturday.
Nathan Stratford off to a flying start at National Shearing Circuit
Stratford claims maximum points from the first round of the 2022-2023 series.
NZ Merino Shears: Cushla Abraham claims woolhandling title
New Zealand Merino Championships kicked off the shearing sports season on Friday.
Merino Shears kicks off season with impressive numbers
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Samson Te Whata heads First Nations Australia team at NZ Merino Champs
Australia-based Kiwi shearing legend Samson Te Whata will head the team.
New Zealand woolhandling team places on the line at Merino Shears
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Transtasman shears tests bounce back from pandemic hiatus
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