Why the Golden Shears means everything to Joel Henare
"It still takes my breath away every time I walk into that hall."
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Shearer 'a bit rusty' after 25-year break
Roddy Kidd returned to the shearing shed at the age of 84 at the Oxford A&P Show.
The South dominates final day of NZ Shearing Champs
A Southern blast rolled some big guns in Te Kuiti on final day of the NZ Shearing Champs.
NZ Shearing Champs Day Two: A new Fagan in the limelight
Sean Fagan (16) won the novice shearing final on the second day of the NZ Shears.
Woolhandling talent shines on first day of NZ Shears
Day one results from the 2021 New Zealand Shears shearing and woolhandling championships.
Relief in Australia as welcome mat goes out for Kiwi shearers
NZ shearers can now travel over for Australian farmers' busy spring season.
Troy Pyper wins national lamb shearing title by a whisker
Pyper won with just 0.02pts between him and runner up Leon Samuels.
Former MP Colin King to shear again
King reckons politics could do with some of the passion and camaraderie of shearing.
Waimarino Shears goes bilingual
The Waimarino shears have incorporated te reo Māori as part of their event.
NZ Rural Games: Rathkeale College claims schools shearing title
Rathkeale College wins inaugural Rural Games Secondary Schools Shearing Championship.
Jack Fagan claims second Rural Games speed shear title
Fagan's rugged travel schedule worth the effort as he defended his win from last year.
Rural Games: Fastest shearers in the land, you bet!
TAB taking bets on speed shear at NZ Rural Games in Palmerston North this weekend.
Amuri Shears go ahead under Level 2 restrictions
Results from the Amuri Shears at Rotherham on Saturday, March 6, 2021.
National Shearing Circuit will go ahead
Shearing circuit finals will now be held at the New Zealand Shears in Te Kuiti next month.
Shearing community mourns woolhandling legend Ronnie Goss
Goss passed away on her 53rd birthday on Friday while at the Taumarunui Shears.
Dreams of a South Island Golden Shears win shattered
No South Island shearer has won the Golden Shears open final since 1989.
Organisers keeping fingers crossed for Golden Shears
Organisers hope 61st Golden Shears will go ahead, despite possible Covid-19 restrictions.
New shearing championship to focus on rookies
The inaugural Secondary School Championship takes place on Saturday, March 13.
Young shearers line up for the honours at Ohura show
Results from the Ohura A and P Show shears on Saturday, February 20.
Shearing: Travers Baigent gets a win at Murchison
Results from the Murchison A and P Show Shears on Saturday, February 20, 2021.
Shortage of woolhandlers as students return to studies
Shearing contractors struggling to replace their "uni power" as school holidays end.
Leon Samuels wins Southern Shears open final
Results from the Southern Shears shearing and woolhandling championships this weekend.
Pahiatua Shears celebrates 50th jubilee
Pahiatua Shears will be having its 50th shearing competition on February 28.
Shearing: Jack Fagan wins on a 'brilliant day' at Arapohue
Fagan wins 20-sheep final at 129th Northern Wairoa A and P show at Arapohue on Saturday.
Shearing: Show entries leap on Waitangi weekend
Results from Dannevirke, Aria and Rangitikei events over Waitangi weekend.
Champion shearers face off at Taihape
Gavin Mutch and Rowland Smith went head-to-head in Taihape A&P Show open shearing final.
Elite training for Golden Shears hopefuls
Some of NZ's top shearers and woolhandlers are heading back to school.
Opportunities for woolhandlers at Taihape Shears
Woolhandling competition goes ahead in a season hit by uncertainty due to Covid-19.
Families help keep it local at Wairoa show
Entries cut in half by the Covid crisis, but it was still a good show
What a buzz: Haircut from a shearing legend
Shearing legend comes out of retirement for a rather different kind of event.
Shearing: Megan Whitehead back to work after breaking world record
Whitehead happy to be back in the shearing shed after nine-hours lamb record on Thursday.
Passion for shearing started early for Melissa
Growing up, Melissa Hamilton was "always fascinated watching the shearers."
A big weekend for shearing sports
Five competitions held at Kaikohe, Wairoa, Takaka, Lumsden, Winton.
Shearer Rowland Smith shines on Wairoa's day in the sun
A near record show despite the absence of the amusement rides.