Show shearing competitions start in the north
Eight A&P show shearing competitions kick off this Saturday.
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Blake Crooks drove 400km each way just to shear at the Nelson A and P Show on Saturday.
Gore's Lionel Taumata wins third speed shear in a row
Lionel Taumata could be crowned the “Unofficial Speed Shear King of the South".
Shearing legend Nathan Stratford wins Keith Fincham Memorial Trophy
Trophy awarded for most outstanding contribution to the shearing section at NZ Ag Show.
Canterbury Shears: Joel Henare bags 136th open woolhandling win
Henare won the NZ Corriedales open woolhandling champs for the seventh time.
Canterbury Shears organisers seek entries for women’s event
National Corriedale Shearing and Woolhandling Champs held at NZ Ag Show.
A and P Show: Tie-breaker needed in rare shearing dead-heat
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North Canterbury shearers win back Colin King Shield
Results from the Get to the Point Pleasant Point Gymkhana Shears.
Success for brother-sister duo at the Manawatū shears
Brother-and-sister duo Joseph Gordon (shearing) and Cushla Abraham (woolhandling) won big.
Manawatū Show shearing champs return
Organisers are hoping for a full field of entries in Feilding on Saturday.
Kiwi woolhandlers save the day in transtasman shears tests
Cushla Abraham and Tia Potae to the rescue.
Nathan Stratford on target for 20th national shearing circuit final
Stratford has maximum points in first two rounds of 2023-2024 PGG Wrightson/Vetmed series.
Shearing: Southland wins Colin King Shield
All four members of the Southland team work for the same Gore contractor.
'I had a mean run': First open win for woolhandler Jasmin Tipoki
Napier woolhandler still finds it difficult to believe she’s cracked an open win.
Hawke’s Bay Show: Close call in Shears final
Great Raihania Shears, sheep dog trials and farm fencing on show.
'Wise owl' of Waikato local government dies
Hugh Vercoe's service to the community included 15 years as Matamata-Piako mayor.
Widow and family live with frustrations over hospital death of 'fit, health-conscious man'
Coroner rules Koro Mullins' death a 'consequence of multiple failures'.
The Ranfurly Shield of shearing: Where are the challengers?
Southland shearers on the hunt for suitable challengers.
Shearing: Kiwis chase elusive transtasman treble in Australia
Kiwis have strong hopes of winning two and a dream of taking out all three tests.
Shearing: A Gisborne win for Jack Fagan
Te Kuiti shearer wins big at the Poverty Bay A and P Show.
Shearing champs start in the North Island
Shearers and woolhandlers are gathering in Gisborne.
Tony Chamberlain's 48th year in row at Waimate Shears
"To be part of it for almost 50 years, I’m actually quite proud of it."
Leon Samuels makes it a double at Waimate Shears
Samuels has taken out the first two titles of the shearing sports season.
Top line-up for Waimate Spring Shears
The big guns come out for the Waimate Spring Shears.
Open woolhandling final win for Tia Potae at NZ Merino Shears
Potae returns to transtasman test-match competition after a 10-year absence.
Shearing sports season kicks off with fine wool challenge
Kiwi shearers keen to stop Aussie counterparts from claiming the top fine wool title.
We're baaaaack: Running of the Sheep returns
Te Kūiti, the shearing capital of the world, welcomes back event.
Shearing dream for former Hawke’s Bay rugby hopeful
Sam Henderson is one of three Kiwi shearers tackling a world record in Australia.
Ethan Harder sets new eight hour lamb shearing world record
Ethan Harder shore 624 lambs in eight hours yesterday at Woolakabin.
Pongaroa shearing gun claims rare Masters award
David Buick was in a farm accident in 2021. But life's great back on the farm in 2023
Kiwis end UK shearing experience triumphant
King Country shearers Jack Fagan and Clay Harris have wrapped up a busy season in the UK.
A record number of record attempts for Kiwi shearers
World Sheep Shearing Records Society has received seven applications for challenges in NZ.