Taumarunui brothers ready for shearing record bid in West Australia
Floyde and Levi Neil are looking to set a two-stand Merino ewes record for nine hours.
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Strong Kiwi team for World Shearing Champs
South Island-dominated crew of six confirmed in the Wools of NZ Shearing Sports NZ team.
Mongolian shearers gain life-long skills from NZ tour
Budee, Baaska, Ama and Khanda usually shear sheep with scissors.
Women’s event at NZ Shears attracts 15 competitors
Number of entries means there will be at least three heats, leading to a six-stand final.
Strong contenders head to Te Kuiti for NZ Shears
The second berth to represent NZ at the World Champs is up for grabs on Saturday.
Angus Moore dominates shearing at home show
National Shearing Circuit champion proved too strong for the competition.
Shearer Angus Moore steps back from World Champs ambition
Marlborough shearer is prioritising his family and business.
Shearing record bid for Kiwi brothers
Floyde and Levi Neil are out to get their names in the World Sheep Shearing Record books.
Shearing: Northland gun Toa Henderson on track to top Open rankings for season
Henderson picked up his 10th Open win of the 2022-23 season on Saturday.
Shearing: First Open title for McSkimming at 40
In his "twilight years" Oamaru's Willy McSkimming finally took an Open title on Saturday.
Shearing: NZ take first honours in Welsh series
NZ's Rowland Smith and Leon Samuels have beaten a Welsh paring in the first International.
South, North, and the Rural Games: Another big weekend for shearing
Mayfield A&P Show Shears, Kumeu Summer Shears, and NZ Rural Games speed shear champs.
Eighth open win for Rowland Smith at Golden Shears
Smith now represents NZ at Golden Shears World Shearing Champs in Scotland in June.
History-making Golden Shears win for trailblazing Aussie teen
Tyron Cochrane (18) is the first Aussie to win a title at the Golden Shears since 1961.
Nurse's day off leads to woolhanding win at the Golden Shears
Eleri Bradley said her workmates didn't realised woolhandling was a sport.
Free bus services for NZ Rural Games weekend
The bus service will be free for Palmerston North, Feilding, and Ashhurst residents.
Two world-record-holders to go head-to-head at NZ Rural Games
World-record-holders Megan Whitehead and Sacha Bond will go head-to-head at the games.
Waitomo hunting for new event to replace Te Kūiti Muster
After cancelling the Great NZ Muster, Waitomo District Council is looking ahead.
'Good to be back': Golden Shears makes a welcome return
Over 370 shearers, woolhandlers and wool pressers are gathering in Masterton.
Shearing champ Rowland Smith reconsiders goals after cyclone
Smith keen to compete but concerned about leaving family and farm behind.
Lydia Thomson: From jockey to successful shearer
Lydia Thomson wanted to be a professional jockey but turned her hand to shearing instead.
Kaiwaka shearer's major comeback 15 years in the making
Dane Phillips, 31, has revived his golden shearer heydays during an open final recently.
National Shearing Circuit a close race
Nathan Stratford leads at the top of the table but the points are pretty tight thereafter.
Dannevirke kicks-off a big weekend of shearing
The Dannevirke A and P Show Shears started this morning in Southern Hawke’s Bay.
Shearing: Big shows coming up in the north - weather willing
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
Around 150 shearers and woolhandlers are expected to compete at the event.
Jack Fagan reflects on his shearing world record
The shearing gun on his new eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing record.
‘Conveyor-belt care’: Widow decries ‘horrifying’ patches of health system
Widow: Health system focused on efficiencies, prepared to forget about the people.
Open title win at Whangārei for Toa Henderson
A break from the woolshed pays off for Northland gun.
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.