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.
Fagan wins 20-sheep final at 129th Northern Wairoa A and P show at Arapohue on Saturday.
Results from Dannevirke, Aria and Rangitikei events over Waitangi weekend.
Gavin Mutch and Rowland Smith went head-to-head in Taihape A&P Show open shearing final.
Some of NZ's top shearers and woolhandlers are heading back to school.
Woolhandling competition goes ahead in a season hit by uncertainty due to Covid-19.
Entries cut in half by the Covid crisis, but it was still a good show
Shearing legend comes out of retirement for a rather different kind of event.
Whitehead happy to be back in the shearing shed after nine-hours lamb record on Thursday.
Growing up, Melissa Hamilton was "always fascinated watching the shearers."
The 24-year-old Gore shearer began her attempt early Thursday morning.
Megan Whitehead will attempt the solo women's nine-hours strongwool lamb shearing record.
A 20 per cent increase in crowd numbers at this year's Whangārei A&P show.
Pagan Karauria has barely shorn since the French All Nations event in July 2019.
Shearers will enter country between January and March to help fill gap in local workforce.
Wairarapa shearer David Buick claim his third open title of new shearing sports season.
"He believes in me, but I believe in myself, too."
Results from the Nelson A and P Show and West Otago A and P show over the weekend.
Pongaroa shearer and farmer David Buick takes out the CHB open title.
Roberts wins Get to the Point Pleasant Point Gymkhana Shears open final.
Canterbury Shears NZ Corriedale shearing and woolhandling champs start tomorrow.
A lean day for Hawke's Bay, but it was still busy at the show shearing and woolhandling.
Christopher Tredinnick struck the lamb when shearing comb broke while he was shearing it.
"Nothing illegal or incorrect" in shearers' actions, an industry representative says.
Organiser says 53rd Waimate Shears attracted best field in the open grade since 1980s.
The Hawke's Bay Show runs from Wednesday to Monday this year.
Results from the Poverty Bay A and P Show Shears.
The North Island competitive shearing season will get underway at the Poverty Bay A&P show
Dobbs now the first person in the world to win 100 open blade-shearing finals.
A new shearing and woolhandling competition season is underway.
Whangārei A and P Show to celebrate 140 years this December.