2023 Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand team
A crew of six has been confirmed for this year’s Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
Image 1 of 9: Hawke's Bay shearer Rowland Smith, pictured in March in Masterton, where he won an eighth Golden Shears open shearing title, and a place at the World Championships in Scotland in June, hoping to regain a title he won in Ireland in 2014. Photo / Peter Nikolaison
There was a full clearance of the more than 17,000 sheep on offer at the annual Maniototo Last Muster Lamb Sale at Waipiata Saleyards last week. Photos / ODT / Shawn McAvinue
ODT: The South Island and New Zealand championship sheep dog trials were hosted by the Greenvale club, near Waikaka, last week.
Otago Daily Times photographer Peter McIntosh was there.
Keeping positive and sustaining a good work-life balance has led Nelson and Fiona Hancox to grow a large-scale sheep and beef operation across three West Otago properties. Video / OTD
Upper Clutha’s Stu and Sarah Jamieson started the Farmers versus Tradies annual cricket match to encourage farmers to get off-farm more often. Video / ODT