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'Give it a nudge': Shearer sets sights on solo world record
The current record is 872, set by Stu Connor in Cornwall in 2021.

Shearing it around on the busiest weekend of the season
More than 200 shearers and woolhandlers are expected to be in action this weekend.

Shearing it around: Huge weekend of action from north to south
Competitions throughout NZ will culminate in solo world record attempt on Monday.

New speed shear record set at Te Puna
A new Te Puna Speed Shear record has been set by a shearer in his 20s.

Father and son win big at Peninsula Duvauchelle Shears
North Otago farmer Justin Meikle and his teenage son Tye are on a roll.

Shear success! NZ's longest running speed shearing event returns
The annual Te Puna Speed Shear will take place this Saturday.

Shearing: Digger Balme, 60, wins at Rotorua Show
Age ain’t doing nothing to slow down this veteran competition shearer.

Boost for shearing numbers in the North at Whangārei Show
A new event with combined novice, junior and intermediate handicaps helps with entries.

Shearing: Stratford and Moore win at Tapanui and Nelson
It was a big weekend of shearing for former winners of the National Shearing Circuit.

Kirkpatricks dominate at Wairarapa Spring Shears
A shearing dynasty from Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne moved in on the Wairarapa Show.

Flying Southlander wins Ashburton shearing final
The Ashburton show attracted 44 shearers, with 14 in the open class.

Kiwis fall short in transtasman shearing and woolhandling tests
Blades shearers hold up the Kiwis' end in transtasman tests but it's not enough.

Gavin Mutch holds it together for Great Raihania Shears win
Mutch nabs the big shearing win at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Show.

Familiar faces claim the red ribbons at Gisborne show shears
Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships held at Poverty Bay on Saturday.

Kiwis chase elusive shears clean sweep in Australia
NZ chasing transtasman machine shearing, blades shearing, and woolhandling tests.

Can a lamb be shorn every 37 seconds for nine hours?
The world solo 9hrs lambshearing record is 872 – now there's a challenger.

Cut above the rest: Women's advanced shearing course 100% success
World record-holder Mullooly rapt with all-female training course

Sir David Fagan talks shearing on The Country
Phil Duncan, Sir David Fagan, Hunter McGregor, Ruth Aickin.

Possible record entries for National Shearing Circuit
There are more North Island and international competitors than usual in this circuit.

Shearing: Chris Vickers wins NZ Merino Shears Open title
56-year-old Chris Vickers took out the Open shearing title on Saturday night.

The finest show on the finest wool starts tomorrow
150+ competitors to vie in NZ's biggest merino shearing champs in Alexandra this weekend.