Shearing dream for former Hawke’s Bay rugby hopeful
Sam Henderson is one of three Kiwi shearers tackling a world record in Australia.
Sam Henderson is one of three Kiwi shearers tackling a world record in Australia.
Blake Mitchell got into shearing thanks to his Whanganui-based uncle.
Serial inventor says Shear Edge offers new hope for strong wool.
The 12-strong touring party trained 100 herders as part of the Share Mongolia Programme.
Steve Rowberry, who shore in Hawke's Bay 13 years ago, tackles a world record next month.
Four of the seven shearing World Record bids are by women.
He was meant to be on the mic but picked up the shears instead.
David and Adam Gordon competed, along with their brother-in-law Paerata Abraham.
How the prospect of a two-brother head to head for two countries just disappeared.
Shearing and woolhandling action kicks off at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh soon.
The event is expected to be held over four days on March 4-7, 2026.
Kiwi team in Scotland for the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
The championships invariably spark debate over whether sheep shearing is a sport.
Shearing Sports NZ team manager reckons it would be "difficult but not impossible”.
It's the Hawke's Bay gun's second win in the UK in a week.
Rowland Smith and Leon Samuels came first and third in Royal Cornwall Show open final.
Men's & women’s world eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing records to be challenged in NZ.
Two brothers from Hawke's Bay rule ahead of this month's Shearing World Championships
The eight-hour tally of 601 lambs was 91 better than the previous record.
The best of youth shearing in New Zealand. Video / Supplied
Nathan Stratford, of Invercargill, competes in the heats of the NZ Shearing Circuit Final at Armidale Merino Stud in Gimmerburn on Saturday. He went on to win the competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Jared Morgan / ODT
Allan Paterson saved the event from being cancelled by hosting it on his farm.
The rural sector is uniting again to help those battling cancer in the South.
The championships were to have been held on March 3-5, 2022.
All pre-Christmas North Island A&P show shearing sports competitions cancelled.
NZ Merino Shears and NZ Spring Shears will take place in October.
Lack of dags is actually a problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
NZ shearers can now travel over for Australian farmers' busy spring season.
King reckons politics could do with some of the passion and camaraderie of shearing.
The Waimarino shears have incorporated te reo Māori as part of their event.