Big shearing events to kick off 2024
It’s the first show competition since the first weekend of December.
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Shearing: Sacha Bond breaks 9-hour World Record
Sacha Bond has shattered the women's nine-hour strong wool lambs record.
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Pair shattered the women’s eight-hour solo and two-stand strong wool lamb records.
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A and P Show: Tie-breaker needed in rare shearing dead-heat
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Hawke’s Bay Show: Close call in Shears final
Great Raihania Shears, sheep dog trials and farm fencing on show.
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We're baaaaack: Running of the Sheep returns
Te Kūiti, the shearing capital of the world, welcomes back event.
Shearing dream for former Hawke’s Bay rugby hopeful
Sam Henderson is one of three Kiwi shearers tackling a world record in Australia.
Pongaroa shearing gun claims rare Masters award
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Young Pātea shearer wins title in Wales
Blake Mitchell got into shearing thanks to his Whanganui-based uncle.
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Kiwis sharpen Mongolian herders' machine skills
The 12-strong touring party trained 100 herders as part of the Share Mongolia Programme.
Shearing: The UK record hopeful who was a likely lad in Hawke’s Bay
Steve Rowberry, who shore in Hawke's Bay 13 years ago, tackles a world record next month.
Women in four shearing record bids
Four of the seven shearing World Record bids are by women.
Jimmy Samuels forgoes shearing commentary to compete and wins spot to Wales comp
He was meant to be on the mic but picked up the shears instead.
Wool front and centre for farming couple
Sheep and beef farmers promote additional uses of wool.
A Kiwi family affair at the Lochearnhead Shears
David and Adam Gordon competed, along with their brother-in-law Paerata Abraham.
Hopes of brotherly face-off at shearing world champs dashed
How the prospect of a two-brother head to head for two countries just disappeared.
New Zealand misses out on shearing champs silverware
NZ team failed to win a single title for the first time since the first champs in 1977.
Robin Krause off to a good start at World Shearing Champs
South Island-based German shearer Robin Krause gets finals placing in junior championship.
Kiwis ready for World Shearing Champs
Shearing and woolhandling action kicks off at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh soon.
NZ to host 2026 World Shearing Champs
The event is expected to be held over four days on March 4-7, 2026.
Kiwis to defend proud record at world shearing champs
Kiwi team in Scotland for the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
Of course shearing is a sport
The championships invariably spark debate over whether sheep shearing is a sport.
Shearing: Success for Rowland Smith at Royal Three Counties Show
It's the Hawke's Bay gun's second win in the UK in a week.
Kiwi shearing guns on show before World Champs
Rowland Smith and Leon Samuels came first and third in Royal Cornwall Show open final.
Two World Record shearing attempts confirmed for December
Men's & women’s world eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing records to be challenged in NZ.