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Weekend Shears Double For Henderson As World Champs Loom
Monday, 23 February 2026, 8:36 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Shearing 20 sheep in 15min 29s he won Sunday’s Open final by almost three points from runner-up and Te Kuiti shearer Jack Fagan, with third place going to Welsh shearer Llyr Jones. More >>
Oh My Goss ! Record Breaker Gets Win I Shering Competition
Monday, 23 February 2026, 8:29 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Goss last won a competition in the Senior final at the Pahiatua Shears on March 1, 2020, a 13th win in the 2019-2020 season, making him comfortably ranked the No 1 Senior shearer nationwide. More >>
Big Day For Aria Wilderness - New Zealand Beats Wales In Shearing Test
Sunday, 8 February 2026, 4:03 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
It was a big day for Henderson, who also won the Aria Open final, shearing 20 ewes in 14m 58s and winning by 2.5 points from runner-up Jones, scoring his best individual results in a New Zealand show Open final. More >>
Aria Sets The Scene For Three Weeks Of Shearing Sports International
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 9:35 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Australia has won three transtasman shearing tests in a row since New Zealand’s last win in the series’ at the 2024 Golden Shears. More >>
New Manager For New Zealand Team At World Shearing Champs
Wednesday, 4 February 2026, 9:34 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The new manager is Bart Hadfield, who takes the place of original selection Lance Waddell, who was unable to take up the appointment. More >>
Three-Stand Lamb Shearing Record Smashed In West Otago
Sunday, 1 February 2026, 7:18 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
It was the third of three record attempts in New Zealand this summer, all successful. More >>
Three Shearers Have Made A Big Start To A World Record Taking Place In A Remote West Otago Woolshed
Saturday, 31 January 2026, 5:18 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The shearers are Golden Shears and other multiple titles winner Leon Samuels, of Roxburgh, reigning national circuit champion Paerata Abraham, of Masterton, and Hunterville shearer and contractor Shane Ratima. On the line at Wohelo Station, Moa Flat, is ... More >>
Welsh Gun Wins On Big Day For Taihape Shears
Monday, 26 January 2026, 8:47 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Shearing Sports New Zealand chairman Warren Parker, of Raglan, said he and others were in awe of the work done by Taihape Shears chairman Hayden Tapp and his committee in relocating the competition. More >>
Henare Gets A Shot At A World Champs Treble Double
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 6:40 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The 20th World championships, attracted teams from 28 countries, will run in conjunction with the 63rd Golden Shears international championships, which have attracted about 630 entries. More >>
Women's Shearing Record Update
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 5:02 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Te Atakura Crawford had shorn 395, at 54-55 seconds a lamb, caught, shorn and sent through the porthole. Ariana (Missy) Te Whata had shorn 375, Pagan Rimene 363, and Rose Lewis 313. More >>
Shearing Record Update
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 1:37 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Te Atakura Crawford had shorn 262 averaging just under 53 seconds a lamb, caught, shorn and sent through the porthole. Ariana (Missy) Te Whata had shorn 248, Pagan Rime 237 and Rose Lewis 207. More >>
Women's Shearing Record Under Way In South Otago
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 10:23 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The four stand Women’s 8 hour strong wool lamb record attempt is taking place at “Melrose Station’ 948 Cairn Road, Owaka, South Otago, and the shearers are Pagan Rimene, Rose Lewis, Te Atukura Crawford, Ariana Te Whata, shearing for Scott Cameron. More >>
Eketahuna Shearing Gun Takes Big Step In World Champs Hopes
Monday, 19 January 2026, 11:15 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The two shows had what are thought to have been record entries, with 93 shearers and 51 woolhandlers at Lumsden and 89 shearers and 50 woolhandlers at Winton. More >>
Shears Dreams On The Line In The South
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 2:39 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The machine shearing and woolhandling teams will be named at the Rangitikei Shearing Sports in Marton on February 7, and become part of an amassing of representatives from 28 countries at the World Championships. More >>
Close Call As Shearing Competition Season Kicks Back In
Monday, 12 January 2026, 8:25 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The two were well clear of 2022 winner and New Zealand-based Chilean shearer Luis Pincol, on 44.72pts, with fourth place going to Liam Norrie, of Cheviot. More >>
New Shearing Record Of 732 In Nine-Hours For Shearer Simon Goss
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 8:55 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
In the first attempt on the record of 731 set by New Zealander Matthew Smith in England nine and half years ago, Goss claimed the record-breaking sheep in the last minute to finish with a new record of 732. More >>
Shearing Record Correction And Update
Monday, 5 January 2026, 9:10 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Averaging under 43.4 seconds so far – caught, shorn and dispatched - Goss now faces four runs of 1hr 45 min each in the run to knock-off at 5 pm. More >>
Green Light For Shearing Record Attempt By Simon Goss On Monday
Monday, 5 January 2026, 9:06 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Making the attempt Whanganui shearer Simon Goss, who will tackling the solo nine-hours ewes record at Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation’s 4800ha Te Pa Station, near Raetihi, starting at 5am. More >>
New Zealand Challenge For Toughest Of All Shearing Records
Friday, 12 December 2025, 5:54 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
In his record Smith shore 164 in the first two hours followed by successive 1hr 45min runs of 142, 142, 141 and 142, for an average of just over 81 an hour, or 44.3228 seconds a sheep, caught, shorn and despatched. More >>
Heat's On For Two World Shearing Record Bids In Otago Summer
Friday, 12 December 2025, 5:38 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
World Sheep Shearing Records Society secretary Hugh McCarroll, of Tauranga, said panels of judges from New Zealand and Australia have been appointed to oversee the record bids. More >>
