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Teenager grabs a Golden Shears double

Thursday, 28 February 2019, 5:42 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

An 18-year-old from Masterton’s first family of shearing has created a new piece of Golden Shears history bv winning two Golden Shears titles within a few minutes in his home-town today. More >>

Karauria gets big win on the eve of Golden Shears

Thursday, 28 February 2019, 9:39 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Newest Master Woolhandler Pagan Karauria got Golden Shears week off to a big start when she won the Pre-Shears Wairarapa Open Championship yesterday. More >>

Golden Shears ready to start in Masterton

Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 1:53 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Hundreds of shearers and woolhandlers are gathering in Wairarapa for the 59th Golden Shears international shearing and woolhandling championships which start tomorrow. More >>

Baigent wins at Kaikoura show

Monday, 25 February 2019, 9:52 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Wakefield shearer Travers Baigent, who has been dominating competitions in the top of the South Island, will be waiting at least another year to test his class against the country’s best. More >>

Pahiatua Shears: A power cut and a short circuit

Monday, 25 February 2019, 9:50 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

But yesterday it was the power cut that resulted in the short circuit, when a tree falling on power lines in northern Wairarapa brought an early end to the Pahiatua Shears, and the scrapping of the last qualifying round in the PGG Wrightson Wool ... More >>

Welsh on song, but Kiwis win the shearing

Sunday, 24 February 2019, 10:11 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The New Zealand shearing team has completed a 4-0 cleansweep of the CP Wool Series against France with an emphatic victory over Wales at the Apiti and District Show's shearing sports today. More >>

Smith heads for Golden Shears with another win

Saturday, 23 February 2019, 12:47 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The all-conquering career of Hawke’s Bay shearer Rowland Smith continued almost unchallenged in Taumarunui yesterday as he won his 11th final in five weeks. More >>

Grainger beats Mutch at Ohura

Thursday, 21 February 2019, 9:35 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Te Kuiti shearer Mark Grainger got a significant confidence boost when he won the Open final at the Ohura Sports Shears. More >>

Smith rolling on towards Goldies win No 6?

Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 9:55 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Champion shearer Rowland Smith is likely to be the warmest favourite ever to win the Golden Shears Open final next week after an unbeaten record in 10 competitions in four weeks. More >>

Sponsor gets a go with the shears at Arapohue show

Monday, 11 February 2019, 9:16 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Even the sponsor got involved when the Northern Wairoa A and P Show shearing on Saturday at Arapohue, near Dargaville. More >>

Shear champion Smith adds Te Puke to the list

Monday, 11 February 2019, 9:14 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Reigning Golden Shears and New Zealand Open shearing champion Rowland Smith continued on a relentless march in quest more of the top honours and a possible second World title when he won the Te Puke A and P Show’s Open final on Saturday. More >>

Rising star Roberts shears to Balclutha cleansweep

Sunday, 10 February 2019, 6:15 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Southland shearer Brett Roberts strengthened his hopes of a place among the elite at the Golden Shears next month when he won the Otago Shears Open final in Balclutha yesterday(Saturday). More >>

New Zealand goes one-up in shears series against Wales

Monday, 4 February 2019, 9:37 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The New Zealand shearing team of Southlander Nathan Stratford and Wairarapa farmer David Buick have kept their country’s unbeaten record against Wales in New Zealand alive with a resounding win in Marton in the opening match of the CP Wool Series ... More >>

Blade shearing legend Bill Michelle dies

Monday, 28 January 2019, 8:57 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Former bladeshearing World Championships placegetter Billy Michelle has died in the South Island after losing a battle with cancer. More >>

Overdue win at Taihape Shears

Sunday, 27 January 2019, 11:37 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Former World champion woolhandler Sheree Alabaster would have been a busy lady helping in the office at the Taihape A and P Show shears today(Saturday). More >>

World woolhandling hopes

Friday, 25 January 2019, 9:56 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Three World woolhandling champions remain in strong contention to battle for the two places representing New Zealand at this year’s championships in France. More >>

Henare bounces back to claim lambswool title

Monday, 21 January 2019, 4:47 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

World champion woohandler Joel Henare got one back on leading rival Pagan Karauria as he won the Southland Shears’ national crossbred lambs woolhandling title at the Winton A and P Show on Saturday. More >>

Two in a row for champion shearer Smith

Monday, 21 January 2019, 4:45 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Shearing champion Rowland Smith has taken just two days of the New Year to reinforce his claims to the major titles and possibly a second World championship by winning his first two Open finals of 2019 over the weekend. More >>

Wedd clocks-up second Open win

Monday, 21 January 2019, 4:45 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Mobile shearing operator Phil Wedd drew first blood for the Warkworth team as he won the Kaikohe show’s Open final in the first round of the second ANZ Northland Shearing Competition on Saturday. More >>

Baigent wins Golden Bay title

Monday, 21 January 2019, 4:44 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Wakefield shearer Travers Baigent scored his second win of the season and the fifth Open class title of his career at the Golden Bay A and P Show at Takaka on Saturday. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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