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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 >>
Henderson Gets One Back On Fagan At Home Show In Whangarei
Monday, 8 December 2025, 11:55 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The Open had eight entries, Senior seven, and the Intermediate, Junior and Novice two each, with five in the Veterans event. More >>
Doing It For Kyle: Digger Balme 40th Season Win A Tribute To The Son
Monday, 8 December 2025, 11:52 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The Senior woolhandling title was won by Te Whetu Brown, from Wairoa – her fourth win in the grade - and Paige Marshall, of Kihikihi, scored a second Rotorua Junior final win. More >>
Never Too Young - Jack Fagan Wins Taranaki Shears As The Oldest In The Final, At 33
Sunday, 30 November 2025, 3:31 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
In the richest Open grade form of his life, it was Fagan’s third win of the season, and came less than 20 hours after claiming speed shear win No 85 at the Matiere Cosmopolitan Club in remote southern King Country on Friday night. More >>
Third Home Show Win For Shearer Travers Baigent
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 10:55 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Baigent previously won the title in 2018 and 2023 and on Saturday shore the 20 sheep in the final in 18min 5.5sec for victory by almost two points from Rangiora visitor Hugh de Lacy, who had marginally the better quality points. More >>
Closing In On A Uniqie Record - Stratford's 17th Win At Tapanui Shears
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 10:52 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
It was Stratford’s 92nd win in 29 seasons of Open-class shearing, having won 17 finals in the lower grades, including the West Otago Intermediate title in 1992 and Senior title in 1994. More >>
Like A Rock Star - Jack Fagan Wins Second Wagga Wagga Speed Shear
Sunday, 23 November 2025, 2:53 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Despite having had “one hell of a a 10 days”, Fagan is flying home for the Matiere Cosmopolitan Club Speed Shear on Friday, the Taranaki Shears in Stratford next Saturday, and the Whangarei A and P show the following weekend. More >>
Former World Champions Flash The Blades To Win Right To New Title Bid
Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 3:19 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
McKay controlled the pace and shore the five sheep in 15min 18.53sec, beating Oldfield by almost 11 seconds and the remaining four finalists by more than two minutes. More >>
North Otago Shearing Treble At Pleasant Point Shears
Monday, 10 November 2025, 8:15 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
All four finals were won by comfortable margins, Timo Hicks, of Tapawera, claiming the Senior title by 2.58 points from runner-up Seymour Lambert. More >>
Bradley's Historic Moment At Wairarapa Spring Shears
Monday, 3 November 2025, 8:52 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The winner, for a fourth time was Pongaroa farmer David Buick, the 2024 New Zealand Shears Open champion David Buick, and No 1-ranked Open shearer nationwide last season, More >>
Three In A Row For Tasman-hopping Allan The Shearer
Monday, 27 October 2025, 9:19 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Oldfield won his World title at his first time in the national team in France in 2019, when he and Dobbs also won the teams event. More >>
Classic 20-Sheep Final A Crowning Gloy For New Shearing Stand At Hawke's Bay Show
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 7:35 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The Open woolhandling final provided a 59th career Open win for reigning New Zealand Shears and North Island Circuit champion Keryn Herbert, of Te Kuiti. More >>
Kiwi Blades - The Finest Cut In Transtasman Shearing
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 2:38 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Dobbs, from Fairlie, and Mackay, of Culverden, extended the black-singlet dominance in the annual home-and-away blade shearing tests by beating Australian pair Johnathon Dalla and Andrew Murray. More >>
Poverty Bay A And P Show's 150th Anniversary; Ellesmere A And P Show
Monday, 20 October 2025, 8:11 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Following two events in the South Island it was the first North Island show on the 2025-2026 Shearing Sports New Zealand calendar. More >>
Southland Double At Spring Shears
Monday, 13 October 2025, 9:20 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The stakes are higher this season with the goal to make the New Zealand team for the “Worlds” at the Golden Shears on March 4-7, and he says: “It’s more of a dream to win the Worlds or the Goldies.” More >>
One Back For The Aussies - A Shearing Win In Central Otago
Sunday, 5 October 2025, 1:53 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The title’s Australian dominance had been highlighted by West Australian Damien Boyle’s 8 wins between 2010 and 2019 and New South Wales shearer Daniel’s McIntyre’s win in 2022. More >>
