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Shearing Sports New Zealand - Latest News [Page 31]

One competition cancelled, but the shows go on

Saturday, 13 January 2018, 12:02 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The first South Island shearing competition of the New Year has been cancelled because of heavy rain over the last few days. More >>

French connection at Te Kuiti speedshear

Thursday, 11 January 2018, 1:57 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

An international shearing competition with a difference will take place as 2019 World Chmpionships hosts France make another move on the international stage in Te Kuiti tomorrow night (Friday). More >>

Tauranga Shears – Not the biggest but brings out the best

Thursday, 11 January 2018, 1:56 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The Tauranga A and P Show shearing competition may not be one of the biggest in the country, in an area where sheep country has given way to horticulture, lifestyling and cattle. More >>

Big hopes for Duvauchelle shears

Thursday, 11 January 2018, 1:55 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Big hopes for Duvauchelle shears There’s a bit of ambition around the Peninsula Duvauchelle Shears which kick-off 2018 shearing competition in the South Island on Saturday. More >>

Speedshears, shows and a World Record

Tuesday, 9 January 2018, 11:37 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The shearing sports will have an unusually-busy post-Christmas resumption this week, particularly in the North Island. More >>

Two shearing record bid in January

Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 8:19 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The first modern-era women’s ewe shearing record bid and an attempt on a record set by New Zealand champion Rowland Smith in England in July have been confirmed for early next month.. More >>

Shearing sports shine at Aotearoa award

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 12:41 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Shearing sports shine at Aotearoa award It’s been a big night for shearing sports with two major awards at the Aotearoa Maori Sports Awards. More >>

Perseverance Pays Off for Te Kuiti Shearer Mark Grainger

Monday, 27 November 2017, 8:59 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Te Kuiti shearer Mark Grainger gained another reward for perseverance when he successfully defended the Stratford A and P Show’s Open title against former World champion Gavin Mutch on Saturday. More >>

Moore makes a mark at Nelson

Sunday, 26 November 2017, 11:03 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Moore makes a mark at Nelson Marlborough and shearer and now contractor Angus Moore proved a class act as he won his first Nelson A and P Show title today. More >>

A long way home through Tapanui – but it’s worth it

Monday, 20 November 2017, 8:45 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

If Tapanui was a country of it’s own they’d be offering shearer Nathan Stratford honorary residence such has been what shearing competition stalwart Kevin Baxter says is the Invercargill gun’s “bit of a mortgage” on the West Otago A and ... More >>

Nice job, Tony Coster

Saturday, 18 November 2017, 2:06 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Nice job, Tony Coster Former New Zealand representative shearer and multiple national all-breeds champion Tony Coster reckoned he only shore in today’s New Zealand Corriedale Championship to get out of doing a job. More >>

A Grand Comeback in Canterbury Show Woolhandling

Friday, 17 November 2017, 9:18 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Mum of two Angelique Miller was born in Rotorua, started life in the woolsheds working for her grandparents contracting in Gisborne, has lived in Christchurch, Australia and Gore, and worked in the UK. More >>

Show Week's Shear Excitement

Thursday, 16 November 2017, 9:01 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Shearers and woolhandlers are gathering in Christchurch for the New Zealand Corriedale Championships at the Canterbury Show in Christchurch today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday). More >>

A shearing marathon: 600kms each way

Monday, 13 November 2017, 8:49 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Canterbury shearers Ant Frew and Liam Norrie showed just about the ultimate commitment to their sport when they drove the earthquake diversion route across the top of the South Island to support the Marlborough A and P Show on Saturday. More >>

Stratford makes a point at Pleasant Point

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 4:48 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Stratford makes a point at Pleasant Point World championships third placegetter Nathan Stratford had his third win in a row this season when he won the Pleasant Point Gymkhana Shears Open final in South Canterbury on Saturday (yesterday). More >>

A Ro-Jo show at Manawatu

Sunday, 5 November 2017, 4:46 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

A Ro-Jo show at Manawatu It was a resumption of the Ro-Jo show as Rowland Smith and Joel Henare dominated the finals at the Manawatu A and P Show shearing and woolhandlling championships in Feilding yesterday(Saturday). More >>

Top shearers and woolhandlers ranked for October

Thursday, 2 November 2017, 3:51 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

South Island competitors are at the top of six of the eight Shearing Sports New Zealand rankings leaderboards at the end of the first month of the new season. More >>

Kiwis clean-up in Warrnambool

Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 9:36 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

New Zealanders scored a near cleansweep at Australia’s top crossbred shearing competition on Saturday. More >>

First Open final win in NZ for Jack Fagan

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 11:42 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

First Open final win in NZ for Jack Fagan Te Kuiti shearer and former Royal Welsh Open winner Jack Fagan scored his first Open final win in New Zealand yesterday at the Wairarapa A and P Show’s Spring Shears at Clareville, near Carterton. More >>

Stratford retains Ashburton title

Sunday, 29 October 2017, 11:40 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Stratford retains Ashburton title Southland shearer Nathan Stratford showed he is ready for a defence of his New Zealand Corriedale shearing title when he launched his first foray into Canterbury this season with a successful defence of the Open ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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