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The World congratulates Sir David

Sunday, 3 January 2016, 6:08 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

A wave of global congratulation has followed the announcement that Te Kuiti shearing legend David Fagan became a Knight in the New Year Honours. More >>

Shearing record’s tough day in Hawke’s Bay woolshed

Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 1:44 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Three Hawke’s Bay shearers are learning the rigours of records shearing the hard way as they battle towards a new World three-stand milestone in a remote woolshed west of Hastings. More >>

Judges give green light for three-stand record attempt

Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 1:42 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Three Hawke’s Bay shearers today passed their first test with flying colours as they prepared for a World record starting at 7am Tuesday. More >>

Heat wave for shearing record in Hawke’s Bay

Monday, 21 December 2015, 9:34 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Three Hawke’s Bay shearers are angling for a new World record in a remote woolshed west of Hastings tomorrow (Tuesday), on one of the area’s hottest days of the year. More >>

Record-breaking summer ahead

Sunday, 6 December 2015, 1:00 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Four World shearing records will be attempted in New Zealand from just before Christmas to late January in what could be biggest season’s attack on the records book since record-breaking rules were first put in place almost 50 years ago. More >>

Aussies win the real match at Adelaide Oval – the shearing!

Monday, 30 November 2015, 11:45 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The Aussies have beaten the Kiwis in the first of two matches that ended at the Adelaide Oval tonight [Sunday 29/11]. More >>

Much waiting yields Mutch win at Stratford

Monday, 30 November 2015, 11:37 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Spectators reckoned Golden Shears champion and 2012 World champion Gavin Mutch looked pretty happy as he shore his way to victory in the Open final at the Stratford A and P Show on Saturday(November 28).. More >>

Baigent pace Nott enough to win

Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 10:29 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Nelson shearer and former Top of the South Senior champion Travers Baigent made a bold bid for his first Open title when coming second at the Nelson A and P Show on Saturday(November 21). More >>

Invercargill shearer wins big Canterbury double

Monday, 16 November 2015, 11:04 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Invercargill shearer and rising national hope Troy Pyper had the biggest triumphs of his Open-class career by winning the big Canterbury Circuit and New Zealand Corriedale Championships double at the Canterbury Show. More >>

World Championships 2017 to be held in Invercargill

Friday, 6 November 2015, 9:25 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The next World shearing and woolhandling championships will be held in Invercargill on February 9-11, 2017. More >>

World shearing championships 2017 to be held in Invercargill

Friday, 6 November 2015, 9:16 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The next World shearing and woolhandling championships will be held in Invercargill on February 9-11, 2017, organisers announced today. More >>

Woolhandling champion beaten by first time winner

Monday, 26 October 2015, 11:47 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

There was a string of firsts all-round as the Great Raihania Shears were held at the Royal Show in Hastings on Friday. More >>

Kirkpatrick back in charge at Gizzy Show

Monday, 19 October 2015, 9:27 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Multiple shearing champion John Kirkpatrick has bounced back to winning form after a year off with injury. More >>

Waimate Shears NZ Spring Shearing Champs

Monday, 12 October 2015, 9:32 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

New Zealand has extended its unbeaten record in blade shearing tests against Australia with victory in the latest match on Saturday at the Waimate Shears in South Canterbury. More >>

New Zealand Merino Shearing Championships

Thursday, 1 October 2015, 5:32 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Photo: West Australian shearer Damien Boyle winning his first New Zealand Merino Shearing championship in Alexandra in 2010. He's back this week, going for six in a row. More >>

NZ wins shears test

Monday, 28 September 2015, 10:15 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

New Zealand has won two of three transtasman shearing and woolhandling tests during the Australian national shearing and woolhandling championships at Hamilton, Vic. More >>

Shearing’s time to level the transman scores

Thursday, 24 September 2015, 5:28 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The New Zealand shearing and woolhandling team has arrived in Australia determined to regain some transtasman domination after losing both the machine shearing and woolhandling tests against Australia in Masterton in March. More >>

Shearing sports champion a new chairman

Monday, 31 August 2015, 10:23 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

Shearing champion David Fagan barely had enough time to push his last competition sheep through the porthole before stepping-up to head the organisation in charge of the sport’s 60 shows throughout New Zealand each summer. More >>

Fagan's last stand

Monday, 3 August 2015, 9:29 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

New Zealand shearing great David Fagan has bowed out of top international competition by reaching the final of the French Open Championship with son Jack. More >>

Fagan’s curtain-call – in France

Thursday, 30 July 2015, 9:49 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand

The competition career of New Zealand shearing great David Fagan is going one more round after he bowed to pressure to compete in the French championships this weekend. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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