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Kiwi shearers on top in UK tour opener
Monday, 25 June 2012, 12:02 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The New Zealand shearing team of John Kirkpatrick and Nathan Stratford have opened their 2012 UK tour with winning form at the Royal Highland Show. More >>
Kirkpatrick Adds National Champs to Golden Shears, Again
Sunday, 1 April 2012, 10:22 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Napier shearer John Kirkpatrick may have missed his dream of winning the World championship but he did the next best thing tonight when he added the New Zealand Open title to the Golden Shears title he won in Masterton four weeks ago. More >>
The King reigns again as North Island title kicks off
Sunday, 1 April 2012, 9:17 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The King reigns again as North Island title kicks off in Te Kuiti shears weekend More >>
The guns are firing for NZ Shears champs this week
Monday, 26 March 2012, 10:38 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand March 26, 2012 The guns are firing for NZ Shears champs this week More >>
World shearing champs set for Ireland in 2014
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 10:21 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE (with pic) On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand March 6, 2012 . World shearing champs set for Ireland in 2014 The next Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships will be held near the small market town of Gorey in ... More >>
JK adds a 4th Golden Shears title
Sunday, 4 March 2012, 3:16 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
The 52nd Golden Shears has finished on a big note for Napier’s John Kirkpatrick, who produced a shear of his life to nab his 4th open championship crown in 10 years. More >>
Kiwi favi
Friday, 2 March 2012, 1:18 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
World shearing championships favourite and leading New Zealand hope John Kirkpatrick heads the field after the first round of qualifying in his quest for an individual title at the championships in Masterton. More >>
Smith Brothers Trio Chase National Shearing Crown
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 9:57 am | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Three brothers from Northland have achieved a possible first in all qualifying for the final stage of one of New Zealand ’s premier shearing competitions. More >>
King conquers shears favourite in big week shakedown
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 7:46 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand February 26, 2012 King conquers shears favourite in big week shakedown Hawke’s Bay shearer Dion King and King Country icon David Fagan set the scene for possibly one of the greatest Golden Shears this ... More >>
Tiny Apiti goes global as shears fever grows
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:56 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
February 26, 2012 Tiny Apiti goes global as shears fever grows More than 200 shearers and woolhandlers from around the World hit the remote Northern Manawatu farming locality of Apiti for an annual sports which diouble as a major prelude of the Golden Shears ... More >>
Smith ready to roll the big guns at Golden Shears
Sunday, 26 February 2012, 12:29 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
New Zealand open shearing champion Rowland Smith hammered another batten to a picket-fence form-line as he won another important Golden Shears prelude at remote Apiti in northern Manawatu today(feb 25). More >>
Smith rolls on towards big shears showdown
Saturday, 25 February 2012, 8:05 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE February 25, 2012 Smith rolls on towards big shears showdown Northland giant Rowland Smith took a big step forward in the countdown to the Golden Shears when he won the Taumarunui Shearing Jamboree open final last night. The Golden Shears ... More >>
World champs hopefuls on the road for busy week
Friday, 24 February 2012, 12:49 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
More than 100 overseas shearers and woolhandlers are expected to compete in at least one event each in a hectic weekend heading into the Golden Shears and World Championships which start in Masterton on Wednesday. More >>
Kiwis Odds-On To Shear World Title – Again
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 4:17 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
New Zealand is taking on the World next week, and will almost certainly win. That’s the view of the TAB in its opening book on the World shearing and woolhandling championships in Masterton. In head-to-head New Zealand v The World betting on the machine shearing ... More >>
Southern Shears
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 8:01 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE and pics On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand February 19 Southern Shears Waipawa shearer Cam Ferguson has blasted through the pain barrier to win the right to defend his World title, despite a back injury and without a single show ... More >>
World shears team chosen
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 2:28 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Waipawa shearer Cam Ferguson has won the right to defend his World title next month after a drama at the Southern Shears in Gore tonight. More >>
Henare to go for World champs wool chance
Saturday, 18 February 2012, 7:08 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand February 17, 2012 Henare to go for World champs wool chance Young woolhandling sensation Joel Henare is on the brink of a chance to add a World title to an amazing list of victories by reaching ... More >>
Shears: Fagan a fair bet
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 7:23 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
Shears: Fagan a fair bet The TAB has made King Country shearer David Fagan a warm favourite to represent New Zealand in a 10th World Championships, spanning 26 years. More >>
Shearing legend Fagan to target World champs No 10
Monday, 13 February 2012, 12:32 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand February 12, 2012 World shearing championships qualifying series Shearing legend Fagan to target World champs No 10 Kiwi shearing legend David Fagan has become a warm favourite to represent New Zealand ... More >>
Wool sports title another step in prodigy's World champs bid
Sunday, 12 February 2012, 3:53 pm | Shearing Sports New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand February 12, 2012 Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Champioships - Woolhandling (shearing to be sent as separate item) Wool sports title another step in prodigy's World champs bid Woolhandling prodigy ... More >>
