Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships 2026: NZ wins five of six titles in Masterton
He trailed veteran New Zealand-based Scotland international and 2012 winner Gavin Mutch mid-race, taking control on the long…
Golden Shears 2026: All six NZ team members qualify for world semi-finals
In machine shearing, qualifying was headed by New Zealand‑based Scotsman and 2012 world champion Gavin Mutch, ahead of…
Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay at the 2026 Golden Shears
Shane McManaway: Wairarapa farmer and the man behind the Greytown Health Centre. He comments on the Wairarapa season,…
Shear delight in Hawke’s Bay as world champs loom
Mutch, from Huntly, Aberdeenshire, was based in Taranaki when he won the 2012 title in Masterton, but now…
Golden Shears World Championships: NZ shearing and woolhandling team named
Blades shearers Allan Oldfield, from Geraldine, and Tony Dobbs, of Fairlie, claimed their places in November, at the…
Shearing record-breaker and top UK farmer Matthew Smith back in the Bay
A week later, Rowland shears in a Shearing Sports New Zealand selection series final, chasing the second of…
Taihape Shears: Welshman Gethin Lewis claims open shearing title
Henderson blasted the 20 out in 14m 43.07s, beating Lewis to the final cord by 9.84s. Smith was…
Women’s four-stand shearing world record of 1938 lambs in eight hours set in South Otago
But the trailblazers collectively shore more in each two-hour run than the 473 shorn in the only two-hour…
Six shearing and woolhandling events headline big competition weekend
The next six competitors will meet in a February 7 final at the Rangitīkei Shearing Sports in Marton…
Whanganui shearer Simon Goss breaks world shearing record with 732 ewes in nine hours
In his record, Smith had successive run tallies of 164, 142, 142, 141 and 142. Timed right, shearers…
John Kirkpatrick claims 15th Central Hawke’s Bay Shears open title
Mutch, who will again represent Scotland at the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Masterton in…
Wool to be showcased at Royal A&P Show of New Zealand and Corriedale shearing champs
“We’re confident that, in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Society, we’ll be staging a show that has bounced…