Shearing
NZ shearer sets new Merino world record in Aus
An Australia-based shearer from a tiny Central Otago township has become the first person to shear 500 Merino ewes in an eight-hour record attempt.
A day in the life of ‘the queen of the Waihōpai woolshed’
I wake up and go to bed. Then I do it all again the next day – every day, every day, every day, says Invercargill-based shearer Esther Kidd.
Welsh shearer clips Kiwis in speed shear
Llyr Jones wins New Zealand’s richest speed shear prize.
Main man from the Mainland
Southland’s Leon Samuels ends 35-year drought as he takes out top prize.
Wairoa schoolgirl wins on first day of Golden Shears
Ashlin Swann’s sheen-clean result brings home the trophy in novice final.
Sheep flock to Masterton for Golden Shears
Logistics the first hurdle to clear before championships get underway.
Bond powers through to record-breaking run
First woman in four decades to hold both nine-hour world records at the same time.
Masterton all set to move at a clip
Wairarapa town to host Golden Shears in late February.
Small steps to a big result
Shear4U fundraising event focused on bringing the community together while raising funds for a good cause.
Excitement at prospect of speed-shearing contest at SFD
Southern Field Days organisers working to set up a Whitehead-Bond match-up.
Could this be our last generation of shearers?
Federated Farmers says the future of wool and shearing in New Zealand is “teetering on a knife-edge”.
Taumata bags first Open win at Duvauchelle
The Gore shearer was the only shearer to cut a sheep in under a minute in the final.
Beginners’ pluck as five set shearing record
Crew new to record attempts smashes world tally by 326 lambs.
Mullooly sets new world shearing record three days on
Mātāwai’s Catherine Mullooly smashes women’s eight-hours ewes milestone in the week it was first reached.
Cousins shatter women’s shearing records
Megan Whitehead and Hannah McColl power through, surpassing established and brand new performances.
A young shearer on the rise
Jodiesha Kirkpatrick reached her impressive 200-lamb tally in November while shearing on Pihitia Station just north of Gisborne.
Bond sets sights on historic double
Champion shearer going for lamb and ewe records in world-first attempt.
Top athletes test their mettle for Iron Awareness Week
Star shearer and rugby great help showcase the benefits of iron in diet.
Visiting Kiwis help to hone shearing in Mongolia
Skills and gear shared on five-week trip as local wool sector shows ‘huge scope’ for growth.
NZ’s shearing trophy hopes scotched in Edinburgh
Local shearers will have redemption on the agenda when country hosts championships in 2026.
Shearing sisters earn while they learn with Agricademy
Wool and dairy courses offered for schoolkids.
New citizenship path to Aus may prove irresistible for NZ shearers
NZ pay rates have improved recently to be on par with Australia’s, but it is always a battle to find and retain top staff in this country.
Agricademy appoints new WOMOlife manager
Hawke’s Bay farmer Carmen Smith to oversee woolshed training needs.
Historic Northcote family woolshed reveals its storied past
What they found underneath Highfield woolshed when they lifted the building tells a tale of its own.
Chance encounter leads to shearing upskilling trip to NZ
The team's visit to New Zealand was undertaken as part of the Share Mongolia programme.
Long drought over for southern and female shearers
First Southland shearer and first woman in a long time take trophies at New Zealand Shears.
Smith’s challengers line up for New Zealand Shears bid
Eighth double in the offing but he’s not underestimating the ask.
8th Golden Shears win sets up brotherly battle in Edinburgh
It’ll be Smith on Smith after Rowland puts his stamp on title.
61st Golden shears underway for the first time since 2021
Iconic Golden Shears back for its 61st run after two-year hiatus.
Big wins put Golden Shears hopeful on track for major upset
Open shaping up for battle between first-timer and longstanding champ Smith
How Sacha Bond clipped her way to a worldwide victory
It took a year for Sacha Bond to prepare for her world record shearing attempt, but the event itself was “just another day at the office”.
Bond breaks women’s shearing record with an hour to spare
Sheep shearer Sacha Bond powers ahead to crack magic 600 in eight hours.
Piopio shearer Sacha Bond eyes world record
Sacha Bond has spent more than a decade successfully working in New Zealand and Australian sheds.
Shear bloody brilliance as rookies triumph
Newbies trounce experienced Australian pair in trans-Tasman test.
Fagan takes out first Southern Series shear
Fagan finished just ahead of Southland shearer Nathan Stratford with Mutch third.
Shear entertainment as new series creates buzz
Southern Skies set to bring sheep-shearing to the masses.