An array of New Zealand fullwool and lambshearing titles will be at stake in the biggest weekend of shearing sports competition this summer. Six one-day shows – a tenth of all competitions on the ...

The long-time organiser of the first of New Zealand’s northernmost shearing competitions of the summer is determined the events will survive despite a shortage of shearers after the decline in the ...

The Gisborne competitions are the first in the region from the East Coast to Wairarapa since the Dannevirke A and P Show at the start of February 2021. Photo / File The new Shearing Sports New Zealand ...

More than 200 shearers and woolhandlers are expected to be in action during the busiest weekend on the Shearing Sports New Zealand calendar from Friday to Saturday. The competition will be spread the ...

The Whangarei A and P Show Shearing held for the first rime 12 months ago and at this stage still set to go ahead on December 4. Photo / SSNZ The Rangiora Shears are off despite attempts to avoid ...

The Black Isle Show is taking place at Muir of Ord in the Highlands Thursday is its main day, with livestock shows and sheep-shearing competitions About 25,000 people could attend the show over its ...

“I don’t do much shearing, because I am a full-time emergency nurse, so I only have the opportunity to do one day a week in the woolsheds if I’m lucky.” All of her 11 wins have been in the region – ...

FOR many, sheep shearing may appear to be a male dominated sport, both in the shearing shed and on the boards at competitions. But take a closer look and you'll see plenty women holding their own and ...

TWO sheep-shearing competitions in July offered proof that sheep shearers are working hard to preserve the culture and the necessary skills of their profession. TWO sheep-shearing competitions in July ...

Spring is just around the corner, and with it comes one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the rural calendar — the 2025 Royal Welsh Spring Festival. At the heart of the festival lies its ...