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Debutant Daniel Rogers helped Australia upset a seasoned New Zealand team.

The New Zealand transtasman shearing and woolhandling team has two new members.

The Shearing Sports NZ season starts in Central Otago on Friday.

Radburnd Cellars has been looking for a new permanent site since Gabrielle's devastation.

Laurie Keats helped shape Golden Shears and influenced competitive shearing worldwide.

New Zealand's comeback bid ends in a heartbreaker at Corwen Shears.

Jack Fagan and Hemi Braddick have raised NZ hopes of drawing the four-test series.

Jack Fagan and Hemi Braddick were unable to match the Welsh for pace.

Pioneering shearing commentator was the driving force behind the first TV shearing series.

Jack Fagan finished just 1.55pts behind Scottish winner Calum Shaw.

Rachel Law and Nala, of Whangamōmona, turned over the field on the fifth and last day.

Under clear blue Hawke's Bay skies, 500 dogs and their salt-of-the-earth owners converge.

Title hope Brian Dickison and five dogs have a 13-hour road trip, and 3-4 hours by ferry.

Duck shooting starts on Saturday, but some ducks have already migrated to a safe space.

Four titles were won by Tararua District competitors at the New Zealand Shears.

The Oxford event was one of 56 Shearing Sports New Zealand shows in 2025–26.

Fagan claimed victory, adding a title his father, Sir David Fagan, won 17 times.

A leading woolhandler and shearer will not compete as they wind down their careers.

NZ claimed an unprecedented five wins in six events at the Golden Shears World Champs.

All six team members are now qualified for their semi-finals on Saturday.

Kiwi shearers impress as early Golden Shears results boost home hopes.

Hastings-based Mollie Moffett, 24, grew up on an apple orchard near Fernhill.

The international impact was felt early at the 2026 Golden Shears in Masterton.

Joel Henare aims for third world woolhandling title and 12th straight Golden Shears win.

Fagan topped qualifying with 48 points from a possible 60 over five rounds.

Four of the six Shearing Sports NZ team members won titles in the major weekend showdowns.

The championships will be held on March 4-7 at the town’s War Memorial Stadium.

The World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships kick off in Masterton next week.

Major contenders for world machine shearing titles are almost all shearing in Hawke's Bay.

New Zealand has now squared the 2025-2026 series with Australia.

The Waitangi Day showdown drew 122 competitors to the small King Country town of Aria.