The TAB has opened betting on three major events at the New Zealand Shears in Te Kuiti, including a new points-margin option for the Wools of New Zealand Shearing series test match to be shorn tonight between New Zealand and Wales. Betting is available .
More shearers are taking part this year, including crews from Australia, Scotland, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, France and Germany and even Mongolia.
Perennial Golden Shears Open woolhandling champion Joel Henare will be back in Masterton this week aiming for a 10th consecutive win in the event. But it’s not so much about winning as working, in the pride and knowledge that woolhandling is a valued .