Mark Barrowcliffe News Today

A three-month stint with New Zealand shearing gangs has brought life changing skills to four Mongolian herders.

In New Zealand’s close-knit shearing community, Joel Henare is regarded as a Lionel Messi, Tiger Woods or Jonah Lomu — a G.O.A.T in the sheep...

In New Zealand's close-knit shearing community, Joel Henare is regarded as a Lionel Messi, Tiger Woods or Jonah Lomu -- a G.O.A.T in the sheep sheds.

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The recent wet weather in the North Island has left shearers weeks behind and some sheep are unable to get to sheds for shearing due to damage on farms.

A mysterious hatch has been discovered on the moon in the late 1970s. Will it end a conflict or start another one? Our review of Celestial.

The New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association is worried the workload for a lot of shearers will increase if overseas counterparts can’t enter the country.

Thursday, 8 April 2021, 6:39 pm New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association president Mark Barrowcliffe may be the top boss in the industry but also runs a gang of some of the top up-and-coming talent as was shown at on the opening day of the New Zealand Shears in Te Kuiti today. Staff of the Piopio-based enterprise claimed the first two titles of the three-day championships, the Junior woolhandling final won by Rahera Kerr, 31, from Hauturu, and the Senior final by Azuredee Paku, 36, from M...

Lawrence Gullery/Stuff Judges stand back to watch the wool handler competitors including Anita Phillips from Taumarunui, assisted by shearer Sam Brooks, in one of the Open Wool Handling heats at the New Zealand Shearing Championships in Te Kuiti. Chelsea Colliers arms move in and around the sheep with robotic precision. Her hands work at high speed to delicately pick out the best quality wool, separating it from the dirty wool, as the shearer works his way around the animal on stage at the Les...

Australian farmers prepare to welcome hundreds of NZ shearers Australian farmers are breathing a sigh of relief as much needed New Zealand shearers will now be able to travel over for their busy spring season. Farmers in Australia have been paying more to have their sheep shorn in the absence of New Zealand shearers. Stock photo Photo: 123RF Covid-19 border closures have meant nearly 500 New Zealand shearers who normally travel to Australia to help out have been unable to. Shearing Contractors...