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Shearing: World record three-stand eight-hour strong wool ewe bid near Dannevirke

Three shearers working throughout the Tararua District of Southern Hawke’s Bay and Northern Wairarapa are in the latter stages of preparation for their bid...

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Shearing: Five-stand eight-hour strong wool lamb world record smashed in Southland

Five shearers, new to attempting records and comparatively unknown to the competition scene, have smashed a world record by 326 lambs in Southland....

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5 hot springs in Iceland that aren't the Blue Lagoon

Early on a Sunday morning in July, two brothers from Boston sat on Reykjavik , Iceland’s rocky coast, with their faces turned toward the chilly waters of the...

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Shearing: Two World Record attempts confirmed for December

Men's & women’s world eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing records to be challenged in NZ.

Piopio , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Whanganui , Te-kuiti , Rangitaiki , Australia , Southland , Turangi , Rotorua , Otago , Mangamahu

Man dies after being shot by police in Feilding

Just before 1pm, there were reports the man was shooting at a neighbour's window.

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