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Simon Goss on his way to a new World shearing record at Te Pa station in the Central North Island on Monday. Photo / Supplied. The Everest of world sheep shearing records is back in New Zealand after ...

An attempt on the Everest of World record shearing records in the Central North Island tomorrow has the green light with confirmation the sheep are carrying enough wool for the challenge to go ahead.

The teams competed to shear and weave sheep's fleece to create a completed shawl within a two-and-a-half-hour timeframe.

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The high-stakes events take place Friday and Saturday, with the Northern Southland Community Shears held on Friday at ...

Thursday is the day when a team of Falkland Islanders shearers and wool-handlers begin competing at the World Championships taking place in Scotland at the Royal Highland Show. The team is made up of ...

Reluctant sheep are pushed into the shearing wagon as a Kopren Shearing crew from Australia, New Zealand, Peru and the U.S. shear sheep at the Lehfeldt Ranch near Lavina on Monday, March 26, 2012.