Golden Shears 2018 by Wairarapa Times-Age

GOLDEN SHEARS THURSDAY 1, FRIDAY 2, SATURDAY 3 MARCH, 2018

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President’s message Golden Shears extends a welcome to all competitors, Sponsors, and audiences to this, our 58th Championships. We trust you will all enjoy your visit to Masterton, three days of competitions, the atmosphere and entertainment. To our Sponsors, we applaud your belief in supporting this iconic event which is renowned through New Zealand and around the world. Whilst we have sponsors that have been loyal for many years, Golden Shears welcomes to our team these new sponsors; Rural Women NZ; Wairarapa Helicopters; Cydectin; Supreme Automotive Refinishers; Wairarapa Times-Age; Bayleys Real Estate. Of true significance is Bayleys as the sponsor for the Open Shearing Championship – the first time Golden Shears has accepted sponsorship for the premier shearing title in New Zealand.

We also extend our gratitude to the Masterton Trust House Foundation and Masterton District Council for their ongoing support. As our competitor numbers decreased for the 2017 championships, the Committee has instigated initiatives for young shearers and wool handlers to come to Masterton and compete in the lower grades of competition. We would welcome all trainers of young competitors to come on board to take advantage of the scheme and encourage participation in our sport. I extend our appreciation to Taratahi, Young Farmers, other service providers, sheep suppliers, the Committee and Life Members for your contribution to the success of Golden Shears. But there are many other people who volunteer to help out with all the tasks required prior to and during the Shears – your service is significant and honourable.

Mayor’s message I’m delighted to welcome you to the 2018 Golden Shears, the world’s premier shearing and Wool Handling competition, which has been staged here since 1961. This iconic event is considered to be the jewel in the crown of Masterton’s packed events calendar and brings hundreds of visitors to our town annually, providing a tremendous boost to the local economy. We are very proud to be the hosts and Masterton has become synonymous with shearing throughout the world as a result. The live streaming of the event in recent years has also helped to increase our profile at a time when our population is growing steadily. One of the real strengths of Golden Shears is that it is run by a large and dynamic team of volunteers, the majority of whom take leave from their day jobs to give their time freely and selflessly. The superb team of organisers, judges, referees, stewards, commentators, timekeepers and others

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contribute as much as any competitor in making this the wonderful event it has become. I would especially like to welcome all of the visitors to Masterton, New Zealand’s most beautiful City (Keep NZ Beautiful Awards 2017), particularly those who have come here for the first time. I hope you find the time to explore what we have on offer and I’m sure you’ll receive a warm welcome wherever you go. Good luck to all the competitors and I look forward to seeing you in action. Enjoy the week! Lyn Patterson Mayor

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Patron Laurie Keats President Philip Morrison Past President Mavis Mullins Vice-Presidents Sam Saunders & Ken Macpherson Administrator Deborah Keats Treasurer Bruce Caseley Committee Jills Angus-Burney, Kevin Aplin, Angeline Colquhoun, Allan Grant, John Hodder, Ian Hopkirk, Bill Hutchings, Andrea Jackson, John Jolly, Kieran McAnulty, Ronald King, Anna Morrison, Peter Noble, Lynn Paku, Stephen Pound, Allan Pretious, Missy Riddell, Mary-Leigh Ryan, Stephen Siemonek, Trish Stevens, Tracey Stringer Life Members Kevin Aplin, Bruce Arcus, Darryl Hart, Greg Herrick, Laurie Keats, Edwin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Ian Stewart, Gavin Tankersley, Murray Tomlin, Selwyn Tomlin Championship Executive Philip Morrison, Sam Saunders, Ken Macpherson, Trish Stevens, Bruce Caseley Disputes Committee to be at least three of the following (as appropriate): Chief Referee, President or Vice President, Wool Handling Referee or Chief Shearing Judge, SSNZ Competitor Delegate, SSNZ Executive Member

Officials Master of ceremonies Kieran McAnulty Stage manager Peter Noble Call steward Morgan Lissington Honourary members Trust House, Shear History Trust Presentations Trish Stevens, Cath Thompson, Mary-Leigh Ryan Merchandise Pauline Aplin Registrations Bruce Caseley Flags & signage Ian Stewart Works manager Kevin Aplin Wool supervisor Roger Hale Wool handling Missy Riddell, Lynn Paku

Commentators Norm Harraway, Jerome Macrae, Mavis Mullins, Tuma Mullins, Gerald Spain, Koro Mullins (Live Internet Streaming) Chief referee Ronald King Shearing judges Mark Barrowcliffe, Willie Buick, Colin Couchman, John Fraser, Richard Frame, Paul Harris, Ian Hopkirk, Russell Knight, Kevin McCallum, Donald Macrae, Graham McNae, Ken Macpherson, Allan Pretious, Sam Saunders, Neil Sidwell, Rodney Sluggett (Aust) Wool handling referee Jo Hopkirk

Timekeepers Kevin Beange, Ian Hopkirk

Wool handling judges Lani Arnott, Mori Gibbs, Gail Haitana, Kelly Frisby, Myles Oldershaw, Tangiora Paku-Stuart, Grant Roberts, Matt Stasinowsky (Aust), Linda Tarrant, Fiona Walker

Transport & yards Stephen Siemonek

Wool pressing judges Carl Cocks, Peter Cox

Resident shearers Paddy Mason Wool handling/pressing points Bill Hutchings

Wool pressing John Hodder

Many thanks to these associated organisations and service providers Electronic scoring system Harvest Electronics Electronic scoring operators L Waddell, R Kirkpatrick

Sheep officers Ken Macpherson, Donald Macrae, Allan Grant, Jason Le Grove

Sheep Transport Pinfolds Transport Ltd, Martinborough Transport Ltd, Tullochs Transport Ltd, CR Nelson Trucking Hon Veterinarian Nicola Hagland

First Aid Safety Medics NZ

Staging Masterton District Brass Band

Registered office

Computer equipment Computer Partners

Security Maori Wardens, Armourguard

Audio visuals Audio Progress

Doors Masterton Squash Club

The Wool Shed 12 Dixon Street, P O Box 311 Masterton 5840

Live internet streaming Noise Productions

Caterers Tweet & Jo Bird, Ambassador Caterers

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Ticketing Eventfinda

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Sheep Handlers Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre students

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Photography and media Pete Nikolaison Judging Pen Staff Young Farmers

Programme Publisher Wairarapa Times-Age

CONTENTS 03 04 05 06 08 12 13 16 17 18 19 20

Messages Officials House rules Events schedule Honours board The golden fleece Friends of the Golden Shears Looking after yourself Contributing to award The Wool Shed expands Mavis Mullins Kieran McAnulty Judges

21 23 24 30 36 43 44 48 50 54 55 58

Life Members Programme of events Judging in a nutshell Programme Friday Programme Saturday Century milestone looming Snippets Trans Tasman Entertainment Martin Ngataki Bagshot Romneys 2017 Champions

House Rules Competitors Entry to the Stadium will be with WRISTBAND ONLY – there will be no re-issues for lost bands. Patrons The Stadium is SMOKEFREE – you will need to display your ticket when you go outside to smoke and also when you return inside. No alcohol is to be brought into the Stadium. Bags will be searched and all alcohol confiscated. Refreshments are available within the Stadium.

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EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday MORNING

Start time 7.45am EVENT 1 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Men’s Wool Pressing - Heats EVENT 2 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Women’s Wool Pressing - Heats EVENT 3 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Pairs Wool Pressing - Heats EVENT 4 Paewai Mullins Novice Wool Handling - Heats EVENT 5 Rural Women NZ Junior Wool Handling - Heats EVENT 6 Cydectin Novice Shearing - Heats EVENT 7 Golden Shears Junior Shearing - Heats EVENT 8 Golden Shears Life Members Student Shearing Challenge - Teams Event

Friday

AFTERNOON EVENT 9 Paewai Mullins Novice Wool Handling - Semi-Final EVENT 10 Te Puni Kokiri Senior Wool handling - Heats EVENT 11 Paewai Mullins Novice Wool Handling - Final EVENT 12 Cydectin Novice Shearing - Semi-Final EVENT 13 Trust House Intermediate Shearing - Heats EVENT 14 Cydectin Novice Shearing - Final

EVENING

Start time 6.30pm EVENT 15 Wairarapa Helicopters & Stihl Shop Masterton Veteran Shearing & Wool Handling - Heats EVENT 16 Supreme Automotive Refinishers Senior Speed Shear EVENT 17 Cavalier Wool Scourers Open Speed Shear

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MORNING

Start Time 7.45am EVENT 18 Golden Shears Open Wool Handling -Heats EVENT 19 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Men’s Wool Pressing - Semi-Final EVENT 20 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Women’s Wool Pressing - Final EVENT 21 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Pairs Wool Pressing - Final EVENT 22 Powerco Senior Shearing - Heats EVENT 23 Golden Shears Junior Shearing - Semi-Final

AFTERNOON EVENT 24 Trust House Intermediate Shearing - Semi-Final EVENT 25 Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing - Heats

Saturday EVENING

MORNING

EVENT 26 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Men’s Wool Pressing - Final

EVENT 31 Golden Shears Open Wool Handling – Quarter Final

Start time 6.45pm

EVENT 27 Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing Top 30 EVENT 28 CP Wool Trans-Tasman Wool Handling - Test EVENT 29 Wairarapa Helicopters & Stihl Shop Masterton Veteran Shearing & Wool Handling - Finals EVENT 30 Wairarapa Times-Age Cycle Shearing Challenge - Teams Event

Start Time 7.45am

EVENT 32 Te Puni Kokiri Senior Wool Handling - Semi-Final EVENT 33 Rural Women NZ Junior Wool Handling - Semi-Final EVENT 34 MSD Coopers Animal Health NZ Young Farmers Teams - Teams Event EVENT 35 MSD Coopers Animal Health NZ Young Farmers Blue Ribbon Shearing - Final

EVENT 41 Wairarapa Moana Maori/Pakeha Teams Shearing - Teams event EVENT 42 Golden Shears Junior Shearing - Final EVENT 43 Trust House Intermediate Shearing - Final EVENT 44 Powerco Senior Shearing - Final EVENT 45 Golden Shears Open Wool Handling - Semi-Final EVENT 46 Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing - Semi-Final

EVENING

Start time 6.45pm

EVENT 36 Powerco Senior Shearing - Semi-Final

EVENT 47 PGG Wrightson Wool National Shearing Circuit - Final

EVENT 37 PGG Wrightson Wool National Circuit Shearing - Semi-Final

EVENT 48 Tui Encouragement Invitation

AFTERNOON

EVENT 49 Lister Shearing Trans Tasman Shearing - Test

Start time 12.40pm

EVENT 38 Rural Women NZ Junior Wool Handling - Final EVENT 39 Te Puni Kokiri Senior Wool Handling - Final

EVENT 50 Golden Shears Open Wool Handling - Final EVENT 51 Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing - Final

EVENT 40 Gibbs Honeybees NIWC Wool Handling - Final The world’s premier Shearing & Wool Handling Championship

HONOURS BOARD Shearing champions

OPEN CHAMPIONS 1961 Ivan Bowen 1962 Bing MacDonald 1963 Brian Waterson 1964 Stuart Symon 1965 Brian Quinn 1966 Bing MacDonald 1967 Brian Quinn 1968 Brian Quinn 1969 George Potae 1970 Brian Quinn 1971 Brian Quinn 1972 Brian Quinn 1973 Eddie Reidy 1974 Norm Blackwell 1975 Norm Blackwell 1976 Tom Brough 1977 Roger Cox 1978 Roger Cox 1979 Martin Ngataki 1980 Roger Cox 1981 Ivan Rosandich 1982 Colin King 1983 Alan Donaldson 1984 John Fagan 1985 Paul Grainger 1986 David Fagan 1987 Colin King 1988 Colin King 1989 Edsel Forde 1990 David Fagan 1991 David Fagan 1992 David Fagan 1993 David Fagan 1994 David Fagan 1995 David Fagan 1996 David Fagan 1997 David Fagan 1998 David Fagan 1999 David Fagan 2000 David Fagan 2001 David Fagan 2002 John Kirkpatrick 2003 David Fagan 2004 David Fagan 2005 Paul Avery 2006 Dion King 2007 Paul Avery 2008 John Kirkpatrick 2009 David Fagan 2010 Cam Ferguson 2011 John Kirkpatrick 2012 John Kirkpatrick 2013 Rowland Smith 2014 Rowland Smith 2015 Gavin Mutch (Scot) 2016 Rowland Smith 2017 Rowland Smith SENIOR CHAMPIONS 1962 Brian Quinn 1963 Andy Taylor 1964 Ian G Laing 1965 Tony Boot 1966 Neil Churchouse 1967 Peter Lintott 1968 Allan Kelly 1969 A Finer 1970 Barry Broome 1971 Doug Sinclair 1972 Rob Cooper 8

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1973 Adrian Cox 1974 Samson Te Whata 1975 Peter Lyon 1976 Alan Bolstad 1977 Kevin Buckman 1978 John McGillan 1979 Don Smart 1980 Barry Henderson 1981 Brett Watson 1982 Andrew Dalley 1983 Gavin Osborne 1984 James Braddick 1985 Graham Harkness 1986 Michael Hegglin 1987 Lionel Bugden 1988 Lloyd Alexander 1989 Miles McNaught 1990 Doug Lambie 1991 Peter Clendon 1992 Dawson Biggs 1993 Lane McSkimming 1994 John Kirkpatrick 1995 Aaron Te Huia 1996 Hayden Te Huia 1997 James Fagan 1998 Justin Bell 1999 Wai Whitiwhiti 2000 Roger Pearce 2001 Chas Tohiariki 2002 Noel Gardiner 2003 Richard Timu 2004 Cam Ferguson 2005 Chopper Waihape 2006 Rowland Smith 2007Angus Moore 2008 Tane Henderson 2009 Ian Kirkpatrick 2010 Tama Niania 2011 Matene Mason 2012 Tysson Hema 2013 Corey Palmer 2014 Brett Roberts 2015 Ethan Pankhurst 2016 Guy Fraser 2017 Darren Alexander INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS 1961 John Allan (Aust) 1962 Neil Churchouse 1963 Donald Newton 1964 Garry Biggs 1965 Barry Broome 1966 B Heberley 1967 Hugh McCarroll 1968 John Henson 1969 W K Newland 1970 J Lee 1971 Richard Corliss 1972 Ian Johansen 1973 Earnie Morey 1974 Peter Lyon 1975 Graham Checkley 1976 Kena Te Whata 1977 Ian Bell 1978 Lloyd Bishop 1979 Brett Watson 1980 Andrew Dalley 1981 David Gower 1982 Kevin McCallum 1983 Kevin Gibbs

1984 Ian Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brian 1985 Alan Goss 1986 Rex Botting 1987 Paul Avery 1988 Simon Harrison 1989 Greg Walker 1990 D Te Kapa 1991 Colin Thirkell 1992 Neil Weggery 1993 John Kirkpatrick 1994 Rangi Nikora 1995 Troy Shirley 1996 Robert Gray 1997 Anthony Morrell 1998 Dean Cox 1999 David Buick 2000 Hendrix Paahi 2001 Stuart Humphrey 2002 Adam Brausch 2003 Ringa Paewai 2004 Karl Nathan 2005 Hemi Keelan 2006 Tane Henderson 2007 Lindsay Brown 2008 Ian Kirkpatrick 2009 Bevan Guy 2010 Wi Ngarangione 2011 Sharni Rimene 2012 Bryce Guy 2013 David Gordon 2014 Alun Lloyd Jones 2015 Marshall Guy 2016 Tegwyn Bradley 2017 Connor Puha JUNIOR CHAMPIONS 1961 Melville McConachy 1962 Mick Charteris 1963 John E Harris 1964 J Norris 1965 I J Brown 1966 Colin Gibson 1967 L C Kelly 1968 W K Newland 1969 W J Shepherd 1970 R P Height 1971 Peter Gasson 1972 Samson Te Whata 1973 Alan Bolstad 1974 Ken Bramley 1975 Ben Bishop 1976 Steve Cooper 1977 Robin Bolstad 1978 Brian Cooper 1979 Alan Bramley 1980 Joe Tango 1981 Mana Te Whata 1982 Bevan Inglis 1983 Simon Rose 1984 Mike Humphrey 1985 Rex Kane 1986 Tony Young 1987 Gerald Spain 1988 Fiona Nettleton (Can) 1989 Grant Bezett 1990 Alan Chamberlain 1991 Alwyn Manzini (Wales) 1992 J Poulton 1993 Justin Meikle 1994 Jason Win 1995 Jane Leogreen

1996 Robert Nikora 1997 Matthew Gibson 1998 David Kingston 1999 Hendrix Paahi 2000 Walter Harrison 2001 James Smail 2002 Ringa Paewai 2003 Ian Montgomery 2004 Rowland Smith 2005 Stafford Chase 2006 Maaka Rangiwai 2007 Phillip Rangiwai 2008 Dane Phillips 2009 Jake Rangiwai 2010 Brett Roberts 2011 Michael Rolston 2012 Andrew Leith 2013 Marshall Guy 2014 Hefin Rowlands 2015 Ash Jones (Wales) 2016 Sam Davison 2017 Mark Ferguson NOVICE CHAMPIONS 1998 Aaron Paewai 1999 Willy Kiu 2000 James Bruce 2001 Stacey Reiri 2002 James Tutavaha 2003 Timo Tutavaha 2004 Zeb Aporo 2005 Stephanie Callis 2006 Te Atakura Crawford 2007 Jake Moore 2008 Cushla Gordon 2009 Tane Matiaha 2010 David Gordon 2011 Charlie Guy 2012 Josh Balme 2013 James Alford 2014 Connor Puha 2015 Sarah Higgins 2016 Darren Bryant 2017 Mark Baxter CALTEX NATIONAL 1973 Joe Ferguson 1974 Eddie Reidy 1975 Roger Cox 1976 Martin Ngataki 1977 Colin Gibson 1978 Adrian Cox 1979 Kevin Walsh 1980 Brian Quinn 1981 Adrian Cox 1982 Samson Te Whata 1983 Colin King 1984 Colin King 1985 Steve Dodds 1986 David Fagan 1987 Ricky Pivac 1988 David Fagan

DB DRAUGHT NATIONAL 1989 Edsel Forde 1990 Edsel Forde 1991 Edsel Forde 1992 David Fagan 1993 Colin King 1994 Colin King 1995 David Fagan 1996 Colin King 1997 Dion Morrell 1998 Colin King 1999 Darin Forde 2000 David Fagan 2001 Darin Forde 2002 Darin Forde PGG WRIGHTSON NATIONAL 2003 David Fagan 2004 Darin Forde 2005 David Fagan 2006 Dion King 2007 David Fagan 2008 David Fagan 2009 Tony Coster 2010 Tony Coster 2011 Tony Coster 2012 Angus Moore 2013 John Kirkpatrick 2014 Nathan Stratford 2015 Tony Coster 2016 Tony Coster 2017 Rowland Smith MAORI-PAKEHA TEAMS 2006 C Waihape/C Kidd 2007 D Ball/D Buick 2008 R Paewai/D Buick 2009 C Ferguson/ B Hadfield 2010 J Ruhi/A Devery 2011 R Chase/A Moore 2013 I Kirkpatrick/ G Smith 2014 B Hadfield/ N Gardiner 2015 C Bailey/D Buick 2016 M Henderson/ J Sammuels 2017 J. Fagan/ T. Edmonds

2004 Joanne Kumeroa 2005 Joanne Kumeroa 2006 Tuma Mullins 2007 Lui Paewai

2008 Tuma Mullins 2009 Warwick Goodger 2010 Vinnie Goodger 2011 Fiona Christensen

2012 Vinnie Goodger 2013 Jeremy Goodger 2014 Vinnie Goodger 2015 Jonathan Hicks

2016 Vinnie Goodger 2017 Ricci Stevens

Wool Handling champions OPEN WOOL HANDLING 1985 Patrick Shelford 1986 Patrick Shelford 1987 Mavis Mullins 1988 Aroha Garvin 1989 Gloria Shelford 1990 Aroha Newby 1991 Aroha Newby 1992 Mick Nooroa 1993 Mavis Mullins 1994 Tina Rimene 1995 Joanne Kumeroa 1996 Oti Mason 1997 Tina Rimene 1998 Gloria Shelford 1999 Bill Greenshields 2000 Oti Mason 2001 Joanne Kumeroa 2002 Waina Peneha 2003 Leah Brenssell 2004 Joanne Kumeroa 2005 Gina Nathan 2006 Gina Nathan 2007 Huia Whyte-Puna 2008 Ronnie Goss

2009 Tina Rimene 2010 Joanne Kumeroa 2011 Joanne Kumeroa 2012 Joanne Kumeroa 2013 Joel Henare 2014 Joel Henare 2015 Joel Henare 2016 Joel Henare 2017 Joel Henare

2009 Ratapu Paikea 2010 Larnie Morrell 2011 Fiona Christensen 2012 Fiona Christensen 2013 Ataneta Puna 2014 Daine Rehe 2015 Stevie Mason-Smallman 2016 Denise Murray 2017 Jamie McLean

SENIOR WOOL HANDLING 1995 Linda Tarrant 1996 Heidi Blake 1997 Cheryl Ngatai 1998 Christine Lawton 1999 Gabby Farentino 2000 Rhonda Wakefield 2001 Thomas Fleming 2002 Megan Shirley 2003 Kristie Matson 2004 Nicole Scia Scia 2005 Hayley Holm 2006 Pagan Rimene 2007 Leisha Atkinson 2008 Jude Kinaston

JUNIOR WOOL HANDLING 1986 Rona Broughton 1987 J Norman 1988 Mick Nooroa 1989 Monica Pu 1990 Anna Hayes 1991 Elizabeth Gordon 1992 Lyn Flannery 1993 Rebecca Hawkins 1994 Marie White 1995 Helen Bradley 1996 Raha Tuhakaraina 1997 Teena McLaren 1998 Ketia Karekare 1999 Angela Jones

2000 Anita Phillips 2001 Megan Shirley 2002 Awhina De Seymour 2003 Tania Fielding 2004 Hayley Holm 2005 Aroha Ryan 2006 Kate Tutavaha 2007 Larnie Morrell 2008 Jamie McLean 2009 Fiona Christensen 2010 Shani Graham 2011 Antaneta Puna 2012 Ann-Marie Kahukura 2013 Sarah Higgins 2014 Creedence Culshaw 2015 Chiquita Tamepo 2016 Nya Kerekere 2017 Ricci Stevens NOVICE WOOL HANDLING 2013 Tameka Durdy 2014 Shaylyn Te Huia 2015 Claire Wilson (Scot) 2016 Dayna Rutene 2017 Aromia Ngarangione

Woolpressing champions WOOLPRESSING 1986 David Harvey 1987 Patrick Shelford 1988 Patrick Shelford 1989 R Duncan 1990 Patrick Shelford 1991 Jeff McKenzie 1992 Glen Haupapa 1993 Patrick Shelford 1994 Willie Sharp 1995 Willie Sharp 1996 Willie Sharp 1997 Patrick Shelford 1998 Carl Cocks 1999 Jamie Mita 2000 Jamie Mita 2001 Carl Cocks 2002 Jeremy Goodger 2003 Jeremy Goodger 2004 Skip Scia Scia 2005 Jeremy Goodger 2006 Jeremy Goodger

2007 Jeremy Goodger 2008 Jeremy Goodger 2009 Jeremy Goodger 2010 Jeremy Goodger 2011 Jeremy Goodger 2012 Jeremy Goodger 2013 Jeremy Goodger 2014 Vinnie Goodger 2015 Jeremy Goodger 2016 Jeremy Goodger 2017 Vinnie Goodger WOOLPRESSING WOMEN’S 2004 Joanne Kumeroa 2005 Joanne Kumeroa 2006 Fiona Christensen 2007 Fiona Christensen 2008 Fiona Christensen 2009 Fiona Christensen 2010 Fiona Christensen 2011 Fiona Christensen 2012 Paula Puhara

2013 Christine Wolland 2014 Fiona Christensen 2015 Fiona Healy 2016 Awhina Namana 2017 Christine Wolland WOOLPRESSING PAIRS 1991 J McKenzie/A Newby 1992 A Fleming/J Sadlier 1993 W Sharp/C Tepu 1994 W Sharp/C Tepu 1995 G Shelford/J Nixon 1996 W Sharp/L Nixon 1997 W Sharp/L Nixon 1998 J Manihera/C Cocks 1999 W Sharp/Boxer Flutey 2000 C Cocks/D Ewe 2001 S Scia Scia/T Henderson 2002 C Cocks/B Elers 2003 W Sharp/C Cocks 2004 W Sharp/J Goodger 2005 J Goodger/W Sharp

2006 W Goodger/J Goodger 2007 W Goodger/J Goodger 2008 W Goodger/J Goodger 2009 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2010 D Ewe/C Cocks 2011 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2012 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2013 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2014 J Goodger/V Goodger 2015 W Killioni/C Gray 2016 V. Goodger /J. Goodger 2017 C Gray-Harmon/ James Goodger WOOLPRESSING WOMEN’S PAIRS 2000 T Henderson/R Eames 2001 J Kumeroa/H Biddle 2002 P Puhara/A Rimene 2003 P Puhara/A Rimene 2008 F Christensen/J Ammundsen 2009 F Christensen/C Gordon

Young Farmers shearing BLUE RIBBON SHEARING 1964 B Kidd 1965 N Churchouse 1966 M McClune 1967 R Stuart 1968 R Stuart 1969 J Harris 1970 G Read 1971 D Morrison 1972 J Carrad 1973 D Wolland 1974 N Blackwell 1975 I Rosandich 1976 P Lyon

1977 J Fagan 1978 J Fagan 1979 H Te Whata 1980 H Te Whata 1981 K Buckman 1982 D Fagan 1983 D Fagan 1984 D Fagan 1985 P Grainger 1986 P Grainger 1987 P Grainger 1988 R Balme 1989 R Pierce 1990 A Bell

1991 R Pierce 2005 James Fagan 1992 A Deverall 2006 James Fagan 1993 A Deverall 2007 Adam Brausch 1994 Ron Howie 2008 David Buick 1995 Ron Howie 2009 David Buick 1996 Colin Lockhart 2010 Angus Moore 1997 Nathan Stratford 2011 Angus Moore 1998 Nathan Stratford 2012 Mark Grainger 1999 Nathan Stratford 2013 Mark Grainger 2000 Nathan Stratford 2014 Mark Grainger 2001 Nathan Stratford 2015 Aaron Haynes 2002 Nathan Stratford 2016 Aaron Haynes 2003 James Fagan 2017 Jack Fagan 2004 James Fagan The world’s premier Shearing & Wool Handling Championship

WORLD CHAMPIONS Honours Board

CHAMPIONSHIP HOST Year/Hosts/Sheep type 1977 Bath & West England -Strong Wools, British Breed 1980 Masterton New Zealand -Strong Wools, British Breed 1984 Bath & West England -Strong Wools, British Breed 1986 Perth Australia -Fine wool Merino & Corriedales 1988 Masterton New Zealand -Strong Wools, British Breed 1992 Bath & West England -Strong Wools, British Breed 1994 Builth Wells Wales -Strong Wools, British Breed 1996 Masterton New Zealand -Strong Wools, British Breed 1998 Gorey Ireland -Strong Wools, British Breed 2000 Bloemfontein South Africa -Fine Wool Merinos 2003 Edinburgh Scotland -Strong Wools, British Breed 2005 Toowoomba Australia -Fine Wool Merinos 2008 Bjerkreim Norway -Strong Wool 2010 Builth Wells Wales -Strong Wool 2012 Masterton New Zealand -Strong Wool & Corriedales 2014 Gorey Ireland -Strong Wool 2017 Invercargil New Zealand -Strong Wool

WORLD BLADES Year/WINNER/Country 1977 Peter Casserly -New Zealand 1992 Tony Dobbs -New Zealand 1996 Zingesele Elliot Ntsombo -Lesotho 1998 Ziewilelle Hans -South Africa 2000 Ziewilelle Hans -South Africa 2003 Zingesele Elliot Ntsombo -Lesotho 2005 Zingesele Elliot Ntsombo -Lesotho 2008 Ziewilelle Hans -South Africa 2010 Zingesele Elliot Ntsombo -Lesotho 2012 Ziewilelle Hans -South Africa 2014 Mayenzeke Schweni -South Africa 2017 Mayenzeke Schweni -South Africa

WORLD BLADE TEAMS Year/WINNER/Country 2000 Zweliwile Elias Hans/Siyongosi Nkomoyi -South Africa 2008 Piet Sekete/ Sokosele Doba -Lesotho 2010 Bangani Joel/ Mayenseke Shweni -South Africa 2012 Mayenseke Shweni/Zweliwile Elias Hans -South Africa 2014 Mayenseke Shweni/Zweliwile Elias Hans -South Africa 2017 Mayenseke Shweni/ Bangani Joel -South Africa WORLD SHEARING TEAMS Year/TEAM/Country 1977 Roger Cox/Godfrey Bowen -New Zealand 1980 Martin Ngataki/Brian Quinn -New Zealand 1984 John Fagan/Colin King -New Zealand 1986 Rick Pivac/David Fagan -New Zealand 1988 Stephen Dodds/David Fagan -New Zealand 1992 Kevin Walsh/David Fagan -New Zealand 1994 David Fagan/Alan McDonald -New Zealand 1996 George Bayne/Tom Wilson -Scotland 1998 Paul Avery/David Fagan -New Zealand 2000 Ross Thompson/Shannon Warnest -Australia 2003 Dean Ball/David Fagan -New Zealand 2005 Daniel McIntrye/Shannon Warnest -Australia 2008 John Kirkpatrick/Paul Avery -New Zealand 2010 Cam Ferguson/David Fagan -New Zealand 2012 Cam Ferguson/John Kirkpatrick -New Zealand 2014 Gavin Mutch/Hamish Mitchell -Scotland 2017 John Kirkpatrick/Nathan Stratford -New Zealand

WORLD SHEARING Year/WINNER/Country 1977 Roger Cox -New Zealand 1980 Brian Quinn -New Zealand 1984 Tom Wilson -Scotland 1986 Mark Conlan -Australia 1988 David Fagan -New Zealand 1992 David Fagan -New Zealand 1994 Alan McDonald -New Zealand 1996 David Fagan -New Zealand 1998 David Fagan -New Zealand 2000 Shannon Warnest -Australia 2003 David Fagan -New Zealand 2005 Shannon Warnest -Australia 2008 Paul Avery -New Zealand 2010 Cam Ferguson -New Zealand 2012 Gavin Mutch -Scotland 2014 Rowland Smith -New Zealand 2017 John Kirkpatrick -New Zealand WORLD WOOL HANDLING Year/WINNER/Country 1996 Patrick Shelford -New Zealand 1998 Angharad Lewis -Wales 2000 Aroha Garvin -Australia 2003 Joanne Kumeroa -New Zealand 2005 Joanne Kumeroa -New Zealand 2008 Sheree Alabaster -New Zealand 2010 Bronwyn Tango -Wales 2012 Joel Henare -New Zealand 2014 Hillary Bond -England 2017 Joel Henare -New Zealand WORLD WOOL HANDLING TEAMS Year/TEAM/Country 2000 Tina Rimene/Leanne Peeti -New Zealand 2005 Tina Rimene/Joanne Kumeroa -New Zealand 2008 Joanne Kumeroa/Sheree Alabaster -New Zealand 2010 Sheree Alabaster/Keryn Herbert -New Zealand 2012 Joanne Kumeroa/Joel Henare -New Zealand 2014 Meinir Evans/Aled Jones -Wales 2017 Joel Henare/Maryanne Baty -New Zealand

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Proud to be associated with the Golden Shears for over 40 years. Contact Steve 06 379 8179 or 0800 4 STOCK. The world’s premier Shearing & Wool Handling Championship

Timekeepers Kevin Beange, Ian Hopkirk

Wool handling judges Lani Arnott, Mori Gibbs, Gail Haitana, Kelly Frisby, Myles Oldershaw, Tangiora Paku-Stuart, Grant Roberts, Matt Stasinowsky (Aust), Linda Tarrant, Fiona Walker

Transport & yards Stephen Siemonek

Wool pressing judges Carl Cocks, Peter Cox

Resident shearers Paddy Mason Wool handling/pressing points Bill Hutchings

Wool pressing John Hodder

Many thanks to these associated organisations and service providers Electronic scoring system Harvest Electronics Electronic scoring operators L Waddell, R Kirkpatrick

Sheep officers Ken Macpherson, Donald Macrae, Allan Grant, Jason Le Grove

Sheep Transport Pinfolds Transport Ltd, Martinborough Transport Ltd, Tullochs Transport Ltd, CR Nelson Trucking Hon Veterinarian Nicola Hagland

First Aid Safety Medics NZ

Staging Masterton District Brass Band

Registered office

Computer equipment Computer Partners

Security Maori Wardens, Armourguard

Audio visuals Audio Progress

Doors Masterton Squash Club

The Wool Shed 12 Dixon Street, P O Box 311 Masterton 5840

Live internet streaming Noise Productions

Caterers Tweet & Jo Bird, Ambassador Caterers

P (06) 378 8008 E office@goldenshears.co.nz

Ticketing Eventfinda

www.goldenshears.co.nz

Sheep Handlers Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre students

GOLDEN SHEARS 2018

Photography and media Pete Nikolaison Judging Pen Staff Young Farmers

Programme Publisher Wairarapa Times-Age

CONTENTS 03 04 05 06 08 12 13 16 17 18 19 20

21 23 24 30 36 43 44 48 50 54 55 58

Life Members Programme of events Judging in a nutshell Programme Friday Programme Saturday Century milestone looming Snippets Trans Tasman Entertainment Martin Ngataki Bagshot Romneys 2017 Champions

thegoldenshears

Thank you for your co-operation

Ambassador Caterers Helping make your day a success

Jo & Tweet Bird • Telephone 06 378 8535 • M 027 443 9044 E oﬃce@ambassadorcaterers.co.nz • www.ambassadorcaterers.co.nz The world’s premier Shearing & Wool Handling Championship

EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday MORNING

Friday

EVENING

GOLDEN SHEARS 2018

MORNING

AFTERNOON EVENT 24 Trust House Intermediate Shearing - Semi-Final EVENT 25 Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing - Heats

Saturday EVENING

MORNING

EVENT 26 Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Men’s Wool Pressing - Final

EVENT 31 Golden Shears Open Wool Handling – Quarter Final

Start time 6.45pm

Start Time 7.45am

EVENING

Start time 6.45pm

EVENT 36 Powerco Senior Shearing - Semi-Final

EVENT 47 PGG Wrightson Wool National Shearing Circuit - Final

EVENT 37 PGG Wrightson Wool National Circuit Shearing - Semi-Final

EVENT 48 Tui Encouragement Invitation

AFTERNOON

EVENT 49 Lister Shearing Trans Tasman Shearing - Test

Start time 12.40pm

EVENT 38 Rural Women NZ Junior Wool Handling - Final EVENT 39 Te Puni Kokiri Senior Wool Handling - Final

EVENT 50 Golden Shears Open Wool Handling - Final EVENT 51 Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing - Final

EVENT 40 Gibbs Honeybees NIWC Wool Handling - Final The world’s premier Shearing & Wool Handling Championship

HONOURS BOARD Shearing champions

GOLDEN SHEARS 2018

2004 Joanne Kumeroa 2005 Joanne Kumeroa 2006 Tuma Mullins 2007 Lui Paewai

2008 Tuma Mullins 2009 Warwick Goodger 2010 Vinnie Goodger 2011 Fiona Christensen

2012 Vinnie Goodger 2013 Jeremy Goodger 2014 Vinnie Goodger 2015 Jonathan Hicks

2016 Vinnie Goodger 2017 Ricci Stevens

2009 Tina Rimene 2010 Joanne Kumeroa 2011 Joanne Kumeroa 2012 Joanne Kumeroa 2013 Joel Henare 2014 Joel Henare 2015 Joel Henare 2016 Joel Henare 2017 Joel Henare

2009 Ratapu Paikea 2010 Larnie Morrell 2011 Fiona Christensen 2012 Fiona Christensen 2013 Ataneta Puna 2014 Daine Rehe 2015 Stevie Mason-Smallman 2016 Denise Murray 2017 Jamie McLean

Wool Pressing champions WOOL PRESSING 1986 David Harvey 1987 Patrick Shelford 1988 Patrick Shelford 1989 R Duncan 1990 Patrick Shelford 1991 Jeff McKenzie 1992 Glen Haupapa 1993 Patrick Shelford 1994 Willie Sharp 1995 Willie Sharp 1996 Willie Sharp 1997 Patrick Shelford 1998 Carl Cocks 1999 Jamie Mita 2000 Jamie Mita 2001 Carl Cocks 2002 Jeremy Goodger 2003 Jeremy Goodger 2004 Skip Scia Scia 2005 Jeremy Goodger 2006 Jeremy Goodger

2007 Jeremy Goodger 2008 Jeremy Goodger 2009 Jeremy Goodger 2010 Jeremy Goodger 2011 Jeremy Goodger 2012 Jeremy Goodger 2013 Jeremy Goodger 2014 Vinnie Goodger 2015 Jeremy Goodger 2016 Jeremy Goodger 2017 Vinnie Goodger WOOL PRESSING WOMEN’S 2004 Joanne Kumeroa 2005 Joanne Kumeroa 2006 Fiona Christensen 2007 Fiona Christensen 2008 Fiona Christensen 2009 Fiona Christensen 2010 Fiona Christensen 2011 Fiona Christensen 2012 Paula Puhara

2013 Christine Wolland 2014 Fiona Christensen 2015 Fiona Healy 2016 Awhina Namana 2017 Christine Wolland WOOL PRESSING PAIRS 1991 J McKenzie/A Newby 1992 A Fleming/J Sadlier 1993 W Sharp/C Tepu 1994 W Sharp/C Tepu 1995 G Shelford/J Nixon 1996 W Sharp/L Nixon 1997 W Sharp/L Nixon 1998 J Manihera/C Cocks 1999 W Sharp/Boxer Flutey 2000 C Cocks/D Ewe 2001 S Scia Scia/T Henderson 2002 C Cocks/B Elers 2003 W Sharp/C Cocks 2004 W Sharp/J Goodger 2005 J Goodger/W Sharp

2006 W Goodger/J Goodger 2007 W Goodger/J Goodger 2008 W Goodger/J Goodger 2009 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2010 D Ewe/C Cocks 2011 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2012 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2013 J Goodger/ V Goodger 2014 J Goodger/V Goodger 2015 W Killioni/C Gray 2016 V. Goodger /J. Goodger 2017 C Gray-Harmon/ James Goodger WOOL PRESSING WOMEN’S PAIRS 2000 T Henderson/R Eames 2001 J Kumeroa/H Biddle 2002 P Puhara/A Rimene 2003 P Puhara/A Rimene 2008 F Christensen/J Ammundsen 2009 F Christensen/C Gordon

1977 J Fagan 1978 J Fagan 1979 H Te Whata 1980 H Te Whata 1981 K Buckman 1982 D Fagan 1983 D Fagan 1984 D Fagan 1985 P Grainger 1986 P Grainger 1987 P Grainger 1988 R Balme 1989 R Pierce 1990 A Bell

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The golden fleece A historical tale of sheep and wool-growing in New Zealand

that the South Island of New Zealand was a well nigh ideal land for pastoral enterprise, with a climate where the fleece of a wellbred merino sheep would yield 4lbs of wool against 2 1/2 lbs in New South Wales.

The chief export of the Colony is, and has been for many years, wool. Curiously enough it was the missionaries who first commenced this great staple trade. They were the first sheep owners in the Bay of Islands, and exported the first wool to Sydney. In 1808, Marsden, the chaplain of New South Wales in the day of rum and chain gangs, brought out to that colony five Spanish sheep which he had received as a present from George the Third. It was from New South Wales that the original stock of sheep in New Zealand was nearly all drawn. In 1840, the number of sheep in the Colony had increased to over 233,000. Wool-growing became the chief pursuit of the early settlers. This was more especially the case in the provinces of Canterbury and Otago. Both the Scotch and English pioneers speedily found that the plough and the spade were not the instruments of most rapid advance, and they were soon discarded for the stock whip, the shears and the sheep dog. Shepherds and squatters from New South Wales and Tasmania were quick to discover

In seven years the settlers in Canterbury owned half a million sheep, and in ten years those in Otago, 223,000. To become the possessor of a sheep-run was the ambition of the new arrival, and men of varied attainments, Oxonians and Cantabs, who carried a Virgil in their pockets and swore at their dogs in Greek, were not infrequently met with trudging at the heels of a slow, dusty, greasy-smelling “mob” of sheep, moving along at the maximum pace of two miles an hour. Today there are 20,000,000 sheep in the Colony, in flocks ranging from under 500 to over 20,000, and last year the quantity of wool exported reached a total of 140,706,486 lbs., valued a t£4,749,196. In 1853 the quantity was 1,071,340 lbs, valued at £66,507; ten years later it had increased twelve-fold, and it has gone on increasing until it has reached its present proportions. In 48 years New Zealand has exported wool to the enormous value of £120,196,674.

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Be a friend of the Golden Shears and help it thrive The Golden Shears is looking for friends to help it continue into the future. Around $250,000 is required to run the event every year, even though it has just one paid staff and around 250 volunteers. To help meet this challenge, the Friends of Golden Shears was formed four years ago to support this iconic event. To become a Friend, businesses and individuals can make a donation of between $50 and $200 (or more if they like). Along with the knowledge that they are contributing to the success of the Golden Shears, Friends get one or more tickets to events (depending

on the value of their donation), recognition in the Souvenir Programme and next year’s Friends brochure, acknowledgment in the stadium on the big screen, and the opportunity to advertise in the programme. Businesses can also promote the fact that they are a Friend of Golden Shears. Some businesses who are Friends make cash donations while others donate their expertise and products. To become a Friend contact the office at The Woolshed opposite Queen Elizabeth Park in Dixon Street or Phone (06) 378 8008.

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THE REMARKABLE STORY OF SHEEP VACCINES IN NEW ZEALAND Last year, tens of thousands of farmers – in New Zealand and around the world – vaccinated their sheep and cattle against clostridial diseases, and diseases that cause sheep abortions and productivity losses. That they vaccinated against these diseases is not remarkable - the disease causing bacteria are endemic. What is remarkable is that these vaccines have been developed and made in Upper Hutt where scientists have for over a century worked at improving the health and productivity of New Zealand’s farm animals. These vaccines are now manufactured by MSD Animal Health New Zealand and exported around the world, a testament to the calibre of science, scientists and painstaking precision that MSD applies to their vaccines One of the first vaccines developed was for blackleg, a disease now recognised as being a clostridial disease that can strike both sheep and cattle rapidly and kill. In the 1940s a sheep version of the blackleg vaccine was developed. With mortality still occurring and the realisation that there was a different clostridial organism at play, scientists started experimenting with combination vaccines that would work across a number of clostridial diseases with the first commercial combination vaccine - a blackleg and pulpy kidney combination - made in 1951 at 33 Whakatiki Street in Upper Hutt.

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This was the forerunner to the clostridial vaccines that are now commonly used on New Zealand sheep farms - Multine® 5-in-1, Nilvax®, Lamb Vaccine and Covexin® 10. Also developed at Upper Hutt are MSD’s Sheep Performance Vaccines, given to ewes pre-mating - Toxovax®, CampyVax®4 and Salvexin®+B. This vaccine technology is now world leading, and exported to over 60 countries, trusted because New Zealand has no foot and mouth or BSE. MSD also make the Coopers Animal Health range of anti-parasitic brands including Magnum®, and Wipeout® (fly and lice products), and drenches like Scanda® and Alliance®. Much like the Golden Shears, MSD and Coopers Animal Health brands hold a proud place in New Zealand’s rural industry. We wish Golden Shears all the best for another great event.

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By Sam Whitelock Farmstrong ambassador Shearing, like professional rugby, is a really demanding, high performance activity. That’s why you need to look after yourself and treat your body like an athlete – no different to the men and women competing over the next few days. The good news is that there are habits you can learn to keep yourself in shape and lower the risk of injury. Here’s some tips I’d like to share from my sporting career. Doing proper warm-up exercises has always been a vital part of my career. A physically demanding job like shearing requires the same approach. Always make sure your body is properly stretched and warmed-up before you rip into work for the day. A few simple exercises in the woolshed each morning will give you the strength and flexibility to get the job done and help avoid injury.

Eating well - putting the right ‘fuel in the tank’ is also really important. Eating well gives your body the energy and nutrients it needs to perform at its best. When I’m fuelled up, I find I think more clearly and make better decisions. I always take a water bottle to stay hydrated and carry snacks like fruit and quality muesli bars. Sport and farming has taught me that making a habit of investing in your well-

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Golden Shears contributes to award The Golden Shears played a part in Wairarapa Times-Age Operations Manager Bevan Wills winning a prestigious Australasian media award last year. Bevan won Creative Services Professional of the Year at the 2017 PANPA Advertising & Marketing Awards in Sydney last September. PANPA is the largest media awards in the Asia-Pacific region.

Wairarapa born and raised, Bevan qualified as a graphic designer and moved into a position at the Wairarapa Times-Age 14 years ago.

The Wairarapa Times-Age has produced the Golden Shears programme for the past three years and Bevan submitted last year’s programme as part of his entry portfolio, along with a supporting letter from Golden Shears Trust President Phillip Morrison.

“Bevan was an incredibly hard worker, a key member of the senior management team, and his award was well-deserved. We are a small newspaper and we beat out the New Zealand Herald, the largest newspaper in New Zealand.

When the company was sold into local hands in 2016, the newspaper had to be rebuilt “from the ground up”, much of which Bevan can take credit for, says Times-Age Publisher Andrew Denholm.

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The Wool Shed expands with new extension The Wool Shed, New Zealand’s national museum of sheep and shearing, will be officially opening its new extension just in time for the 58th Golden Shears. The 216 square metre extension has been three years in the planning and one year in the making. Once completed it will house the vintage roller traction steam engine, nineteenth century bushman’s hut, replica shearers’ kitchen and much more. Shear History Trust Vice Chair Murray Tomlin says the museum required more space and the makeshift car park on the south side was the ideal location for it. “We realised we were running out of space and if we didn’t put up hand up for that area there would be nowhere further for us to go.” There was a second important argument for the building, Murray says, and that was providing a permanent home for the steam roller traction engine that had once been used to construct roads in Wairarapa.

Steam roller traction engine driver Alec Birch in front of the Wool Shed extension

“Steam traction engines were very much a part of agriculture in New Zealand in the old days and we thought it appropriate to have it housed and displayed at the museum.” The Trust got approval from the Masterton District Council which owns the land and raised $300,000 for the building. As well as the steam engine, the extension houses the 1860s bushman’s hut from Alfredton which Murray says had never been suitably housed in the museum. “The new building provides a much better setting for it.” The museum’s vintage wool press is also displayed to better advantage. There is also a shearer’s kitchen which replicates typical kitchens one would find all over Wairarapa when shearing gangs would stay on farms. There’s also a re-creation of a typical “expert’s corner”. Especially in the early days of electric shears, maintaining and sharpening gear was a full job for the “expert” who was usually a former shearer.

There’s a portable motor that was used to drive shearing machinery plus a large painting of shearers at work by Gayle Wilson which was formerly at the Horseshoe Bar and then the Kuripuni Tavern. Alec Birch has been involved with the steam traction engine for over 20 years and its driver for the past 12. He says this is the first time the engine will be on permanent display since it was retired in 1975. The engine was operated by Carterton Borough Council from 1920 to 1967 and Masterton Borough Council until 1975. Since being restored it has been displayed at local events but always returned to storage, most recently at the Masterton District Council depot in Bentley Street. “It’s easy to operate but like every other steam engine, it is hot and dusty,” says Alec. The engine is started up with wood and then runs on coal with an average speed of around six kilometres an hour.

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Mavis Mullins First female Golden Shears president Mavis Mullins reached a pinnacle of her business career when she was inducted to the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame last year. The president at the time of both the Golden Shears 50th championships celebration in 2010 and the World Championships in 2012, Mrs Mullins’ big night in Auckland in July – possibly the only wool handler to reach such heights - was not her only big achievement last year. A supporter of Dannevirke’s Aotea rugby club and grand-daughter of 1923-1924 All Black Lui Paewai, who made his international rugby debut aged just 17 years and 36 days, she also became the first female board member of the Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union, a feat which was recognised later in the year when she was made Administrator of the Year at the Aotearoa Maori Sports Awards. She had previously been a recipient of that award as manager of the New Zealand team to the World shearing and wool handling championship in Toowoomba in 2005. The Golden Shears Open wool handling champion in 1987 and 1993, who continues her involvement as a wool handling judge, graduated from Massey University in 1996

with a Master of Business Administration, and was soon on the corporate ladder. In addition to more public positions such as being on the Mid-Central and Wairarapa health boards, she has been a director at such other giants as Landcorp, and, internationally, mobile communications giant 2 Degrees, as part of her role with Te Huarahi Tika Trust, formed in 2000 to enable Maori a right of purchase over the third generation (3G) radio frequency, and been on the Massey University Council. She’s also chairman of the board of Wairarapa-based Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, which has been with

Golden Shears from the first championships in 1961 and has spread its wings across the country, of land-owners Atihau Whanganui Incorporation, and Tu Mai Ra, a trust established to deal with proceeds from Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal settlements with her people. It’s 16 years since she was awarded the MNZM in the 2002 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to the wool industry, and she has since been the recipient of such other awards as the Rural sector honour in the Women of Influence Awards in 2016, and in the same year a Business Woman of the Year award from the Auckland University Aotearoa Maori Business Unit.

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MC & MP go hand-in-hand Kieran McAnulty had big boots to fill when he took over as Master of Ceremonies from the late Craig Cooper five years ago. But Kieran has gone on to make the role his own. Kieran first became closely involved with the Golden Shears when the TAB introduced betting on the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was a bookmaker for the New Zealand Racing Board and had the job of setting the odds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was my baby in a way and I was quite proud of the interest I was able to attract to the Golden Shears through that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a TAB terminal on site and there was lots of media interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was there watching the events and taking notes, and interviewed Craig for TAB Trackside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a result he got to know me and when he stood down as MC, he asked me if I would like to take it on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yes, I would love toâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and worked under him for a year before taking it over, and am still MCing to this day.â&#x20AC;? Kieran rates commentating as a more difficult role â&#x20AC;&#x153;because you are working liveâ&#x20AC;?

but being MC has its own unique challenges.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I take notes on what I can do better.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of my role is to entertain which is all for the good, but I am also presenting the prizes for the most prestigious shearing event in the world.

Now a Labour list Member of Parliament - the first to be on the Committee of the Golden Shears - Kieran says this year will be no different.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are world class athletes. Winning is a big moment for them and you have to respect that.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just happy to have the job.

After every Golden Shears Kieran watches his presentation.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being an MP will give me the opportunity to promote the Golden Shears even more.â&#x20AC;?

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Shearing Judges From left: Neil Sidwell, Ken Macpherson, Donald Macrae, Ian Hopkirk, Ronald King, Paul Harris, Willy Buick, Colin Couchman, Graham McNae, Bart Hadfield, Allan Paterson, Allan Pretious, Sam Saunders, Peter Black, Kevin Lawrence (Aust). Absent: Kevin McCallum, John Fraser.

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Golden memories from five Life Members Helping run the Golden Shears for over 50 years is a remarkable achievement. The following received a special plaque in 2017 in honour of their contributions. BRUCE ARCUS Committee 1971/87, Timekeeper 1961/2011. My job over the years was timekeeper, armed with only a stopwatch, pencil and paper! The concentration needed was intense, and the accuracy vital with no electronic help. We could be accurate to 100th of a second which amazed the judges. IAN (SCOTTY) STEWART Committee 1973 to date, Judge 1967/2002, Chief Referee 1980/98, Vice-President 1983/86. Early on there was no covered yard and the sheep were out in the open in an unconcreted yard of rough pebbles, making it hard to tip up the sheep. The Shears was immensely popular, with audiences of up to 2000 and an atmosphere that was electric. SELWYN TOMLIN Committee 1969 to date, Judge 1982/2015, Vice-President 1993/2000. Alan Williams and I started up the ”Miss Golden Shears” competition which was popular with everyone. A funny memory was someone’s bright idea to dry very wet sheep by putting

From left to right: Ian Stewart, Edwin O’Hara, Bruce Arcus, Selwyn Tomlin & Laurie Keats. them in cattle pens and turning on the grain dryer – dust blew all over the sheep –they were a mess! EDWIN O’HARA Committee 1965 to date, President 1983/89. As a pen boy I saw all the action close up, including Ivan Bowen beating his brother Godfrey in the final. The noise from 2500 spectators was deafening. I remember Dave (Whiskers) McPherson dancing with the wool handlers to Maria Dallas singing and Darrell Hart dressed up in a tutu as a Miss Golden Shears!

LAURIE KEATS Committee 1961 to date, President 1978/82, Patron of the Golden Shears. Some of us enthusiastic members of the YFC of the 1950s were keen to host a national shearing competition in Masterton. I remember the difficulties we had convincing those with clout to back the venture. I was call steward, the shearers stayed in the now defunct Midland Hotel and the entry fee was £5. The prize for the champion shearer was a medal and £1000!

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Judging in a nutshell In all disciplines, a penalty system for points is used; the lower the total the better. WOOL PRESSING Competitors are judged on workmanship, safety and technique. Loading the press, tramping, pressing the bale, capping and completion of bale are the most important judging criteria. Bale target weights are set with penalties for being over or under weight. Time points are deducted at 1 point for every 20 seconds elapsed or part thereof. WOOLHANDLING Judging is divided into two sections; Board (what the audience sees) and Wool Assessment. BOARD JUDGING Takes into account the tidiness and efficiency of the competitor, the throw

and skirting of the fleece, plus the roll and placement into a fadge. Fleeces are ‘skirted’ for finer neck wool, stained side wool, short wool and for other faults as necessary. Skirtings are separated and placed in baskets. WOOL ASSESSMENT Fleeces and oddments are removed from the board for assessment. Fleeces should be free of skirtings and each basket should have a different type of wool. Whole points are accumulated from the board and assessment judging. Sealed times are set for each grade, from the shearer finishing to when the competitor should finish. Time points accumulate for the sealed time but increase five-fold past that time. Board, assessment and time penalties are added for the total points. SHEARING Competitors are judged whilst shearing and in the outside pens for overall quality. Shearing the sheep, a second cut or double

cut of wool staple is penalised. A second cut of 11mm x 10mm x 85mm long (or the accumulation of smaller second cuts) accrues a 1 stroke penalty. The shorn sheep is judged for wool left on at the same penalty value as above. Skin cuts are also penalised. Penalty strokes on the board and from the pen judging are divided by the number of sheep shorn to give a quality points total. Time points are calculated at 1 point for every 20 seconds elapsed or part thereof. Quality points and time points are added together for the competitor’s total score. TRIATHLON An event for competitors from Junior to Open grades. With three disciplines within the industry (shearing, wool handling and wool pressing) a competitor who enters all disciplines at Golden Shears will automatically be entered into the Triathlon. Points are accumulated from the heats of each discipline and totalled, with the lowest points deciding the winner. The Triathlon is kindly sponsored by the NZSCA – New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association.

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Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Pairs Woolpressing HEATS

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Each competitor to prepare and press a bale to 150kg

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THURSDAYmorning Event 4

Event 5

Event 6

HEATS

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For shearers who have recorded a

Woolhandlers sealed time

Semi-Final to be held this afternoon

Semi-final to be held

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Event 7

Golden Shears Junior Shearing HEATS Sheep kindly supplied by Bruce Tomlin For shearers who have recorded a shed

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Each competitor to shear two

second shear sheep

Semi-final to be held Friday morning Name

Home town

Atawhai Hadfield Vincent Goodger Danielle Boyd Henry Mayo Frederick Highton J’Zon Brass Joseph Gordon Llion Harries George Scrivens Sion Thomas Hazel Wood Martin Reisima Mark Baxter Leam Pritchard Brayden Clifford Ryan Clifford Jonathan Painter Nash Hodson Jeremy Goodger Jack Ellingham Hamish Gilbertson Toby Proude Matthew Smith Darren Bryant Will Rogers Daniel Biggs Keith Swann Reuben Alabaster Stuart Robson Jonah Karena Tutapu Katie Reid Tom Hadley

Masterton Masterton Dargaville England England Havelock Masterton Wales England Masterton Ruawai Masterton Pongaroa Masterton Waikaka Mataura Pahiatua Masterton Masterton Waipukurau Gisborne Ohakune Te Kuiti Levin England Mangamahu Wairoa Taihape Scotland Mataura Scotland England

Event 8

Golden Shears Life Members Student Shearing Challenge Sheep kindly supplied by Bruce Tomlin

THURSDAY afternoon Event 9

Each competitor to shear one

Paewai Mullins Novice Wool Handling

Prizes per team: 1st $120, 2nd $100,

SEMI-FINAL

second shear sheep

3 $80 rd

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys Competitors to handle one

long wool fleece

Wool handlers sealed time

1 minute 40 seconds

5TH – 8TH each to receive $40 Final to be held this afternoon

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THURSDAYafternoon P ROUD T O SUP P ORT L OC A L SP ORT

Event 10

Event 11

Event 13

HEATS

FINAL

HEATS

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys

Sheep kindly supplied by Whitespurs

Each competitor to handle three

Competitors to handle two

Woolhandlers sealed time

Wool handlers sealed time

For shearers who have recorded a shed tally of up to 305 sheep in an 8-hour day

Semi-final to be held Saturday morning

1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $70, 4th $60

Te Puni Kokiri Senior Woolhandling

long wool fleeces

1 minute 20 seconds

Name

Home town

Paige Adams Vincent Goodger Lucie Grancher Sharon Tuhakaraina Krystal Gulliver Bianca Hawea Ricci Stevens Angela Stevens Chenell Waihape Jimmy Samuels Jeremy Goodger Emily TeKapa

Masterton Masterton France Gore Gore Masterton Napier Napier Mataura Marton Masterton Scotland

Paewai Mullins Novice Woolhandling

long wool fleeces

1 minute 40 seconds

Event 12

Cydectin Novice Shearing SEMI-FINAL Sheep kindly supplied by Bruce Tomlin For shearers who have recorded a shed tally of up to 50 sheep in an 8-hour day Each competitor to shear one second shear sheep Final to be held this afternoon 7th - 12th to receive $40

Afternoon Presentations Student Challenge Paewai Mullins Novice Wool Handling Cydectin Novice Shearing

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Trust House Intermediate Shearing

Each competitor to shear four second shear sheep Semi-Final to be held Friday afternoon Name

Home town

James Dickson Joe Boylan Courtney Flower Quinton Chase Liam Lowry Trent Hewes Luke Lintern Cullum Pritchard Tawera Brown Conan Gray Ruka Braddick Dane Fredrickson Paora Moanaroa Duncan Higgins Jeremy Leygonie Carmen Smith Gwydion Davies Jackie Paku Emily TeKapa Daniel Seed Mark Ferguson Kyle Stevens-Mita Lewis Whitham Tarn Hollis Sam Lakin

Mataura Ireland Daragville Taumarunui Glen Murray Glen Murray Masterton Pongaroa Martinborough Masterton Eketahuna Australia Eketahuna Marlborough France Pongaroa Wales Wairoa Scotland Woodville Elsthorpe Masterton England Te Karaka Australia

THURevening 6.30pm Event 14

Cydectin Novice Shearing FINAL

Sheep kindly supplied by Bruce Tomlin Each competitor to shear two second shear sheep 1ST $200; 2ND $120; 3RD $80; 4TH $70; 5TH $60; 6TH $50 Winner to receive Horseshoe Trophy Instant Prizegiving

Event 15

Wairarapa Helicopters & Stihl Shop Masterton Veterans Shearing and Wool Handling HEATS

Event 16

Supreme Automotive Refinishers Senior Speed Shear Sheep kindly supplied by BNC Pastoral 1ST $500, 2ND $250, 3RD $150,

Sheep kindly supplied by Bruce Tomlin Each competitor to shear or wool handle two second shear sheep

4TH $100

Instant prizegiving

Final to be held Friday evening 5TH-6TH $100 Name

Home town

Neil Weggery Kevin Buckman Neil Sidwell Marg Baynes Colin Baynes Hugh McCarroll Allan Williams Peter McCabe Sam Saunders Alan Schofield Darryl Hart Richard Pearson

Dannevirke Apiti Upper Waiwera Wairoa Wairoa Whangamata Carterton Katikati Masterton Masterton Carterton Carterton

Name

Home town

Philip Morrison Ann Hart

Pahiatua Carterton

Event 17

Cavalier Wool Scourers Open Speed Shear Sheep kindly supplied by BNC Pastoral 1ST $800 + MKM Jersey, 2ND $400

+ MKM Jersey, 3RD $200 + MKM Jersey, 4TH $100 + MKM Jersey

Instant prizegiving

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FRIDAYmorning 7.45am Event 18

Event 19

HEATS

Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Mens Wool Pressing

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys

SEMI-FINAL

Each competitor to handle four long wool fleeces

Each competitor to prepare and press a bale to 160kg

Wool handlers sealed time 1 minute 10 seconds

3RD and 4TH to receive $100 Farmlands Vouchers

Quarter final to be held Saturday morning

Final to be held Friday evening

Golden Shears Open Wool Handling

Name

Home town

Liesha Atkinson Trish Moke Foonie Waihape Keryn Herbert Dallas Mihaere Sheree Alabaster Rosie Keenan Sarah Higgins Maryanne Baty Tina Rimene Ana Braddick Eramiha Neho Pagan Karauria Maxine Pue Kimberly Braddick Brittany Tibble Pania Eriha Sophie Huf Penny Kerekere Cushla Abraham Samantha Gordon Aria Mullins Jamie Mclean Carmen Smith Melanie Morris

Eketahuna Waipawa Gisborne Te Awamutu Dannevirke Taihape Scotland Marlborough Gisborne Masterton Eketahuna Dannevirke Alexandra Raetihi Eketahuna Gisborne Dannevirke Australia Gisborne Masterton Masterton Dannevirke Taihape Pongaroa Australia

Event 20

Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Womens Wool Pressing FINAL Each competitor to prepare and

press a bale to 150kg

Farmlands Vouchers 1st $300; 2nd $200 Presentation Friday evening

Event 21

Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Pairs Wool Pressing FINAL Each competitor to prepare and

press a bale to 180kg

Farmlands Vouchers 1sT $500; 2ND $300 Presentation Friday evening Winner to receive Sharp

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Event 22

Event 23

HEATS

SEMI-FINAL

Powerco Senior Shearing

Golden Shears Junior Shearing

Sheep kindly supplied by Kouratahi

For shearers who have recorded a shed tally of up to 405 sheep in an 8-hour day

Each competitor to shear four second shear sheep

Each competitor to shear five second shear sheep

Final to be held Saturday afternoon 7TH – 12TH to receive $50

Semi-Final to be held Saturday morning Name

Home town

Name

Home town

Cody Greig David Gordon Ricci Stevens Paul Astin Josh Harding James Lowry John Malseed Phil Holland Sarah Higgins Thomas Lima Sam Davison Jaycob Brunton Sean Gouk Raehana Hokianga Pagan Karauria Laura Bradley Punga Mullins Tegwyn Bradley Ross Thomson Paul Swann Shelley King Josef Winders

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Event 24

Trust House Intermediate Shearing SEMI-FINALS Sheep kindly supplied by Kouratahi Each competitor to shear five second

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Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing HEATS Sheep kindly supplied by Hikorangi For shearers who have recorded a shed

tally of over 405 sheep in an 8-hour day

Each competitor to shear six second

shear sheep

Top 30 to be held this evening Name

Home town

Tama Niania Bart Hadfield David Gower Shane Ireland Stacey Te Huia Ant Frew Eli Cummings Hayden Tapp Matt Tumohe Sam Welch Grant Smith James Tutavaha Tamihana Karauria Jimmy Samuels Allan Grant DJ Crawford Ian Kirkpatrick Dion Morrell Robert Mudgway Neil Weggery Bevan Pere Hemi Braddick Paerata Abraham

Masterton Masterton Whangamomona Martinborough Alexandra Pleasant Point Pleasant Point Taihape Balclutha Waikaretu Rakaia Masterton Gisborne Martin Scotland Gisborne Gisborne alexandra Taihape Dannevirke Gisborne Eketahuna Masterton

Name

Home town

Mark Buick Nuki Gordon John kirkpatrick David Buick Tyson Scholz Tristan Mackay James Ruki Matt Smith Mark Grainger Floyde Neil Murray Henderson Rowland Smith Darren Alexander Turi Edmonds Nathan Stratford Martin Howlett Daniel McIntyre Gavin Mutch Brett Roberts Jason Wingfield Casey Bailey Shannon Warnest Willy McSkimming Brook Todd Michael Fabish Dig Balme Axle Reid Richard Pearson Ethan Pankhurst Jack Fagan Andy Mainland

Masterton Masterton Napier Pongaroa Australia Wairoa Te Kuiti Ruawai Te Kuiti Te Kuiti Halcombe Hastings Hastings Raetihi Invercargill England Australia Scotland Mataura Australia Riverton Australia Taumarunui Dipton Stratford Te Kuiti Taihape Carterton Masterton Te Kuiti New Zealand

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FRIDAYevening 6.45pm Event 26

Farmlands & Woolpacks NZ Mens Wool Pressing FINAL Each competitor to prepare and press a

bale to 170kg

Farmlands Vouchers 1ST $700; 2ND $300 Winner to receive Reiri Family Trophy

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Event 27

Golden Shears Bayleys Open Top 30 Shearing Sheep kindly supplied by Bagshot Each competitor to shear eight second shear sheep Semi-Final to be held Saturday afternoon

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Event 29

Sheep kindly supplied by A Paterson (Merinos) and Cross Keys

FINALS

CP Wool Trans-Tasman Woolhandling Test

Event 30

Wairarapa Helicopters Wairarapa Times-Age & Stihl Shop Masterton Cycle Shearing Veterans Shearing Challenge and Woolhandling Sheep kindly supplied by Bagshot

Each team to handle four merinos,

four long wool fleeces

Wool handlers sealed time of 1 minute

and 10 seconds

Each team of 2 to pedal cycle

Each competitor to shear or wool

Team members each to receive

Each discipline: 1 $220, 2 $160,

Prize money for their chosen charity

handle three second shear sheep st

There will be a 15-second count down

between wool types

3rd $130, 4th $110,

MKM Jersey

1ST $350, 2ND $250, 3RD $200 Instant prizegiving

1ST $1000 plus trophy; 2ND $600

Teams

Red Star Squash

Maryanne Batty and Joel Henare - New Zealand

Soccer - Skulls FC Wairarapa Multi Sports

Melanie Morris and Sophie Huf - Australia

Evening Presentations FMG Shearing Quality Awards

Farmlands and Woolpacks NZ Womens Wool Pressing

Friends of Golden Shears Wool Handling Quality Awards

Farmlands and Woolpacks NZ Pairs Wool Pressing - Sharp Family Silver Platters

NZ Shearing Contractors Association Triathlon

and shear 1 sheep

Sheep kindly supplied by Bagshot

Farmlands and Woolpacks NZ Mens Wool Pressing - Reiri Family Trophy

Ian McGregor Trophy For Wairarapa Shearer with best shearing quality points in the heats Les Field Trophy For best quality Wool Handling points in the heats Wairarapa Helicopters & Stihl Shop Veterans Shearing & Wool Handling

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SATURDAYmorning 7.45am Event 31

Event 32

Event 33

QUARTER FINAL

SEMI-FINAL

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys

Each competitor to handle four long wool fleeces

Each competitor to handle three long wool fleeces

Each competitor to handle three

Wool handlers sealed time 1 minute 10 seconds

Wool handlers sealed time 1 minute 20 seconds

Woolhandlers sealed time

Semi-Final to be held this afternoon

Final to be held later this afternoon

Final to be held this afternoon

Golden Shears Open Woolhandling

Te Puni Kokiri Senior Woolhandling

5TH – 8TH to receive $60

Rural Women NZ Junior Woolhandling

long wool fleeces

1 minute 30 seconds

5TH – 8TH to receive $50

Event 34

MSD Coopers Animal Health NZ Young Farmers Teams Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys Each team to shear and handle

six long wool fleeces

1ST $400; 2ND $240; 3RD $200 Winner to receive Lister Trophy Presentation Saturday morning following

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Event 35

MSD Coopers Animal Health NZ Young Farmers Blue Ribbon Shearing

Event 36

Powerco Senior Shearing SEMI-FINAL

Event 37

PGG Wrightson Wool National Shearing Circuit

Sheep kindly supplied by Ngatahuna

SEMI-FINAL

Sheep kindly supplied by Ngatahuna

Each competitor to shear eight second shear sheep

Each competitor to shear six second

Sheep kindly supplied by A Paterson (Merinos), Cross Keys and Ngatahuna

7TH – 12TH to receive $80

Each competitor to shear three Merinos,

shear sheep

1ST $350: 2ND $200: 3RD $150;

Final to be held Saturday afternoon

4TH $130: 5TH $120: 6TH $110

three long wool and three second shear sheep

7th-12th to receive $150

Winner to receive Jo Saba Cup

Final to be held Saturday evening

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SATURDAYafternoon 12.40pm Event 38

Event 40

Event 42

FINAL

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys and Ngatahuna

Sheep kindly supplied by Ngatahuna

Rural Women NZ Junior Woolhandling Each competitor to handle four long

wool fleeces

Woolhandlers sealed time

1 minute 30 seconds

1ST $300: 2ND $150: 3RD $120: 4TH $100

Gibbs Honeybees NIWC Woolhandling

Each competitor to handle three long

wool and three second shear fleeces

Woolhandlers sealed time 30 seconds There will be a 15-second count

down between wool types

1ST $800: 2ND $400: 3RD $300: 4TH $200

Golden Shears Junior Shearing Final Each competitor to shear five

second shear sheep

1ST $400, 2ND $200, 3RD $1504TH $130,

5TH $120, 6TH $100

Stewart Trophy for top local shearer Instant Prizegiving

P R O UD T O S UP P O R T L O C A L S P O R T

Event 39

Te Puni Kokiri Senior Wool handling FINAL

Event 41

Wairarapa Moana Maori/Pakeha Teams Shearing

Event 43

Trust House Intermediate Shearing FINAL

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys

Sheep kindly supplied by Ngatahuna

Each competitor to handle four

Each team to shear sixteen

Each competitor to shear eight second

1ST $1000; 2ND $600; 3RD $400

1ST $500: 2ND $250: 3RD $200:

long wool fleeces

Wool handlers sealed time

1 minute 20 seconds

1ST $600: 2ND $300: 3RD $150: 4TH $120

GOLDEN SHEARS 2018

second shear sheep

Instant Prizegiving

shear sheep

4TH $160: 5TH $150: 6TH $140

Instant Prizegiving

Event 44

Event 45

FINAL

SEMI-FINAL

Sheep kindly supplied by Ngatahuna

Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys

SEMI-FINAL

Each competitor to shear twelve

Each competitor to handle

Sheep kindly supplied by Bagshot

1ST $1200: 2ND $600: 3RD $400: 4TH $300:

Woolhandlers sealed time

Winner to receive Doug Buick Memorial Tray

5TH – 8TH to receive MKM Jersey

J.H Bryant Memorial Tankard for senior

Final to be held Saturday evening

Powerco Senior Shearing

second shear sheep 5TH $250: 6TH $250

with best quality points in final

Golden Shears Open Woolhandling

five long wool fleeces 1 minute 10 seconds

Event 46

Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing Each competitor to shear 10 second

shear sheep

7TH – 12TH each to receive

$100 plus MKM Jersey

Final to be held Saturday evening

John Midwinter Memorial Shield for

best quality in senior Semi-Final

Instant Prizegiving

Afternoon Presentations Rural Women New Zealand Junior Wool Handling Te Puni Kokiri Senior Wool Handling Gibbs Honey Bees NIWC Wool Handling

Golden Shears 10 Year Badges Awarded for 10 years of service to the Golden Shears

Alistair Simpson Trophy Awarded for service to the Golden Shears

Golden Shears 25 Year Badges Awarded for 25 years of service to the Golden Shears

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SATURDAYevening 6.45pm Event 47

PGG Wrightson Wool National Shearing Circuit FINAL

Event 48

Event 49

Sheep kindly supplied by Bagshot

Sheep kindly supplied by A Paterson (Merinos), Cross Keys (Long Wool) and Bagshot (Second Shear)

Tui Encouragement Invitation Shearing

Sheep kindly supplied by A Paterson (Ranfurly/Merinos), P McCarthy (Tiahape/ Corriedales), W Gimson (Cross Keys/Long Wools) and Bagshot (Second Shear and Lambs)

Each competitor to shear six competition sheep

Each competitor to shear three merino,

Instant Prizegiving

three corriedales, three long wools, three second shear and three lambs

1 $500 + $1300 PGG Vouchers, ST

2ND $400 + $400 PGG vouchers, 3RD $300 + $200 PGG vouchers, 4TH - 6TH $200 + $200 PGG vouchers

Winner to receive 12 months free lease

of Hyundai Sante Fe & McSkimming Memorial Trophy

Godfrey Bowen Trophy for best quality

points in final

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1ST $180 + MKM Jersey, 2ND – 6TH $80 + MKM Jersey

Lister Shearing Trans-Tasman Shearing Test

Each competitor to shear six merinos,

three long wool, three second shear sheep

1ST $1600; 2ND $1000 Winning team to receive

Walker-Keats Cup

Joseph Paewai Memorial trophy

– top individual shearer

Teams Rowland Smith, John Kirkpatrick and Nathan Stratford - New Zealand Jason Wingfield, Shannon Warnest and Daniel McIntyre - Australia

Event 50

Golden Shears Open Wool Handling FINAL Sheep kindly supplied by Cross Keys (Long Wool) and Bagshot (Second Shear) Each competitor to handle six long wool

and four second shear fleeces

There will be a 15 second countdown

between wool types.

Wool handler sealed time 30 seconds 1ST $1250 + MKM Jersey, 2ND $550 + MKM Jersey, 3RD $300 + MKM Jersey, 4TH $200 + MKM Jersey Winner to receive Hinerau Mason

Memorial Trophy

Event 51

Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing FINAL

Evening Presentations Golden Shears Open Wool Handling Hinerau Mason Memorial Trophy Awarded to winning Wool Handler

Sheep kindly supplied by Bagshot Each competitor to shear 20 second shear sheep

Shearing Sports NZ Master Shearer Award

Winner to receive Golden Shears Open Challenge Trophy donated by Chris and June Fagan, Lister handpiece and Lister product

World Records Shearing Committee World Record Award

1ST $4000; 2ND $2000; 3RD $1200; 4TH $900, 5TH $800, 6TH $700. John Henson Memorial Trophy for Best quality points in final

PGG Wrightson Wool National Shearing Circuit McSkimming Memorial Trophy Awarded to winner of Circuit Godfrey Bowen Trophy Best quality points in final

Lister Shearing Trans Tasman Shearing Test Walker Keats Cup Awarded to winning team Joseph Paewai Memorial Trophy Awarded to top individual shearer

Golden Shears Bayleys Open Shearing Fagan Challenge Trophy Awarded to winning shearer John Henson Memorial Trophy Best quality points in final

RE O’Hara Memorial Trophy Best quality points in any shearing final

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Century milestone looming Shearing magazine is approaching the big 100. The question is, will there be a card or letter from HMQ when the big day arrives? After all, She featured on the cover in November 2004, resplendent in green, looking straight down the barrel of the camera, after opening the new Royal Welsh shearing pavilion at Builth Wells. But maybe he carries false hope, for it’s not the magazine’s 100th birthday looming, but rather the 100th edition. Then again, how many magazines that started up 35 years ago are still rolling off the printing press? (No need to answer that.) The April 2018 edition will be number 96, which means the century comes up in August 2019. Only a disaster of Donald Trump proportions will prevent that milestone from being reached. The magazine was launched in late 1984 as The New Zealand Shearer – The official journal of the NZ Shearing Contractors’ Association.

Editors Ian Morrison, Hugh De Lacy and Doug Laing produced eight editions (two per year) under that banner. In May 1989 the magazine passed into the private ownership of David Grace, a former NZ Wool Board communications manager. David’s broader scope introduced Shearing – The magazine for all in the Shearing World, published three times per year through until August 2000 when David sold the magazine to John Hart of Media East Ltd. John produced five editions through to April 2002 and then sold to present owner, Last Side Publishing Ltd. ‘LSP’ redesigned the banner and Shearing became the magazine ‘Promoting our industry, sport and people’. And that’s how it’s been since August 2002 (No 49). The magazine changed from newsprint and spot colour to glossy paper and full colour in November 2004, an improvement in quality akin to ‘before Martin Ngataki and after Martin Ngataki’. The April edition will carry full coverage of Golden Shears 2018. We won’t be able to match the speed of live streaming or Facebook in bringing results

to readers, but the old ‘hard copy mag’ will survive against the digital age for a while longer yet, we hope. And that will be thanks entirely to our long-standing and loyal advertisers (and readers!), without whom there’d be no magazine. Nga mihi, Des Williams, editor.

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SNIPPETS Pictured are the group of Taratahi students from Friday night 2017.

Taratahi Agriculture Training Centre For the 58 years of Golden Shears, the Taratahi Farm Training Institute Centre have volunteered to help in the catching pens behind the shearing board.

Wairarapa Times-Age charity cycle challenge This Friday night event will be the 3rd year of this fun charity shearing challenge. Three sporting codes will ‘compete’ with their 2-person teams; one member to cycle a ‘stationary bicycle’ which powers the handpiece for shearing a sheep by the second team member. A well shorn sheep is a requisite before the team’s time becomes a factor in winning the challenge. All three teams receive “prize money” which they donate to a nominated charity. 2019 will be the finale of this event whereby the winners from 2016, 2017 & 2018 will compete for overall honours. Previous winners have been the Cycling Club (2016) and Tennis Club (2017). This event is now kindly sponsored by Wairarapa Times-Age.

Their duties include penning the sheep after coming up the race from outside, holding the sheep steady for the

competition shearers, and controlling the sheep in the pens during all our events. Other tasks they help with are the transformation of the stadium floor from seating to the tables set-up for Friday Variety Night and again back to seating at the conclusion of the evening. The students also “wait” on those 54 tables.

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Officials dinner On the Wednesday evening prior to Golden Shears, shearing, wool handling and wool pressing judges officiating at the Shears assemble at the Wool Shed Museum for a welcome dinner and appropriate introductory meetings. As Judges come from all around New Zealand, along with two from Australia, this social gathering characterises the camaraderie of NZ Shearing Sports judges. Also attending this dinner are Judges’ partners, GSH commentators and members of the Australian and New Zealand teams. In total there may be 70 people present, including staff from the ANZ Bank, the sponsor for this annual gathering.

The voice The voice of our Call Steward/Announcer changed in 2017 when Rick McLeod handed over the microphone after many years. Our thanks Rick, we appreciated you being at the stadium first thing each morning to the last call each night.

From left: Sonja Brown, Margaret O’Kane, Ngaire Montgomery & the Late Joyce Montgomery

Recognising past volunteers In 1975 Margaret and the late Frank O’Kane and the late Ron and Joyce Montgomery began their long association with the Golden Shears. Rona and Joyce’s daughter Ngaire was still attending college at the time, on a Saturday she would join her parents. They had a variety of duties which involved selling tickets, programmes, souvenir sales, ushering spectators to their allocated seat numbers and making sure the VIPs had sufficient water throughout

the competition. Ngaire and Margaret in recent times were joined by Sonja Brown. The combined number of years these volunteers have given to the Golden Shears totals 138! These 2018 Championships will be the first time Ngaire, Margaret and Sonja would have watched the competitors in action as spectators. We thank you so very much for the many years you have given the Golden Shears.

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TRANS-TASMAN New Zealand test team Rowland Smith Shearer

Raised in Northland but now farming at Maraekakaho. near Hastings, 2014 World champion Rowland Smith won both Masterton team-selection events last year - The Golden Shears Open and the PGG Wrightson Wool National Circuit final, early in a remarkable sequence of Open finals wins in New Zealand that had hit 30 by the start of last month. He also represented New Zealand in the UK last year, breaking from the tour to shear a World record 644 strongwool ewes in weight hours in Cornwall.

Joel Henare

Wool Handler Wool handler from Gisborne, having grown up around the woolsheds of Central Otago and now living in Motueka with wife Erica and their three children, and working in a fish shed, Joel Henare comes to Golden Shears week with a career tally of 99 Open competition wins, including two individual World titles, and five consecutive Golden Shears Open wins. He has represented New Zealand in 11 trans-tasman tests, all wins.

John Kirkpatrick

Nathan Stratford

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From the East Coast but living in Hawke’s Bay for most of his shearing career, John Kirkpatrick achieved the ultimate of a World title in February last year. He secured his team place as runner-up in the PGG Wrightson National Circuit final, and in October shore his 13th trans-tasman test for New Zealand – a record. He has won the Golden Shears Open final four times, and the Circuit once, has had more than a dozen wins in the UK, and shares a four-stand lambshearing record, in which he shore 650 in eight hours.

From Invercargill, Nathan Stratford has won more than 60 finals in 20 years of Open class shearing, and represented New Zealand in nine trans-tasman tests, as well as one series in the UK. Accclaimed Master Shearer in 2014, he’s won New Zeakand’s two major multi-wools events, the PGG Wrightson Wool National at the Golden Shears and the New Zraland Shears Circuit at Te Kuiti. Despite being one of New’s Zealand’s bestever shearers across the breeds and wool types it was just two weeks ago that he won the South Island Shearer of the Year final for the first time. It was his 18th time in the final.

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From Whangara, near Gisborne, Maryanne Baty’s biggest moment was winning the World teams title with Joel Henare last year, and finishing second to him in the Individual final. Soon afterwards she won the North Island Circuit final in Masterton gaining a place in the 2017-2018 transtasman series and she embarked on the New Zealand scene with a win at the Royal A&P Show New Zealand’s Great Raihania Shears in Hastings in October.

Ken earned his Badge as a shearing judge in 2006. He has officiated at many competitions including Alexandra and the NZ Championships at Te Kuiti. A very experienced stockman, Ken has been selecting sheep for Golden Shears for the past 18 years. Ken was selected as Team Manager for the NZ Team competing at Bendigo last November.

Recent Trans-Tasman series The last five shearing tests have been won by the home team, but Australia’s five wins in a row in 2013-2015, including two victories in Masterton, edged the greens in front in the series, which started in 1974 and was suspended from 1984-1997. Of the 62 machine shearing tests, 48

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Australia has won 32 and New Zealand 30. Warnest has shorn 30 tests, including 28 consecutively since Masterton in 2004. Australia has won 19 of his tests, and he has been the top individual at least 14 times, while Kirkpatrick has shorn 13 tests for New Zealand, for four

wins. David Fagan shore 12 tests for seven wins, and Tony Coster shore 12 tests for five wins. Since 1998 there have been 38 wool handling tests, with New Zealand winning 29. Henare has been in 11 tests, without a loss.

Jason Wingfield Shearer

Jason Wingfield, 41, lives in Cobram with his wife Diddi and 3 children, Cameron, Benjamin and Harrison. Has been competing since 1994, winning the national championships twice and has represented Australia at the world titles in Norway, Wales and Ireland, as well as shearing in many competitions in New Zealand. He has his own shearing team, Baldwin Shearing, shearing in many parts of Australia. Jason loves shearing and competing as well as teaching his fellow mates in the shed.

Melanie Morris

Wool Handler Mel has been competing since 2005, has represented Australia on 3 separate occasions & all being on the world stage. Mel works for Rigby shearing as a Classer and with AWI as a wool handler trainer. She is from a small farming town Cressy in Tasmania where she resides when not touring the country working & competing.

Shannon Warnest Shearer

Shannon Warnest 42, resides in Willalooka, South Australia, with his wife Catherine and kids Charley, Jerry and Lilly. He has competed in 5 world championships and won 2 of them, these being on merinos. His first World Title was in 2000 South Africa then again in 2005 Toowoomba, Australia. Shannon has won the Australian National Title 11 times, and has over 200 open wins. He has been a part of the Australian TransTasman team for 30 tests. Shannon is involved with Australia Wool Innovation Shearing Training Programme. He and his wife Catherine run their farm and lease country, which comprises 3000 breeding ewes and 50 cows.

Sophie Huf

Wool Handler Sophie is a 25-year-old, wool handler trainer and farmer. Sophie is also the current Aus wool handling champion.

Daniel McIntyre Shearer

Daniel is from Glen Innes, NSW, and is a 2-time Australian national champion, 5-time Australian team member. Married with 2 children. Interests include fishing, farming, shearing, camping.

Jamie Clout

Sports Shear Australia Team Manager 2018 Based on a small farm on the outskirts of Wellington, New South Wales, and from a shearing background, Jamie was taught at a young age to shear by his father, who did 42 years in the job. He took up shearing full time at 19, and has shorn most of that time. With a break in the mining industry for 12 months, he decided shearing was a better fit. Jamie has been involved with Sports Shear NSW for many years, competing, judging and as NSW Team Manager to the SSAA National Championships on several occasions. He has worked in Shearer Training the past 2 years and now runs a local shearing contract team. Married to Penny, a wool classer and wool handling trainer, they enjoy supporting and watching their 4 children with football, soccer, motor bikes and pony club.

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Once enough for Martin By Des Williams It’s an epic tale in the annals of shearing history, the journey Martin Ngataki travelled while challenging for that prized but elusive Purple Ribbon at Masterton. Fourteen years in succession starting in 1973 at the age of 29 (the first competition he ever went to!); success at the seventh attempt in 1979 and three more finals before, in 1986, deciding that was enough. But deep in his heart, Martin Ngataki was always happy with that one ‘Purple’ to his name. After he and Roger Cox finished fifth and sixth respectively in the 1986 final they both looked at each other and asked themselves ‘What the hell are we doing here!’ “I was into my early 40s, after all! Most people generally regarded 35-36 years of age as the upper limit at which people could expect to win the Shears.” At the time of his winning and thus achieving his own dream, Martin expressed the hope that good mates Ivan Rosandich and Ray Alabaster would be able to do the same. History shows that Rosandich did, but Alabaster did not, his second placings to Norm Blackwell in 1974 and to Martin in 1979 being as close as the Taihape man would get. Of course, Martin also had the 1976 Caltex National Championship [now PGG Wrightson] title to his name, as well as the 1980 world championships teams title with Brian Quinn, and second placing in the world individual final. Martin rates among New Zealand’s all-time great quality shearers. “The guys like me who relied on quality to see us through knew we had to be within say half a sheep of the speed merchants to have a chance,” he relates in Last Side to Glory (1990). A four-time open finalist, Jack Dowd, quoted in the same book, was rather more generous with his assessment of what the speedsters had to do to beat Ngataki: “Martin has to be one of the best, one of

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the really great quality shearers. I remember beating him by about three sheep at the Hamilton Royal Show one year, but he still won the competition because his quality was just about faultless.” Like many of his era, Martin shore sheep with the sole purpose of getting on to his own farm, eventually acquiring a 180-hectare property at Te Kohanga, on the road to Port Waikato. A rough block dominated by willows and scrub became a cleared, grassed and fenced beef unit. In more recent times the farm has been leased out to market gardeners, with Martin and his wife Tia moving into nearby Onewhero. That past focus on quality shearing became instead for Martin and Tia a focus on quality of life – objectives achieved through family, grandchildren, a lifetime love of hunting, tramping and travelling, much of it in company with Tom and Larraine Brough. (And did I mention rugby?) Martin’s record of 10 open finals would not be surpassed until Paul Grainger did

so in 1994. And just seven other shearers in Golden Shears history have reached double figures, with David Fagan (25), John Kirkpatrick (18) and Paul Avery (16) leading the way.

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Bagshot Romneys a class act at the Golden Shears For the past 34 years, the sheep for the Open Final and many other events at the Golden Shears have been supplied by Bagshot, a sheep & beef farm at Bideford, northeast of Masterton. Ken Macpherson, Brian Ammundsen and Alan Aplin have all played an important part in selecting the sheep and making sure they get to the venue on time and in good shape. Ken worked at Bagshot for the past 14 years until last month as Farm Manager. Brian and his father Jim were Farm Managers for 24 years before that, while Alan was a general hand on the farm for 40 years. The 585-hectare rolling hill country farm was established around the 1880s and is today one of a dwindling number of sheep farms carrying pure bred Romneys, the traditional staple of shearing competitions. Originally Bagshot provided sheep across the range of finals over the three days of the Golden Shears, but more recently its 700 or so sheep (out of around 3500 shorn), have been used for the Top 30 Shoot Out, Open Semi-Finals and Open Finals. Ken has been sorting the sheep for the past 18 years, helped by Alan.

Around 900 two tooth sheep are brought down into the stock yards. Each animal is handpicked and sorted into 13 mobs to match the requirements of each event. Some of the qualities looked for are clear head and legs, not too big and not too long legged. But the most important thing is that all the sheep in a mob fit within an average, with an evenness of wool, line, shape and weight. “All the shearers love these sheep,” says Ken, “because no one has an advantage.” The average varies from mob to mob with the best shearing sheep chosen for the Open Final. “Sheep that can be shorn quicker make for more of a spectacle,” Ken points out. The mobs are kept on the farm until they are required for their particular event because of a lack of room to hold them at the War Memorial Stadium. Without today’s modern technology, Alan remembers his children used to run down from the farm cottage to the yards with a note for what sheep to send to the Shears next, later replaced by an archaic handcranked phone.

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Bagshot sheep being shorn at the Top 30 Shoot Out in 2017 The sheep are selected around one week before the Golden Shears starts and protected from rain in a covered yard. Before this was built, around 1988, making sure the sheep were kept dry could be a challenge. Brian remembers one time wet sheep were transported to Hood Aerodrome, put in a hanger and dried off by the wind created by the propellers of an aeroplane.

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FARMLANDS & WOOLPACKS NZ

Wool Pressing FROM LEFT: Presenter: Jeremy Sharp & Peter Reidie PAIRS: Conan Gray-Harmon & James Goodger, Ricci Stevens & Jimmy Samuels. WOMEN’S: Christine Wolland, Carmen Smith

FARMLANDS & WOOLPACKS NZ

Men’s Wool Pressing FROM LEFT: Presenter: Peter Reidie Vinnie Goodger, Conan Gray-Harmon

FARMLANDS & WOOLPACKS NZ

Women’s Wool Pressing FROM LEFT: Christine Wolland & Carmen Smith

Triathlon

NEW ZEALAND SHEARING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

Triathlon FROM LEFT: Presenter: Mavis Mullins Ricci Stevens 62

GOLDEN SHEARS 2018

Young Farmers

COOPERS

Young Farmers Blue Ribbon FROM LEFT: Presenter: Maurice Brader Jack Fagan, Mark Grainger, Linton Palmer, Jacob Moore, Aaron Bell, Tegwyn Bradley.

COOPERS

Young Farmers Teams FROM LEFT: Presenter: Maurice Brader Wairarapa, Marton, Ballance

Quality awards

FMG

Shearing Quality Awards FROM LEFT: Presenter: Jane Eschenbach (S) Paul Swann, (J) Mark Ferguson, (I) Blake Hewes, (O) Tony Coster (absent)

FRIENDS OF GOLDEN SHEARS

Wool Handling Quality Awards FROM LEFT: Andy Bunny (O) Joel Henare, (S) Sam Tipene, (J) Crystal Bird

The worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier Shearing & Wool Handling Championship

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