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A WARM WELCOME FROM MDC!

Welcome to the district! Rural Masterton is a huge part of our community and we’re stoked to be the Council that serves those who work our land and call it home.

Here are a few facts you may not know about our involvement with the rural community:

We have a Rural Advisory Group

We’ve brought together some experienced locals to help us better understand the issues our rural communities are facing so that we can make sure their concerns are considered at the front end of our decision-making.

Our Rural Advisory Group provides a specialist viewpoint to help plan Council projects and inform decisions.

We’ve adopted a Climate Action Plan

Our rural and farming communities have firsthand experience of the impacts of climate change. The e ects on land stability, crop viability, stock management, and transport networks caused by increased temperatures and more frequent severe weather events can be extreme in rural areas. Our Climate Action Plan will help find ways to address these impacts.

We’re keen to hear from our farming and rural communities on initiatives they’re undertaking to mitigate e ects, so that we can share these

across the district and create communities of excellence to tackle this growing issue. Got something you want to share? Get hold of us through one of the channels below. We work to support those organisations that work to support our rural communities

The business of the Council is complex – but it can only reach so far. Happily, there are some brilliant local organisations supporting our rural communities and we do what we can to support them in their work. From helping the East Coast Rural Support Trust promote their services, to linking up with organisations like Federated Farmers, to throwing our support behind events like the iconic Golden Shears – Masterton District Council is here to support you.

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WELCOME Nau mai

From the President

It is with much pleasure I welcome you to the 62ND Golden Shears.

I am very proud and honoured to be the second woman President throughout the long history of this iconic event.

I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to all our sponsors whose support makes the Golden Shears possible. Your contributions are invaluable, and without them, our event would not reach such heights. A special acknowledgment goes to the Masterton District Council and Trust House for their close and amicable partnership, which we deeply appreciate.

Mayor’s message

You don’t achieve the status of being the planet’s premier annual Shearing and Wool Handling competition without good reason.

Golden Shears has earnt that title because of the incredibly high standard of organisation since its inception way back in 1961.

Events of this magnitude and standing just don’t happen, every year they involve countless hours of behindthe-scenes planning by men and women who give up their spare time willingly to ensure that its reputation remains intact.

Looking ahead, the anticipation is palpable as we prepare to host the World Championships in 2026. This is a thrilling endeavour for everyone involved, and meticulous planning is already underway. We are dedicated to ensuring that the 2026 Golden Shears is a resounding success, not only for Masterton District but also for the wider communities.

In conclusion, I extend my best wishes to each of you for an enjoyable and memorable experience at Golden Shears 2024. May your time here be filled with excitement, camaraderie, and unforgettable moments.

As you journey home, I wish you a safe and pleasant trip.

Trish Stevens, President

The kudos they deserve can’t possibly be measured in words. Champions all of them.

Masterton is very much part of rural provincial New Zealand. Our agricultural sector is hugely important to us, both economically and socially, and Golden Shears is a constant reminder of what it provides to our region.

More than that. In plain truth there would be many people from all over the world whose first introduction to Masterton came through it being the home of Golden Shears. Indeed I was one of them!

As Mayor of Masterton I am incredibly proud to have this privilege of welcoming you to Golden Shears 2024. Embrace the occasion, it truly will be something special.

Gary Ca ell, Mayor of Masterton

Ambassador Caterers Ambassador Caterers

GOLDEN SHEARS 2024 OFFICIALS Nga apiha

Emcees

Tuma Mullins/Rowena Duncum

Front of House Stewart Atkinson

Stage Manager Peter Noble

Call Steward Nuki Gordon

Presentations Trish Stevens

Registrations Tayla Hatchard

Transport & Yards Roger Barton

Ticket Caravan Paula Blatchford

Flags & Signage Ian Stewart

Works Kevin Aplin

Wool Supervisor Matt Johnson

Wool Handling

Missy Riddell, Lynn Paku

Resident Shearers Braddick Shearing

Wool Handling/Pressing Points

Bill Hutchings

Wool Pressing John Hodder

Sheep Officer Allan Grant

Commentators

Digger Balme, Rowena Duncum, Norm Harraway, John McBride, Tuma Mullins, Mavis Mullins, Jimmy Samuels, Gerald Spain

Chief Referee Ronald King

Shearing Judges

Mark Barrowcliffe, Dave Brooker, Joanne Brooker, Willy Buick, Alistair Emslie, Allan Grant, Richard Hein (Aust), Michael Hegglin, David Hodge, Donald Johnston, Donald Macrae, Graham McNae, Ken Macpherson, Philip Morrison, Todd Oliver, Sam Saunders, Peter Vujcich

Wool Handling Referee Jo Hopkirk

Wool Handling Judges

Dawn Aramoana, Fiona Healey, Lisa McLean (Aust), Heidi Middleton, Myles Oldershaw, Bo Paku-Clark, Rose Puha, Holly Tarrant, Linda Tarrant, Dayna Te Aho

Wool Pressing Judges

Carl Cocks, Peter Cox

Scoring Operators Warren Parker, Lance Waddell

Disputes Committee to be at least three of the following (as appropriate) – Chief Referee, President and/or Past President, Wool Handling Referee or Chief Shearing Judge, SSNZ Competitor Delegate, SSNZ Executive Member

Patron Laurie Keats

President Trish Stevens

Past President

Sam Saunders

Vice-Presidents

Ronald King & Allan Grant

Treasurer Rachel McDonald

Administrator Deborah Keats Committee Cushla Abraham, Mike Bird, Jills Angus-Burney, Stewart Atkinson, Paula Blatchford, Angeline Colquhoun, John Hodder, Ian Hopkirk, Jo Hopkirk, Anna Morrison, Philip Morrison, Peter Noble, Lynn Paku, Bo Paku-Clark, Missy Riddell, Mary-Leigh Ryan, Stephen Siemonek, Kim Siemonek, Erin Stevens, Tracey Stringer

Co-opted Gavin Mutch, Barbara Woolford

Life Members

Kevin Aplin, Bruce Caseley, Bruce Christensen, Greg Herrick, Bill Hutchings, Laurie Keats, Philip Morrison, Edwin O’Hara, Ian Stewart, Gavin Tankersley, Murray Tomlin

Honorary Members

Shear History Trust, Trust House

Championship Executive

Electronic scoring system & Live Internet Streaming

Noise Productions

First aid Safety Medics NZ

Audio visuals

Audio Progress

Photography and media

Pete Nikolaison

Ticketing Eventfinda

Pen staff

Rathkeale College, Wairarapa College, Growing Future Farmers

Sheep transport

Martinborough Transport Ltd, Mills Transport Ltd, CR Nelson Trucking

Hon veterinarian

Wairarapa Vet Clinic

Staging

Masterton District Brass Band

Security Nathan & Keely Couch

Doors Masterton Squash Club

Caterers

Ambassador Caterers

Le Gra Winery (Friday Night Tables)

Programme publisher

Wairarapa Times-Age

Social media Fuzzbox Design Ltd

Advertising Partner NZME

Allan Grant, Ronald King, Rachel McDonald, Philip Morrison, Trish Stevens

REGISTERED OFFICE

The

Masterton District Council adopted a bylaw in 2021 to help manage & minimise solid waste which would normally go to landfill for any events with over 1000 people.

Last year the Golden Shears Society recycled just under 500kg (cardboard, glass, plastic & aluminium cans) which was over 50% of the waste.

This year please help to get to a higher percentage by placing your waste in the correct bins in the stadium.

GOLDEN SHEARS 2024

EVENT SCHEDULE Hotaka

THURSDAY Rāpare

29 FEBRUARY

ALL DAY Te rā katoa 7.45am

Wool Pressing womens, men's, pairs

MORNING Ata 7.45am

Novice Wool Handling Heats

Junior Wool Handling Heats

Novice Shearing Heats

Junior Shearing Heats

Student Shearing Challenge Final

AFTERNOON Te ahiahi

12.30pm approx.

Novice Wool Handling Semi-Final

Senior Wool Handling Heats

Novice Wool Handling Final

Novice Shearing Semi-Final

Intermediate Shearing Heats

Novice Shearing Final

EVENING Te ahiahi pō

6.40pm approx.

Senior speed shear

Teddy bear shear

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FRIDAY Rāmere

1 MARCH

MORNING Ata 7.45am

Open Wool Handling Heats

Wool Pressing

 Men’s Semi-Final

 Pairs Final

 Women’s Final

 Men’s Final

Senior Shearing Heats

AFTERNOON Te ahiahi

12.30pm approx.

Open Wool Handling Top 20

Open Shearing Heats

EVENING Te ahiahi pō

6.40pm approx.

Open Shearing Top 30

Regional Challenge Shearing Final

Trans-Tasman Wool Handling Test

Women’s Invitation Shearing Final

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SATURDAY Rāhoroi

2 MARCH

MORNING Ata 7.45am

Junior Wool Handling Semi-Final

Senior Wool Handling Semi-Final

Junior Shearing Semi-Final

Intermediate Shearing Semi-Final

Senior Shearing Semi-Final

National Shearing Circuit Semi-Final

NIWC Wool Handling Final

AFTERNOON Te ahiahi

12.30pm approx.

Junior Wool Handling Final

Senior Wool Handling Final

Junior Shearing Final

Intermediate Shearing Final

Senior Shearing Final

Open Wool Handling Semi-Final

Open Shearing Semi-Final

EVENING Te ahiahi pō 6.30pm

National Shearing Circuit Final

Maori/Pakeha Team Shearing

Trans-Tasman Shearing Test

Open Wool Handling Final

Open Shearing Final

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 SMOKE-FREE & VAPE FREE – you will need to display your ticket when you go outside to smoke or vape 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. Recycling Please use our recycling bins within the stadium.

Thank you for your co-operation

INSPIRING FUTURE

Wairarapa College is proud to be educating the next generation. Our renowned Agriculture Department is led by a team of passionate educators and mentors and is equipped with some of the best facilities for secondary agricultural learning in the country.

The

Novice Shearing Final 2023.

inclusive programme welcomes students from a wide range of backgrounds to explore a career in farming.

Wool Handling Champions

OPEN

1985-1986

Patrick Shelford

1987 Mavis Mullins

1988 Aroha Garvin

1989 Gloria Shelford

1990-1991

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

2005-2006

Gina Nathan

2007 Huia Whyte-Puna

2008 Ronnie Goss

2009

Tina Rimene

2010-2012

Joanne Kumeroa

2013-2020

2023

Joel Henare

Joel Henare

SENIOR

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

2009 Ratapu Paikea

2010 Larnie Morrell

2011-2012

Fiona Christensen

2013 Ataneta Puna

2014 Daine Rehe

2015 Stevie Mason-Smallman

2016 Denise Murray

2017 Jamie McLean

2018 Sharon Tuhakaraina

2019 Jeremy Goodger

2020 Amber Poihipi

2023 Rahera Kerr

JUNIOR

1986 Rona Broughton

1987 J Norman

1988 Mick Nooroa

1989 Monica Pu

1990 Anna Hayes

1991 Elizabeth Gordon

Wool Pressing Champions

MEN’S

1986 David Harvey

1987-1988

Patrick Shelford

1989 R Duncan

1990 Patrick Shelford

1991 Jeff McKenzie

1992 Glen Haupapa

1993 Patrick Shelford

1994-1996 Willie Sharp

1997 Patrick Shelford

1998 Carl Cocks

1999-2000 Jamie Mita

2001 Carl Cocks

2002-2003

Jeremy Goodger

Triathlon

2004 - 2005

Joanne Kumeroa

2006 Tuma Mullins

2004 Skip Scia Scia

2005-2013

Jeremy Goodger

2014 Vinnie Goodger

2015-2016

Jeremy Goodger

2017-2020

Vinnie Goodger

2023 Jeremy Goodger

WOMEN’S

2004-2005

Joanne Kumeroa

2006-2011

2012

Fiona Christensen

Paula Puhara

2013 Christine Wolland

2014 Fiona Christensen

2015 Fiona Healy

2016 Awhina Namana

2017 Christine Wolland

2018 Cushla Abraham

2019 Fiona Healy

2020 Emily Te Kapa

2023 Savannah King

PAIRS

1991 J McKenzie/ A Newby

1992 A Fleming/ J Sadlier

1993-1994

2008 Tuma Mullins

2009

Warwick Goodger

2010 Vinnie Goodger

2011

Fiona Christensen

2012 Vinnie Goodger

2013 Jeremy Goodger

2014 Vinnie Goodger

2015 Jonathan Hicks

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

2018 Ngaira Puha

2019 Sunnii Te Whare

2020 Te Anna Phillips

2023 Abby Curnow

NOVICE

2013 Tameka Durdy

2014 Shaylyn Te Huia

2015 Claire Wilson (Scot)

2016 Dayna Rutene

2017 Aromia

Ngarangione

2018 Heaven Kemp

2019 Adam Gordon

2020 Laura Bradley

2023 Eleri Bradley

W Sharp/C Tepu

1995 G Shelford/J Nixon

1996-1997 W Sharp/ L Nixon

1998 J Manihera/ C Cocks

1999 W Sharp/B Flutey

2000 C Cocks/D Ewe

2001 S Scia Scia/ T Henderson

2002 C Cocks/B Elers

2003 W Sharp/C Cocks

2004-2005 W Sharp/ J Goodger

2006-2008 W Goodger/ J Goodger

2009 J Goodger/ V Goodger

2010 D Ewe/C Cocks

2011-2014 J Goodger/ V Goodger

2015 W Killioni/C Gray

2016 J Goodger/ V Goodger

2017 C Gray-Harmon/ J Goodger

2018 J Samuels/ J Hicks

2019-2020 J Goodger/ V Goodger

2023 J Goodger/ V Goodger

2016 Vinnie Goodger

2017 Ricci Stevens

2018 Jeremy Goodger

2019-2020

Vinnie Goodger

2023 Jeremy Goodger

HONOURS BOARD

World Champions

CHAMPIONSHIP HOST

1977 Bath & West England

1980 Masterton New Zealand

1984 Bath & West England

1986 Perth Australia/ Fine wool Merino & Corriedales

1988 Masterton New Zealand

1992 Bath & West England

1994 Builth Wells Wales

1996 Masterton New Zealand

1998 Gorey Ireland

2000 Bloemfontein South Africa/ Fine Wool Merinos

2003 Edinburgh Scotland

2005 Toowoomba Australia/ Fine Wool Merinos

2008 Bjerkreim Norway

2010 Builth Wells Wales

2012 Masterton New Zealand/ Strong Wool & Corriedales

2014 Gorey Ireland

2017 Invercargill New Zealand

2019 Le Dorat France

2023 Edinburgh Scotland

BLADES

1977 Peter Casserly/ New Zealand

1992 Tony Dobbs/ New Zealand

1996 Zingesele Elliot Ntsombo/ Lesotho

1998 & 2000

Ziewilelle Hans/ South Africa

2003 & 2005

Sheep are Strong Wools unless indicated.

Zingesele Elliot Ntsombo/ Lesotho

2008 Ziewilelle Hans/ South Africa

2010 Zingesele Elliot Ntsombo/ Lesotho

2012 Ziewilelle Hans/ South Africa

2014 & 2017

Mayenzeke Schweni/ South Africa

2019 Allan Oldfield/ New Zealand

2023 Bonile Rabela/ South Africa

SHEARING

1977 Roger Cox/ New Zealand

1980 Brian Quinn/ New Zealand

1984 Tom Wilson/ Scotland

1986 Mark Conlan/ Australia

1988 & 1992

David Fagan/ New Zealand

1994 Alan McDonald/ New Zealand

1996 - 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

2019 Richard Jones/ Wales

2023 Gwion Evans/ Wales

WOOL HANDLING

1996 Patrick Shelford/ New Zealand

1998 Angharad Lewis/ Wales

2000 Aroha Garvin/ Australia

2003 & 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

2019 Aled Jones/ Wales

2023 Rosie Keenan/ Scotland

BLADES TEAMS

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

2019 Allan Oldfield & Tony Dobbs/ New Zealand

2023 Bonile Rabela & Zwelamakhosi Mbuweni/ South Africa

SHEARING TEAMS

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

2019 Gavin Mutch & Calum Shaw/ Scotland

2023 Gwion Evens & Richard Jones/ Wales

WOOL HANDLING TEAMS

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

2019 Sheree Alabaster & Pagan Karauria/ New Zealand

2023 Fion Jones & Sarah Rees/ Wales

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VINNIE & JEREMY GOODGER

The feel

Good(ger) factor

The Goodgers are a force to be reckoned with. The four boys, Jeremy the oldest (now aged 43), Warwick, James, and Vinnie (now aged 33), were brought up in the woolsheds of Wairarapa working alongside their mother, a Wool Handler, and father, a shearer.

Jeremy began Wool Pressing at age 15. “A couple of days a week I was in the shed, learning from Dad and some of the old masters. I made all the mistakes possible and learned from them.”

For a few years, Jeremy pressed in the sheds while listening to the live radio commentary from the Golden Shears. Carl Cox won the Wool Pressing single

finals in 1998 and backed it up with another win in 2001.

Jeremy watched videos of Carl and emulated his technique. In 2000, he attended the Golden Shears as a spectator and the following year he competed for the first time, coming 10 TH out of about 30 competitors.

“I was placed ahead of a few local guns from the Wairarapa and was on a high.”

The next year he got serious about his training and, in 2002, Jeremy made the final – and he won it. He couldn’t stop after that.

“Wool Pressing is addictive. I’ve retired a few times but every time the season comes around, I’m back in the sheds. The body keeps moving and the mind follows.”

These days, Jeremy divides his seasons between Masterton (August to March)

and Australia (March to August). “After 25 or more years of Wool Pressing, I still experience a bit of an adrenaline rush when I work on big sheep farms, especially in the 10 or 20-stand sheds.”

He mainly wool presses but also loves to jump on a stand and do some shearing when he can. And he’s encouraging his 14-year-old son (and swimming champion) to get into the sheds.

Brother Vinnie was only eight years old when he started Wool Pressing, beginning to compete at the age of 14. He’s since gone on to add shearing and Wool Handling to his repertoire too.

Jeremy says about Vinnie that “he’s a natural at all of it. He goes hard and fast.”

“I love the physicality of the work,”

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Vinnie says. “You have to work hard if you want to get better.”

2014 was the first year Vinnie won the Wool Pressing at Golden Shears. “The singles, the doubles, and the triathlon – the trifecta.”

At Golden Shears 2024, Vinnie intends to compete in the triathlon involving shearing, Wool Pressing, and Wool Handling. He’s shearing full-time in South Australia these days, so he’ll be in tip-top condition for the Golden Shears.

He’s looking forward to coming back and shearing New Zealand breeds, as well as spending time with his three children; something he does every three months. He will also be competing for brother Warwick, who

passed away ten years ago after living as a tetraplegic for about five years. Warwick had previously been a top class wool presser himself.

“I promised Warwick before he passed that I’d keep competing until my son was old enough to do so. He’s just turned eight, so there’s a few years to go yet.”

Both brothers will also be competing for their mother at Golden Shears this year. She is being treated for cancer but is beating the odds and intends to be at Golden Shears to cheer on her boys.

“Mum is a big part of our success,” Jeremy says. “And if we ever think about pairing up with someone other than our other brother, she tells us

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

JEREMY:

WOOL PRESSING:

Golden Shears wins: 14 singles titles and15 pairs titles. Wins at Te Kuiti: two singles titles and three pairs’ titles, plus a couple of pairs in Balclutha.

TRIATHLONS:

Three wins.

WOOL HANDLING: Senior champion.

VINNIE:

WOOL PRESSING:

Golden Shears wins: six singles titles and nine pairs’ titles.

TRIATHLONS:

Six wins.

that Warwick wouldn’t like that. We do it for Warwick and for Mum.”

There’s a bit of sibling rivalry between the two, and they both reckon they’ve got plenty left in the tank, so anything could happen this year.

Vinnie (left) and Jeremy Goodger in action at Golden Shears 2023.

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WORLD CHAMPS SCOTLAND 2023

Wool Handling

INDIVIDUAL

1ST Rosie Keenan (Scot) 110.2.

2ND Audrey Aiken (Scot) 158.2.

3RD Lucie Grancher (Fr) 205

4TH Hillary Bond-Harding (Eng)

5TH Adele Lemercier (Fr)

6TH Keryn Herbert (Cook Is)

TEAMS

1ST Wales - Fion Jones/ Sarah Rees 217.7

2ND France - Lucie Grancher/ Adele Lemercier 233

3RD Scotland - Rosie Keenan/ Audrey Aiken 233.1

4TH New Zealand - Ngaio Hansen/ Candy Hiri

5TH England - Hillary Bond/ Alice Derryman

6TH Australia - Mark Purcell/ Rachael Hutchinson

Blades Shearing

INDIVIDUAL

1ST Bonile Rabela (Sth Afr) 65.034

2ND Zwelamakhosi Mbuweni (Sth Afr) 67.35

3RD Andrew Mudge (Eng) 68.467

4TH Tony Dobbs (NZ) 70.85

5TH Jonathon Dalla (Aust) 76.133

6TH Alfed Jackson (Wales) 79.1

TEAMS

1ST South Africa - Bonile Rabela/ Zwelamakhosi Mbuweni 101.8

2ND New Zealand Tony Dobbs/ Allan Oldfield 103.55

3RD Wales - Gareth Owen/ Alfed Jones 115.7

4TH Australia - Jonathon Dalla/ Andrew Murray 115.9

5TH England - Andrew Mudge/ George Mudge 119.5

6TH Ireland - Peter Heraty/ James Hopkins 123.35

Machine Shearing

INDIVIDUAL

1ST Gwion Evans (Wales) 53.85

2ND Richard Jones (Wales) 57.45

3RD Calum Shaw (Scotland) 59.05

4TH Denis O'Sullivan (Ireland) 60.5

5TH Ivan Scott (Ireland) 61.5

6TH Adam Berry (England) 61.55

TEAMS

1ST Wales - Gwion Evans/ Richard Jones 59.45

2ND England - Adam Berry/ Matthew Smith 60.35

3RD Scotland - Calum Shaw/ Hamish Mitchell 62

4TH Ireland - Denis O'Sullivan/ Ivan Scott 64.75

5TH Northern Ireland - Graeme Davidson/ Jack Robinson 67.2

6TH New Zealand - Roland Smith/ Leon Samuels 68.7

KEVIN APLIN

Having the time of his life

In the mid-1960s, still in his early 20s, Kevin Aplin started competing at Golden Shears.

These days, aged 79, he still shears on his 41-hectare Carterton farm but has stepped back from shearing at competitions. He remains a life member of the Golden Shears committee, however, and is deeply committed to volunteering and supporting the industry of shearing. Wairarapa and shearing are in Kevin’s blood. His father was a local shepherd and Kevin was born and bred locally, went to Wairarapa College, and worked in the region as a shed hand and shearer for a few years, before purchasing some land.

It was in the late 1990s, when he took to timekeeping for shearing competitions as far afield as Te Kuiti, that Kevin invented and built a

magnificent timekeeping machine he christened the Time Box.

“It’s hard to find multiple people to sit all day and do the timekeeping,” Kevin says, “so the Time Box was invented out of necessity.”

Most shearing competitions have six stands and so that number of timekeepers – or a Time Box with six watches – is required to keep track of events.

The wooden switchboard holds six digital watches in a row, with switches to start and stop them, and little black pads placed for waiting fingers (like on a keyboard) allowing easy access to each switch.

He still uses the first Time Box he ever made – with the watches now nearly

30 years old – but has also made another 25 machines now used all round the world. Kevin says that invention is in his family’s DNA with a grandfather who built swing bridges and an uncle who was an inventor and had an engineering shop.

Kevin and Pauline have no plans to leave their Parkvale sheep farm with its magnificent view of the Tararuas. They wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

Kevin Aplin, life member of Golden Shears, with his wife Pauline.

DAVID BUICK

Close shave for Master Shearer

Being awarded the title of Master Shearer by Shearing Sports New Zealand “is an honour,” says David Buick. The award will be presented to him at Golden Shears 2024, when he’ll join the 60 or so others who have been awarded the title of Master Shearer over 40 years. Shearing Sports New Zealand rarely awards the Master Shearer title. The last was in 2017 to Matt Smith: a former Hawke’s Bay shearer. The title is based on a nomination being supported by at least 80 percent of voting delegates and on meeting a raft of performance criteria.

Born and bred in Mauriceville, David has almost three decades of shearing under his belt. He attended Wairarapa College, completed a cadetship at Smedley Station aged just 16 years old, completed a Diploma in Agriculture at University, and was “finished off” at Turanganui Romney Stud.

David and his wife Rebecca bought their Pongaroa farm about 22 years ago and went on to grow it into 500 hectares and establish a shearing business called ‘Shear Exhaustion,’ now with 20 staff.

Things looked bad when David nearly lost his life in a farm accident in October 2021, but both David and his farm (which had a bumper year last year) are

bouncing back. He’s walking and working again, which hadn’t previously been assured. David had been standing on the bank of the farm’s drainage system when the earth caved in, taking him down with it.

“Luckily, I was able to stand up instantly. Within seconds, earth had filled the culvert.”

He was buried up to his neck. If he hadn’t stood up, he would have been lost.

“My pelvis and hips were crushed, and I spent a couple of months in hospital.” David says. “My specialist said I’d never work again.”

Showing characteristic determination, David did workouts and weights every day, but recovery has still been a long road. Today, he’s up to shearing a few sheep – it’s been a big part of Buick’s life, and he doesn’t want to lose it.

When he was younger, David idolised the shearers on the Master Shearers’ list, so being awarded the title has left him speechless. And he’s even more determined to shear again at a Golden Shears competition – maybe even at the World Champs.

Career Highlights

OPEN WINS: 32

TOTAL WINS:

David has been in over 130 finals in New Zealand in his Open class career. He has won 10 major titles, 8 in New Zealand and 2 in Australia.

REPRESENTATION:

David has also been in 15 NZ test teams, in New Zealand, Australia & the UK.

MAJOR TITLES:

Australian Romney Shears Crossbred Championship (Warrnambool): 2014, 2015

NZ Lamb Shearing Championship (Mackenzie): 2018, 2019

NZ Crossbred Lambs Championship (Winton): 2019, 2020, 2021

NZ Long Wool Championship (Lumsden): 2021

South Island Shearer of the Year: 2021

North Island Shearer of the Year: 2021

David Buick shearing his way to runner-up in the Golden Shears Open finals in 2018.

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.

WOOL HANDLING

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 while 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.

2023

Wool Handling Judges

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Marjorie Carpenter (Aust), Gail Haitana, Fiona Healey, Jo Hopkirk, Myles Oldershaw, Bo Paku-Clark, Dawn Ratana, Roseanne Roxburgh, Janet Smith, Linda Tarrant, Hine Thompson.

2023 Shearing Judges

FROM LEFT:

2023 Wool Pressing Judges

FROM LEFT:

Carl Cocks (Judge), Dave McLean (Entries), Peter Cox (Judge), John Hodder (Organiser)

Russell Knight, David Hodge, Michael Hegglin, Greg Drew (Aust), Graham McNae, Greg Stuart, Donald Johnston, Robert McLaren, Colin Couchman, Willie Buick, Alistair Emslie, Joanne Brooker, Allan Pretious, Dave Brooker, Ronnie King, Todd Oliver. ABSENT: Allan Grant, Donald Macrae, Ken Macpherson.

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