A Southland based education programme manager and the New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association vice president are among more than 60 New Zealanders named as Women of Influence Awards finalists.
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The New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association is worried the workload for a lot of shearers will increase if overseas counterparts can’t enter the country.
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 6:39 pm
New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association president
Mark Barrowcliffe may be the top boss in the industry but
also runs a gang of some of the top up-and-coming talent as
was shown at on the opening day of the New Zealand Shears in
Te Kuiti today.
Staff of the Piopio-based enterprise
claimed the first two titles of the three-day championships,
the Junior woolhandling final won by Rahera Kerr, 31, from
Hauturu, and the Senior final by Azuredee Paku, 36, from
Masterton.
Both from inter-generational shearing
families, they were unofficial pre-post favourites as the
top-performers in their grades during the season.
Australian farmers prepare to welcome hundreds of NZ shearers
Australian farmers are breathing a sigh of relief as much needed New Zealand shearers will now be able to travel over for their busy spring season.
Farmers in Australia have been paying more to have their sheep shorn in the absence of New Zealand shearers. Stock photo
Photo: 123RF
Covid-19 border closures have meant nearly 500 New Zealand shearers who normally travel to Australia to help out have been unable to.
Shearing Contractors Association of Australia secretary Jason Letchford said it s been tough going with farmers paying almost double per sheep to have them shorn.