61st Golden Shears in jeopardy 27 Feb, 2021 08:44 PM Quick Read The 2019 Golden Shears in Masterton's War Memorial Stadium, where event's been held every year since 1961. Photo / SSNZ The Country The Golden Shears international shearing championships society executive will meet at 10.30am today to discuss the likely cancellation of the Shears for the first time in its 61 years. The 2021 championships are scheduled to start on Thursday and end next Saturday, in Masterton's War Memorial Stadium, where the Golden Shears have been held every year since 1961. President Sam Saunders said this morning that his committee has discussed the Covid-19 situation over many months and the view has been that the championships could not go-ahead under Level 2.