NZ Shears results

March 30, 2014

Results from the New Zealand Shearing Championships at Te Kuiti on Thursday-Saturday, March 27-29, 2014:
Shearing:

NZ Championships Open Final (20 sheep): Rowland Smith (Hastings) 15min 36.36sec, 58.168pts, 1; John Kirkpatrick (Napier) 16min 3.11sec, 61.506pts, 2; Dion King (Hastings) 15min 52.95sec, 62.898pts, 3; David Fagan (Te Kuiti) 15min 27.03sec, 62.952pts, 4; Nathan Stratford (Invercargill) 18min 8.34sec, 67.517pts, 5; Aaron Haynes (Feilding) 18min 14.72sec, 69.486pts, 6.

Open Plate (10 sheep): Adam Brausch (Dannevirke) 9min 3.32sec, 37.166pts, 1; David Buick (Pongaroa) 8min 51.18sec, 39..559pts, 2; Gavin Mutch (Whanngamomona and Scotland) 8min 57.39sec, 40.07pts, 3; Axle Reid (Taihape) 10min 5.55sec, 40.378pts, 4; Dean Ball (Te Kuiti) 9min 10.35sec, 40.718pts, 5; Digger Balme (Te Kuiti) 7min 27.86sec, 75.093pts, 6.

NZ Shears Open Circuit final (5 merinos, 5 crossbred ewes, 5 lambs): John Kirkpatrick (Napier) 20min 8.58sec, 87.763pts, 1; Tony Coster (Rakaia) 20min 28.51sec, 88.693pts, 2; Darin Forde (Winton) 19min 38.75sec, 93.271pts, 3; Nathan Stratford (Invercargill) 21min 28.38sec, 93.286pts, 4; Aaron Haynes (Feilding) 20min 50.7sec, 100.669pts, 5; Axle Reid (Taihape) 22min 51.54sec, 100.71pts, 6.

North Island Shearer of the Year final (10 ewes and 10 lambs): Rowland Smith (Hastings) 15min 57.51sec, 59.726pts, 1; John Kirkpatrick (Napier) 16min 16..84sec, 62.492pts, 2; David Buick (Pongaroa) 15min 39.5sec, 62.975pts, 3; Dion King (Hastings) 16min 2.02sec, 65.301pts, 4; David Fagan (Te Kuiti) 18min 20.42sec, 65.721pts, 5; Mark Grainger (Te Kuiti) 16min 29.97sec, 68.499pts, 6.
NZ Senior Championships final (12 sheep): Casey Bailey (Masterton) 13min 45.2sec, 51.51pts, 1; Brett Roberts (Mataura) 13min 46.46sec, 51.906pts, 2; Turi Edmonds (Raetihi) 14min 35.01sec, 54.751pts, 3; Cody Beck (Taumarunui) 15min 46.2sec, 56.227pts, 4; Ethan Pankhurst (Masterton) 15min 8.41sec, 57.005pts, 5; Corey Mifsud (Australia) 16min 9.1sec, 61.372pts, 6.

NZ Championships Intermediate final (8 sheep): Darren Alexander (Whangamomona) 10min 34.18sec, 42.958pts, 1; Simon Goss (Kimbolton) 11min 44.3sec, 43.09pts, 2; Bevan Pere (Gisborne) 11min 42.33sec, 45.117pts, 3; Kahn Culshaw (Mataura) 11min 26.56sec, 46.328pts, 4; Catherine Mullooly (Matawai) 12min 35.77sec, 46.789pts, 5; Michael Herlihy (Matiere) 12min 16.49sec, 48.575pts, 6.

NZ Championships Junior final (5 sheep): Carlton Aranui (Raupunga) 7min 25.17sec, 32.659pts, 1; Brett Caldwell (Australia) 7min 26.7sec, 32.735pts, 2; Lionel Taumata (Gore) 7min 59.27sec, 34.764pts, 3; Kaleb Foote (Waikaretu) 9min 59.51sec, 40.976pts, 4; Josh Balme (Te Kuiti) 10min 1.48sec, 41.074pts, 5; Harris Tohengaroa (Aria) 11min 42sec, 44.5pts, 6.

NZ Championships Novice final (2 sheep): Connor Puha (Kimbolton) 7min 27.31sec, 30.866pts, 1; Mitchell Hoare (Te Kuiti) 6min 37.66sec, 32.383pts, 2; Matthew Kyle (Ireland) 8min 31.3sec, 39.065pts, 3; Sarah Higgins (Havelock) 8min 59.14sec, 40.957pts, 4; Emily Te Kapa (Scotland) 7min 19.84sec, 44.992pts, 5; Darren Gilbert (Raupunga) 8min 4.16sec, 57.708pts, 6.

Transtasman (4 merinos, 4 crossbred second shear sheep): Warrnambool 262.01pts (Rocky Wegner 13min 57.61sec, 76.756pts; Nathan Lilley 15min 19.06sec, 91.203pts; Roger Mifsud 14min 58.52sec, 94.051pts) bteat Te Kuiti 270.859pts (Brett Roberts 15min 39.44sec, 87.972pts; David Buick 14min 34.85sec, 90.868pts; Mark Grainger 15min 20.38sec, 92.019pts).

Inter-Island Challenge (10 sheep): North Island 116.384pts (Rowland Smith 9min 1.45sec, 36.473pts; John Kirkpatrick 9min 29.07sec, 36.754pts; David Fagan 9min 39.13sec, 43.157pts) beat South Island 125.232pts (Tony Coster 9min 39.02sec, 39.751pts; Nathan Stratford 10min 9.06sec, 41.553pts; Darin Forde 9min 36.55sec, 43.928pts).

Province of Origin (6 sheep): King Country (Desan Ball and Peter Jackson) 6min 42.27sec, 28.614pts, 1; Wairarapa (David Buick and Matene Mason) 6min 33.65sec, 30.516pts, 2; Manawatu (Aaron Haynes and Murray Henderson) 6min 28.21sec, 30.744pts, 3; Hawke’s Bay (Adam Brausch and Paerata Abraham) 6min 57.59sec, 31.214pts, 4; Southland (Casey Bailey and Ethan Pankhurst) 6min 24.63sec, 32.232pts, 5; Whanganui (Robert Mudgway and Gavin Kelly) 6min 57.43sec, 34.539pts, 6.
Woolhandling:

NZ Championships Open final: Sheree Alabaster (Taihape) 70.962pts, 1; Logan Kamura (Martoin) 81.53pts, 2; Keryn Herbert (Te Awamutu) 104.356pts, 3; Tina Rimene (Masterton) 115pts, 4; Anita Phillips (Taumarunui) 147.82pts, 5.
NZ Championships Senior final: Tara Chapman (Te Kuiti) 75.4pts, 1; Ana Braddick (Eketahuna) 85.47pts, 2; Carmen Smith (Pongaroa) 86.31pts, 3; Brittany Tibble (Gisborne) 109.29pts, 4; Paige Brausch (Porangahau) 127.97pts, 5.
NZ Championships Junior final: Erica Reti (Balfour) 65.97pts, 1; Stevee-Rae Alexander (Whanganui) 67.56pts, 2; Geraldine Turipa (Feilding) 75.91pts, 3; Ashleigh Aporo (Martinborough) 78.47pts, 4; Hanna Brough (Pukekawa) 96.78pts, 5.
Shearing and woolhandling:

Tectra Wool Harvesting Apprentice National Championship (5 sheep) South Island (shearers Jock Barrett, Ethan Pankhurst; woolhandlers Kerriew-Lee Duff, Vance Brown) 204.015pts, beat North Island (shearers Keanu Sutton, Jaydn Hiroti-Green; woolhandlers Carmen Smith, Stevee-Rae Alexander) 252.411pts. South Island won the inaugural series 2-0.

Ends