One of the many tireless workers and competitors during the World shearing and woolhandling championship in Invercargill earlier this month has been rewarded with a big win on the eve of the 57th Golden Shears. The three-day Golden Shears start in Masterton tomorrow , Alexandra woolhandler Pagan Karauria heading north with the dream of winning Golden Shears Open title for the first time on Saturday night.
Category: Gisborne, New Zealand
Champion schooled in some hard sheds
As a youngster growing up in Gisborne, champion woolhandler Joel Henare struggled with mainstream schooling. He left school when he was about 11 and continued his studies through correspondence.
Rich history of Whanganui Inlet shows how much we’ve lost
OPINION: At the start of every summer for the last 20 years or so our family has headed out with the same group of friends to set up camp at Rakopi on the northern edge of Whanganui Inlet. The weather in mid-December can be dodgy, but tucked behind the forested dune amongst the sparse stands of kanuka affords good protection from whatever mother nature can dish up.
Cold Southerly Blast Today
A cold southerly blast spreads up the country today, bringing a few thunderstorms and even hail to some areas in the east of the country. The cold change is expected to continue up the Kaikoura coast this afternoon, and the rest of the North Island this evening.
Gisborne bus crash survivors settle in at Auckland church
Dozens of students aged between 11 and 17 from Tonga’s Mailefihi Siu’ilikutapu College, in Vava’u, have started settling in at a church in the city, having been flown to Auckland free by Air New Zealand . The youngsters, most of them teenage boys, spoke quietly but continued to smile and joke with each other, while others slept inside.