Samuels was 16 seconds clear of next-man-off Hemi Braddick, of Eketahuna, in the showdown of 20 sheep, in which all shearers — except four-time Golden Shears champion John Kirkpatrick ...

“It’s so different from working in the woolsheds.” The runner-up was Riria (Lydia) Moanaroa, of Eketahuna, Autumn Amoroa, of Whakatāne, came third, and fourth was Piata Eruera, of Eketahun ...