Southland shearer Nathan Stratford, had one of the closest calls in his 89 Open shearing wins when hr got home by jut 0.011pts in winning his first Mackenzie Highland A and P Show New Zealand ...

He will make his third New Zealand team shearing tour when he ... “He’s taken on the farm, and the season – it’s the worst I’ve ever seen in King Country – has just made it too hard.” ...