A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
by Doug Laing
Shearers and woolhandlers have gathered in Gisborne for the first North Island competitions of the new season at the Poverty Bay A&P Show.
The annual Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships opened with a speedshear and woolhandling quick throw yesterday, while the main event, the shearing and woolhandling
championships, is on today.
It started with lower grade heats at 8.30am and ending with finals late afternoon.
Competition involves Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Open shearing grades and Novice, Junior, Senior, and Open woolhandling grades.