Masterton farmer Roddy McKenzie says the internationally-renowned Golden Shears should be put in line for community benevolence from the Aratoi Foundation. FILE PHOTO
Masterton is short-changing the loyalty and history of the Golden Shears with the $250,000 Aratoi Foundation sculpture suggested for the northern roundabout, a shearing supporter says.
Masterton farmer Roddy McKenzie says the Golden Shears should be featured in some way.
He said the competition had been going for 54 years
with more than 100 volunteers, and Masterton was recognised internationally as the "Golden Shears town".
"I've been overseas, it's fairly well known," he said. "We've got iwi, Pakeha, working side by side, as volunteers, and I think I would like to see them have something done for them. They work bloody hard, and they haven't had their hands out for money."
Mr McKenzie said the things the community should be supporting such as Harlequin, MATS, the Golden Shears, got little public money.
