The Country
  • The Country home
  • Latest news
  • Audio & podcasts
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life
  • Listen on iHeart radio

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • Coast & Country News
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Horticulture
  • Animal health
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life

Media

  • Podcasts
  • Video

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whāngarei
  • Dargaville
  • Auckland
  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Hamilton
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Te Kuiti
  • Taumurunui
  • Taupō
  • Gisborne
  • New Plymouth
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Whanganui
  • Palmerston North
  • Levin
  • Paraparaumu
  • Masterton
  • Wellington
  • Motueka
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Westport
  • Reefton
  • Kaikōura
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Christchurch
  • Ashburton
  • Timaru
  • Wānaka
  • Oamaru
  • Queenstown
  • Dunedin
  • Gore
  • Invercargill

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Country

Listen: Meet the golden master of fencing and fleecing

The Country
9 Apr, 2018 02:39 AMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
John Fagan competing in the veterans shearing grade one final at the Golden Shears International Shearing Contest in 2010. Photo / Lynda Feringa

John Fagan competing in the veterans shearing grade one final at the Golden Shears International Shearing Contest in 2010. Photo / Lynda Feringa

Today on The Country Jamie Mackay spoke to a man he refers to as "New Zealand's only agrarian "Double All Black."

John Fagan holds a special place in New Zealand farming as he is the only person to win both the Golden Shears and the Golden Pliers, saying "it's a nice honour," to hold both titles.

Fagan won the Golden Pliers Fencing Competition four times in 1973, 74, 76, and 77 and took out the Golden Shears in 1984. Not only that, he held the nine-hour ewe shearing record and the nine-hour lamb shearing record concurrently in the early '80s.

If Fagan's name sounds familiar it is with good reason. His younger brother is shearing legend Sir David Fagan. John played a big role in forming Sir David's career with good old fashioned family competition

"Sibling rivalry is a great thing. I thoroughly enjoyed my time competing with David."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Also in today's interview: John Fagan comments on the New Zealand Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Te Kuiti.

Listen below:

Discover more

Listen: A good season for sheep and beef farmers

09 Apr 03:20 AM

Social connection 'vital' for retired farmers

09 Apr 11:20 PM
Opinion

Sir Colin Meads and an agrarian 'Double All Black'

16 Apr 06:00 AM
Save
    Share this article

Latest from The Country

Premium
Editorial

Editorial: The bruising fall of the Hawke's Bay peach

17 Sep 05:00 PM
The Country

ECan mulls 'nitrate emergency' declaration

17 Sep 03:59 AM
The Country

Severe winds and flooding hit South Island as roads shut, truck rolls

17 Sep 03:51 AM

Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

07 Sep 12:00 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

Premium
Premium
Editorial: The bruising fall of the Hawke's Bay peach
Editorial

Editorial: The bruising fall of the Hawke's Bay peach

OPINION: Kiwis pick the cheapest option, so supermarkets could be a part of the solution.

17 Sep 05:00 PM
ECan mulls 'nitrate emergency' declaration
The Country

ECan mulls 'nitrate emergency' declaration

17 Sep 03:59 AM
Severe winds and flooding hit South Island as roads shut, truck rolls
The Country

Severe winds and flooding hit South Island as roads shut, truck rolls

17 Sep 03:51 AM


Kiwi campaign keeps on giving
Sponsored

Kiwi campaign keeps on giving

07 Sep 12:00 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP