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Tackling NZ's 'wool conundrum'

Mark Patterson and Todd McClay will tour woolsheds across NZ over the next three months.

NZ strong wool on the rise as Americans fall in love with wonder fibre

Research shows at least three in four US purchasers say they'd buy woollen products again.

Meet wool ‘navigator’ Anna Crosbie

Crosbie is excited for strong wool to 'be a solution for different things'.

'People are starting to come back to natural products': Sheepskin demand up

Founded in 1969, Classic Sheepskins is the last of its kind to operate entirely locally.

World shearing record smashed near Dannevirke

The target was 1611 - it was broken with more than half an hour to go.

'It was our home': Former owners defend their treatment of Lake Hāwea Station

New owner Justine Ross had described the property as being rundown and neglected.

Bremworth opens retail store in Auckland

Carpet company says having a physical store will boost the wool flooring market.

'Chocka': Napier’s cyclone rebuild key to clearing wool glut

Summer shearing will see wool 'pouring in the doors'.

'Very traditional' Napier industry embraces 'co-bot' tech

The Ahuriri-based wool-testing robot can work around the clock.

Lower kiwi dollar keeps export prices strong despite falls

The ANZ Commodity Index shows export prices rose in currency-adjusted terms.

Swazi man Davey Hughes ready for duck hunting season

Outdoor apparel maker Davey Hughes is fresh off the roar and straight to the duck pond.

Campaign for Wool NZ finds new opportunities in US

The non-profit body is working towards educating the world on the fine qualities of wool.

Stratford wins shearing final

Nathan Stratford, of Invercargill, competes in the heats of the NZ Shearing Circuit Final at Armidale Merino Stud in Gimmerburn on Saturday. He went on to win the competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Jared Morgan / ODT

Partnership investing in finer wool stud breeding

Steve Kerr and Russell Smillie have started their own stud sheep breeding venture.

Southern retailer says wool carpet overtaking synthetic sales

Paul Rilllstone says the tide is turning for the sales of woollen carpet.

Looming shearer shortage could clip farm profits

A shortage of shearers and shed hands could cost farmers this summer.

Wools of NZ, Primary Wool merger to go to farmer vote

A proposed merger between Wools of NZ and Primary Wool will go to a vote in November.

Local Focus: Desperately seeking sheep dags

Lack of dags is actually a problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.