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The world of competitive shearing is physically and mentally demanding. This is a story about the elite shearers and woolhandlers that make up the New Zealand shearing team. The documentary starts with team selection at the Golden Shears in Masterton and the NZ Shearing Championships in Te Kuiti. It then follows the fortunes of the team in their bid for glory at the 2010 World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Wales.

Primary Title
  • The Black Shears: Dare to Dream
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 27 November 2010
Release Year
  • 2010
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • The world of competitive shearing is physically and mentally demanding. This is a story about the elite shearers and woolhandlers that make up the New Zealand shearing team. The documentary starts with team selection at the Golden Shears in Masterton and the NZ Shearing Championships in Te Kuiti. It then follows the fortunes of the team in their bid for glory at the 2010 World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Wales.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Sheep-shearing--Competitions.
  • Documentary films--New Zealand
Hosts
  • Maraki Parata (Narrator)
Contributors
  • Maraki Parata (Producer)
  • Maraki Parata (Director)
  • Mauriora Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Sheep-shearing--Competitions.
  • Documentary films--New Zealand