Well, another year is done for the Te Puna Speed Shear, and what a year it has been. The stage was set and the prize money was ready on Saturday, January 13 and we just had to wait for the crowd and the shearers to come, and they did. We had amazing support from the sponsors Ray White Te Puna, Stihl Shop Tauranga/Waihi, Agrisea, RWR, Silver Fern Shearing gear, John and Lisa Dalziel Horticulture Services, Big Hill Hunting Gary Sobye, Morton Beef and Lamb, FMG Insurance, Farmlands Te Puna, Marshall Innovations, Bill and Noelene Bishop Lifestyle Transport, Simon Rose Shearing, Cosio Industries Ltd, Elco Direct Wool Buyers, Gallagher Fencing, Merial Products, JMC Civil Construction and Waste Management, and all the amazing people that volunteered their time to make this come together.

We raised $5000 to go towards the $20,000 needed to help Digger and Cheryl Balme get a companion for their son Kyle from Assistance Dog New Zealand. People came from far and wide and it was a great night. Thanks again to those who helped and supported this great event.

M Morton, Te Puna.