1961 First Golden Shears competition
First held at the Masterton War Memorial Stadium in 1961, the Golden Shears competition has become the iconic event for the shearing and wool-handling industry in New Zealand. Read more...
This Week in History
26 June
1918
Wimmera sunk by German mine
27 June
1936
Māui Pōmare memorial unveiled
28 June
1914
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
29 June
1990
World's first female Anglican bishop appointed
30 June
1939
First issue of New Zealand Listener published
1 July
1988
Bastion Point land returned
2 July
1938
Electric trains come to Wellington