Photo: Supplied/Rose Lewis
Four female shearers have established a new world record, shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed.
Rose Lewis, Ariana 'Missy' Te Whata, Te Atakura Crawford and Pagan Rimene set the four-stand women's eight-hours strongwool lamb record on Tuesday at Melrose Station, near Owaka.
No previous record existed for the category, which is recognised by the World Sheep Shearing Records Society.
Crawford from Gisborne, w
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