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Rachel Shearer, General Manager of PGW Wool, speaks with Jamie Mackay from The Country about recent market movements, global demand, and why the long-term outlook for wool remains positive. After several months of exceptional growth, the strong wool market has eased as major global buyers step back...

For Carley Pryce, wool has never been ‘just a job’. It’s been a thread running through her working life since she was a teenager, shaping her skills, her confidence, and her connection to rural New Zealand. Now, after years of building experience across the agricultural sector, Carley has taken the...

The 2025/26 wool season has ended on a high, with the strong wool indicator finishing 112 percent above where it was a year ago. Speaking with Jamie Mackay on The Country, Rachel Shearer, General Manager of PGW Wool, said the result marks one of the strongest seasons the industry has experienced in...

A new beanie from our PGW partner, Norsewear, is helping showcase the value of New Zealand wool, with the recently launched Wool Blacks™ beanie made using Wool Integrity NZ certified wool sourced directly from PGW Wool growers. Designed for the parents, grandparents, coaches, volunteers and...

Rachel Shearer, General Manager of PGW Wool, speaks with Jamie Mackay from The Country on market momentum, natural fibres, and the outlook for sheep farming. Strong wool’s upward momentum continues, with the latest national wool sale delivering another significant lift and reinforcing growing...

After a sustained period of growth, the wool market has continued to hold at significantly improved levels through recent sales. Strong competition and tightening supply are supporting confidence across the sector, with prices paid in the auction room the highest they have been since 2011. The move...

A Clyde Primary School project may have launched a future career for seven-year-old student Beau A’Court, as he has become one of New Zealand’s youngest wool clients of PGW - after recently discovering a passion for the fibre and finding an unlikely mentor in wool representative Graeme Bell...

The recent annual Marlborough Merino Association two-tooth ewe competition and stud tour drew a strong crowd of growers and proved to be a great success - with around 50 to 60 people attending each day. Held across March 19th and 20th, the group visited 10 Marlborough merino properties, inspecting...

For Jack Fagan, winning the PGG Wrightson / Vetmed National Shearing Circuit wasn’t just a moment of glory, it was the result of a 15-year journey built on grit, discipline, world travel, and a love of life on the land. Now 33, Jack has been shearing since he left school, carving out a career that...