Doug LaingMultimedia Journalist·The Country·5 Jul, 2026 09:59 PM5 mins to read‌Dave Wolland (right) with fellow Pahiatua Shears founder Philip Morrison, at the Pahiatua Shears 50th anniversary. Photo / Pahiatua ShearsDavid John Wolland(March 8, 1943 – June 30, 2026)Former Golden Shears Open finalist Dave Wolland, a pioneering shearing commentator and the driving force behind the first television series devoted to shearing, died in Pahiatua on Tuesday, June 30, aged 83.

Wolland won the Young Farmers Club Open Blue