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Willie Power


Position

Regional Training Coordinator for Hawkes Bay, Gisborne and the East Coast.

Experience

Willie has been shearing since 1972, throughout New Zealand. He has had eighteen years experience managing his own run in Wairoa, which employed twenty shearers. As the manager of such a large team Willie is a confident leader and well-qualified for his training coordinator role. He has an in-depth knowledge of the industry and is passionate about helping new generations of shearers get involved and progress through the grades.

Willie's shearing skills have been refined by participating successfully in local competitions and supporting the shearing community as a shearing and wool handling judge. He has also coached competitive shearers at all levels, which has helped develop his training abilities. The skills needed to motivate and train shearers for competition are valuable tools for encouraging new trainees and giving them confidence and inspiration to achieve in the shearing industry. Willie's wide range of experience allows him to teach shearing, wool handling and pressing.

For Willie, the best thing about his job is the opportunity to meet other people and work in a team environment. The years of managing his run at Wairoa have taught him the importance of developing successful group dynamics and a supportive environment for new shearers.


Affiliations

Shearing and Wool Handling Judge
Shearing Coach