New Zealand Alpaca Shearers 2025


Shearing is a welfare issue so choosing the best shearer for your alpacas is important. Cost should not be the only criterion as there are other aspects to be considered.
All owners want their animals to be handled gently and shearers to have a smooth, efficient process which causes the minimum stress to your alpacas. Shearers should be fully aware of the legal requirements. The end result should be a smoothly and evenly sheared animal and a bagged blanket fleece containing the minimum of second cuts.
Some shearers are better than others so recommendations from other alpaca owners are valuable.

Here is a complete listing of all known alpaca shearers operating in the country. Choose your area from the dropdown box and all shearers working there will be displayed in alphabetical order. This website does not recommend any shearer over another.
If you are aware of any shearer not listed, please do let me know.

To phone a shearer: Tap or click the phone number.
To e-mail a shearer: Tap or click the e-mail address.



Janice Aldridge


Area: Taranaki to Wanganui
🔹 Method: Table
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Power source optional but battery powered shears normally used, alpacas penned in readiness, at least one helper needed, 14+ years experience

Mike Banks

Area: Nationwide. Global in off-season
🔹 Method: Cut / freestyle
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Good sense of humour and a smile when the shearers arrive. 15 years experience.

Justin Bray


Area: Hawkes Bay
🔹 Method: Table
Blanket First: ❌
Fleece Samples: ❌
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: At least one assistant required. Two years experience with alpacas.

James Dixon


Area: Otago and Canterbury, Australia, Europe
🔹 Method: Floor
Blanket First: Not usually, can do show fleeces in one piece
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Power source; extra hands appreciated. 15+ years experience

Eweniversal Shearing


Area: Canterbury, Otago & Southland
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Responsive to client needs. Requires 230V power source. Alpacas should be penned in readiness.

Ebel Shearing Services


Area: Nationwide. Global throughout the year.
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅, if provided
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Will need access to power and we request animals be penned upon arrival. 15 years of professional alpaca shearing experience, shearing over 45,000 alpacas and llamas. Won the North American Alpaca Shearing Competition several years in a row.

Leon Jovanovic


Area: Western Bay of Plenty
🔹 Method: Table
Blanket First: ❌
Fleece Samples: ❌
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Animals must be penned in readiness. 30+ years of experience with sheep and goats, 3+ years with alpacas.

Eric Lister


Area: Bring alpacas to me in Palmerston North area
🔹 Method: Table
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: 22+ years experience

Michael Matthews


Area: Canterbury. Will travel to other areas in the South Island with travel costs incurred.
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: Not usually, can do show fleeces in one piece
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Can shear with or without power source. Alpacas penned and an area to shear preferably with somewhere to tie restraints. Brings own helper. 10+ years experience in sheep and alpaca shearing.

Jeremy Martin


Area: Auckland, Waikato and Northland
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ❌
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Alpacas should be penned for the arrival of the shearer. A 230V power supply is needed.

Mike Morgan


Area: Nationwide
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Good to have two or more helpers. I bring one with me. I need a power source, a flat area to shear and have alpacas penned. 20+ years shearing, 9 years alpaca shearing

Dave Morrison


Area: Western Bay of Plenty
🔹 Method: Table
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: Not usually, can do show fleeces in one piece
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: Will allow clients to do them during shearing
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Flat ground, power source within 30 metres, prefer inside. 13+ years experience

Shun Oishi


📍 Auckland, Northland and Canterbury
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Contained area and assistance if there are large numbers. 8 years experience shearing alpacas, 8 years sheep, and 8 years llamas.

Allan Oldfield


📍 Wellington, Wairarapa and Horowhenua to Palmerston North
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: If required
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Animals must be penned in readiness. A flat area for shearing and power source needed. Can also do hand shearing for alpacas with overgrown fleeces. 2+ years experience shearing alpacas.

Mike Ottaway


📍 Mainly Waikato
🔹 Method: Table
🔹 Services:
Blanket First:No - but will do show fleece if required
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Helpers required - two preferred, access to power needed. 6+ years experience.

Gus Patterson


📍 Canterbury / Otago
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: 4 seasons shearing both big and small jobs. Requirements are flexible for what is available at each place and can be worked out ahead of the shearing date. Has never left a job unfinished!

Keenan Scott


📍 North Island wide
🔹 Method: Table
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅ Suiting customer and environment
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Prefer a 230v power supply but do have battery options. Catch pen preferred but portable yards supplied by arrangement. All medications carried plus organic options including alpaca tonics and skin remedies. Over 20 Years shearing locally and internationally.

Sean's Shearing


📍 North Island wide
🔹 Method: Table
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅ Suiting customer and environment
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Uses battery powered shears

Shear Light


📍 Lower North Island and South Island
🔹 Method: Floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Must have a flat area suitable for shearing. Animals must be penned prior to arrival. Power nearby preferably.
Experience: we have our own alpacas so know the animals like the backs of our hands.

The Shearer


📍 Nationwide
🔹 Method: Table, but prefers floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ❓
Fleece Samples: ❓
Toenails: ❓
Injections: ❓
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Flexible style, also shears sheep and goats

Nigel Wood


📍 Nationwide
🔹 Method: Table, but prefers floor
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: 230V power source required. Shearing sheep for 19+ years; Shearing Alpacas for 12+ years

Jared Banbry


📍Hawkes Bay to Wellington, Manawatu to Wanganui
🔹 Method: Table
🔹 Services:
Blanket First: ✅
Fleece Samples: ✅
Toenails: ✅
Injections: ✅
🔹 Requirements / Experience: Will shear to clients requirements. 20+ years experience shearing sheep and 6 years with alpacas. Prefer to use power for shearing however do have battery operated handpiece. At least one helper required and animals to be penned prior to arrival.

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