December 18, 2025 • 6 mins
Alan McLeary of Shearwell NZ has a chat as part of The Muster's Christmas Giveaway.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
It is the Muster giveaway, a salute to the farmers.
Our final draw is with the one and only Alan
McCleary out of Sheerwell, New Zealand. Good afternoon, Ellen, Oh.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Merry Christmas, mate, and the one and only that I
feel quite sort of special.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Now, well, I don't know any other Allen McCleary's down
here in the south, so there may be other ones
rolling around. Apologies of theorists.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Yeah, no, I don't think there is no. No.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Hey, look, Sheerwell, New Zealand. Let's change the tech to
weave it today. Tell us about the history of Shearwell,
New Zealand and where it started.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Right, Well, let's started with a Richard Webber over in
the UK that he started off as a sharer and
did a lot of different things. He came over and
actually shore down around the Gory area for I think
a year or two. He came over for a couple
of seasons and he had a dipping business now at home,
and he just bought himself a farm. Eventually didn't didn't
(01:00):
particularly like the tags that he had they kept coming out,
so they designed these ones and that's the end of
the story. Really, he's just he's just moved all around
the world. It's we're in all through the UK and
Ireland and that, Canada, America, Australia. Australia's big and then us.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
We're just sare well in general, it's massive, aren't you guys?
Like a line of Clarkson's farm as Well's Dudley Squat Farm.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
We are but yeah, yeah, of course we are with
all the celebrities mate.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
And sounds like it.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
And the other one, what's the other one up in Yorkshire?
The family up there they use that. Yeah, they've got
they have got a monopoly over in the UK by
a long way.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah. So how long have they been in New Zealand?
When did the startup over here?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
I'm not actually one hundred percent sure they've been here
for a while, but probably it's might have been here
ten years and then so I've been I think I'm
heading into my seventh year. So we really got cranking.
They got serious when I started. I suppose that was
when they said, right where, we've got everyone else under control,
let's go with New Zealand. So yeah, so the last
(02:08):
seven years we've really really cramped into it over here.
It's it's brilliant. We've had terrific support from from the
farmers here. It's been brilliant. So thank you very much
for all that.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
As far as options for animals, you're covering all the
all the animal rangers suppose cattle, sheep, deer and the likes.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yep, old packers they're onto us. There's goats and if
you go to the UK, well you can tag anything
you can dream of if they've got to tag for everything, mate,
But you know, we're just concentrating on the sheep and
the cattle. We've got quite a few deer clients, and
the Old Packer are now they're official tag for the
Old Packer Society. And yeah, the goats. We've got a
(02:47):
lot in the goats too, not that there's that many goats,
but so you know, we cater for everybody.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
For you know, some tren Center and Leicester Square might
be wearing a couple of tags.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
In a there it could.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Nothing's off the table these days, Ellen.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Well there's not. I think I said last time. You
know there's there's there's a dive company that put them
on all there. They put these IDs on their all
their equipment and scan the divers on and off, and
there's the handle club.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
You know, you go to the pub and go to
the pub, yet they've got the tags on them.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, so yeah, there's you just never know where they're
going to pop up.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
And the great thing with sheer Well is the turnaround
regarding printing with ray.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, look we are quick. I like to say, you know,
if you haven't got them in a week, give us
a ring, but you should have them well and truly
within a week. Unless something goes wrong with the posty.
We've got to carry on.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
No, no, you go.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
I was going to say we've we've up our colors
too with the sheep. We I'm a wee bit. I
don't like saying this because you have the Irish here
in it. But we've got thirteen colors at the moment.
But there's another another blue, so we'll be right there.
We've got foured in. But so we've got plenty of
plenty of colors for the sheep, and there's nine for
the kettle. We possibly might do another one yet, but
(04:05):
it sort of seems to be the bed A good number.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
That's the key to a successful tag, I suppose, durability
and being able to see it if you're drafting up
the race. You've just got the hunter Ways driving them
up right. You want to be able to see and
see pretty quickly what you're dealing with in the year.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Yeah, yeah they are, and those look to be serious.
We're a very dull finished. But they didn't or we
had one problem, but we've fixed that. We've got a
new orange. But yeah, it was. They have brightened up
their colors. So we've got a new yellow, a new
bright green, brighter blue on the way and in the
orange it's a good bright orange now. So yeah, if
(04:43):
they're coming up, tearing up the race, you got to
see them in a hurry, haven't you.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Now? The prize we're giving away today on the muster
it's fantastic allan two sheer Well oil skin vests plus
a goodie bag. What have we got in there? I
think there's a there might be like a coffee mark,
a couple of hats and the likes or hats with
lights in the front of them. Actually, really for those
early starts or like finishes at the moment, people need
(05:07):
to text sheer We out to five double oh nine
to give them the drawer Allen and it's a hell
of a good price too. We really appreciate you being involved.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Oh thanks for inviting us. It was brilliant. But it's
a coffee mug. I hope you like coffe because man,
they are a big they're a big mug.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
So we won't talk about big bugs. Allen McCleary. That's
a story for another day. But look, if somebody like
we say, if somebody wants to learn more about Sheer, well,
how do they get in touch with you? Guys given
us a busy season.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Right well, give me a tingle seven two three two
double four, double eight, or if you get a hold
of Ray, it's the eight hundred seven triple nine eight nine,
and we're officially closing on Friday for the printing. But
if you get stuck or you forgot and you need them,
give us a ring. We might be able to work
something out for you over the Christmas period.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
So you guys are shutting up shot today, But if
you need some printing done, get in touch and we'll
see what we can. You'll see what you can do
for the customer, right.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Well, you will, you will, and we'll thank you everybody.
It's been been a pleasure working with us, and we'll
have a merry Christmas and a safe one, and we'll
see you in the new year.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Andy will lit me good Only Allen always got to
catch up with the team from Sheerwell, New Zealand. So
get texting in Cherwell to five double oh nine, two
oil skin vests plus a sheer Well goodie bag. We're
going to draw these before the end of the show today.
Alan McClary is shrew Our New Zealand. You enjoy the
fest of season, you too, Andy.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Merry Christmas, everybody,
It is the Muster giveaway, a salute to the farmers.
Our final draw is with the one and only Alan
McCleary out of Sheerwell, New Zealand. Good afternoon, Ellen, Oh.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Merry Christmas, mate, and the one and only that I
feel quite sort of special.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Now, well, I don't know any other Allen McCleary's down
here in the south, so there may be other ones
rolling around. Apologies of theorists.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Yeah, no, I don't think there is no. No.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Hey, look, Sheerwell, New Zealand. Let's change the tech to
weave it today. Tell us about the history of Shearwell,
New Zealand and where it started.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Right, Well, let's started with a Richard Webber over in
the UK that he started off as a sharer and
did a lot of different things. He came over and
actually shore down around the Gory area for I think
a year or two. He came over for a couple
of seasons and he had a dipping business now at home,
and he just bought himself a farm. Eventually didn't didn't
(01:00):
particularly like the tags that he had they kept coming out,
so they designed these ones and that's the end of
the story. Really, he's just he's just moved all around
the world. It's we're in all through the UK and
Ireland and that, Canada, America, Australia. Australia's big and then us.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
We're just sare well in general, it's massive, aren't you guys?
Like a line of Clarkson's farm as Well's Dudley Squat Farm.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
We are but yeah, yeah, of course we are with
all the celebrities mate.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
And sounds like it.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
And the other one, what's the other one up in Yorkshire?
The family up there they use that. Yeah, they've got
they have got a monopoly over in the UK by
a long way.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Yeah. So how long have they been in New Zealand?
When did the startup over here?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
I'm not actually one hundred percent sure they've been here
for a while, but probably it's might have been here
ten years and then so I've been I think I'm
heading into my seventh year. So we really got cranking.
They got serious when I started. I suppose that was
when they said, right where, we've got everyone else under control,
let's go with New Zealand. So yeah, so the last
(02:08):
seven years we've really really cramped into it over here.
It's it's brilliant. We've had terrific support from from the
farmers here. It's been brilliant. So thank you very much
for all that.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
As far as options for animals, you're covering all the
all the animal rangers suppose cattle, sheep, deer and the likes.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yep, old packers they're onto us. There's goats and if
you go to the UK, well you can tag anything
you can dream of if they've got to tag for everything, mate,
But you know, we're just concentrating on the sheep and
the cattle. We've got quite a few deer clients, and
the Old Packer are now they're official tag for the
Old Packer Society. And yeah, the goats. We've got a
(02:47):
lot in the goats too, not that there's that many goats,
but so you know, we cater for everybody.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
For you know, some tren Center and Leicester Square might
be wearing a couple of tags.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
In a there it could.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Nothing's off the table these days, Ellen.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Well there's not. I think I said last time. You
know there's there's there's a dive company that put them
on all there. They put these IDs on their all
their equipment and scan the divers on and off, and
there's the handle club.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
You know, you go to the pub and go to
the pub, yet they've got the tags on them.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, so yeah, there's you just never know where they're
going to pop up.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
And the great thing with sheer Well is the turnaround
regarding printing with ray.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, look we are quick. I like to say, you know,
if you haven't got them in a week, give us
a ring, but you should have them well and truly
within a week. Unless something goes wrong with the posty.
We've got to carry on.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
No, no, you go.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
I was going to say we've we've up our colors
too with the sheep. We I'm a wee bit. I
don't like saying this because you have the Irish here
in it. But we've got thirteen colors at the moment.
But there's another another blue, so we'll be right there.
We've got foured in. But so we've got plenty of
plenty of colors for the sheep, and there's nine for
the kettle. We possibly might do another one yet, but
(04:05):
it sort of seems to be the bed A good number.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
That's the key to a successful tag, I suppose, durability
and being able to see it if you're drafting up
the race. You've just got the hunter Ways driving them
up right. You want to be able to see and
see pretty quickly what you're dealing with in the year.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Yeah, yeah they are, and those look to be serious.
We're a very dull finished. But they didn't or we
had one problem, but we've fixed that. We've got a
new orange. But yeah, it was. They have brightened up
their colors. So we've got a new yellow, a new
bright green, brighter blue on the way and in the
orange it's a good bright orange now. So yeah, if
(04:43):
they're coming up, tearing up the race, you got to
see them in a hurry, haven't you.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Now? The prize we're giving away today on the muster
it's fantastic allan two sheer Well oil skin vests plus
a goodie bag. What have we got in there? I
think there's a there might be like a coffee mark,
a couple of hats and the likes or hats with
lights in the front of them. Actually, really for those
early starts or like finishes at the moment, people need
(05:07):
to text sheer We out to five double oh nine
to give them the drawer Allen and it's a hell
of a good price too. We really appreciate you being involved.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Oh thanks for inviting us. It was brilliant. But it's
a coffee mug. I hope you like coffe because man,
they are a big they're a big mug.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
So we won't talk about big bugs. Allen McCleary. That's
a story for another day. But look, if somebody like
we say, if somebody wants to learn more about Sheer, well,
how do they get in touch with you? Guys given
us a busy season.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Right well, give me a tingle seven two three two
double four, double eight, or if you get a hold
of Ray, it's the eight hundred seven triple nine eight nine,
and we're officially closing on Friday for the printing. But
if you get stuck or you forgot and you need them,
give us a ring. We might be able to work
something out for you over the Christmas period.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
So you guys are shutting up shot today, But if
you need some printing done, get in touch and we'll
see what we can. You'll see what you can do
for the customer, right.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Well, you will, you will, and we'll thank you everybody.
It's been been a pleasure working with us, and we'll
have a merry Christmas and a safe one, and we'll
see you in the new year.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Andy will lit me good Only Allen always got to
catch up with the team from Sheerwell, New Zealand. So
get texting in Cherwell to five double oh nine, two
oil skin vests plus a sheer Well goodie bag. We're
going to draw these before the end of the show today.
Alan McClary is shrew Our New Zealand. You enjoy the
fest of season, you too, Andy.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Merry Christmas, everybody,
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Betrayal: Weekly
Betrayal Weekly is back for a brand new season. Every Thursday, Betrayal Weekly shares first-hand accounts of broken trust, shocking deceptions, and the trail of destruction they leave behind. Hosted by Andrea Gunning, this weekly ongoing series digs into real-life stories of betrayal and the aftermath. From stories of double lives to dark discoveries, these are cautionary tales and accounts of resilience against all odds. From the producers of the critically acclaimed Betrayal series, Betrayal Weekly drops new episodes every Thursday. Please join our Substack for additional exclusive content, curated book recommendations and community discussions. Sign up FREE by clicking this link Beyond Betrayal Substack. Join our community dedicated to truth, resilience and healing. Your voice matters! Be a part of our Betrayal journey on Substack. And make sure to check out Seasons 1-4 of Betrayal, along with Betrayal Weekly Season 1.