By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline
Published: 10:56 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 10:56 BST, 18 April 2019
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Mr Mayo holds his championship-winning shears aloft after taking the prestigious title at Te Kuiti on the North Island
A British man has become the first to win New Zealand's sheep shearing championships in almost three decades.
Henry Mayo, 20, was crowned the winner at New Zealand's prestigious Sheep Shearing Championships at Te Kuiti on the North Island - the first time for a Briton since 1991.
Mr Mayo was the underdog from Dorset, but blew the locals away when he sheared five sheep in 8 minutes and 15 seconds.
Despite the homegrown farmers being heavy favourites, the young Englishman fleeced the bookmakers by taking the junior title.
Mr Mayo, who has only been shearing sheep for four years, was awarded a trophy and $350 (£180).
Mr Mayo has been working on a farm
