Woodchopping
16 year old wood chopper from Hokitika youngest to qualify in competition
5 Mar 2024
One of wood chopping's rising stars is so young he need his parents sign off to fire up one of his tools of choice, a chainsaw. Hokitika's 16 year old Jack Matthews is the youngest axeman to qualify… Audio
At the cutting edge - 'It's hard work making a top axe'
25 Aug 2023
You won't find anything mass produced at Tuatahi, a small town business exporting handcrafted axes and saws to competitive woodchoppers around the world. Video, Audio
Woodchopper Darcell Apelu on combining her axe with her art
7 Apr 2021
Darcell Apelu is a champion woodchopper with a string of titles under her belt. In 2019 she took out much of the Sydney Royal Easter Show before going on to win the Inaugural New Zealand Stihl… Audio