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Pasikala flies high in debut season for Tui

RUGBYby Angela Thomas, Wairoa StarWAIROA College student Amelia Pasikala was named Hawke’s Bay Tui women’s rugby squad’s most promising player for 2020. Hawke’s Bay Rugby women’s high-performance manager Mary-Jane Durkin said the...

Kick secures last-gasp victory for GBHS second 15

A penalty goal 90 seconds from fulltime secured a one-point win for Gisborne Boys’ High School second 15 at the Rectory ground on Saturday. Reserve second five-eighth Tupai Matenga kicked the winning penalty in Gisborne’s 20-19 victory over the...

Riders back on track for build-up to nationals

BMXRACING has resumed at the Gisborne BMX Club’s Lytton Road track as the build-up for the nationals continues. StridersEmily Wells, Seth Hancock and Frankie Fraser had a good evening on their bikes with five good motos. Six to sevenJax...

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Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

MARY Allan emerged a double victor in the final of the Primo Cup on Saturday. Male and female qualifiers converged on Awapuni Links to decide the champs, and a hidden partners competition was held in conjunction with the cup. Allan and John Holmes...

SAFETY BOLSTERED

TRAMPOLININGGISBORNE trampolinists are rejoicing over the installation of two new airbags that will greatly improve their ability to safely learn new moves. They are the only bags of their kind in the country and they allow local trampolinists to...

Second win to Solly as BoP birdies fly

GOLFPARS are not good enough. That harsh lesson was learned birdie by birdie — with a couple of eagles thrown in — by Poverty Bay-East Coast at the national interprovincial in Auckland yesterday. PBEC were beaten 4-1 by Bay of Plenty on Day 3 of...

Second-15 bite put to good use

These Gisborne Boys’ High School second-15 players have bite. The Mike Kora-coached GBHS side under captain and No. 8 Noah Torrance-Cribb had their first Super 8 victory of 2022 at Coronation Park 2 on Saturday — a 22-16 win against their...

Barbier shows defiance

Liam Barbier showed fight yesterday. The 16 year-old leg-spinner, having come in at No. 9 against Hamilton, battled for an hour and 16 minutes with technique and application to face 96 balls and lead Poverty Bay’s run-scorers with 30 in...

Poverty Bay Cricket guidelines for Omicron threat

Poverty Bay Cricket Association has announced logistical guidelines ahead of this weekend as the threat of Omicron remains in the community. In a statement, the association said the decision was made with “significant consideration” for player...

Tapuae prove up for the Challenge

Horouta Gold edge Waikohu in thriller

Gisborne showcased

SURF LIFESAVING

Selection stoush over NZ triathletes

An Olympic triathlon selection stoush is brewing after nominations for both the men’s and women’s team have been appealed. Triathlon New Zealand last week notified the eligible athletes it intended to nominate for Olympic selection and caused...

Thompson's ton the highlight in DJ Barry Cup opener

DANE Thompson smashed the first century of the year with a swashbuckling unbeaten 110 as Pirates opened their DJ Barry Cup 40-over cricket campaign with a 135-run win against Horouta at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates...

And the sporting excellence awards finalists are . . .

The outstanding performances of the district’s leading sportspeople will be acknowledged tonight in a sell-out Bronwyn Kay Sporting Excellence Awards. Television personality and journalist Brodie Kane will MC an awards night that will also...

Gisborne's waters good for Olympic gold

As part of a build-up to Rio 2016, our sister paper, the New Zealand Herald is counting down our top Olympic towns. Gisborne sits at number five. Find out how the list was compiled below.‘I was the only guy who hadn't already won gold’On his...

Club cricket draw

Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys v Horouta, Harry Barker Reserve rep wicket. Coastal Ultrasound Horouta second 11 v Campion College, Harry Barker 1; Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys Presidents v Ngatapa, Harry Barker 3; Gisborne Boys' High...

GBHS out to pick St Peter’s lock

Biggest weekend of 2022's local rugby to kick off at this Saturday