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Test of resilience for Wainui

Thistle Reserves head table while Massive and United bide their time

Ngati Porou East Coast beat Buller in Heartland Championship

Star trio — Ma'a Nonu, Hosea Gear, Faifili Levave play their part, and Buller put up a fight

Gisborne Bridge Club competition

CALLAHAN’S HALF-TON

TRAMPOLINING

Mums on podium

CROSSFITGisborne mums of CrossFit 4010 walked away with five podium finishes at this year’s Fittest Mum competition. Last weekend 12 mothers from the gym travelled to Auckland to compete after qualifying as the top 24 women in their...

Jeune putt seals sixth title for PB

GOLFAN eight-foot putt on the 36th hole decided the 2021 Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants title on Sunday. And it was fitting that Simon Jeune inflicted the killer blow. Poverty Bay defeated Te Puia Hot Springs 5-3 in a matchplay final dominated...

One game at a time the call

Thistle recover from setbacks to keep title challenge alive

Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

BARRY Cox had not shot in the 80s since January heading into his Sunday round. And even then it was the high-80s. He brought that to an exclamation mark ending with 82-19-63, for 45 points, to win the men’s stableford. According to the WHS website...

Makorori sand to fly

BEACH RACING

FROTHIN’ AT THE SLAM

Young surfers from across Gisborne descended on Makorori Beach for the annual Summer Slam event on Saturday. Over 250 people made their way to the beach to enjoy the warm weather and “perfect waves” as the 120-strong field of competitors took to...

Dirt-track action revs up heart rate

KARTINGOn Sunday, I had the privilege to be invited to the first practice day of the Eastland Kart Club’s season, to try karting for myself. With the weather about to pack in, everyone was racing against the clock to get out on the track before the...

Turning Japanese

RUGBYGISBORNE-born George Bridge’s parents Crispin and Chick are expecting a full house tomorrow night as they host a Japanese party to celebrate their son’s inclusion in the All Blacks 22 for the game against Japan in Tokyo.“We’d loved to...

Came for a holiday...,Davie helped develop Gisborne surf culture

WHEN surfing pioneer Bob Davie arrived in Gisborne from Sydney in 1964, surfing was in its infancy. He was here only three years but helped grow the sport and left a legacy that evolved to make Gisborne (arguably) New Zealand’s surfing capital. When...

On track for world jetsprinting title

HALFWAY there. Gisborne jetsprinting duo Blake Briant and Kate Hoogerbrug head to the second and deciding round of the UIM world titles with one hand on the group A trophy. A dream series of runs in the opening round at the Meremere Sprint Bowl south...

Champs next up as Horouta search for elusive Hope Cup win

Horouta have a win in them tomorrow. The Waka's only 30-over Hope Cup win to date came on November 2 against Gisborne Boys' High School. It has been hard going since, despite top individual performances from the likes of Hasantha Vithanage (four...

Waikato player of the year

At the start of her season with the Waikato women’s rugby team, Renee Holmes didn’t really expect to nail down a starting spot. But she played every minute of every game for them in the Farah Palmer Cup this year and, at the end of it, she was...

Unexpected but welcome conditions for Boardrider Club competition

Unforecast bump in swell serves up a treat for boardriders

On the mats — indoor bowls news

The Poverty Bay-East Coast indoor bowls team travelled to Tauranga and won the Friendship Cup against King Country by 43 points to 25. The Bay team also contested the Hone Trophy against Tauranga, Thames Valley and King Country. Tauranga were far too...