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PRIMARY FOOTBALL DRAW

All games on Saturday — First Kicks 4v4, Watson Park, 8.30am: 5, Te Hapara Toru v Central Tahi; 6, Wainui Crays v Awapuni Black; 7, Wainui Paua v Te Wharau Kereru; 8, Wainui Kina v Te Wharau Kiwi; 9, Wainui Mussels v St Mary’s Asteroids; 10...

Swann pairs glory to Berry, Thompson

SNOOKER John Berry and Phil Thompson topped a nine-strong field to win the Cosmopolitan Snooker Club’s Ray Swann Championship Pairs last weekend. There were some good combinations which made for a well contested competition. Those to make it to...

GOLF ROUNDUP

POVERTY BAY Phil Allan didn’t know he and partner Chris Shaw were the No. 1 seeds for the 2023 Gisborne Motors Barns-Graham Cup men’s pairs until told three days after qualification. “What? Top qualifiers? How’s that, eh?” the scaffolding...

A legacy of strength, pride and passion: YMP Hockey celebrates a century of success

by Lynne Holmberg YMP Hockey Club is celebrating its centenary year in 2023. A formal dinner is being held on Saturday, July 15 at The Vines restaurant. Those wanted to attend needed to confirm by Tuesday of this week. However, if you missed this...

Refused bail, back in court next month

A man charged for possessing and distributing objectionable publications featuring child exploitation, has been refused bail. Joshua Luke Ripia, 27, faces 18 charges of possessing the objectionable material and two charges of knowingly distributing...

Three charged with assault, robbery

Three people have been charged with indecent assault and aggravated robbery after an alleged home invasion in which they are said to have stripped and searched a woman for drugs. K’Las Tihore (21), Rachael Te Aho (27), and Tom Erwin Hawea (25)...

Truck driver admits causing head injury

A truck driver has admitted causing another motorist a head injury after rear-ending his utility vehicle when it turned into a driveway on Matawai Road. Geoffrey Brent Morgan, 56, appeared on Monday in Gisborne District Court, pleading guilty to...

Recording flora, fauna in district

A survey conducted by GDC biodiversity staff is helping to identify trends in gains or losses A biodiversity survey suggests that only 23 percent original native vegetation remains in Tairāwhiti. The survey is led by Gisborne District Council...

Petition backing Comet Club up to 3000

The petition started in support of the Comet Swimming Club, and opposing the decision to award the learn to swim contract at the new Kiwa Pools to an Australian company, has gone well past 3000. As of yesterday the online version of the petition had...

Recover, rebuild, reset: Hear4U and MPI event to help community find way back from adversity

Hear4U have what they have billed as a ‘Kia Kaha Tairawhiti’ event planned for early next month that will address wellbeing, mental health and resilience post-Cyclone Gabrielle. The Hear4U Charitable Trust has been funded by the Ministry for...

AgResearch secures funding for sediment sampling project in Tairāwhiti post-Cyclone Gabrielle

A new project to sample sediment post-Cyclone Gabrielle is under way. Crown agency AgResearch has sourced funding to undertake silt sampling in Tairāwhiti. The project aims to undertake a rapid assessment of flood-affected productive land impacted...

Chronic underfunding: Reprieve for Alzheimers Gisborne-Tairāwhiti with renewal of contract, but still not enough

Fears that Alzheimers Gisborne-Tairawhiti will close in July have been overcome, but the organisation remains chronically under-funded despite new funding from Te Whatu Ora. Manager Tracy Robinson said it had been a relief to have a new contract...

Reshma’s new Asian funk single resonates

Addictive, catchy and funky is the best way to describe the latest music video and single, Where My Asians At? which has raked up more than 10,000 views and counting on YouTube alone. Performed by New Zealand-based Malaysian pop star Kareshma Martin...

NZSO's rendition of Biber delights

Emotional exuberance was at an all-time high at the War Memorial Theatre, as locals were treated to the sensuous richness, tension and drama of legendary Baroque violin virtuoso Heinrich Biber’s music on Tuesday night. Led by New Zealand Symphony...

Transformers a box-office hit

It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the Transformers at the box office last week and the bots came out on top. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the seventh entry in the series, took the No. 1 spot in its first weekend in North American...

What's On Gig Guide

This Week ■ Thursday Build-a-Band Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, 7pm-11pm, free entry. ■ Friday Night Karaoke Breakers Jandal Bar, from 8pm to midnight, free entry. ■ Spirit and Tradition | Dancers of Damelahamid The Dancers of Damelahamid are...

Hip-hop champs head to Portugal

Gisborne dancers took the top honours at the Hip Hop Unite National Dance competition held in Wellington this month. Proud pair Kylah Ashwell and Paul Hawaikirangi were declared winners in the adult duo category, while also coming second in the...

Garg regains her musical rhythm

Meet sitarist Shalu Garg who looks to join forces with tabla maestro Manjit Singh during Tairāwhiti’s first Indian Classical Music and Folk Songs event next month. She hails from the Indian captial, Delhi, and started learning the sitar (plucked...