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A creative life in action
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A creative life in action

At 75, Virginia Christensen has finally decided what she wants to be when she grows up — a painter. Her first solo exhibition opens on Sunday, at The Aviary Collective in Childers Road. Virginia hails from Wellington but spent part of her...

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Priscilla has it all
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Priscilla has it all

Aspiring musical theatre performers had a chance to strut their stuff on Tuesday night at a dance workshop ahead of auditions for Priscilla Queen of the Desert — The Musical. Director and choreographer Dean McKerras was in town to take the...

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Golf roundup
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Golf roundup

Waikohu Te Rata Ritchie is the latest name to be added to one of Waikohu’s most prestigious trophies — The Terry “Dunga” Rutene Memorial Cup. Ritchie beat Terry Reeves in the final of the Rutene cup 4x9-hole Easter matchplay tournament that...

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Historic MCC bat changes hands
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Historic MCC bat changes hands

Wainui Beach School cricket has risen again. In the past two years, under coaches Mike MacLeod and Nic Shand, teachers Jo Shand and Katie Knight, and manager Mike Hope, they have raised their stocks from three cricketers to two teams. Yesterday...

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An awesome experience
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An awesome experience

Gisborne bowling twins Kyle and Liam Pinn returned from the national under-21 singles championship at Naenae Bowling Club without a title but with a wealth of memories and big-game experience. The 13-year-old Kahutia Bowling Club members are only...

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Celebrating legacy of a rugby legend
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Celebrating legacy of a rugby legend

As the sun sets on the illustrious career of Sam Whitelock, rugby in New Zealand finds itself at a crossroads. For Scott Robertson, the new All Blacks coach, the path ahead just became more challenging. The man who won hundreds of lineouts for the...

Cake one day, crumbs the next . . .
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Cake one day, crumbs the next . . .

Maryanne Spurdle Maxim Institute researcher After years of aspirational leadership, we’ve been served a cold slice of reality in place of the delectable cake of good intentions. Headlines announcing former Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s...

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Surfing title prepares Parry for the worlds
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Surfing title prepares Parry for the worlds

Aucklander Justin Parry gained a confidence booster leading into the world championships, when he won the 2024 New Zealand waveski surfing open title at Gisborne over Easter. He beat defending titleholder Dave Mitchell in clean conditions at Tolag...

Bridge results
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Bridge results

Monday — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 2 North/South, East/West Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 56.94 Murray Owen, Delwyn Arthur 57.94 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 53.13 Katrina Duncan, Yvonne Waide 55.16 Eileen Lee, Ann McCombe...

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Gisborne Darts Association results
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Gisborne Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: J Love, T Kaio (Done n Dusted); E Tamihana (Souljahs); N Wallace (Spandangles); H Ngarangione, A Charlie (Stallions); J Waihape (Valkyries); M Hawea (Vikings). Highest start (180): J Love (Done n Dusted). Highest finish...

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Tough tournament for young basketballers
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Tough tournament for young basketballers

Gisborne results from the Easter Classic basketball tournament in Tauranga. DAY 1 Under 12 Boys A Grade, Pool B, Round 1: Gisborne A 34 Waikato Black 36. U12 Girls Grade, R1: Gisborne 26 Waikato Red 20; R2: Gisborne 25 Tauranga 28. U14 Boys A Grade...

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Regional economy shrank a bit last year
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Regional economy shrank a bit last year

The tough economic environment being felt by many local businesses has provisional numbers to it with the Infometrics December 2023 quarterly economic monitor, released on the Trust Tairāwhiti website last week, showing a 1.8 percent contraction in...

Hoping for more colour, less gloom
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Hoping for more colour, less gloom

by Samantha Holdsworth In these times of concern and solidarity with the rainbow community in Gisborne, following the protests against the Rainbow Storytime initiative and the vandalism of the rainbow crosswalk, I feel compelled to add my support...

NZ coming out of fifth Covid wave
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NZ coming out of fifth Covid wave

Fourteen Covid-19 deaths were recorded by Health NZ Te Whatu Ora last week, and none were in Gisborne, as the country comes out of the fifth wave of the virus. Health NZ reported there were 33 active cases in Gisborne as at midnight on Sunday. There...