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Golden year on the water

THEY conquered their country. Then they conquered the world. Mareikura’s Hinekura junior 16 women’s crew highlighted a pinnacle year of success in the paddlers’ blossoming careers with a Va’a sprint world championships performance that put...

Finn's perfect final

Finn Vette says he does his best surfing when he's feeling confident. The Gisborne 15-year-old should take a fair bit of confidence into his next event, a World Surf League junior meet on the Gold Coast, after he won the boys' under-16 title at the...

Pilot programme for smaller clubs granted $75,000

A Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti pilot programme was the big winner of Trust Tairawhiti's July funding distributions. The Sport Gisborne programme, called the Shared Services Pilot, aims to offer services to smaller clubs and organisations who have few if...

Creditable placing for Gisborne’s Cook

GISBORNE saloon car racer Daniel Cook finished a creditable seventh overall in the highly competitive Valvoline saloon car series raced over the Christmas-New Year holiday period. The event was held over seven meetings in nine days across the North...

Fierce semis loom for seniors

SEMIFINALS time in senior netball can be expected to usher in fierce competition at Victoria Domain tomorrow as teams fight for a place in their finals. Last Saturday many of the seedings were decided. In tomorrow's games, Team 1 will play Team 4 and...

Haka tributes for gold medal winners

RUGBYTWO stirring haka were the icing on the cake for Gisborne Girls’ High School student Azalleyah Maaka and her East Coast-connected cousin Kalyn Takitimu-Cook, of Manukura school in Palmerston North, after they helped the New Zealand sevens...

Hicks Bay give up two penalty tries but still win

Saturday, July 11: Waiapu’s loss, and Hicks Bay’s 37-26 victory over Tawhiti, means next Saturday’s semifinals will be between Hikurangi and Hicks Bay at Ruatoria, and Uawa and Tokararangi at Te Araroa Domain. The Uawa-Waiapu clash was yet...

East Coast format decided

SENIOR players in the East Coast’s nine clubs will enjoy a wealth of rugby this year. Ngati Porou East Coast Rugby Union finalised a two-round club competition. Round 1 begins on March 11 with Round 2 ending on July 15. Points from Round 1 will be...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Individuals180s: Matt Reedy (Cossy DONE & Dusted)(2), Kevin Morrell (Roseland), Thao Duncan (2NZ Say My Name Again), Kayne Arahanga (2NZ Say My Name Again), Mike Hughes (2NZ Bullz), George Vaotu’ua (2NZ Bullz), Morris MacDonald (2NZ Bullz), Cris...

Christie goes close at Margaret River

SURFINGIT was a case of close but not quite for Gisborne-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie at the latest Championship Tour contest in Australia. Christie bowed out in the round of 32 elimination heats of the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia. He was...

Lytton go close to big upset

LYTTON Senior A went within four goals of the upset of the season against Whangara Old Girls in Gisborne premier-grade netball in the YMCA last night. Top-of-the-table Whangara had to dig deep to beat them 56-53, but Lytton thoroughly deserved their...

‘We're there’ - YMP into premier grand final

YMP booked a place in the Pak’nSave premier netball final last night with a hard-fought three-goal victory over High School Old Girls at the YMCA. The defending champions led all the way in front of a good-sized crowd but the score was extremely...

Golf Roundup

WaikohuHE burned up the Gisborne Park course at the East Coast Fire Brigades tournament the previous weekend. Last weekend, Wade Wesche converted that winning form to the Waikohu open opening day tournament. The young Mahia member delivered a more...

Wainui's Quilter beats her record

WAINUI surf lifesaver Laura Quilter broke her own world record in the 50-metre manikin carry while Midway’s Chris Dawson won the men’s version of the same event at the Australian Pool Rescue Championships. Both were competing at the Gold Coast...

Competitive fire rekindled

An inspired Ricardo Christie will head into New Zealand's biggest-ever surfing contest with some valuable competition experience under his belt. The 31-year-old lost his place on the World Surf League's Championship Tour (CT) last year and was...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: M Reedy, T Kaio (Cossy Done n Dusted); K Arahanga (Sugar Stallions); R Mason (Roseland); T O'Neill (Cossy Kiwispan 6 Shooters); C Waikawa (2NZ Tao Spartans); L Eyles (Sugar & Spice); C Giddens (2NZ TCL); M Hawe...

Women’s competition under way

Women's high school rugby got under way with a fun-spirited competition at Barry Park last week. Teams from Gisborne Girls' High School, Lytton High School and Tolaga Bay Area School took part in the competition last Wednesday. Lytton girls' rugby...

YMP players happy to be the party poopers

THE neutrals may be hoping that Waikohu make history with their first Lee Bros Shield final victory . . . but YMP aim to spoil the party.“I’ve been a loser as a player (with Pirates in 2010 and 2012) and I want the young boys in our team to...