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LOCALS ONLY

The Poverty Bay squad has been announced for the traditional Queen's Birthday Weekend contest against Ngati Porou East Coast. The union has continued its “locals only” strategy this year with the naming of a 33-strong squad for the game which...

Waikohu go to the top

A try to lock Richard Green on the stroke of fulltime capped a magnificent fightback from Waikohu as they toppled premier leaders YMP 36-22 at Te Karaka on Saturday. YMP, who had led the competition by one point from GT Shearing Waikohu, were 22-12...

Local paddlers in national squads

KAYAKINGPoverty Bay Kayak Club will have nine paddlers representing New Zealand at overseas events in May and July. Zach Ferkins (u21), Alex Bermingham, Ben Bristow, Sam Ferkins and Alicia Hoskin (all u18) and Stacey Warren-Moiser (u16) will compete...

Basketball results

Basketball resultsRESULTS from Gisborne Basketball Association men’s competition games last night —A Grade, YMCA: Filthy Dozen 86 Gisborne Boys’ High School Black 47, City Lights 65 Old School 57, GBHS Red 108 SE Systems 52.B Grade, John...

Double-header success

The Lytton Senior A netballers started their 2018 season where they left off in 2017, with two wins under their belts after the first round of senior grading at Victoria Domain on Saturday. It was a sensational start for the students in the...

A step closer

GISBORNE speedway sidecar duo Rob Miller and “Red” George took another strong step towards the New Zealand sidecar championships at the weekend when they finished runners-up in the Manawatu sidecar championships. The Manawatu title is regarded by...

Badminton results

Eastland lost their first two ties in the 2020 North Island Division 2 masters' (over-35) inter-association badminton competition. They finished second in Division 3 last season and when a team pulled out they accepted an invitation to step up...

Gisborne-connected golfer Ivan Elder dies, aged 99

A GOLFER who consistently proved age is no barrier, former Gore mayor Ivan Elder QSO, died at Southland Hospital on February 23. He was 99. Ivan was a regular at the Gisborne East Coast Veteran Golfers’ Society’s tournament held annually on the...

Ruatoria in huge form reversal

RUGBYIT was mind-blowing. Unbeaten top team Tihirau Victory Club drew 27-all with second-bottom team Ruatoria City in a cosmic form reversal in East Coast club rugby on Saturday. Ruatoria City — unable to field a team in Week 1, 46-6 and 14-5...

GGHS win T15, now T30 finalists

CRICKETJust one last thing to take care of. The Gisborne Girls’ High School first 11 won the inaugural T15 Colts cricket league final against the Bollywood High School Old Boys’ Pups on Friday, and this Saturday they face the Bollywood Stars for...

Hawke’s Bay retain Poverty Bay title

Jonny Coddington and his Hawke's Bay A team retained their title at the Poverty Bay Polo Open at the weekend. They had a convincing 8-4 victory over pre-match favourites Kihikihi in yesterday's Eastland Vets Six-goal Senior Open final at...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

DARTSPLAY in the Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association A and B grades got under way in the Brezz’n Darts Club’s Tuesday competition night last week. Six teams are in the A Grade, which has a 21-game format. The five-team B Grade has a 15-game...

Gearing up for another big season

Gisborne Speedway Club has elected its executive and confirmed its programme for the 2017-18 season, and without doubt the highlight will be the New Zealand Stockcar Championships on the Eastland Group Raceway track in February. The club held its...

Carriage driving results from Show

CARRIAGE driving results from the Poverty Bay A and P Show —Harness RingFRIDAY — Gisborne Carriage Drivers’ all-harness showBEST TURNED OUT — MODERN: Kardi Top Gear, Colin Hicks 1; Maximum Velocity, Krissy Hulme-Moir 2; Midnight Magic, John...

PB girls into quarterfinals

HOCKEYPOVERTY Bay are into the last eight of their national under-15 girls’ hockey tournament in Carterton. The Bay team topped the standings in their pool, thanks to a 46th-minute penalty-stroke goal to Kelsey Teneti against Wanganui in their...

Wounded Pirate will bat . . . ‘if needed’

BRAD Reynolds is ready to answer an SOS call from Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates skipper Luke Hayes for tomorrow’s DJ Barry Cup clash against Horouta at Harry Barker Reserve. Reynolds fractured his right arm playing “back yard cricket” but had...