PremiumPremiumSportA coast family storyHe whanau kotahi tatou Nati . . . We are one family. I wasn't there when the East Coast Rugby Football Union was formed 100 years ago but I wouldn't be surprised if similar words were spoken. Former Ngati Porou East Coast skipper Wirihana Raihani...18 Mar 05:39 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTapsell, Burke in national schools' training squadTWO Gisborne rugby players have been included in the 49-man squad to attend a three-day camp on September 22. Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 skipper Quade Tapsell (No. 8) and Fergus Burke (first five-eighth), who attends St Paul’s Collegiate...18 Mar 05:39 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGBHS take it to PNBHSGisborne Boys' have known many a wet cold day in Palmerston North. And they look set for more of the same when they face Palmerston North BHS in their Super 8 opening game tomorrow (midday kick-off).Gisborne head coach Duane Hihi leads a team who...18 Mar 05:39 AM
PremiumPremiumSportMichelle Mitchell named as a New Zealand selectorSurf lifesaving veteran Michelle Mitchell has been named as one of three selectors of New Zealand teams for international competition and also of development squads over 2019 and 2020. Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae stalwart Mitchell joins Julia Mercer from...18 Mar 05:38 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTalent depth borne out by sprint resultsGISBORNE’S depth of talent was underlined as W12 titles were decided on Day 5 of the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro yesterday. The Horouta Waka Hoe juggernaut continued its surge towards top overall club honours and there was also...18 Mar 05:38 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGolf RoundupONE thing is certain in this year's final of the senior men's club championship . . . Pete will win it. Which one is the question. Pete Anderson faces Pete Kerekere — or as it is being billed, PA v PK — in the 36-hole final next month. Anderson...18 Mar 05:38 AM
PremiumPremiumSportA drama-charged hockey roundWEEKEND senior hockey produced one of the most drama-charged rounds of the season with two big upsets — Ngatapa beat GMC Green and THC overpowered previously unbeaten YMP A. THC produced a complete team effort against the 10-man YMP. As the match...18 Mar 05:38 AM
PremiumPremiumSportJack be quick at Mini MonsterWAINUI surf lifesaver Jack Keepa topped an invitation-only field of over 30 under-14 competitors at the Mini Monster multi-discipline race. He completed the 100 metres sprint, 600m swim, 600m run, 1.2-kilometre board paddle and 700m run to the...18 Mar 05:37 AM
PremiumPremiumSportLast-gasp win for YMPNETBALLA CRUCIAL turnover in the final stages gave competition frontrunners YMP a hard-fought victory over Waikohu in premier-grade netball at the YMCA last night. YMP Sunshine Brewery won the Pak’nSave competition match 46-44 and Claydens Waikohu...18 Mar 05:37 AM
PremiumPremiumSportWinning start in Super City cricket comp for Gisborne womenCRICKETGisborne women had a winning start to the Super City cricket competition when they beat Palmerston North under-18 women with four overs to spare in a one-day match at Cornwall Park, Hastings, on Sunday. This competition was organised by...18 Mar 05:37 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGolf roundupIf you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nzPoverty BayKNOCKED out on the first hole in 2012 and 2014. Lost in a qualifying chip-off in...18 Mar 05:37 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFly like an eagleThe district will be well represented at the Eagles Golf Society national under-17 tournament in Te Awamutu this week. Gisborne’s Eagles Golf Society of New Zealand secretary Don McFadyen is pictured above with Zach Rolls, Ellen Ball and Jessic...18 Mar 05:37 AM
PremiumPremiumSportClassic stockcar win to The Hit ManSPEEDWAYBEN “The Hit Man” Holt won the Gisborne Hydraulic Services Stockcar Classic by a single point at Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday night.“It just goes to show that one point can make a big difference,” Holt said after claiming his...18 Mar 05:36 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTeams from Tolaga Bay dominateTolaga Bay Area School teams dominated the annual Year 7 and 8 interschool badminton competition at the Badminton Centre last Wednesday. Three of the school’s teams reached the semifinals. Because of time constraints, the finals were played on...18 Mar 05:36 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTuranganui-a-Kiwa Darts Association resultsA GradeIndividual Highlights180s: Tahuna Irwin 4, Marcus Leach 2, Toby Ratapu (Falcons); Ihaka Kaio-Wynyard, Monty Reedy (Young Guns); Heath Woollett, Willie Edwards (Tigers); Thao Duncan (Dartaholicz).Highest start, men (180): Tahuna Irwin 2...18 Mar 05:36 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBring on 2020Winning their historic first Poverty Bay women’s interclub golf pennants title last year was so sweet, Mahia returned for another taste of glory in 2019. Mahia topped the four-round standings with 27 points, heading off Wairoa (24.5) and...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportFunding helps junior keepers gear upGOALKEEPERS are a special breed. The last line of defence. The gatekeepers.“Thou shalt not score” is their motto and time and again they are called upon to put their bodies on the line. The problem for Poverty Bay Hockey is that goalkeepers have...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSudden-death extra time needed in one semifinalThe Rangiora Keelan Memorial Shield is worth fighting for. And should Tihirau Victory Club raise the shield in triumph at the end of the season, they might look on the semifinal as the big push. On Saturday, TVC beat Ruatoria City 20-15 in...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportPrimary school event ‘the slickest’TRIATHLONTHE slickest year yet — that was the verdict from Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti young persons lead Phil Robinson on the organisation for the primary inter-school triathlon this month. Mangapapa finished top of the points table for the day, on...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne Intermediate set for final challenge matchCRICKETGisborne Intermediate tomorrow holds its final TW Challenge cricket match of the season. The inter-syndicate game — between the Ts and the Ws — starts at 9.15am. The Ts are drawn from the Taruheru and Turanganui syndicates, the Ws from the...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCoasties v CoastersIt will be the hard versus the hardy when Ngati Porou East Coast host West Coast in Heartland Championship rugby at Ruatoria tomorrow. And while the three-way tie at the top of the 12-team Heartland Championship table — North Otago, West Coast...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportReluctant netballer shooting for the topMANAIA Hutana didn’t like netball at first.“I used to think it was such a girlie sport and I didn’t want to wear a dress. I never really saw myself as a netballer.”That has all changed for the Lytton High teenager, who is one of 60 players...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGolden duoPoverty Bay's Alicia Hoskin combined with Olympic great Lisa Carrington to produce one of the races of the weekend at the Blue Lake 2 canoe racing regatta. The Hoskin-Carrington combo beat Kayla Imrie and Caitlyn Ryan by just 0.04 of a second in the...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportUnited in cup semifinal lossFOOTBALLA FAST, fit Taradale team beat Gisborne United 7-1 in a Women’s Federation Cup semifinal at Harry Barker Reserve on Sunday. Heavy Equipment Services United got off to a good start, Kayley Knight reacting smartly when a defender headed...18 Mar 05:34 AM
PremiumPremiumSportA swell timeTHE FOURTH Gisborne Boardriders Club contest for the year was held in perfect conditions at the No Access break at Wainui. A combination of east and south swells and offshore winds made for ideal peaky conditions, and as the day progressed the swell...18 Mar 05:33 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTips from the topBARRY Memorial Croquet Club welcomes visitors, including those who want to try their hand at the game. Bryant ran two coaching sessions. Six members attended the first session which included tips on how to set up a scoring break in the association...18 Mar 05:33 AM
PremiumPremiumSportBridge resultsCongratulations to Sharon Kelman and Murray Owen (73.44), and Janet Joblin and David Johnstone (72.02) for scoring over 70 percent in Gisborne Bridge Club competition this week. That's two weeks in a row for Sharon. Monday, February 21 — Summer...18 Mar 05:33 AM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne's heat of the ocean battle at NZ Surf Life Saving ChampionshipsAction from day one of the NZ Surf Life Saving Championships came thick and fast18 Mar 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumSportCoach hails 'awesome' effortA TOUGH winter training programme reaped reward for Waikanae at its first surf lifesaving event of the summer season, the Whangamata Classic. Delighted Waikanae coach Cory Hutchings described their performance as “awesome” and said all of the...18 Mar 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumSportMore NZ swimming records set by Gisborne’s Michael Pickett in AustraliaSWIMMINGGISBORNE’S Michael Pickett has continued his outstanding form in Australia. The 15-year-old — attending St Peters Lutheran College in Brisbane — followed up record-breaking swims at the Queensland State sprint championships last month...18 Mar 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumSportNoble causeCommunity is at the heart of the vision for Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union's next chief executive officer. The union has announced Ray Noble will succeed Josh Willoughby at the helm.“The PBRFU board is excited to announce that we have secured Ray...18 Mar 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumSportSenior club rugby heats upRUGBYHere’s the beef in Poverty Bay senior club rugby. The big forward packs of Harvest Transport Ngatapa and Enterprise Cars OBM will supply shunt aplenty at Paddy’s Park tomorrow. Ngatapa beat Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates-GMC 52-24 at the...18 Mar 05:31 AM
PremiumPremiumSportPrem Reserve in the spotlightHorouta Taimana produced a key result in senior netball at Victoria Domain on Saturday as the premiers took the weekend off ahead of the playoffs midweek. JT Contractors Horouta Taimana defeated Farmlands Ngatapa 34-30 to remain at the top of Premier...18 Mar 05:31 AM
PremiumPremiumSportTapuae fifth after one-goal victoryapuae from Wairoa climbed into fifth place on overall points in Gisborne premier-grade netball with a thrilling one-goal victory at the YMCA on Saturday. In the other match, YMP Sunshine Brewery extended their lead at the top of the points...18 Mar 05:31 AM