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Rally ‘bloody magic’: Dodds

Peter Dodds loved his first taste as a co-driver for older brother Neil at the Rally Gisborne on Saturday. In two weeks, Neil’s partner will hopefully enjoy it the same. The Dodds brothers teamed up for Rally Gisborne, round 4 of the New Zealand...

Ney bounces back for runner-up finish

GISBORNE Boys’ High School student Josiah Ney bounced back from a disappointing race in last week’s Continental Cup race in Adelaide, Australia, with second place in the New Zealand age-group triathlon championships in Kinloch yesterday. With...

Flying the flag for Ngati Porou at Youth Olympic Games in Argentina

GISBORNE Girls’ High School student Azalleyah Maaka and Manukura student Kalyn Takitimu-Cook will fly the Ngati Porou flag when the New Zealand girls’ under-18 rugby sevens team compete in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in...

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Jeune claims his first East Coast Open

THE legends would have approved. When Simon Jeune parred the 16th hole to clinch his first East Coast Open title at Te Puia Springs on Sunday afternoon, it was a win for the ages. Fifty-two is not exactly ancient but Jeune, without asking for it, was...

Club bowls news

GisborneThe rain stayed away just long enough to allow a result in the Hilton Croskery Triples at Gisborne Bowling Club last week. One round and four ends in a second were completed before a downpour sent the 30 bowlers scurrying for cover and it was...

Coast down but not out

NGATI Porou East Coast will give Richard Apanui up until the last minute before making a decision on who plays first five-eighth against Horowhenua Kapiti in Ruatoria tomorrow. “Richard pulled up with a groin strain last week but he’s so...

Top four make strong grading starts

NETBALLYMP, Waikohu, Whangara and High School Old Girls made strong starts to their Pak’nSave premier grade netball seasons on Saturday with solid wins in the first round of grading. It was the start of competition for the senior, secondary and...

Gladiators waiting on a start, local meeting cancelled

SPEEDWAYTHE Gisborne Gladiators stockcar team hoped to go into action at last at midday today at the New Zealand teams championships in Stratford after rain cancelled qualifying last night. The organisers rescheduled the event to start at midday...

Party thrown to celebrate 16-year-old's appointment to Netball NZ Youth Board

When Dipasha Narayan found out she had been appointed to the Netball New Zealand Youth Board (NNZYB) she threw a party for her family. The 16-year-old Gisborne Girls' High School student moved to Gisborne less than a year ago and has already become...

Valuable experience gained as rain has last say

It's a trip they'll remember with feeling. Despite losing five games and their last match against Upper Hutt being abandoned because of the weather, the Poverty Bay boys Year 7 team gained valuable experience at the Riverbend cricket camp. Bay captain...

In a league of their own

The Cook brothers will be the drivers to beat when the Pit Stop Saloon Car Champion of Champions title goes on the line at the Eastland Group Raceway tomorrow night, but they will not have it all their own way. About a dozen cars will line up, with...

Surf Ranch has waves but not mystique

ON WEDNESDAY evening, inspired by some of the day’s wavepool perfection over at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, I tried to put what I had just seen into practice on a few chunky Wainui right-handers. I am no Filipe Toledo, and barely made it around...

Hope Cup cricket results

Abbreviated scoreboards for Hope Cup 30-over Senior B club cricket games at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday —Horouta Te Waka 197-9 (Chaitanya Sambare 86, Grace Levy 30 not out, Billy Morse 28) beat Rawhiti Legal OBR 46 (Mana Taumaunu 13; Vinay...

Counting the days

SURFINGTHE district’s surfers will be waxing their boards and whetting their appetites for waves ahead of Tuesday’s switch to Alert Level 3 and the chance to go surfing again. Up-and-coming teenage surfer Saffi Vette, from Makorori, will be among...

Poverty Bay Golf Club results

DAVE Jenkins made his first round since Alert Level 4 was imposed one to remember at Poverty Bay Golf Club on Saturday. Jenkins shot 2-over 74-7-67, for 41 points, to win the division one men’s stableford. Darren Patumaka dealt in pars and bogeys in...