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Teams picked for Bay of Plenty games

Gisborne-East Coast junior representative bowls teams have been named for the annual intercentre fixture against Bay of Plenty teams. It will take place on Sunday, September 12, at Whakatane Bowling Club. Due to the Level 2 restrictions, the centres...

Draws

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club events — visitors and new cyclists welcome. Saturday, club ride (no racing) — From Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, starting at 1.30pm. Most rides are 90 minutes to three hours long and at a comfortable pace for...

Junior club rugby musters this weekend

Many of Poverty Bay's junior rugby players will slot into clubs on Saturday morning. High School Old Boys and OBM will have their musters at The Oval. Young Ngatapa players will gather at Patutahi and Uawa players at Tolaga Bay. Pirates will have their...

Youngsters make waves at champs

WAVES were on tap for 2022's OPSM Tairawhiti Junior Champs over the weekend. Almost 100 groms from Wharekahika to Mahia took to the water, with 41 girls and 50 boys taking part over the two days of competition. Held at Makarori's Northerns, the waves...

Gisborne riders in midst of busy time

Local showjumping and show hunter riders are in the midst of a busy few weeks to start the year. The Waerenga o Kuri Sports were held at Showgrounds Park this month where valuable points were on offer for the Bernina Showjumping series, EJ Gordon...

Four big days ahead for juniors

GISBORNE junior surf lifesavers will be among over 800 athletes taking part in the Under-14 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships at Orewa Beach from tomorrow to Sunday. The championships, dubbed Oceans 18, encourage young surf lifeguard...

‘The more time you have the better prepared you’ll be’

A LOT of coaches delay naming their teams until the last minute, not wanting to let the opposition gain an edge. Poverty Bay’s Mana Otai and Dwayne Russell have adopted a different approach in this season’s Heartland ChampionshipOtai and Russell...

Commitment the key for Gladiators

SPEEDWAYTHE Gisborne Gladiators’ podium finish at the New Zealand Stockcar Teams Championship in Stratford was built on total commitment. That’s the message from team members and support crew. Team captain Ethan Rees, James Kirk, James Clarke...

Scoreboard

RugbyPoverty Bay club rugby, premier grade: Larsawn Ngatapa 30 Aon Waikohu 26, Woodbank HSOB 20 Farmvets YMP 8, Enterprise Cars OBM 66 Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 38. Senior 1: HSOB 0 YMP 6, Ngatapa 8 Wairoa Athletic 14, Horouta 26 Nuhaka 5. Hurricanes...

Mustangs, Stallions vie for finals berth

The Paikea Whalers don’t yet know who will face them in the Gisborne Tairawhiti rugby league final but they expect their opponents to put up a strong fight. The Manutuke Mustangs and Waengapu Stallions will play off on Saturday for the right to...

Motu Challenge preparing for milestone 25th

MultisportThe Motu Multisport Challenge and associated Riverlock Motu 160 bike race will hit a milestone in October, and to celebrate will have a big boost in prize money for the 25th-anniversary event. The Opotiki-based race is one of New...

Wicket to Knight as New Zealand crush Windies

Gisborne's Kaley Knight grabbed her second wicket of the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup as New Zealand powered to the top of their group with a 10-wicket blitz of West Indies. Knight nabbed Windies tailender Jannillea Glasgow hit wicket and...

Toss proves crucial

CRICKETWINNING the toss proved crucial in the opening games of the Walker Shield T15 Blast at Harry Barker Reserve yesterday. Auto Tyres Eagles skipper Carl Shaw and Smash Palace Bail Breakers captain Jak Rowe both called correctly and opted to bat...

Games go ahead despite wind and rain

Rain and cold wind did not stop competitors giving their best in two days of champion of champions play at Te Karaka Bowling Club. The Bowls Gisborne-East Coast mixed pairs competition was the centre's last champion of champions tournament for the...

Vette does the open shortboard ‘double’

NORTH Makorori surfer Saffi Vette showed up the men when she took out the open division in the Gisborne Boardriders Club shortboard competition eight at the weekend. Surfing at her local break, 15-year-old Vette stole the show. She won the open...

Maori awards date set

SPORTS AWARDSNOMINATIONS for the Tairawhiti Maori Sports Awards 2019 are open. The event will be held on September 21 at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae in Gisborne. This was announced today by the organising committee. Previously known as the...