PremiumPremiumSportGisborne sports drawsTHE draw for Gisborne Touch Module games at Barry Park on MONDAY is —F1A, Awapuni Pukekos v Waikirikiri Y1/2; F1B, Te Wharau Chiefs v Mangapapa Kowhai; F2A, St Mary’s Chargers v Central Lightning; F2B, Manu Tahi v Ormond Minis. F3, Awapuni...17 Mar 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumSportAround the Greens: Club bowls newsDawne Abraham presented the trophy for the Abraham Plate Mixed Graded Fours to Poverty Bay Bowling Club in 1986, and the tournament has been contested ever since. Members from other clubs joined Poverty Bay to enable 12 teams (48 players) to...17 Mar 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumSportQueensland visitors enjoy 'whanau' atmosphereHONOURS were shared in the annual hockey exchange between New Zealand Maori under-21 and Queensland Secondary School team on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve over the weekebnd. The Maori boys team, including two local players Kohere Tupar...17 Mar 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumSportWatson and 'Pink' back in formEMMA Watson is stoked to have her pony back in form. It’s been a funny couple of weeks for Watson and the popular Maddox Fun House, but on Sunday it all got back on track with victory in the Country TV Pony Grand Prix at the Larsen Sawmilling...17 Mar 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumSportHuge form reversal for OBRIs it the biggest form reversal local club cricket has ever seen?High School Old Boys Presidents are through to the Hope Cup final on Saturday after crushing Old Boys Rugby at the weekend. Their nine-wicket win — as the third-placed team in the 2 v...17 Mar 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumSportYMP made to workDefending women's champions YMP A were pressed hard by Ngatapa before opening their 2022 Poverty Bay club hockey campaign with victory at the weekend. In the men's competition, reigning champions Lytton Old Boys had an easier start to their season...17 Mar 10:26 PM
PremiumPremiumSportAttack-defence contest loomsThe best attack against the best defence in the Pacific Premiership . . . that’s the top-of-the-table football match between Heavy Equipment Gisborne United and Napier City Rovers Seconds in Napier tomorrow. OK, so it’s only two games into the...17 Mar 10:26 PM
PremiumPremiumSportPirates strong up frontBut it's 'all about putting the pieces together, transferring that on to the field and playing good rugby' says Will Bolingford17 Mar 10:25 PM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne Club Darts Association resultsThe Roseland team this week hosted the Cossy Shakers and the match turned out to be a thriller. Roseland point pair John Kingsbeer and Mike Jones started convincingly and defeated Cossy Shakers’ Levi Tamihana and Rihara Moeke 2-0. Isaiah Leach...17 Mar 10:25 PM
PremiumPremiumSportCampion win their first women’s titleIt all came down to the dying moments of the last game of the competition in Women's Eastern League football at Wainui on Sunday. A draw would give Gisborne Laundry Services Wainui Riverina the league title; only a win would do it for opponents...17 Mar 10:24 PM
PremiumPremiumSportWomen’s basketball resultsGISBORNE Basketball Association women’s club competition — Week 7 results from yesterday: Lytton High School 46 Rebels 33, Revolution Fitness New Zealand 47 Uawa 6, Ngati Porou 62 Gisborne Girls’ High School 45, Paikea Nation 49 Campion...17 Mar 10:24 PM
PremiumPremiumSport‘We’ll take it’Mario Counsell broke the hearts of Ngati Porou East Coast players and supporters with a try deep into stoppage time to give Poverty Bay a bonus-point 26-19 win in their Heartland Championship rugby clash at Whakarua Park, Ruatoria, on Saturday. With...17 Mar 10:24 PM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne’s Thomas a winnerGisborne rider Angus Thomas won the mini motocross grade for seven-to-11-year-olds in the 2020 Dirt Guide Cross-country Series that concluded at Ohakuri, near Tokoroa, on Saturday. Thomas finished ahead of Fergus Fulton (Taupiri) and Zach Davey...17 Mar 10:24 PM
PremiumPremiumSportNgatapa hard to beatCRICKETMike Gibson’s Ngatapa were cool, calm and calculating on Saturday. The two-time Hope Cup champions of Senior B club cricket — having won the toss in their game against Campion College — then defended their total of 206-9 in 30 completed...17 Mar 10:22 PM
PremiumPremiumSportDrivers keyed up for champsKARTING by Rockin’ RobinFORMER district council gardener Lyn Lyle (pictured in Kart 15) doesn’t slow down to smell the roses when she’s racing . . . not that they have any at the Eastland Kart Club dirt track. Lyle, 69, is in her first season...17 Mar 10:22 PM
PremiumPremiumSportOBR retain Doleman CupGraham Hudson produced a man-of-the-match performance as OBR made no contest of cricket’s Doleman Cup final, beating High School Old Boys by six wickets in a low-scoring decider at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. The South African all-rounder...17 Mar 10:22 PM
PremiumPremiumSportCoaches give their take on Lee Bros Shield finalThe coaches of Lee Bros Shield finalists Waikohu and YMP were under as much pressure as their players heading into the showpiece of Poverty Bay club rugby. And they were under no illusions as to the difficulty of the task their teams faced.“We...17 Mar 10:21 PM
PremiumPremiumSportRepresenting NZ on Global Amateur TourEQUESTRIANLIDY Loffler is all set to take off from the Gisborne region on a Mexican horse-riding adventure. She will be loaned a horse for the showjumping event but that’s all part of the experience of competing in the Global Amateur Tour...17 Mar 10:21 PM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne Club Darts drawGisborne Club Darts Association competition starts next week. It will comprise 17 nights of play, on Tuesdays. The draw for the first night (April 19) is —Sugar Bar: Sugar Spandangles v Sugar n Spice; Sugar Stallions v Cossy Kiwispan 6 Shooters...17 Mar 10:21 PM
PremiumPremiumSportWaikanae target secondSURF LIFESAVINGWAIKANAE have their sights set on another strong performance at the New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships that start tomorrow morning at Mount Maunganui. In Gisborne last year, Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae finished third in the Allan...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportGood times still roll in Draft League basketballBASKETBALL by Ben O’Brien-LeafThe novelty factor has gone . . . it’s time for the Draft League to showcase rugged competitivenessGisborne Basketball is not just basketball played in Gisborne. It is a particular blend of unapologetically physical...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportGolf roundupPoverty BayTene Goldsmith warmed up for this weekend’s Barns-Graham Cup men’s pairs qualifying with two of his best rounds so far this year. Goldsmith shot 77-10-67, for 41 points, to place second in the division 1 men’s stableford on...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportBay of Plenty win annual shields fixtureFour Gisborne-East Coast teams travelled to the Ohope Bowling Club to play their Bay of Plenty counterparts in the annual fixture between the two centres on Sunday. Bay of Plenty won the overall points contest to retain the Waioeka Shield for senior...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportKeeping big picture in viewMedals in 38 events at the waka ama national sprint championships can take attention from a bigger picture. So Horouta Waka Hoe Club president Walton Walker prefers to look beyond the 14 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze medals his club won at Lake...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportDrama to unfold on finals dayHOCKEYYMP A should take the premier men’s hockey championship tomorrow afternoon, but titles are up for grabs in the other three finals. Finals day starts on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve at 11am tomorrow with the game between GMC...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportKiwi K4 u23 crew through to A FinalTwo kayaking paddlers from the Poverty Bay club will be part of a Kiwi team of four competing in an A Final at the junior and under-23 canoe sprint world championships tomorrow morning. Alicia Hoskin and Britney Ford will team up with Danielle Watson...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportPB quartet in ’Canes Under-20sFour Poverty Bay Under-20 players have been named in the Hurricanes Heartland Under-20 team. Nehe Papuni (YMP), James Law (Ngatapa), Winston Folau (Pirates) and Genesis Bartlett-Tamatea (YMP) were named in the team, who are scheduled to play three...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportEaster tourney to bring curtain down on seasonTHE Tairawhiti softball season finishes this weekend with a two-day Easter tournament. Two divisions of four teams each will take part in the tournament, which was designed to raise funds for the newly-formed Young Gunnz team. The aim of Young Gunnz...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportTackles aplenty for Gisborne Boys’ HighGisborne Boys’ High School felt the force of a strong Feilding High School team in Hastings at the weekend. Feilding beat GBHS 31-0 at Elwood Park after leading 12-0 at halftime. Both head coaches — fifth-year man Justin Lock of Feilding and Duane...17 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumSportGisborne pack hold its ownThe Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 met the best school rugby team in the country head-on last week. Kelston Boys’ High — last season’s Auckland 1A champions — beat a spirited Gisborne outfit 40-0 with a crowd of 300 attending at Sister...17 Mar 10:19 PM
PremiumPremiumSportTeams' ambition: must do betterCRICKETAFTER their convincing win in Poverty Bay club cricket last weekend, Doleman Cup champions OBR will be looking to repeat the dose against High School Old Boys tomorrow. Landmark Homes OBR banked a win by eight wickets when the two sides...17 Mar 10:18 PM
PremiumPremiumSportFirst-half goals do the job for Gisborne UnitedFIVE first-half goals were enough to send Gisborne United into the last eight of Central Football's Federation Cup knockout competition. They beat Palmerston North Marist Reserves 5-0 at Park Island, Napier, on Saturday. Heavy Equipment Services...17 Mar 10:18 PM
PremiumPremiumSportAround the Greens: Club Bowls newsSeven women were welcomed as new members by club president Jon Davies before life member Dawne Abraham played the first bowl for the first tournament as the club started its second century. Fifty players competed in a mixed triples tournament of...17 Mar 10:18 PM