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Horouta champions

Horouta Waka Hoe Club were crowned points champions at the end of the Waka Ama New Zealand sprint nationals at Lake Karapiro on Saturday. They have now won the Matahi Brightwell-carved trophy eight of the nine times it has been contested. They...

A day at the polo

THE Poverty Bay Polo Open was played at the sun-baked Bushmere polo grounds over the Auckland Anniversary Weekend. Hawke’s Bay A defeated PB Harvest Transport 6-5 in a thrilling Challenge Cup final in the 3-goal division, while Kirkpatrick Farm...

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Scorpions lead the B Grade in Brezz’n Darts Club’s winter league competition. On Tuesday night they beat Stallions 15-6. Meanwhile, with seven weeks of the competition to go, Ford Falcons lead the A Grade. Against Stallions, Scorpions struck...

Success for Gisborne riders in HB

EQUESTRIANThe show season got under way for many local riders at Pukahu and Districts Show held at Hastings Equestrian Park last weekend. A large number of Gisborne riders took part, many earning placings. Harriet Savage and Capriola Storm competed in...

World titles in Aotearoa crew's sights

GISBORNE paddlers are eyeing a golden double at the IVF Va’a World Sprint Championships on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. Representing Aotearoa in the elite races on Lake Kawana, the V6 women’s crew — predominantly made up of Gisborne athletes...

YMP bounce back with seven goals

THE top YMP women’s hockey side bounced back strongly from last weekend’s first defeat in two seasons to defeat Ben Holden Fencing Ngatapa on the LJ Hooker Turf at Harry Barker Reserve last night. YMP A won the game 7-0, scoring six of their...

More medals for Keepa

DAY 3 of the New Zealand short-course swimming championships in Auckland reaped more medals for Gisborne teenager Jack Keepa. The Enterprise Cars Swim Team member won silver in the 14-year boys’ 100 metres individual medley and bronze in the 200m...

Around the greens

GisborneIN a gap between the showers on Sunday, Mal Trowell (skip), Tim Sherriff, Nathan Trowell and Ashli Ferris took firm hold of the club fours title for players with under eight years of bowls experience. They did it without losing a life. Harry...

Bridge results

MONDAY, February 13Summer Pairs 3 (Howell movement): Katrine Matthews/Hans van der Kuijl 61.11; Beverley Evans/David Johnstone 56.48; Vicki Taylor/John Hudson 56.48. WEDNESDAY, February 15Summer Pairs 3North/SouthJoy Marden/Yvonne Key 58.93Carolyn...

Back for the Burton

FIVE of last year's six prizewinners will be back when the district's premier bowling event, the Burton Cup Classic Fours, is played at the Gisborne Bowling Club this weekend. Four of the five teams have had minor personnel tweaks, including the 2019...

Draws

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club events — visitors welcome. Saturday — GCC Saturday Summer Series Race 5. Sign-on: 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Wainui School. Race start: 2pm. Marshals: Francis Rowland, Graham Elliott. Graded race: Campion to Loisels turn-off...

Gisborne United look to move up a place

Gisborne United have the chance to leapfrog Port Hill United into second place on the Pacific Premiership football league table when the sides meet in Napier tomorrow. Home advantage favours Port Hill, who are three points ahead of Heavy Equipment...

Desperate for points

NETBALLWHANGARA Old Girls are expected to remain unbeaten in this year’s netball grading at Victoria Domain tomorrow but opponents Horouta Gold will be desperate to win both their games. Horouta head into Round 3 of grading at the bottom of the...

Gisborne trio in Sydney

THREE Gisborne junior footballers have been representing the Central federation in an under-14 tournament in Sydney this week. Rubi Perano and Kayley Knight are in the girls’ team. As at Thursday, they had a two-win/two-loss record. Perano had...

Celebrating origins

New Zealand’s top waka ama club will acknowledge its foundations this weekend by celebrating its 21st anniversary. Horouta Waka Hoe are the international club champions after their paddlers amassed the most points at the world sprint championships...