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Ngata College students make their mark in area schools tournament

Four Ngata Memorial College students have made a big impression at this year's area schools national competition in Dunedin. Year 11 student Kahu Kenworthy was selected in the national Ki o Rahi side, while Kauri Hovell, Chase Smith and Kauri Ben...

Te Karaka, Kahutia/Wairoa Interclub winners

The Interclub bowls winners have been found — Te Karaka for the men and a combined Kahutia/Wairoa team for the women. Last Saturday the Gisborne-East Coast Interclub was played at the Gisborne Bowling Club. Four clubs entered in the men's...

Breaking the age barrier

Mission accomplished with more to come. Tene Goldsmith has ticked off another golfing feat on what has grown to a driver's length list of achievements. On Boxing Day at his home Poverty Bay course, the popular left-hander joined an exclusive club of...

HSOB end high-flying Waikohu’s unbeaten run

High School Old Boys ended Waikohu’s 10-match unbeaten run in Poverty Bay rugby’s premier division with a 39-30 win at Te Karaka on Saturday. But GT Shearing Waikohu coach Jason Tuapawa was surprisingly upbeat following the loss.“We don’t...

Taper plans out the door - Week of training upheaval ‘shouldn’t matter’

ANY plans for Tairāwhiti waka ama crews to taper their training for the national sprint champs went out the door when sewage flowed into city rivers. Paddlers were warned against going on the rivers after the District Council opened emergency...

Waka Wonder Woman

GISBORNE paddlers continued their medal mission with regional and club success on the penultimate day of the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro. Day 5 culminated in premier regional W12 500 races. Gisborne is part of Te Uranga o te Ra region...

Eastland vets on the road for opening ties

EASTLAND are in Hawke’s Bay tomorrow for the first ties of their inter-association North Island veterans division 3 campaign. Eastland face North Harbour 3 in the morning and Counties Manukau 1 in the afternoon. Eastland finished sixth in the 2015...

Go hard or go home

Gisborne players cope with big chill

WITH so many humdinger performances involving Gisborne dart players home and away, Tutu is at a bit of a loss as to where to start. On the local scene, Marlene Pohio’s 2NZ (3) had a close-fought 9-6 win against Kehu Beauchamp’s RSA (4).The...

Jay Quinn making waves

SURFINGFORMER Gisborne surfer Jay Quinn has Welsh and British titles under his belt and he’s preparing to defend his European title. But what he’s really after is a berth in Great Britain’s Olympic team next year. Quinn, 35, is eligible to...

Bridge results

Monday, November 7 — Corson Turanga Pairs 2North/South East/WestStephen Francks, Amanda Matthews 62.85 Murray Owen, John Rouse 58.73Gary Chalmers, Sharon Kelman 51.59 Anne Roberts, Raewynne Cook 56.75Hans van der Kuijl, Katrine Matthews 49.65...

New club making its presence felt

MARTIAL ARTSA NEW martial arts club is making its presence felt in the competitive arena. Twelve members of Tu Mana Toa Combat Systems travelled to Hastings for the Bay City Taekwondo Tournament. They brought home four gold, one silver and seven...

Irwin achieves a double at Porirua darts tournament

Tahuna Irwin won the New Zealand Masters men’s title at Kapi Mana Darts Association in Porirua last Saturday. He defeated Jonathan Silcock, of Wainuiomata, 6-2 in the finals. Irwin, of Gisborne’s Brezz’n Darts Club, followed up that success by...

Update on the PB Golf Open

TOP seed gone. Defending champion gone. No. 3 seed gone. The Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay men's open title chase was blown wide open in the first round of matchplay on the Poverty Bay course this morning. No. 1 seed Anaru Reedy (a member of Poverty...

Golf Roundup

PatutahiKIM Miller returned to his old golfing haunts and cleaned up in the Hansen and Tomlinson Christmas Hames tournament on Saturday. Now a member at Opotiki, Miller posted the round of the day — 91-33-58 — to win the overall net in the...

Nine Gisborne players joining Central’s age-group campaign

NINE Gisborne footballers will fly the local flag when the annual national age-group tournament starts on Thursday in Wellington. The players representing the Central Federation, are — Lily-Mae Auckram and Rubi Perano (under-14 girls) Brooke...