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Ace monkey off his back

A STANDING joke between brothers will be told no more, thanks to a perfect shot during a perfect round. For over 17 years, Aaron Higham has taken great delight in reminding younger sibling Andrew that he has done something little bro hasn’t in his...

Local sports draws

CyclingSATURDAY — Konica Minolta Gisborne Cycling Club Bushmere Arms Series, Race 4, sign on 1.30pm to 1.50pm, with 2pm start. Open grades: 48 kilometres, Gentle Annie rise plus Brunton Road Loop–Bloomfield Road, ­Tiniroto Road, ­GA Rise...

Around the Greens

The inaugural tournament for the Eric Craill Shield was held on a beautiful autumn Queens Birthday Saturday, at the Poverty Bay Bowling Club. The greens were full, with 48 players competing. The format was a modified Bowls3Five, the format for lawn...

Gisborne win Rosebowl

Gisborne Archery Club's team won the annual Rosebowl Shoot against stiff competition to round off a successful 2020 season. The Gisborne team of Matt Jackson and father-daughter combination Chloe and Chris Underdown finished just ahead of the hosts...

Results alert teams to Barry club ‘threat’

FOUR players from Gisborne’s Barry Memorial Croquet Club competed with distinction at the Whakatane Golf Croquet Tournament. John Wilson cleaned up Block B of the golf croquet handicap doubles partnered with Rob Hayes, and the following day was...

Lightning too late to save Bay

CRICKETThe thunder and lightning came 30 seconds too late to save Poverty Bay from a five-wicket loss to Hamilton at the Northern Districts boys’ primary cricket tournament in Hamilton yesterday. Poverty Bay captain Te-Reimana Gray won the toss and...

Awards hat-trick

PRO triathlete Tayler Reid is determined to add his name to the list of Gisborne Olympians. Last night he joined an elite list of another sort — Gisborne Tairawhiti’s overall sportsperson of the year. In front of a sell-out crowd at Showgrounds...

Blade-heart

A brilliant bloke, a comeback story and a fine character who understands the value of where he comes from — that’s former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 rugby player Blade Thomson, who has been named in the Scotland squad for next...

Women’s basketball draw

THE quarterfinals of Gisborne Basketball Association’s women’s club competition are being played at the YMCA TONIGHT. The draw is —5.45pm: Paikea Nation (1st) v Lytton High School (2nd).6.45pm: Campion College (3rd) v YMCA Riverin...

Recognised for their contribution to all things dressage

Liz Burke, Shirley Hyland honoured at Gisborne Dressage annual prizegiving

Bay get a pass mark

POVERTY Bay lost their opening game in the Basil McBurney Trophy cricket competition to Hamilton B by 42 runs at Harry Barker Reserve yesterday. Hamilton set a target of 248-8 on the back of a fourth-wicket partnership of 152 from Mike Dodunski (131)...

Injecting youth into Masters Games

Youth is not a word associated with the New Zealand Masters Games but there will be plenty of the wrinkle and grey hair-free brigade among the 5000 competitors at the 30th anniversary edition in Whanganui. This will include Gisborne...

Winter a cold shock after Sri Lanka visit

BRRRR, it is getting chilly. I might be a little sensitive, though, having just returned from Sri Lanka and all. I was getting used to surfing right-hand, sand-bottomed point breaks all day in 30-degree Celsius water, in even warmer weather. Sri Lank...

Scoreboard

HockeyPoverty Bay club competition, women: YMP A 6 JNL Paikea 0; YMP B 1 Ben Holden Ngatapa 5; GMC Green 14 GMC Gold 0; Roseland Tavern Te Aowera 0 Amber Dental Gisborne Girls’ High School 8. Men: Gisborne Boys’ High School 3 YMP B 2; Lytton Old...

Twelve years of summer

GLENN Sherriff has spent the past dozen years going from English summers to New Zealand summers, playing polo and training and selling horses. It's a real balancing act — pursuing his sport, keeping fit and paying the bills. The downside for the man...

Tough game first up

RUGBYPOVERTY Bay have a tough early draw in the Heartland Championship but captain Ken Houkamau says the province’s rugby team are not intimidated. They play the Meads Cup champions, Thames Valley, first up and then the 2018 beaten finalists, South...