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Christie falls to Igarashi again

Japanese hotshot Kanoa Igarashi brought down Ricardo Christie for the second consecutive contest of the World Surf League’s Championship Tour. Gisborne-Mahia surfer Christie was once again eliminated in the round of 32 — this time at the Oi Rio...

Midway, Wainui clubbies tame the Mount Monster at Mt Maunganui

MIDWAY and Wainui enjoyed success as nearly 300 surf lifesavers took on the Mount Monster in Mt Maunganui yesterday. The third running of the 25-kilometre race had individuals and teams competing over a course comprising a 5km beach run, 1.5km swim...

Golf Roundup

Poverty BayA RED-HOT short game inspired Kim Travers to a career-best round and victory in the division 2 men’s stableford last Thursday. Travers shot 83-21-62, for 46 points — an effort that would have been even better had he not hit the wrong...

Horizontal surfing

NEW Zealand's best waveski surfers are in Gisborne this weekend for the annual New Zealand Open Waveski Surfing Titles. A waveski is a kayak designed to be ridden like a surfboard, with competitors doing cutbacks and aerial manoeuvres. The...

Season to end with weekend of cup finals

FOOTBALLSENIOR football in Gisborne will finish for the season on Sunday, September 19, with the final of the Braybrook Cup. Women’s teams Gisborne Laundry Services Wainui Riverina and Bohemians will play the decider on the Childers Road Reserve...

Chasers closing in on Tamatea

YMP skipper and No. 8 Willis Tamatea still leads the Most Valuable Player (MVP) rankings in Poverty Bay premier rugby despite missing Saturday’s premier match against Ngatapa. Tamatea injured his knee playing for LeaderBrand Poverty Bay in the...

Pressure applied throughout game

Ngatapa had a strong showing at Paddy's Park, Patutahi, against Pirates on Saturday, winning 42-12. They opened the scoring in the second minute and kept the pressure on through the full 80, conceding only two tries in response to their thunderous...

Gisborne Bridge Club results

Akayshia Williams paddles to the max in silence

MAREIKURA Waka Ama Club’s Akayshia Williams paddles in a world of silence. But that has not stopped the 21-year-old teacher aid at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga a Maui School from winning the national open W1 500-metre title the past two years...

PB six raring to go at first Sprint Cup

KAYAKINGSix Poverty Bay paddlers are part of a 32-strong New Zealand team racing in the inaugural Asia-Pacific Sprint Cup in Adelaide this week. Stacey Warren-Moiser, Ben Bristow, Alex Bermingham, Alicia Hoskin and brothers Sam and Zach Ferkins will...

Kiwis seal showjumping test

New Zealand's young riders sealed the transtasman clash with a convincing win at the Larsen Sawmilling Jumping and Show Hunter Championships in Gisborne on Sunday. The Kiwis ended up with 17 points from the three days of competition against their...

Harbour sink PBEC at Freyberg Masters

North Harbour proved too good for Poverty Bay-East Coast in Round 6 of the Freyberg Masters men's golf interprovincial this morning. PBEC went down 4-1 at the over-40s matchplay tournament being played at the Motueka course. Auckland-based David...

Lost his voice, found new life

Phil Robinson got a sore throat while he holidayed on the Greek island of Corfu, and it changed his life. He lost his voice for six months, gave up his job as head teacher of a large primary school in Derby, England, and came to New Zealand with wife...

Knockout loss ‘wake-up call’ for United

Gisborne United have been knocked out of the 2021 Lotto Federation Cup, going down 1-0 to New Plymouth side Peringa United at Hastings Sports Park on Saturday. The game was listed as a home match for Heavy Equipment Gisborne United but because of the...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Joe Kiri (2NZ Kings), Hunter Eyles (2NZ Kings), Wayne Morrell (Roseland), S Lascelles (Roseland), Christina Aspalter (2NZ Wahine Toa), Destiny Barbarich (2NZ Wahine Toa), Walter Whaitiri (Roseland Say My Name), Tristan Reeves (RSA Outlaws), Chris...

Gisborne shines at hockey tourneys

LYTTON High School hockey player Sienna King was goalkeeper in the bronze-medal-winning Manawatu team at the Under-18 Women’s Association Tournament in Carterton. They beat Tauranga 4-1 in the bronze-medal match. Thames Valley, which included Lytton...