POVERTY Bay-East Coast suffered their third consecutive defeat at the Freyberg Masters interprovincial golf tournament in New Plymouth this morning. PBEC went down 4-1 to Bay of Plenty at the over-40s matchplay event on the Ngamotu course. Their only...
Horouta had a cricket game last week so they got to blow out some of the cobwebs. Their opponents, OBR, are coming off a long break. OBR tomorrow play their first match in Poverty Bay club cricket's DJ Barry Cup competition this season. The competition...
RUGBYAll is about to be revealed. Ngati Porou East Coast aim to hit the ground running in their pre-season game against Thames Valley at Rugby Park, Waihi, tomorrow. The match will give Coast coach Wayne Ensor a snapshot of where players —...
Double Seekers’ Captain Gary Harding would be happy his team were able to earn two much-needed points this week with a 10-3 win against youngsters 2NZ Vikings. While the score might indicate Cossy Double Seekers were on fire, the actual games told...
GISBORNE-born and bred Nita Maynard did herself proud despite the Kiwi Ferns falling at the last hurdle in the Women’s Rugby League Cup final on Saturday. Australia’s Jillaroos beat their New Zealand arch-rivals 23-16 at Brisbane’s Suncorp...
GISBORNE/MAHIA surfer Ricardo Christie has ground his way through another tight heat at the Vans US Open of Surfing in California this morning. In his round 3, four-man heat in head-high, wind-affected waves at Huntington Beach, Qualifying Series...
CyclingGisborne Cycling Club ride, SATURDAY — Meet at Nelson Roar cemetery at 1.30pm for group ride, approximately 2-3 hours for various abilities. Visitors welcome. HockeySENIOR WOMEN, FRIDAY — 6pm: GMC Gold v YMP A (GMC Green/YMP B)7.30pm: GMC...
FORMER New Zealand Masters player Marlene Nikora got an early Christmas present when she received a Lotto New Zealand Sport Maker award for dedication, loyalty, honesty, integrity and commitment to hockey. Nikora, coach of Te Tairawhiti Maori...
Five years ago, former Gisborne Boys' High School first 15 captain and All Black midfielder Charlie Ngatai feared his rugby career could be over. Now Ngatai, 31, is with Irish club Leinster after a successful spell with French club Lyon. He will team...
Organisers of a netball initiative set up by youth for youth are seeking feedback on their plans for a new social league. Gisborne Netball Centre's newly formed Youth Activation Group is made up of 11 girls from four local high schools. It is part of...
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS180s: Lee Barbarich (2NZ Rebels), Lee Tamihana (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Brian Leach (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Matt Reedy (Cossie DONE & Dusted), Nigel Higham (Roseland), Monty Reedy (Cossie 2 PHL), Lorna Wynyard (Cossie...
GISBORNE Girls’ High student Phoebe Taylor could face a tough decision when she finishes school this year.“I joined the Tairawhiti Services Academy when I was 14 and spent a week in the barracks at Linton (military camp) last year on...
STUDENTS from across the region have spent the last two days balancing on beams, bouncing on trampolines, somersaulting and cartwheeling at the annual Poverty Bay Schools’ Gymnastics Festival. The festival came to an end last night as outstanding...
ON a weekend in Europe when rugby didn’t seem so important, New Zealanders, including Gisborne’s Brendon O’Connor, made on-field statements during round one of the European Champions Cup. Former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 skipper...
POVERTY Bay broke a seven-year Jeremy David Memorial Trophy drought in style at Rugby Park on Saturday when they comprehensively defeated Wairarapa Bush 31-6 to reclaim the coveted trophy. The win clearly meant a great deal to the Bay players and...
CRICKETHOROUTA will first push to make sure they qualify for Poverty Bay cricket's DJ Barry Cup final and then they may have a crack at being the top qualifier. But they will need a compelling performance tomorrow to overtake High School Old Boys...
YMP turned on the power from the start to take charge of the netball semifinal against Gisborne Girls' High School at the YMCA last night. Their opening blitz overpowered Gillies Electrical Gisborne Girls' High School Senior A, and YMP won the match...
DESPITE losing to High School Old Boys in the final game of Doleman Cup round-robin play, Horouta qualified fourth and will play defending champions OBR in the semifinals on Saturday. Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates, who beat Gisborne Boys’ High, meet...
BODYBUILDINGVISITING competitors claimed four of the six top categories in the NABBA East Coast Bodybuilding Championships at the War Memorial Theatre on Saturday. New Zealand representative and Gizzy Muscle gym owner Tawhiri Walsh’s gym took top...
PREMIER rugby teams on both fields at the Oval lined up as a sign of respect for a man described by Waikohu coach Geoff Pari as “everything to anyone who has been involved with the club (Waikohu Sports Club)”.Mr Rutene lived his entire life at...
Poverty BayPoverty Bay Bowling Club’s Rex Rigney pre-Christmas tournament followed its traditional format of three short one-hour games of triples using section play. It was sponsored by Ryman Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village and held...
Gisborne-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie’s Ballito Pro run continued with a Round 5 win at the World Surf League Qualifying Series 10,000-point contest overnight (NZ time).The 29-year-old advanced to the quarterfinals with a victory over Hawaiian...
Gisborne United leftback Matt McFatter wouldn’t compare himself to Manchester United stars David Beckham or Wayne Rooney . . . or perhaps he would. On Saturday he scored a goal from a similar distance to a couple of the most famous strikes by the...
The High School Old Boys revival continues with a 112-0 demolition of Tapuae in premier rugby at the Oval on Saturday. But the size of the 18-try victory over bottom-placed Roseland Tavern Tapuae makes it hard to gauge just how much Earthwork...
THE rub of the green didn't go the way of local club cricket powerhouse OBR on Saturday. Both OBR Rugby teams – Coastal Concrete OBR, in Round 2 of the Premier Grade race for the DJ Barry Cup – and Senior B side Rawhiti Legal OBR, in Round 9 of...
Gerry “Schoee” Schumacher swore, trotted down the steep track to his golf bag, grabbed his phone and trudged back up to the fifth tee at Te Puia Hot Springs Golf Club. He had already hit his drive but forgot to take his phone with him and wasn't...
BOWLSThe first Bowls Gisborne East Coast Centre champion of champions tournament for the 2018-2019 season will be played at the Wairoa Bowling Club this weekend. Four separate events will be contested — the senior men’s, senior women’s, junior...
COMBINED TEAMS: Nuhaka Domain, Turanga Combined 26 Wairoa Combined 24. POVERTY BAY/EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY CLUB EXCHANGE: In Gisborne, East Coast Farm Vets YMP 29 Whakatane Marist 28, Enterprise Cars OBM 54 Paroa 18, Larsawn Ngatapa 22 Poroporo 19...
ROWINGThe future of rowing in the district was on show at the Gisborne Rowing Club prize-giving following a successful 2017/18 season. Novice and junior crews scooped up the major silverware, underlining the ability of the club to attract and develop...
LAST week was a big and exciting one for the youngsters involved in the Rise Up Tairawhiti summer programme run by Red Cross and it is considered a great success. Some 26 children aged 10 to 12 took part in the three-day programme this year. It...
TOOLS have been dropped, sick days called and productivity levels across the district are back to normal levels. Gisborne surfers, we have waves. Well, sort of. No, it has not been eye-bleedlingly pumping but it has been fun, oh yes it has. Several...
ASHLEIGH Donaldson has months of fitness work and training ahead of her and at the end of it is a ticket to Sweden for the World Junior Ultimate Championships. The 14-year-old from Gisborne has been selected in New Zealand's ultimate frisbee under-20...