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Future of rowing looks bright

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...

Rising up to the activities challenge

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...

Waves are pumping again

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...

Ready to step up training intensity

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...

Insect bite sidelines young rider’s ‘Coastie’

Mainlander Olivia Robertson had been hoping to make her Larsen Sawmilling Showjumping Championships debut on board a “Coastie”. One of her top horses is locally-bred Ngahiwi Cisco, who also made the trip to Gisborne but has been scratched after...

Winning could be a numbers game

HECTIC — that’s what Game 3 of Gisborne men’s club basketball league could be tonight, when the firebrands of City Lights take on Pure Sound. The Pound drew 30-30 with SE Systems last week and City Lights had the bye. Rust could be an issue for...

Gisborne's high-performing hockey umpire brings up her century

Gisborne hockey's Olympic and World Cup umpire Amber Church marked her 100th international game this month when she officiated in the fourth and final transtasman test between the women's Black Sticks and the Hockeyroos. Church officiated in all four...

Heartbreak for Bay

RUGBYTHE look on Poverty Bay skipper Tamanui Hill’s face said it all after his side blew a great opportunity to put themselves into contention for a top-four spot in the Heartland Championship. They lost 37-34 to Thames Valley in a thriller at...

Tūranga Mana Wāhine out to finish in style

The mighty Tūranga Mana Wāhine will take the field for the last time this year tomorrow. They take on Thames Valley Vixens at the Oval — kick-off at 12.30pm. Last weekend the Wāhine turned on a try-scoring clinic in their 73-3 win over Ngāti...

The body is healed

HOCKEYIT’S good to be back, says Black Stick Mac Wilcox. The 22-year-old has been staying with his parents on their sheep and beef farm near Tolaga Bay this week. Training with the national men’s hockey side starts on Monday. The Black Sticks men...

Extra-time cup win for United

GISBORNE United player-coach Stu Cranswick scored a hat-trick in his side’s 4-1 extra-time win against Massey Celtic in Federation Cup football in Napier on Monday. The news wasn’t so good for Gisborne Thistle, who lost 4-2 to Red Sox Manawatu...

YMP show their title credentials

YMP proved they have the potential to take out club rugby's premiership with their performance at the Oval on Saturday. Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates struggled to get a foothold against the storming East Coast Farm Vets YMP team, who were 69-20 winners...

Young heads cool under pressure

CricketPressure is fertile soil from which good cricketers grow. That’s what Grace Levy, Liam Barbier and the rest of the Bollywood Stars bowlers proved on Wednesday night, holding it all together to beat High School Old Boys Pups by 21 runs. Round...

Corrin named Junior Black Fins co-captain

OLIVIA Corrin is having a great year in the water. The Gisborne surf lifesaver, who competes for the Midway club, has been named co-captain of the New Zealand youth team — the Junior Black Fins — for the International Surf Rescue Challenge this...

Tawharu and Ensor give polished performances

BAY of Plenty returned to the top of the table after a big day at the National Scholastic Surfing Championships at Makorori yesterday. They have lost only one of 12 surfers in the event and that was more to illness than performance. The good start to...

Gisborne have chances in CBL final

They had their chances. The Gisborne team lost 65-40 to Rotorua in the final of the inaugural SAS Sports Conference Basketball League women’s competition on Saturday. The home team led 15-13, 30-22 and 45-29 throughout in front of nearly 100 fans at...