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Three from three for cup: Cook wins saloon trophy, McArthur the stockcar classic

Cook puts his name on saloon trophy, McArthur wins stockcar classic.

Big wins at rugby opener

Tiny White Opening Day was a great one for Poverty Bay rugby. A forceful Larsawn Ngatapa posse beat Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 40-0 on Oval 1, after which defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP came from behind to be 49-15 victors over...

Last quarter win for Whangara

Premier Grade defending champions Whangara Old Girls had to come from behind in the final quarter to beat Girls’ High Senior A in their opening game of Round 1 of Gisborne senior netball at Victoria Domain on Saturday. Girls’ High picked up...

Try time on opening day

The winter competition season also got under way for senior netball and Eastern League men’s and women’s football

They went down fighting

Gisborne Boys’ High School put Kelston BHS to the acid test yesterday. Auckland powerhouse Kelston scored five unanswered tries in a 27-15 win against a gallant GBHS first 15 under game-day captain, tighthead prop Whetu McGhee. They were kept in...

Six decades of voluntary instruction

Dedication to pony club across 60 years has been recognised with the presentation to Shirley Hyland of the Volunteers Long Service Award from the New Zealand Pony Club Association. It celebrates the instruction and advice she has given many...

Teams for today’s premier rugby season-openers

With all six game-day squads for Tiny White Opening Day in Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Premier Grade confirmed, the rugby public can now cast a discerning eye over the talent to roll out at the Oval today. At 1pm on Oval 1, blindside flanker...

On the mats

Gisborne indoor bowlers made their presence felt at a “mini nationals” tournament in Napier over Easter Weekend. Dylan Foster played magnificently to reach the final of the singles. Foster, 18, was up against South Island team representative...

Season starts with Tiny White opener

Poverty Bay club rugby’s community event of 2024 takes place tomorrow at the Gisborne Oval. This season is boosted by the inclusion of Wairoa-based Tapuae in the premier grade and a Waikohu team in the senior 1 grade. Tomorrow the Oval will be the...

Gisborne fighters medal up at martial arts tourney in Thailand

Seven members of Gisborne Rangataua o Aōtearoa Martial Arts and Culture Club return with glistening hardware around their necks; coach happy.

Surfing title prepares Parry for the worlds

Aucklander Justin Parry gained a confidence booster leading into the world championships, when he won the 2024 New Zealand waveski surfing open title at Gisborne over Easter. He beat defending titleholder Dave Mitchell in clean conditions at Tolag...

Bridge results

Monday — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 2 North/South, East/West Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 56.94 Murray Owen, Delwyn Arthur 57.94 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 53.13 Katrina Duncan, Yvonne Waide 55.16 Eileen Lee, Ann McCombe...

Gisborne Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: J Love, T Kaio (Done n Dusted); E Tamihana (Souljahs); N Wallace (Spandangles); H Ngarangione, A Charlie (Stallions); J Waihape (Valkyries); M Hawea (Vikings). Highest start (180): J Love (Done n Dusted). Highest finish...

James the runner-up in Hawke’s Bay Superstock Champs at Meeanee

Gisborne superstock racer Tyler James (above, on the left), on board 89G, produced the best of the ‘G’ car results from drivers who raced out of town over the Easter weekend. James finished runner-up in the Hawke’s Bay Superstock Championships...

Tough tournament for young basketballers

Gisborne results from the Easter Classic basketball tournament in Tauranga. DAY 1 Under 12 Boys A Grade, Pool B, Round 1: Gisborne A 34 Waikato Black 36. U12 Girls Grade, R1: Gisborne 26 Waikato Red 20; R2: Gisborne 25 Tauranga 28. U14 Boys A Grade...

Thistle football club celebrates 100 years

Weekend celebration sets up Gisborne Thistle for the next 100 years, says president.

Gisborne 10 make a big statement at Icon champs

by Marilyn Callahan Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes brought back six gold medals, nine silver and one bronze from the Icon club champs in Auckland. It was the club members’ first competition of the year, and 10 of them took part. Competing in...

Challenge Cup glory to Blues and Royals

The Blues and Royals wrote a small but noteworthy chapter in cricket history last week. The Jett Whitaker-led Blues won the all-Gisborne Boys’ High School T20 Challenge Cup final versus the previously unbeaten Admiralty by five runs to claim the...