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Vette top-scorer on Scholastics first day

It didn’t take long for the action to heat up on Day 1 of the 2017 National Scholastic Surfing Championships at Makorori, Gisborne, yesterday as regional teams from around the country attempted to keep a clean slate through the first rounds. After...

Girls Sevens wing it to New Caledonia

THE Poverty Bay under-18 girls sevens teams left for New Caledonia this morning. The Red and White teams, coached by Trish Hina and Amoe Tarsau, will compete in the New Caledonia sevens tournament, featuring teams from Fiji, New Caledonia, Australi...

Huta wins gold and silver on return

Kaiya Huta made a successful return to competitive trampolining, winning gold and silver at the Manukau championships in Auckland. The 16-year-old student at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui won gold on double mini and silver on tramp in the...

PBEC accentuating the positive

GOLFPoverty Bay-East Coast this morning sharpened their swords for one last assault at what has been a Battle of Hastings for the country’s smallest golfing union. Sitting bottom of Section 2 at the national men’s interprovincial being staged on...

United in two-goal fightback

Gisborne United came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with league leaders Napier City Rovers Seconds, and almost snatched a win in Pacific Premiership football at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Meanwhile, at Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne Thistle came...

Whangara come storming back

WHANGARA Old Girls went from 10 goals down to one goal ahead in the last quarter of their premier netball playoff against Ngatapa at the YMCA on Saturday. Last year’s Pak’nSave premier runners-up beat Farmlands Ngatapa 50-49. Ngatapa, playing in...

Top racers charge Eastland Ministock 100

MORE than 70 youth ministock racers will start tomorrow night in the annual Eastland Ministock 100 and several Gisborne drivers are in with a chance of winning it. The two-night programme begins at 7pm tomorrow night with heats in the Heavy Equipment...

Enterprise heat up winter champs

ENTERPRISE Cars Swim Team had a hugely successful weekend at the Hawke’s Bay Poverty Bay winter championships in Flaxmere over the weekend. The Gisborne club won the overall top club trophy and the senior trophy. Eight of its members won age group...

Big meeting to be run at later date

Gisborne Speedway Club has postponed the big meeting planned for tonight because of the weather, with the track “saturated” by overnight rain. Eastland Group Raceway was to host the New Zealand Sidecar Grand Prix, and the Professional Fleet...

Semifinal time on the Coast

TVC play City at Cape Runaway, Uawa v Waiapu at Tolaga Bay

River Summer Series starts tomorrow

GISBORNE Harrier Club starts its popular River Summer Series tomorrow. It will feature weekly 2.5- and five-kilometre races on a traffic-free course alongside the city rivers. The series challenges runners to race regularly and see how much they can...

Some aspects reinstated

CRICKETMore of the summer game shall be played. The Cricket Championship begins at 3.15pm today at the Harry Barker Reserve. The Gisborne Boys' High School-based six-week competition features the Tairawhiti Women's Cricket Club Colts and three teams...

Injury blow - season over for Poverty Bay's top ref

RUGBYRISING Poverty Bay referee Damien Macpherson’s Heartland Championship season is over after just two games. The 32-year-old farmer— who started refereeing in 2015 and was named in a 15-strong New Zealand Rugby high performance referees squad...

Sports draws

Pacific Premiership, SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle v Napier Marist Reserves. 3pm: Premier Hastings Sport Park 1, Maycenvale v Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United. Eastern League 1, 12.30pm: CRR 1...

Practice match

Campion College and Gisborne Girls’ High School this week had the first of two games organised to prepare them for tournament play. Girls’ High left-winger Emma Brownlie scored to give her side a 1-0 win. A return game will be played at the...

Trophy winners at Poverty Bay Golf Club

THE trophy winners from the Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Senior Men’s Open at Poverty Bay Golf Club this week enjoy their win