HOCKEYTHE hockey season starts on the LJ Hooker turf at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow afternoon, with five men’s and five women’s teams ready to go. The first games start at midday.“We will have matches going on the turf all afternoon,”...
TAYLER Reid says his third placing in the elite division of the ITU World Cup race in the Czech Republic at the weekend has given him a “massive boost” going into his next world championship event in Rotterdam.“Up until this point my entire...
THE Uawa Hinematioro J16 women’s waka ama team’s stellar performance at the 2016 Te Wananga o Aotearoa Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Lake Karapiro last week has won them the chance to compete on the global stage. The team of six — three of whom...
The Paikea Whalers emerged 44-28 winners over Waengapu Stallions in an entertaining game and will face Seeka Falcons in the grand final at Awapuni Sports Stadium this weekend. Match report in tomorrow’s Herald
Father and son Ross and Rick Thomson from Gisborne's Barry Memorial Croquet Club were winners and runners-up in two golf croquet tournaments outside the district. Playing in the third division of the levels tournament in Mt Maunganui, they lived up...
Athletic were no match for a rampant High School Old Boys, determined to finish their premier rugby season on a winning note and retain the Challenge Cup they won after beating Waikohu two weeks ago. Earthwork Solutions HSOB thumped a depleted...
It’s semifinals time for East Coast senior rugby. To quote Hikurangi stalwart Doone Harrison: “And then there were four”. Yes, four teams have prevailed in the seven-club battle for semifinal places in the close-fought and compelling 2016...
THE Tairawhiti under-15 boys made history in Hastings at the weekend by becoming the first Tairawhiti team to win a Central Regions tournament“We also had Treyson Hikitapua-Wilson, Chleo Reihana-Davis, Brandie Reihana, Corey Boocock and Uenuku...
What was the secret of East Coast Rugby Union's success in their centenary year?Passion, spirit, planning, tremendous support, a former All Black as head coach of the Sky Blues and a player-led drive to turn their fortunes around were all factors in...
THE long trip to Waihi for Gisborne clubs was rewarded with plenty of medals at the Eastern Region Junior Surf Life Saving Championships last weekend. As well as top-three finishes in various individual and team disciplines, the youngsters also...
GISBORNE Boys' High School students Oscar Ruston and Sacha Dewancker made a gold and silver statement at the Maadi Cup national secondary schools regatta. The pair made three A finals at the hugely popular week-long regatta held on Lake...
How much can you improve your 2.5- or five-kilometre running time in two months?Gisborne Harrier Club is putting this challenge to local runners with its Thursday twilight series that starts tomorrow and continues until the end of March. The club...
Filthy conditions across the top of the East Coast and Eastern Bay of Plenty ensured a fabulous day for scrappy, forward-dominated, low-scoring, wet-weather rugby on Saturday. Hikurangi v TVCTVC hosted Hikurangi at Whangaparaoa, and dominated the...
CyclingSATURDAY — Gisborne Cycling Club — ride (no racing); sign on is from 1.30pm at Nelson Road cemetery. Visitors welcome. FootballSATURDAY — PACIFIC PREMIERSHIP, 2.30pm: Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment Gisborne Utd v Taradale. EASTERN...
Two losses or not, Moascar Cup holders or not, they're still the champions. The 2019 New Zealand First 15 Top Four winners Hastings Boys' High School — Akina — are the Ryan Tapsell-coached Gisborne Boys' High School's third Super 8 rugby...
DIFFERENT eras, same issues. Former Everton professional footballer and Gisborne City player-coach Ray Veall says the observations of New Zealand team coach Anthony Hudson are the same as those he would have made 40 years ago. Veall coached Gisborne...
TOLAGA Bay-raised Mac Wilcox’s Black Sticks ambitions continue to burn. The 19-year-old is heading to the Gold Coast on January 17 with the New Zealand junior men’s hockey team for five matches against their Australian counterparts. He is one of...
Now they know. The Gisborne Intermediate boys lost Game 1 of the Northern Districts finals to St Peter’s by one wicket yesterday, but they now know they are competitive, and can win.“This was an encouraging start,” Gis Int coach Glen Udall...
Young Wainui lifeguard Jack Keepa has his eyes on the prize this summer as he looks to make an impact on the under-16 ranks of New Zealand surf lifesaving. The 14-year-old was named Wainui’s club sportsperson of the year last season — the...
Gisborne professional surfer Ricardo Christie has bowed out of the Qualifying Series 10,000 Ballito Pro in South Africa. Christie, who is seeking a return to the World Surf League’s Championshop Tour (CT), finished fourth out of four surfers in his...
SIX athletes from Gisborne competed in the Halberg Games in Auckland and two picked up gold medals. Swimmer Tama Wirepa had a win in the 25 metres breaststroke, a second in the 25m backstroke and a third in the 25m freestyle. Weighn Wilson was part of...
CricketC Grade — TODAY, Nelson Park, 3.15pm: GBHS v Campion; GGHS v Primary Reps. Mercantile — TONIGHT, Harry Barker Reserve, 5.30pm: M5, Mangapapa Garage v Boundary Violators; M6, Maccas Rebels TBC v Wannabes; M7, TBC v AGFirst; M8, Sons of...
NEW ZEALAND cricket legend and Poverty Bay/Northern Districts team coach Lance Cairns says today’s game against the Sri Lanka under-19 cricket team at Harry Barker Reserve is a “great opportunity for all the players involved”.“This game (the...
Gisborne Trampoline Club results from the Central Trampoline Championships held in Gisborne last weekend —TUMBLING8-and-under female: Sophie Rolls, gold. 10-and-under male: Reuben Walsh, gold; Jed Reynolds, silver. 10-and-under female: Porsh...
An improvement in players’ tactics was evident in the second round of the Winter Wackers badminton doubles last Thursday night. Organisers were encouraged to see that players had moved from a “bashing game” to a more tactical approach where...
GOLFYOU win some. You lose some. Gisborne’s Tessa McDonald and her Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay team experienced a 50-50 day at the national women’s interprovincial in Auckland yesterday. McDonald, at No. 1 in the five-woman HBPB team, had a win and...
Covid has hit the DJ Barry Cup cricket competition and both the premier grade matches set down for today at Harry Barker Reserve have been cancelled. A Poverty Bay cricket spokesman said too many players in all four teams were affected by the virus...
FOOTBALLELEVEN players will face Gisborne United at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow, but beyond that they are something of a mystery. United’s opponents, Napier City Rovers Reserves, lie third in football’s Pacific Premiership, three points behind...
Kane Arahanga, Destiny Barbarich, Amelia Campbell-Ratapu, Lance Cook, Tyson Eyles, Hunter Eyles (2), Jon Griffiths, Lindsay Grenfell, Matiu Hawea, Lorenzo Kaa, Cris Kiri, John Love, Kevin Morrell, Juanita Reeves, Levi Tamihana, John White...
NETBALLHIGH School Old Girls and Whangara Old Girls will be keen to continue their winning ways when premier grade netball hits the Victoria Domain courts again tomorrow. The three top-seeded teams came through with wins on the opening day of the...
RUGBYHikurangi rugby club has a 101-year history and a great reputation. And fans of “The Maunga” should know that former captain George Reedy is head coach of the side in 2020.“Many of our older people are delighted to see the boys out there...