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RIDING HIGH: Gisborne’s Hain inducted into ESNZ Hall of Fame

The accolades for top equestrienne Merran Hain QSM continue. The Gisborne grandmother can already lay claim to winning every major national title in the sport and has now added the Equestrian Sports New Zealand Hall of Fame to her CV. Hain, John...

Premier Grade netball: round 3 action continues tonight

Waikohu (1) goal defence Humaria Higgins is pictured above getting both hands on the ball ahead of Whangara Old Girls (1) goal attack Hinewaipounamu Rangihuna in a Premier Grade netball game in the YMCA. Round 3 action continues tonight with two...

Gisborne under-16 girls 11th at Junior Netball Champs

SPORT IN BRIEF Gisborne ended as they began the North Island Junior Netball Championships in New Plymouth — beating Mangere-Otahuhu 28-20 in the Under-16 B Grade playoff for 11th yesterday. Gisborne defeated Mangere Otahuhu 32-11 in their opening...

Sports draws

Football Eastern League 1 — SATURDAY, 12.30pm: Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne Thistle United 1sts v Gisborne Thistle Youth; Childers Road Reserve 1, Property Brokers Thistle 1sts v 1st Class Decorators Wainui Salty Dogs...

Skills impress in women’s club rugby opener

The Poverty Bay women’s club rugby competition finally kicked off on Sunday with three teams facing off at Barry Park. YMP hosted Waikohu and Tapuae in a format of three 35-minute halves. YMP and Tapuae met in the first 35 minutes, with the former...

Black Fins call-up for Waikanae’s Tate

Gisborne lifeguard Christy Tate has been called into the Black Fins for the International Surf Rescue Championship (ISRC) in September. She joins five other Gisborne athletes in the national team. Tate, from the Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae club will...

Melbourne Cup winner in foal

GIsborne couple Glen and Roselle Climo’s thoughts are in France as they eagerly await the birth of the first foal from their champion mare Verry Elleegant — winner of the Caulfield and Melbourne cups. The couple have been associated with the...

The Long Walk: Saturday sport highlight of their week

Former players from as far afield as Japan and the Gold Coast will be attending YMP Hockey Club’s official centenary dinner in Gisborne on July 15. Long-time club member and co-organiser Lynne Holmberg yesterday said 140 people were confirmed for...

Holmes impresses in Wallaroos whitewash

Gisborne’s Renee Holmes underlined her importance to the “new-era” Black Ferns with a strong performance in a 50-0 whitewash of Australia in Brisbane on Thursday night. The Wallaroos had no answer to the world champions in their opening clash...

Ground conditions mean Thistle’s home run of Central Fed games to start with Matariki weekend doubleheader

Gisborne footballers will dip their studs in the mud as they return to local league competition this weekend. Women’s Eastern League games on Sunday are the most likely to go ahead. The grounds have an extra day to recover, and the women have had...

Take 2 for latest round of Coast comp

They’re not slowing down on the Coast. Last week’s games in H Blackbee Contractors Ngāti Porou East Coast men’s club rugby will be played tomorrow at the same times and venues. Pango Productions Waiapu are to host Waima at George Nepi...

Tasty treat on offer in top-of-table tussle

POVERTY Bay club hockey over the weekend has plenty of mouth-watering prospects but the men’s clash between Lytton Old Boys Traktion and YMP A tomorrow is likely to be the tastiest. Their top-of-the-table encounter takes place at 5pm on the Hain...

Top 20 for Reid in Montreal Triathlon

GISBORNE professional triathlete Tayler Reid had a top 20 finish at the Montreal Triathlon last weekend. Reid was 20th in the 55-strong elite men’s race in the Canadian city — the fourth event of the World Triathlon Championship Series. He...

DO OR DIE

Poverty Bay Senior 1 semifinals - Tapuae v Nuhaka; Athletic v Uawa Sir David Attenborough said migration in numbers, despite obstacles, dangers and predators, was the key to a species’ survival. Such will be the case with the semifinals of the...

Premier wins to Whangara, YMP

The top two teams in Premier Grade netball reinforced their standings with Wednesday night victories in the YMCA. Second-placed Whangara Old Girls saw off Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A 50-41 in a close Pak’nSave Premier contest. Competition...

Semifinal showdowns

It is the business end of the Poverty Bay Premier club rugby competition and a new ball game for the four teams hunting Lee Bros Shield glory. The Civil Project Solutions Premier sudden-death semifinals take place tomorrow with back-to-back action...