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Raising the bar for young surfers

A NEW surf programme for children is designed to raise the bar of surfing in the region while increasing water safety in a fun environment. Rippers is a weekly event, beginning next Wednesday, for children aged between five and 12. The programme will...

Gisborne Herald quarter-marathon, fun run results

Quarter marathonMALE, OPENTayler Reid, 36:30, 1, 1Oliver Walton 41:18, 2, 6Hano Vorster 43:39, 3, 10Allan Porter 44:03, 4, 11Finn Rainger 48:19, 5, 20Brad Reynolds 49:44, 6 , 24Jason Phillips 50:03, 7, 26Tomas Seliger 50:48, 8, 32Joss Ruifrok 51:47...

Finals rugby

The last time Poverty Bay played West Coast in rugby’s Heartland Championship, the Bay lost a heartbreaker, 31-30. That game last year still irks Poverty Bay captain Ken Houkamau because he felt they should have won. Poverty Bay gave up a lead in...

Brott aims for lucky last

GISBORNE rower James Brott and his New Zealand under-21 teammates will try to stop their Australian counterparts from retaining the Rusty Robertson Trophy at Penrith next month. Brott, who turns 20 in July, will be competing at this level for the...

Mangapapa shine on big stage

Mangapapa School rippa rugby players were welcomed home as heroes last night after their runners-up performance in a national tournament in Wellington and their reward includes special time tomorrow with some All Blacks. The Gisborne school were...

Waaka named in PB squad

New Zealand rugby sevens representative Beaudein Waaka is the headline act for the Poverty Bay men’s squad named this week. Waaka made his debut for New Zealand in 2015 and played for the national side as recently as October last year. He played for...

Uawa repel Ngatapa's Barry Cup challenge

The Barry Cup will stay in Tolaga Bay for summer following the Uawa rugby sub-union’s 28-3 defeat of Ngatapa at Uawa Domain on Sunday. Fitness, determined attack and staunch, fearless defence have been a winning formula for Uawa this year, and...

Cricket tournament results

Day 1 results of Northern Districts boys’ senior secondary schools cricket tournament at Harry Barker Reserve —Pool ACounties-Manukau 117-8 (M Marconi 38, C Dickson 31; T Pini 3-22, C Scott-Moore 2-21) Bay of Plenty Lakelands 115-4 (C Tupaea 57...

Seventh NZ title to Billy

Gisborne teenager Saffi Vette claimed one title and narrowly missed the premier one at the National Surfing Championships, which finished in Taranaki on Saturday. World Surf League Championship Tour surfer Ricardo Christie, however, had to settle for...

Challenge accepted

ALL-local. All talented. All loving the prospect of taking on the country’s best. A daunting task lies ahead of the two Gisborne Tairawhiti teams competing in the New Zealand Representative Challenge on Monday. But the predominantly fresh-faced...

TOP OF THEIR CLASS

CAMPION College completed a football treble and Gisborne Girls' High School netballers won promotion in a great week for Gisborne school sport. Campion won the Grant Jarvis Tournament in Palmerston North, winning all eight of their games, scoring 47...

Stags unbeaten in four seasons

Ngatapa Stags have completed their fourth unbeaten rugby season in a row. This year they competed in the Gisborne nipper club rugby under-10 grade. They have achieved their run of four unbeaten seasons against skilled opposition, particularly OBM, YMP...

Barry Cup on the line

RUGBYYou’ve got to be rough and tough to play Barry Cup rugby. The sub-union trophy held by Uawa for the past three seasons will be up for grabs tomorrow. Uawa, coached by Tip Nukunuku, play Ruatoria, coached by Lisa Muller, at the Domain in Tolag...

Medals in Waikanae’s sights at IRB nationals

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Gisborne - East Coast golf roundup

Gisborne ParkTE Puia Springs’ courier company co-owner Aomihi Cook delivered herself something special in the East Coast Fire Brigades Tournament on Sunday. Cook won the Fire Brigade members’ best net trophy with 107-43-64, her round highlighted...

Operation Ricardo

GISBORNE-Mahia surfer Ricardo Christie’s bid to return to surfing’s elite tour has been given a much-welcome financial boost. Former All White footballer and surfing fan Noah Hickey has helped raised over $35,000 through crowdfunding to go...

Boys’ High under-14s to play in BoP tourney

NEXT stop, Mt Maunganui. The Gisborne Boys’ High School under-14 rugby team will contest the Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools seven-a-side tournament for the first time at Arataki Park tomorrow.“We want them to trust their structures but also to...

Ensor and Para reappointed,Coast ‘not far away’ from being more competitive

RUGBYNGATI Porou East Coast have reappointed Wayne Ensor and Troy Para as coaches for next year’s Heartland Championship rugby season. Despite not winning a Heartland game in the past two years as representative coaches, Ensor and Para have the...