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Young darts gun on adventure of a lifetime

DARTSGISBORNE’S Tahuna Irwin is off to the Palace . . . Not Buckingham but Alexandra Palace to take on the world’s best darts throwers from December 13.“It’s a dream come true, the trip of a lifetime, playing at ‘the Palace’ in the...

A curtain-raiser befitting the main event

They brought Rugby Park to life before the big boys moved in.“They” were the Poverty Bay and Ngati Porou East Coast women's teams, who produced a superb contest for the Rerepuhitai Trophy in the curtain-raiser to the Heartland Championship men's...

Poverty Bay women head Interclub field

Poverty Bay won the senior women's division of the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast Interclub competition, played over two days. They headed a four-strong field, accumulating 12 points and a plus-45 differential. The winning team comprised — Singles...

Newbie’s story reminder of the beauty of surfing

SURFING is a beautiful sport, or lifestyle, pursuit, hobby — whichever you prefer to call it. But that very ambiguity over how to define it is why I love it so much. For some it is a sport, as it can be competitive and adrenaline-pumping; from...

Memorable world champs

BRING on Tahiti and the 2018 world champs is the early call after Gisborne paddlers shone at the Va’a world sprints in Australia. Laden with medals of every colour, paddlers have returned or are returning home following a memorable world elite and...

UP FOR DESTRUCTION

SPEEDWAYA TEAMS demolition derby at Awapuni tomorrow night promises to live up to expectations. The Metalco Teams Demolition Derby to be held at Eastland Group Raceway has attracted three teams of five cars each.“I'm not sure of the make-up of all...

Another win to Rob, Red

The strong start to the season by Gisborne speedway sidecar duo Rob Miller and Red George continued at the weekend when they won the feature race and one of the other heats at the Palmerston North track on Saturday night. The 8P pair went around the...

On the mats — Indoor bowls news

Andrew Rickard teamed up with his nine-year-old son Adam and 13-year-old daughter Rachael to win the Poverty Bay-East Coast Indoor Bowls centre open trios 10-9 against tournament favourites Arnold Hutchins, Dylan Foster and Bruce Easton. In...

Oceans 19 entry tops 850

SURF LIFESAVINGNEARLY 60 junior surf athletes from Gisborne will be among more than 850 athletes taking part in the Oceans 19 New Zealand junior championships that start next week at Mount Maunganui. The premier New Zealand surf lifesaving event for...

Boys’ High prepare for farewells

It's a team and a season that the Gisborne Boys' High School first 15 of 2020 will never forget. As the 2019 side came within one point of victory, 21 to St Patrick's College Silverstream's 22, here last year and were pipped 24-21 by Napier BHS on...

Talent of the future on display

Up-and-coming surfing talent was showcased when 91 children from across Tairawhiti descended on Midway Beach on Friday. The grommets had highly contestable conditions that suited them for the OPSM Tairawhiti Junior Champs, Gisborne Boardriders Club...

YMP beat Whangara in convincing fashion

YMP (1) head into the Gisborne premier-grade netball playoffs next week with real momentum after they soundly beat defending champions Whangara Old Girls at the YMCA last night. They won the top-of-the-table clash 63-46 ahead of a rematch next...

Plugging the leaks

COREY Adams knows his side can score goals . . . 43 in 11 Pacific Premiership games. But the Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United player-coach wants his side to stop conceding them.“Twenty-four in 11 matches is not what you want if you want to...

Rugby correction

Former Poverty Bay Rugby Union chief executive Marty Davis is not “suing the union for breach of contract”, as stated in a story in Wednesday’s Gisborne Herald.“It is an employment-relationship matter and not a work-related matter,” said...

Judo trio successful

Three young women from the Gisborne Judo Club returned from the Sydney International Championships with medals. Sydnee Andrews won gold in the senior women’s division for judoka over 78 kilograms. Holly Flyger took silver in the senior girls’...

A big Tiny White Memorial Day start to the season

TAPUAE make their return to the Poverty Bay premier division after a nine-year absence when they play reigning Lee Bros Shield champions High School Old Boys at Wairoa tomorrow.“They’ll be fired up for it — home advantage and hosting the Tiny...

Captain delivers as HSOB roll on

It was glorious. Bollywood High School Old Boys’ captain Scott Tallott stroked and crunched 84 runs off 73 balls in his side’s fourth-straight Doleman Cup win on Saturday — a 129-run victory over Gisborne Boys’ High School.“It wasn’t...

GBHS opens campaign with strong start

GISBORNE Boys’ High School first 15 opened their Super 8 rugby campaign with a 29-27 win against Palmerston North Boys’ High in Palmertson North at the weekend. Ngati Porou Seafoods GBHS trailed 13-7 at halftime but a “rev-up” from their...