A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
OVER 1100 gymnasts from 28 schools took part in the Gisborne schools’ gymnastics festival last week.
Wainui Beach and St Mary’s were equal-first in the primary schools’ division, Gisborne Intermediate was first in the intermediate division, and Gisborne Girls’ High School was first in the secondary division.
The school placings were based on a points system of three for individual first place, two for second and one for third.
ResultsPrimary boys
A Grade
Individual: Jeremy Auckram (Central) 1; Liam Walters (Mangapapa) 2; Elias Tillman (Wainui Beach), Jackson Horne (Central) equal 3.
A Reserve Grade
Team: Wainui Beach (1) 1; Wainui Beach (2) 2.
Individual: Aiden Jay Tupaea (Mangapapa) 1; Che Gibson-Park (Kaiti) 2; Piran Payne (Wainui Beach) 3.
B Grade
Team: Te Hapara (1) 1; Kaiti (1) 2; Te Hapara (2) 3.
Individual: Kaiaia Tangira (Te Hapara) 1; Jodeci Gibbons (Te Hapara) 2; Ben Jones (Te Hapara) 3.
Primary girls
A Competitive Grade
Individual: Jade Swann (St Mary’s) 1; Silke McNaught (Central) 2; Gloria Allen (Central) 3.
A Grade
Team: St Mary’s (1); Te Wharau (1) 2; Wainui Beach (1) 3.
Individual: Stephanie Collier (Wainui Beach) 1; Sarai Gudgeon (St Mary’s), Ella Arthur (Wainui Beach) equal 2; Danielle Blair (St Mary’s), Imogen Amor-Bendall (Wainui Beach) equal 3.
A Reserve
Team: Wainui Beach (2) 1; Mangapapa (1) 2; Mangapapa (2) 3.
Individual: Charlie Keepa (Wainui Beach) 1; Asia Braithwaite (Wainui Beach) 2; Kiana Akuhata (Mangapapa), Amelia Arthur (Wainui Beach) equal 3.
B Grade
Team: St Mary’s (1) 1; Central 2; Wainui (1) 3.
Individual: Claudia Song (St Mary’s) 1; Annabelle Zane (St Mary’s) 2; Pippa Banks (St Mary’s) 3.
Intermediate boys
A Grade
Team: Nuhaka (1) 1.
Individual: Te Kauhu Barber (Nuhaka) 1; Harper Champion (Nuhaka) 2; Tama Kerehi (Nuhaka) 3.
A Reserve Grade
Individual: Jason McMillan (Gis Int) 1; Arana Waiwai (Nuhaka) 2; Marc Karangaroa (Nuhaka) 3.
Rural A Competitive
Individual: Jack McEwan (Ormond) 1; Peter Reynolds (Ormond) 2; Gareth Langford (Ormond) 3.
Rural A Grade
Team: Motu 1.
Individual: Rika Gordon (Nuhaka) 1; William Batten (Motu) 2; Haeora King (Motu), Erueti King (Motu), Watene Davoren-Tuhou (Motu), Jahno Te Aho Wesche (Nuhaka) equal 3.
Rural A Reserve Grade
Individual: Tama Takarua (Ormond) 1; Austin Matthews (Ormond) 2.
Rural B Grade
Team: Nuhaka (4) 1; Nuhaka (5) 2; Nuhaka (3) 3.
Individual: Tevita (Nuhaka) 1; Shelden (Nuhaka) 2; Diamond and Hyrum (both Nuhaka) equal 3.
Intermediate girls
A Competitive
Individual: Gabrielle Wong (Gis Int) 1; Lucy Hazlett (Gis Int) 2; Leah Scholefield (Gis Int) 3.
A Grade
Team: Nuhaka (A2) 1.
Individual: Jamie Dacosta (Gis Int) 1; Nicki Graham (Gis Int) 2; Georgia Worters (Gis Int) 3.
A Reserve
Team: Gis Int (1) 1.
Individual: Emily Horne (Gis Int) 1; Jessikah Fearnley (Gis Int) 2; Amelia Paull (Gis Int), Jasmyn Broughton (Gis Int) equal 3.
B Grade
Team: Campion College (1) 1; Campion College (2) 2; Campion College (3) 3.
Individual: Lucy Allen (Campion) 1; Sofia Zame (Campion) 2; Alesha Batisaresare (Campion) 3.
Rural A Grade
Team: Nuhaka (1) 1; Whatatutu 2.
Individual: Ralo Bright (Makaraka) 1; Lily Beaufoy (Makauri) 2; Lily Carr (Nuhaka) 3.
Rural A Reserve
Individual: Olivia Barnard (Ormond) 1; Skye Sheridan (Ormond) 2; Rangitukia Banks (Ormond) 3.
Rural B Grade
Team: Nuhaka (3) 1; Manutuke (1) 2; Manutuke (2), Nuhaka (5) equal 3.
Individual: Te Owaina Tangohau (Mangatuna) 1; Bobbi and Kaylee (both Nuhaka) equal 2.
Secondary boys
B Grade
Individual: Rerepo Koia (GBHS) 1; Felix Burns (GBHS), Daniel Cole (GBHS) equal 2.
Secondary girls
A Competitive
Team: GGHS (3) 1.
Individual: Keely Phillips (GGHS) 1; Hannah Scholefield (GGHS) 2; Lucy Mossman (GGHS) 3.
A Grade
Individual: Fern Stuart (GGHS) 1.
A Reserve
Team: GGHS (2) 1.
Individual: Maisie Hiko (GGHS) 1; Danielle Hegarty (GGHS) 2; Sydnee Andrews (GGHS) 3.
B Grade
Individual: Shannon Bloor (Lytton) 1; Georgia Hintz (Lytton) 2; Hope Walker (Lytton) 3.
Rhythmical
Primary schools rhythmical: Wainui Beach 1; Mangapapa 2; Kaiti, Awapuni equal 3.
Rural schools rhythmical: Mata 1; Waerenga o Kuri 2.
Intermediate rhythmical: Campion 1; Gis Int (2) 2; Gis Int (1) 3.
Secondary rhythmical: GGHS (3) 1; GGHS (2) 2; GGHS (1) 3.
Overall school positions (three points for individual first place, two for second and one point for third) —
Primary: Wainui Beach, St Mary’s equal 1; Central 3; Mangapapa, Te Hapara equal 4; Kaiti 6.
Intermediate: Gis Int 1; Nuhaka 2; Campion 3.
Secondary: GGHS 1; Lytton girls, GBHS equal 2.