A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Cycling
Gisborne Cycling Club events — visitors and new cyclists welcome.
Saturday, club ride (no racing) — From Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, starting at 1.30pm. Most rides are 90 minutes to three hours long and at a comfortable pace for all.
Sunday — Group ride at 8am from Avantiplus Maintrax. This is a friendly group ride for anyone wanting to ride with others. Approximate pace will be 25kmh.
Running/WalkingSaturday — Club championship/Hawke’s Bay-Gisborne championship. Open to all registered with Gisborne Harrier Club. Members are encouraged to join in the annual tradition of friendly regional rivalry. Start: 1pm. Location: Tietjen farm, Back Ormond Road. For more details, see the club’s Facebook page.
Sunday — Gizzy Trail Run No.4. Longbush Ecosanctuary, Riverside Road. Registration: 9.30am. Start: 10am. Dress in green to show support for stroke survivors. Bake sale and donation buckets available. All money raised will go to Gisborne Stroke Support. Short, medium, and long courses — all welcome. Free for harrier club members. Adult/youth casual: $15/$5. Under-7s: free. Coffee truck on site but don’t forget your keepcup; this is a waste-free event.
FootballLotto Federation Cup — SATURDAY, 2pm: Petane (Hawke’s Bay), Eskview United v Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United.
Gisborne Championship, DIVISION 1 — SATURDAY 12.30pm: Wainui, Coates Associates Wainui Demons v GBHS (1); Childers Road Reserve 1, Carpet Court Thistle Massive v Lytton High School (1).
DIVISION 2 — SATURDAY, 12.30pm: Anzac Park, Riverina v ShipWreck Bohemians.
2.30pm: Rectory, GBHS (2) v Wairoa Athletic.
Bye: Thistle Vintage.
Gisborne Conference — SATURDAY 12.30pm: Rectory, GBHS (3) v Heavy Equipment Services United (3); Campion College, Campion College v Three Rivers Medical Bohemians; Lytton, Lytton High School (2) v ITM Thistle.
Bye: Smash Palace Shockers.
No women’s football this weekend.
RugbyCIVIL PROJECT SOLUTIONS SENIOR CLUB RUGBY GRAND FINALS AT RUGBY PARK ON SATURDAY —
Senior 1, 1pm: Nuhaka v Tapuae (O Holst, F Barwick, H Campbell).
Premier, 3pm: OBM v YMP (D Macpherson, M Smith, R Maynard).
Sub controller: R Young.
HockeyMEN — FRIDAY, 7.30pm: LOB NZ Fruits v THC (GBHS/YMP A).
SATURDAY, 5.15pm: LOB Masters v YMP B (Fruits/THC).
7pm: GBHS v YMP A (Masters/YMP B).
WOMEN — FRIDAY, 6pm: YMP A v JNL Paikea (GGHS/Ngatapa).
SATURDAY, 12 noon: GMC Kowhai v Roseland Tavern Te Aowera (Gold/YMP B).
1.45pm: GMC Gold v YMP B (Kowhai/Te Aowera).
3.30pm: Amber Dental GGHS v Ben Holden Fencing Ngatapa (YMP A/Paikea).
JUNIOR HOCKEY, YEARS 5/6 KIWI STICKS — TUESDAY (July 23), 3.45pm: 1A, Makauri Purple Sticks v Sonrise School (Campion x 1); 1B, Te Hapara v NUAM (Campion x 1).
4.25pm: 1A, Manutuke v Wainui/Te Wharau Slick Sticks (Campion x 1); 1B, Central Reds v Ormond (Campion x 1).
5.05pm: 1A, Makaraka Mustangs v Te Wharau Black Sticks (Campion x 1).
Bye: Awapuni/Kaiti.
WEDNESDAY (July 24), 3.45pm: 1A, Manuwai v Makauri Blue Sticks (Campion x 1); 1B, Waikirikiri Winners v Mangapapa Strikers (Campion x 1).
4.25pm: 1A, Rural Tornadoes v Central Black (Campion x 1); 1B, Makaraka Gold v St Mary’s Weka (Campion x 1).
5.05pm: 1A, TKKM o Hawaiki Hou v Whangara Riders (Campion x 1).
YEARS 7/8 KWIK STICKS — TUESDAY (July 23), 6pm: Whatatutu v Manutuke YMP (PBH/Dylan).
THURSDAY (July 25), 3.45pm: Ilminster Intermediate v Intermediate Yellow (Tairawhiti Haupoi x 2).
4.45pm: Intermediate Red v Intermediate White (Tairawhiti Haupoi x 2).
5.45pm: Campion College v Intermediate Green (Tairawhiti Haupoi x 2).
6.45pm: TKKM o Hawaiki Hou v Intermediate Blue (Tairawhiti Haupoi x 2).
SECONDARY — MONDAY (July 22), 4pm: GBHS (2) v GGHS Red (JNL Paikea x 2).
5pm: GGHS White v Campion (2) (JNL Paikea x 2).
6pm: Campion (1) v Tairawhiti Haupoi (JNL Paikea x 2).
7pm: GBHS (1) v Lytton High School (JNL Paikea x 2).
NetballThe netball draw will be in The Herald tomorrow.
Premier-grade games at the YMCA tonight are — 6pm: YMP Sunshine Brewery v Claydens Waikohu (1) (Irene and Selina).
7.30pm: Taste One High School Old Girls v Champers Horouta Gold (Claire and Cushla).