A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
SURF lifesaving results from finals on Day 2 and Day 3 of the Eastern Regional Championships held at Midway Beach, Gisborne (all local finalists included) —
Saturday
Surf teams
U16 women: Lyall Bay 1; Mt Maunganui A 2; Omanu A 3.
U16 men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Omanu A 2; Midway (Carew Fearnley, Dylan Bronlund, Jacob Corrin, Ruben Bronlund) 3.
U19 women: East End 1; Mt Maunganui A 2; Mairangi Bay 3.
U19 men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Otaki 2; Mairangi Bay A 3.
Open women: Mt Maunganui A 1; Midway 2; Piha A 3.
Open men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Mt Maunganui B 2; Red Beach 3; Midway (Blake Brown, Jacob Corrin, Matthew Scott, Will Pittar) 4.
Board rescue
U16 women: Omanu E 1; Lyall Bay A 2; East End Gold 3.
U16 men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Mt Maunganui B 2; Waikanae B (Clayden Hope, Nathan Proctor) 3; Waikanae A (Lachie Falloon, Nicolas Proffit) 5.
U19 women: Mt Maunganui A 1; East End Gold 2; Waikanae A (Georgie Pitkethley, Lauren Pickett) 3; Midway Green (Kate Blakeman, Olivia Corrin) 4; Wainui (Ava Smith, Stella Smith) 5.
U19 men: Red Beach B 1; Piha A 2; Mt Maunganui B 3.
Open women: Mt Maunganui B 1; Mairangi Bay 2; Piha A 3; Wainui A (Abby Falwasser-Logan, Stella Smith) 4.
Open men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Piha B 2; Papamoa 3; Midway Red (Blake Brown, Will Pittar) 6.
Board relay
U16 women: Mt Maunganui A 1; Orewa 2; Mt Maunganui B 3.
U16 men: Waikanae (Lachie Falloon, Nathan Proctor, Nicolas Proffit) 1; Midway (Dylan Bronlund, Jacob Corrin, Ruben Bronlund) 2; Otaki 3.
U19 women: Waikanae A (Christy Tate, Georgie Pitkethley, Lauren Pickett) 1; Midway (Alex Bermingham, Kate Blakeman, Olivia Corrin) 2; East End Gold 3; Waikanae B (Brooke Morrison, Brooke Willock, Madeleine Wilson) 4; Wainui A (Ava Smith, Bonnie Grealish, Stella Smith) 7.
U19 men: Mt Maunganui 1; Papamoa A 2; Otaki 3; Waikanae (Matthew Proffit, Sam Middleton, Thomas Hart) 12.
Open women: Midway (Danielle Scott, Jessica Blakeman, Olivia Corrin) 1; Omanu A 2; Mt Maunganui A 3; Wainui A (Abby Falwasser-Logan, Bonnie Grealish, Sarah Lockwood) 8.
Open men: Red Beach 1; Mt Maunganui A 2; Mt Maunganui B 3; Midway (Blake Brown, Callum Torrie, Matthew Scott) 7.
Ski relay
U16 women: Mt Maunganui A 1; Orewa 2; Red Beach C 3; Waikanae A (Charlotte Blackburne, Genna Robertson, Seren Rogers) 4.
U16 men: Waikanae (Clayden Hope, Lachie Falloon, Nicolas Proffit) 1; Red Beach A 2; Mt Maunganui A 3.
U19 women: Midway (Alex Bermingham, Annabel Higgins, Olivia Corrin) 1; Waikanae (Brooke Willock, Christy Tate, Lauren Pickett) 2; East End Gold 3.
U19 men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Orewa Blue 2; Piha A 3; Waikanae A (Jordan McLarin, Sam Ferkins, Sam Middleton) 4; Waikanae B (Ben Bristow, Matthew Proffit, Thomas Hart) 10.
Open women: Mairangi Bay 1; Midway (Danielle Scott, Jessica Blakeman, Kirby Scammell) 2; Mt Maunganui A 3.
Open men: Waikanae (Jordan McLarin, Quaid Thompson, Sam Ferkins) 1; Orewa 2; Mt Maunganui A 3; Midway (Callum Torrie, Matthew Scott, Will Pittar) 7.
Surf canoe, long course
Under-19 women: Waikanae (Aoife Fyall, Charlotte Blackburne, Ella McBreen, Genna Robertson, Libby Briant, Stacey Warren-Moiser) 1; Red Beach Red Hot Chillies 2; Whakatane 3.
U19 men: Waikanae (Jacob Scammell, Jordan McLarin, Matthew Proffit, Sam Blackburne, Sam Ferkins, Sam Middleton) 1; Ocean Beach 2; Opotiki 3.
Open women: Midway (Alex Bermingham, Annabel Higgins, Danielle Scott, Kirby Scammell) 1; Whakatane 2; Wainui A (Anelia Evans, Carolyn Hodgkinson, Moira Lee; Sarah Lockwood) 3; Waikanae (Genna Robertson, Jamie Gedye, Kendra Tate, Libby Briant, Seren Rogers, Stacey Warren-Moiser) 6.
Open men: Waimarama 1; Lyall Bay 2; Mt Maunganui A 3.
Beach flags
U16 women: Marissa Porteous (Red Beach) 1; Hannah Cotter (Westshore) 2; Renee Benney (Orewa) 3.
U16 men: Seven Mapu (Waikanae) 1; Harrison Bond (Omanu) 2; Josh Goble (East End) 3; Jovan Potter (Wainui) 8; Jack Keepa (Wain) 27.
U19 women: Briana Irving (Waikanae) 1, Sophie Sandford (Omanu) 2; Laura Johnson (Ocean Beach) 3; Madeleine Wilson (Waik) equal 8.
U19 men: Flynn Grey (Papamoa) 1; Aidan Smith (Papamoa) 2; Ben Lewis (Ocean Beach) 3.
Open women: Jamie Gedye (Waikanae) 1; Ella Apps (Mt Maunganui) 2.
Open men: Murdoch Finch (Omanu) 1; Javon McCallum (East End) 2; Jonas Lanius (East End) 3.
SUNDAY
Board race
U16 women: Ava Smith (Wainui) 1; Astaria Teaukura (Mairangi Bay) 2; Julia Padrutt (East End) 3; Edan Wilson (Waik) 5.
U16 men: Jack Keepa (Wainui) 1; Nicolas Proffit (Waikanae) 2; Sterling Maxwell (Otaki) 3; Lachie Falloon (Waik) 5; Jonty Evans (Wain) 6; Nathan Proctor (Waik) 7; Ruben Bronlund (Mid) 8.
U19 women: Molly Shivnan (Omanu) 1; Georgie Pitkethley (Waikanae) 2; Claudia Kelly (East End) 3; Olivia Corrin (Mid) 4; Madeleine Wilson (Waik) 6; Lauren Pickett (Waik) 8; Christy Tate (Waik) 10.
U19 men: Joe Collins (Fitzroy) 1; Declan Dempster (Mt Maunganui) 2; Mitch Cowdrey (Papamoa) 3.
Open women: Libby Bradley (Mt Maunganui) 1; Abby Falwasser-Logan (Wainui) 2; Louise Aitken (Red Beach) 3; Danielle Scott (Mid) 7.
Open men: Scott Cowdrey (Papamoa) 1; Daniel Hart (Mt Maunganui) 2; James Scott (Orewa) 3; Matthew Scott (Mid) 6; Blake Brown (Mid) 7.
Surf race
U16 women: Olive Pearce (Mt Maunganui) 1; Sophia Taylor (East End) 2; Astaria Teaukura (Mairangi Bay) 3; Ava Smith (Wain) 9.
U16 men: Jack Keepa (Wainui) 1; Daniel Shanahan (Mt Maunganui) 2; Taylor Chamberlain (Sumner) 3; Jonty Evans (Wain) 5; Nathan Proctor (Waik) 7; Jacob Corrin (Mid) 8.
U19 women: Olivia Corrin (Midway) 1; Tessa Bradley (Mt Maunganui) 2; Claudia Kelly (East End) 3.
U19 men: Patrick Makgill (Red Beach) 1; Atakura Julian (Otaki) 2; Declan Dempster (Mt Maunganui) 3.
Open women: Libby Bradley (Mt Maunganui) 1; Samantha Rowe (Mairangi Bay) 2; Ella Drinnan (Piha) 3; Jessica Blakeman (Mid) 4; Danielle Scott (Mid) 10.
Open men: Julien Lalanne (Mt Maunganui) 1; Cameron Hayes (Mt Maunganui) 2; Jack Gavin (Red Beach) 3; Matthew Scott (Mid) 7; Blake Brown (Mid) 14.
Two-kilometre beach run
U16 women: Lily McSweeney (Omanu) 1; Emma Shotter (East End) 2; Grace Mellsop (Lyall Bay) 3; Lucy Allan (Wain) 7; Olivia Whitfield (Wain) 12.
U16 men: Finbar Chesney (Lyall Bay) 1; Lachlan Moles (East End) 2; Dylan Bronlund (Midway) 3; Jack Willock (Waik) 9.
U19 women: Tessa Hunt (Maranui) 1; Ruby McSweeney (Omanu) 2; Alexandra Edmonds (Lyall Bay) 3.
U19 men: Liam Chesney (Lyall Bay) 1; Luke Seufert (Opotiki) 2; Te Maia Pihema (Red Beach) 3.
Open women: Camille Rosa-Perotteau (Mt Maunganui) 1; Adriana Bird (Mt Maunganui) 2.
Open men: Hamish Miller (Mt Maunganui) 1; Nicholas Wilson (Mt Maunganui) 2; Sam Roy (Mt Maunganui) 3.
Surf canoe, short course
U19 women: Waikanae (Aoife Fyall, Charlotte Blackburne, Ella McBreen, Genna Robertson, Libby Briant, Stacey Warren-Moiser) 1; Red Beach Red Hot Chillies 2; Whakatane 3.
U19 men: Waikanae (Ben Bristow, Jacob Scammell, Jordan McLarin, Sam Blackburne, Sam Ferkins, Sam Middleton) 1; Opotiki 2; Ocean Beach 3.
Open women: Midway (Alex Bermingham, Annabel Higgins, Danielle Scott, Kirby Scammell) 1; Lyall Bay 2; Westshore 3; Waikanae (Genna Robertson, Jamie Gedye, Kendra Tate, Libby Briant, Seren Rogers, Stacey Warren-Moiser) 4; Wainui A (Anelia Evans, Carolyn Hodgkinson, Moira Lee, Sarah Lockwood) 5.
Open men: Waimarama 1; Lyall Bay 2; Opotiki 3.
Ski race
U16 women: Astaria Teaukura (Mairangi Bay) 1; Genna Robertson (Waikanae) 2; Julia Padrutt (East End) 3.
U16 men: Lachie Falloon (Waikanae) 1; Clayden Hope (Waikanae) 2; Thomas Kay (Ocean Beach) 3; Nicolas Proffit (Waik) 10.
U19 women: Lauren Pickett (Waikanae) 1; Olivia Corrin (Midway) 2; Alex Bermingham (Midway) 3.
U19 men: Hamish Lockie (Orewa) 1; Jordan McLarin (Waikanae) 2; Will Pittar (Midway) 3.
Open women: Emily Corin (Mt Maunganui) 1; Samalulu Clifton (Mairangi Bay) 2; Louise Aitken (Red Beach) 3; Sarah Lockwood (Wain) 5.
Open men: Travis Mitchell (Mairangi Bay) 1; Daniel Hart (Mt Maunganui) 2; Sam Roy (Mt Maunganui) 3.
Diamond
U16 women: Molly Shivnan (Omanu) 1; Olive Pearce (Mt Maunganui) 2; Sophia Taylor (East End) 3; Jessikah Fearnley (Mid) 8; Sasha Fergus (Mid) 11.
Ironman
U16 men: Lachie Falloon (Waikanae) 1; Ruben Bronlund (Midway) 2; Kit Jones (Lyall Bay) 3; Jack Keepa (Wain) 4; Jonty Evans (Wain) 5; Nicolas Proffit (Waik) 7.
U19 women: Olivia Corrin (Midway) 1; Claudia Kelly (East End) 2; Ella Kingi (Otaki) 3; Georgie Pitkethley (Waik) 7; Lauren Pickett (Waik) 10.
U19 men: Declan Dempster (Mt Maunganui) 1; Oscar Williams (Piha) 2; Joe Collins (Fitzroy) 3.
Open women: Libby Bradley (Mt Maunganui) 1; Danielle Scott (Midway) 2; Vittoria Borgnino (Mt Maunganui) 3.
Open men: Julien Lalanne (Mt Maunganui) 1; Jamie Peterson (Piha) 2; Daniel Cairns (Red Beach) 3; Blake Brown (Midway) 10.
Taplin
U16 women: Orewa 1; Lyall Bay 2; Mt Maunganui B 3; Waikanae A (Edan Wilson, Emily Horne, Genna Robertson) 5.
U16 men: Waikanae A (Lachie Falloon, Nathan Proctor, Nicolas Proffit) 1; Midway (Dylan Bronlund, Jacob Corrin, Ruben Bronlund) 2; Otaki 3; Wainui (Jack Keepa, Jonty Evans, Jovan Potter) 6; Waikanae B (Clayden Hope, Jack Willock, Scott Hatwell) 14.
U19 women: Waikanae A (Christy Tate, Georgie Pitkethley, Lauren Pickett) 1; Midway (Alex Bermingham, Kate Blakeman, Olivia Corrin) 2; East End Gold 3; Waikanae B (Brooke Morrison, Brooke Willock, Madeleine Wilson) 11.
U19 men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Piha A 2; Otaki 3; Waikanae A (Jordan McLarin, Matthew Proffit, Sam Middleton) 9.
Open women: Midway Red (Alex Bermingham, Kate Blakeman, Olivia Corrin) 1; Mt Maunganui A 2; Mairangi Bay 3; Wainui A (Abby Falwasser-Logan, Bonnie Grealish, Sarah Lockwood) 5; Midway (Danielle Scott, Jessica Blakeman, Kirby Scammell) 8.
Open men: Mt Maunganui A 1; Mt Maunganui D 2; Red Beach 3; Midway Red (Blake Brown, Callum Torrie, Jacob Corrin, Matthew Scott, Ruben Bronlund, Will Pittar) 8.