Hockey
Senior men
Friday — 6pm: Lytton Old Boys Masters v THC (YMP A/YMP B).
7.30pm: Gisborne Boys’ High School v LOB NZ Fruits (Masters/THC).
Saturday — 7pm: YMP A v YMP B (GBHS/Fruits).
A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Hockey
Senior men
Friday — 6pm: Lytton Old Boys Masters v THC (YMP A/YMP B).
7.30pm: Gisborne Boys’ High School v LOB NZ Fruits (Masters/THC).
Saturday — 7pm: YMP A v YMP B (GBHS/Fruits).
Senior women
Saturday — 12 midday: Te Aowera v Ben Holden Ngatapa (YMP A/Kowhai).
1.45pm: YMP A v GMC Kowhai (TA/Ngatapa).
3.30pm: YMP B v GMC Gold (Gisborne Girls’ High School/Paikea).
5.15pm: Amber Dental GGHS v JNL Paikea (YMP B/Gold).
Bye: GMC Green.
Cycling
Gisborne Cycling Club events — visitors and new cyclists welcome.
Saturday — Steve Wolter Plumbing/Barry Hyland Saturday Series, Race 2. Sign-on: 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Kaimoe Road with a 2pm start. Course: Kaimoe Road to Doneraile Park bridge and return (A/B Grade), Harris Hill turn (C Grade). Marshals: Berys Rogers, Andrew Reid.
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.
Football
SATURDAY
Gisborne Championship —
12.30pm: Gisborne Boys’ High School, GBHS (1) v ShipWreck Bohemians; Harry Barker Reserve, Heavy Equipment United (1) v GBHS (2); Lytton High School, LHS (1) v Coates Associates Wainui Demons; Childers Road Reserve 1, Carpet Court Thistle Massive v Thistle Vintage.
2.30pm: Wainui, Sunshine Brewery Wainui Sharks v QRS Wairoa Athletic.
Bye: Riverina.
Gisborne Conference —
12.30pm: Nelson Park 2, Heavy Equipment Gisborne United (3) v LHS (2); NP 1, Three Rivers Medical Bohemians v Smash Palace Shockers.
2.30pm: GBHS, GBHS (3) v Campion College.
Bye: ITM Thistle.
SUNDAY
Gisborne senior women —
10.30am: LHS, Riverina Ritana v Gisborne Girls’ High School (2); Campion College, Campion College v Tatapouri Marist Thistle; NP 1, Top 10 Holiday Park Bohemians v GGHS (1); HBR 2, Heavy Equipment United v Gisborne Laundry Services Riverina.
Rugby
POVERTY Bay Rugby Football Union senior club rugby draw, SATURDAY, premier grade —
2.45pm: Barry Park 1, YMP v HSOB (O Holst, R Maynard, A Tapsell); Te Karaka 1, Waikohu v Pirates-GMC (L Thomas, ARs TBC); Patutahi 1, Ngatapa v OBM (I Hughes, D Stevenson, F Barwick).
Senior 1 —
12.45pm: Pat 1, Ngatapa v Nuhaka (F Barwick); BP 1, YMP Bumbles v HSOB (A Tapsell).
1.30pm: Waikirikiri Park 1, Horouta v Mahia (D Stevenson).
2.30pm: Athletic, Athletic v Tapuae (M Smith).
Bye: OBM, Waikohu.
Netball
PAK’nSAVE Gisborne Netball SATURDAY —
Please check the draw carefully — 88 games are to be played on Saturday.
All primary, intermediate and secondary teams are to umpire their own games.
Senior challenge round/junior grading, Week 2 of 3. All junior grading games are 4 x 7-minute quarters.
Senior games are 4 x 10-minute quarters.
Duty teams to put up goal pads, set up team benches (courts 1 and 2) and put bins out: Eastland Vets Ngatapa 2 and HSOG Young Guns
Duty team to control scorecard room for the day: YMP 2.
Intermediate
8.40am: 4, Eastland Vets Ngatapa 2 v HSOG Young Guns; 5, Whangara 1 v X Maidens; 6, YMP Rua v Ilminster Y8 Rua; 7, Whangara 4 v Campion Purple; 9, Taranga v Sonrise; 10, Whangara 3 v HSOG Hot Shots; 11, Ilminster Y7 Rua v Ilminster Y8 Toru.
9.15am: 9, NUAM/Manutuke Tahi v HSOG Gems;10, Ilminster Y8 Tahi v YMP Tahi; 11, Uawa Manawapou v Kaiti Tu Rangatira; 12, Ilminster Y7 Tahi v NUAM/Manutuke Rua.
9.50am: 3, YMP Rua v X Maidens; 4, Whangara 1 v Ilminster Y8 Rua; 7, Whangara 3 v Ilminster Y7 Rua; 9, Eastland Vets Ngatapa 2 v HSOG Hot Shots; 10, Ilminster Y8 Toru v HSOG Young Guns; 11, Whangara 4 v Taranga; 12, Sonrise v Campion Purple.
10.25am: 4, Ilminster Y8 Tahi v HSOG Gems; 9, YMP Tahi v Kaiti Tu Rangatira; 10, NUAM/Manutuke Tahi v Uawa Manawapou; 11, Whangara 2 v NUAM/Manutuke Rua.
11am: 11, Campion Gold v Campion Green; 12, Eastland Vets Ngatapa 1 v Waikirikiri.
11.35am: 12, Ilminster Y7 Tahi v Whangara 2.
12.35pm: 11, Campion Gold v Waikirikiri; 12, Eastland Vets Ngatapa 1 v Campion Green.
Secondary
8.40am: 1, GGHS Hinetu v Campion Hato Maria; 2, GGHS 9B Wairua v Campion Marcellin.
9.15am: 3, GGHS Mana v GGHS Wahine; 4, GGHS Motuhake v TKKM Hawaiki Hou; 5, GGHS 9A v Campion Gregory; 6, GGHS 10 Manaaki v Uawa Hinekura; 7, GGHS Raukura v Horouta Whanaunga.
9.50am: 5, GGHS Hinetu v GGHS 9B Wairua; 6, Campion Hato Maria v Campion Marcellin.
10.25am: 6, GGHS 10 Manaaki v Campion Gregory; 7, GGHS 9A v Uawa Hinekura.
11am: 4, Lytton Snr C v GGHS TSA 2; 6, Uawa Hinekiuta v NUAM Wharekura; 7, GGHS Mana v GGHS Motuhake; 9, GGHS Wahine v GGHS Raukura; 10, TKKM Hawaiki Hou v Horouta Whanaunga.
Duty teams to empty bins and replace rubbish bags where necessary: Lytton Snr C and GGHS TSA 2.
12.35pm: 9, GGHS TSA 2 v NUAM Wharekura; 10, Lytton Snr C v Uawa Hinekiuta.
1.35pm: 9, GGHS 10 Manawa v Campion MacKillop; 10, GGHS TSA 1 v Lytton Y9A; 11, Lytton Y9B v Horouta Wananga; 12, GGHS 10 Mauri v GGHS 11.
2.35pm: 9, GGHS 10 Manawa v Lytton Y9A; 10, GGHS TSA 1 v Campion MacKillop; 11, GGHS 11 v Horouta Wananga; 12, GGHS 10 Mauri v Lytton Y9 B.
Duty teams to collect post pads from courts 8 to 12 and empty rubbish bins: GGHS 11 and Horouta Wananga.
Senior
9.15am: 1, IMS HSOG Masters v Whalis, (Tukaki, Whangara OG 1 x 1); 2, Old Girls Whangara v Nina’s Kitchen HSOG, (YMP Sunshine Brewery x 1, Claydens Waikohu 1 x 1).
10.25am: 1, Claydens Waikohu 1 v Whangara OG 1, (Cushla, Debs); 2, YMP Sunshine Brewery v GGHS Snr A, (Annette, Kate); 5, Thistle Storm v GGHS Jnr A, (IMS HSOG Masters x 1, Whalis x 1).
11.35am: 1, IMS HSOG Masters v Nina’s Kitchen HSOG, (Kat, Triesta); 2, Ritana Snr A v Horouta Gold, (Kerry, Selina); 4, YMP 2 v Claydens Waikohu Masters, (Taiki x 1, Uawa Hinematioro x 1); 5, Tatapouri Sportsfit v Whalis, (Annaleigh, Taste One HSOG x 1); 6, Farmlands Ngatapa v OBM Blue, (Horouta Taimana x 1, Campion Snr A x 1); 7, Lytton Snr B v Tatapouri Sportsfit Social, (Horouta Hiriwa x 2); 9, FarmCare HSOG v Whatatutu, (YMP Masters x 1, GGHS Snr 2 x 1); 10, GGHS Snr 3 v Sportsfit Magnolias, (Claydens Waikohu 2 x 1, Thistle Storm x 1); 11, OBM Red Social v Puawai Tuturu, (YMP Masters x 1, GGHS Jnr A x 1).
Standby: YMP Sunshine Brewery x 1, GGHS Snr A x 1.
12.35pm: 1, Taste One HSOG v Claydens Waikohu 1, (Annette, Irene); 2, YMP Sunshine Brewery v Whangara OG 1, (Cushla, Pania); 4, Claydens Waikohu 2 v YMP Masters, (Vinnie, Ninas Kitchen HSOG x 1); 5, Campion Snr A v Horouta Taimana, (GGHS Snr A x 1, Trudi (OGW); 6, Taiki v Uawa Hinematioro, (Tukaki, Horouta Gold x 1); 7, Horouta Hiriwa v GGHS Snr 2, (IMS HSOG Masters x 1, Whalis x 1).
Standby: Ritana Snr A x 1, Nina’s Kitchen HSOG x 1.
1.35pm: 1, Old Girls Whangara v Tatapouri Sportsfit, (YMP Sunshine Brewery x 1, Claydens Waikohu 1 x 1); 2, GGHS Snr A v Horouta Gold, (Kerry, Selina); 3, Sportsfit Magnolias v Puawai Tuturu, (Steve Craill Ngatapa x 1, YMP Manawanui x 1); 4, Tatapouri Sportsfit Social v Whatatutu, (Campion Snr A x 1, Claydens Waikohu 2 x 1); 5, YMP 2 v Farmlands Ngatapa, (Ritana Snr A x 1, Horouta Taimana x 1); 6, OBM Blue v Claydens Waikohu Masters, (Whangara OG 1 x 1, Taiki x 1); 7, Uawa Ngarangikahiwa v Kotahi Aroha, (Gisborne Glass Ngatapa x 1, Gisborne Denture Clinic HSOG x 1).
Standby: Taste One HSOG x 1, Uawa Hinematioro x 1.
2.35pm: 1, Horouta Taimana v Uawa Hinematioro, (Taste One HSOG x 1, GGHS Snr A x 1); 2, Campion Snr A v Taiki, (Jules, Horouta Gold x 1); 3, Thistle Phoenix v Uawa Iranui, (Tatapouri Sportsfit Social x 1, Whatatutu x 1); 4, Gisborne Glass Ngatapa v Gisborne Denture Clinic HSOG, (OBM Blue x 1, YMP 2 x 1); 5, Horouta Hiriwa v Claydens Waikohu 2, (Tatapouri Sportsfit x 2); 6, GGHS Snr 2 v YMP Masters, (Ritana Snr A x 1, Old Girls Whangara x 1); 7, Steve Craill Ngatapa v YMP Manawanui, (Farmlands Ngatapa x 1, Claydens Waikohu Masters x 1).
Standby: Claydens Waikohu 1 x 1, Horouta Gold x 1.
Duty teams to take in forms, desks and post pads from courts 1 to 7: Thistle Phoenix and YMP Manawanui.
Duty board member: Lexi Cheyne.
Trail running
Gisborne Harriers’ first trail run of the year starts on Sunday at 10am at Millmore Forest MTB park, Mander Road (off Waimata Valley Road). One-day registrations available.
GGisborne Boys' High First XI chasing first points in away clash.