As at December 24, it had 2735 unique pageviews.
2. Second-most-read story was Wynsley Wrigley’s May 13 piece on tributes to former Pirates rugby coach Henry Maxwell, who died after a long period of ill health.
Maxwell, a Maori All Black who played over 100 first class games for Counties, turned Pirates into a major force in Poverty Bay premier rugby.
That story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200513/more-tributes-for-henry-maxwell/
It had 1256 pageviews.
3. Third-most-read online story was Jack Malcolm’s August 1 piece on Arielle Williams-Mackey, a young basketball player with links to Gisborne and the East Coast. At that time she was weighing up scholarship offers from United States colleges. She eventually plumped for Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
This story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200801/us-college-scholarship-in-the-offing/
It had 995 pageviews.
4. Fourth-most-popular story was the February 10 piece about two new Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti staff members who would be based in Ruatoria to support efforts to keep children active and to contribute to community well-being.
Rawinia Parata was a “community connector” and Victor Herbert was an active-tamariki adviser.
The story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200210/coast-based-staff-to-help-young-stay-active/
It had 980 pageviews.
5. Fifth-most-read story was Ben O’Brien-Leaf’s May 23 profile on Olivia Tuipulotu-Collier, who had signed a two-year contract to play basketball for Central Wyoming College in the US.
This story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200523/hoop-dream-comes-true/
It had 951 pageviews.
6. Sixth-most-popular online story was Grant Miller’s January 20 piece about the continued hold of Horouta Waka Hoe on the carved trophy for most points at the waka ama sprint nationals. Horouta had won the shield in nine of the 10 years it had been contested.
The performances of Mareikura Waka Ama Club and YMP Waka Ama were also covered.
That story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200120/trophy-feels-at-home/
It had 949 pageviews.
7. Seventh-most-read online story was O’Brien-Leaf’s July 1 East Coast rugby report that included a tribute to the late Ronnie Babbington, who had died in February. She was manager of the Tokomaru Bay United rugby team, and sons Api and Liam had been in the side for the featured win against Waiapu. Her photo was to travel with the team for every game, and after the last match was to be put up on the club wall.
That story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200701/34251/
It had 863 pageviews.
8. Eighth-most-popular story was an April 6 profile by John Gillies on Mcxevior (Max) Mika, a Zimbabwean-born footballer who brought his family to Gisborne and made a big impression in sport and the community.
He and his family moved to South Auckland, where Mika had obtained the job of workshop foreman at Scania New Zealand’s first service centre, in Drury.
This story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200406/gisobrne-their-new-home/
It had 810 pageviews.
9. Ninth-most-popular story was Robertson’s April 25 piece on the effect of the Covid-19 lockdown on local surfers and Saffi Vette, in particular. She and fellow local surfer Ricardo Christie had been named in a New Zealand training squad for the ISA World Surfing Games that were postponed.
Vette said lockdown had made her realise even more how much she loved surfing.
That story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200425/counting-the-days/
It had 806 pageviews.
10. The 10th-most-popular online story was O’Brien-Leaf’s May 6 piece on the New Zealand Rugby governance roles being taken on by Ngati Porou East Coast Rugby Union president Bailey Mackey and chief executive Cushla Tangaere-Manuel.
Mackey was elected to the board of New Zealand Rugby for a three-year term, while Tangaere-Manuel was appointed to the New Zealand Maori Rugby Board for three years.
That story can be read at http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-sport/20200506/national-positions/
It had 708 pageviews.
