Poverty Bay - East Coast draws

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Cycling

Gisborne Cycling Club events — visitors welcome.

Saturday — Club road race championships. Sign-on: 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Bushmere Arms. Start time: 2pm. Course: Lavenham Road, Patutahi quarry.

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. New cyclists welcome.

Tuesday — Club hill climb plus flying 400-metre championships. Sign-on: 5.30pm to 5.50pm at bottom of Waimata Hill. Mass-start hill climb starts at 6pm, followed by individual flying 400m. Prize-giving to follow at Bushmere Arms.

Cricket

Walker Shield final, FRIDAY, 5.15pm: HBR rep wicket, Smash Palace Bail-breakers v Bollywood Stars.

DJ Barry Cup, Round 9, SATURDAY, 10.30am: Harry Barker Reserve rep wicket, Bain Construction OBR v Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates; HBR 1, Bollywood Stars HSOB v Gisborne Boys’ High School.

Hope Cup final, SATURDAY, 2pm: HBR 2, Ngatapa v Horouta.

Junior Colts League T15 final, FRIDAY, 3.30pm: HBR 1, Gisborne Girls’ High School v Bollywood HSOB Pups.

Junior Colts 30-over League, Round 7, SATURDAY, 8.30am: Nelson Park 4, Gisborne Girls’ High School v Bollywood High School Old Boys Pups; NP 3, Bollywood Stars v Auto Tyre Eagles; NP 5, Eastland Broncos v Dnature Dragons.

Primary hardball, Round 5, SATURDAY, 8.30am: NP 2, Mixed Schools PBCA Hardball Gold v Gisborne Intermediate Girls; NP 1, Ormond School v Mangapapa School; NP 4, Mixed Schools PBCA Hardball Blue v Sonrise School.