Sports draws

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

SoftballTairawhiti club senior softball — B Grade, slow pitch, at Waikirikiri Park, Friday, 6pm: D2, Whatatutu v Spartans; D3, Mini Sheep v Minions; D4, Downers v Turanga Health; D6, Umpty Dumpties v Lytton High.

Women, Thursday, 6pm: D1, Rovers v Whatatutu; Saturday, 1pm; D2, Whatatutu v Scorpions; D3, Uawa v Rangatahi; 3pm, D2, Rovers v Rangatahi; D3, Uawa v Scorpions.

Senior A Men, Friday, 6pm; D1, Rovers v Gisborne Boys’ High School; Saturday, 1pm; D1, TWK v Rovers; D4, GBHS v Uawa; 3pm; D1, TWK v GBHS; D4, Rovers v Uawa.

Tairawhiti junior softball —all games at Waikirikiri Park; Intermediate, Saturday, 11am; D1, Ilminster Rua v Gis Int; D2, Kaiti Maia v Whatatutu; D4, Tolaga Chargers v Nga Uri a Maui; D5, Ilminstars v Waikirikiri.

Primary, Division 1, Saturday, 8.30am; D1, Te Wharau Pitchers v Waikirikiri; D2, Mangapapa Whitesox v St Mary’s.

Division 2, Saturday, 8.30am; D3, Te Wharau Spartans v Mangatuna; D4, Uawa Kaupoi v Kaiti Hue.

T-ball (Y3-4), Division 1, Saturday, 9.45am: D2, Waikirikiri v Mangapapa Redsox; D3, Mangatuna v Horouta Mahora; D4, Kaiti Paoa v St Mary’s.

Division 2, Saturday, 9.45am: D5, Waikirikiri v Whatatutu; D6, Wainui Astros v Tolaga Tigers; 11am; D8, Nga Uri a Maui v Te Wharau Titans.

T-ball (Y1-2): Division 1, Saturday, 9.45am: D7, Mangatuna v Kaiti Horouta; D8, Horouta Pumore v Mangapapa Bluesox.

Division 2, Saturday, 9.45am: D9, St Mary’s v Tolaga Pipisox; D10, Nga Uri a Maui v Te Wharau Batters.

Cross-division game, 11am; D9, Koastie Kids v Waikirikiri.

CricketPoverty Bay club cricket — Doleman Cup, Saturday, 1pm: Landmark Homes OBR v Horouta, Harry Barker Reserve 3.

Hope Cup, Saturday, 2pm: Campion College v Coastal Ultrasound Horouta second 11, Harry Barker 1; Bollywood High School Old Boys Presidents v Ngatapa, Harry Barker 4; Rawhiti Legal OBR second 11 v Gisborne Boys’ High School Colts, Harry Barker 3.

Junior Colts, Saturday, 8.30am: Dnature Dragons v Tairawhiti Women’s Cricket Club Hortigro Junior Colts, Nelson Park 6; Bollywood Stars v David File Decorators OBR Sharks, Nelson Park 3; Ngatapa Knights v High School Old Boys Pups, Nelson Park 2.

Junior Colts T15, Wednesday, Nov 27, 4.30pm: Bollywood Stars v Tairawhiti Women’s Cricket Club Hortigro Junior Colts, Nelson Park 5; HSOB Pups v Ngatapa Knights, Nelson Park 4; OBR Sharks v Dragons, Nelson Park 3.

TouchGisborne junior touch — Barry Park, Monday, 4pm: Field 1A (Y1-2) Paikea Speedsters v St Mary’s Shakers; F1B (Y1-2)Mangapapa Kahurangi v Mangapapa Kakariki; F2A (Y1-2) Ormond Highlanders v Waikirikiri; F3 (Y3-4) Ormond Crusaders v Awapuni Rebels; F4 (Y3-4) Awapuni Stormers v Te Hapara (Team 1); F5 (Y3-4) Te Wharau Splitters v Waikirikiri.

4.35pm: F1A (Y1-2) Awapuni Thunders v St Mary’s Movers; F1B (Y1-2) Te Hapara v Mangapapa Karaka; F2 (Y3-4) Whangara Swifts v St Mary’s Dodgers; F3 (Y3-4) Mangapapa Whero v Te Wharau Settlers; F4 (Y3-4) Mangapapa Kowhai v Te Hapara (Team 2); F5 (Y5-6) St Mary’s Rollers v Waikirikiri.

5.10pm: F1 (Y5-6) Tuna Hawaniwani v Te Hapara; F2 (Y5-6) Awapuni Falcons v Kaiti; F3 (Y5-6) Te Wharau Panthers v Ormond Hurricanes; F4 (Y5-6) Awapuni Rapids v Horo Manu; F5 (Y5-6) Mangapapa Max v Whangara Lightning.

5.45pm: F1 (Y5-6) Kaiti Rebels v Riverdale Rebels; F2 (Y5-6) Mangapapa Quix v Te Wharau Steppers; F3 (Y5-6) Te Wharau Drifters v Awapuni Extremers; F4 (Y7-8) Whatatutu Kokomau v Gis Int; F5 (Y7-8) Whangara Tuakana v Waikirikiri.