Sports draws

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

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club — Steve Wolter Plumbing Series, Race 5 (final race in series), SATURDAY — sign on from 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Te Karaka for a 2pm start.

Race: Tarndale. A/B Grade 55km (Armstrong Rd); C Grade 40km (turn 7.5km before Armstrong Rd).

Marshals: Josiah Ney, Hans van Kregten.

Visitors welcome.

FootballEASTERN LEAGUE DIVISION 1, 2.30pm: HBR 1, Heavy Equipment United v GBHS 1; Wairoa, QRS Wairoa v Lytton High School; CRR 1, Thistle Massive v Wainui Sharks.

DIVISION 2, 12.30pm: HBR 2, Riverina; v ShipWreck Bohemians; Wainui, Coates Associates Wainui Demons v GBHS 2; HBR 1, Heavy Equipment Gisborne United 2 v Thistle Vintage.

DIVISION 3, 12.30pm: NRR 2, Smash Palace Shockers v Lytton High School 2; CRR 2, ITM Thistle v Heavy Equipment Gisborne United 3; Nelson Park 1, Three Rivers Medical Bohemians v GBHS 3. Bye: Campion College.

SUNDAY — WOMEN, 10.30am: HBR 2, Top 10 Holiday Park Bohemians v Heavy Equipment United; HBR 2, Gisborne Laundry Services Riverina v Lytton High School; HBR 1, Tatapouri Marist Thistle v GGHS 1. Bye: Campion College.

McDONALD’S PRIMARY A GRADE, DIVISION 1 (all games at Watson Park), 8.30pm: A1, Mangapapa Hurricanes v Makauri Marauders; A2, Wainui Thunder v Central United; A3, St Mary’s Lightning v Ormond All Stars.

A Grade Red, 9.30am: A1, Mangapapa Thunder v Makauri Massive; A2, Central Strykers v Te Hapara High Flyers; A3, Te Wharau United v Kaiti Horouta; A4, Wainui Cyclones v St Mary’s Sweepers.

A Grade Yellow, 10.30am: A1,Te Hapara Kahurangi v Mangapapa Sizzlers; A2, Awapuni Cougars v Wainui Wipeouts; A3, Makaraka School v Mangapapa Lightning.

A Grade Purple, 11.30am: A1, Mangapapa Eruptions v Nga Uri a Maui Suns; A2, Mangapapa Mist v Kaiti Ruapani; A3, Te Wharau XLR8s v Central Warriors; A4, Central Spartans v Wainui Nga Toa Hau.

B Grade Blue, 9am: B1, Mangapapa Landslides v Central Rhinos; B2, Mangapapa Quakes v Awapuni Leopards; B3, Makauri Braves v Central Dragons; B4, Kaiti Ikanui a Rauru v Central Ninjas. Bye: Te Wharau Pukekos.

B Grade Black, 10am: B1, Wainui Lions v Mangapapa Squall; B2, Te Wharau Tuis v Wainui Megladons; B3, Sonrise Blasters v Wainui Flamers; B4, Ngatapa Ninjas v Te Hapara Soarers.

B Grade Indigo, 11am: B1, Central Rockets v Te Wharau Kererus; B2, Central Bullets v Wainui Taniwhas; B3, Central Stags v St Mary’s Comets; B4, Makaraka Meteors v Awapuni Jaguars. Bye: Mangapapa Floods.

C Grade Green, 9am: CD1, Sonrise Lions v Awapuni Tigers; CD2, Makauri Cheetahs v Ngatapa Hurricanes; CD3, Te Wharau Rangers v Ngatapa Mighties; CD4, Wainui Kickers v Kaiti Kiwa; CD5, St Mary’s Stormers v Makaraka Mustangs; CD6, Kaiti Paoa v Central Crusher; CD, Nga Uri a Maui Suns v Central Vikings.

C Grade Orange, 10am: Park CD2, Mangapapa Tornadoes v Central Spark; CD3, Mangapapa Cyclones v Central Falcons; CD4, Mangapapa Blizzards v Awapuni Lion; CD6, Makauri Cougars v Te Hapara Excellers; CD7, Wainui Strikers v Ngatapa Rockets; CD8, Wainui Ninjas v Ormond Super Kicks; CD10, St Mary’s Flash v Kaiti Takitimu.

First Kick Ferns, 10am: CD1, Mangapapa Storm v Makauri Dynamos; CD5, Te Wharau Strikers v Central Seekers; CD9, St Mary’s Falcons v Central Zoom.

First Kicks, 11am: CD1, Mangapapa Twisters v Wainui Whirlwinds; CD2, Mangapapa Whirlwinds v Ngatapa Tigers; CD3, Makauri Dragons v Kaiti Maia; CD4, Te Wharau Dynamos v Awapuni Wildcats; CD5, Wainui Warriors v Makaraka Magic; CD6, Wainui Patriots v Central Bolts; CD7, St Mary’s Force v Ngatapa Rebels; CD8, St Mary’s Thunder v Central Stars; CD9, St Mary’s Tornados v Ngatapa Green Machine; CD10, St Mary’s Firebirds v Central Kings; CD11, St Mary’s Rockets v Ormond Strikers.

HockeyMEN, FRIDAY — 6pm: GBHS v YMP (YMP B/THC).

7.30pm: LOB B v LOB A (GBHS/YMP A).

Saturday — 7pm: YMP B v THC (LOB A/LOB B). Bye: LOB Masters.

SENIOR WOMEN, SATURDAY — Midday: Amber Dental GGHS v YMP A (Gold/Kowhai).

1.45pm: GMC Gold v GMC Kowhai (GGHS/YMP A).

3.30pm: GMC Green v Ben Holden Ngatapa (YMP B/TA)

5.15pm: YMP B v Te Aowera (Green/Ngatapa). Bye: JNL Paikea.

MONDAY — Secondary, 4pm: Campion 1 v Ritana 1.

5.15pm: GGHS 2nd XI v GHS Combined

6.30pm: GBHS 1st XI v GBHS 2nd XI

Bye: Maui Te Wananga Bye

TUESDAY (May 8) — 3.45pm: Campion Juniors v Gis Int Red

4.45pm: Manutuke YMP v Ilminster

5.45pm: Uawa v Gis Int White

6.45pm: Gis Int Blue v Gis Int Green

WEDNESDAY (May 9) — Year 5/6, 3.45pm: 1A, Te Wharau v Makauri Sharks; 1B, Te Hapara Soarers v Central Reds.

4.25pm: 1A, Te Hapara High Flyers v Whatatutu Warriors; 1B, Awapuni/Ormond v NUAM Tau Rima.

5.05pm: 1A, Matawai Stormers v Central Black; 1B, Whangara v Waikirikiri 2.

5.45pm: 1A, Manatuke Magic v St Mary’s Falcons; 1B, Mangapapa Kowhai v Waikirikiri 1.

6.25pm: 1A, Wainui Slick Sticks v Makaraka 2; 1B, Makauri Tigers v Sonrise.

NetballSATURDAY — Pak’nSave senior challenge round/junior grading, Week 1 of 3.

All junior grading games are four seven-minute quarters.

Senior games are four 10-minute quarters.

Team to put goals up on courts 4, 6, 7, 9-12: Te Hapara High Flyers.

All primary/intermediate/secondary teams umpire their own games.

Duty teams to put up goal pads, set up team benches (courts 1 and 2) and put bins out: Whangara 1 and HSOG Diamonds.

Duty team to control scorecard room for the day: Farmlands Ngatapa.

Friday — Mother Earth future FERNS Years 3/4:

Group warm-up on Court 2 at 3.30pm: 3, Wainui v MMOs; 4, Te Hapara Excellers v Te Wharau; 5, Mangapapa Diamonds v Horouta Takenga; 6, Awapuni Black Ferns v St Mary’s Mystics; 7, Riverdale Teina v Mangapapa Emeralds; 9, Elgin Ferns v Awapuni Yellow Ferns; 10, Central Defenders v Ngatapa Nippers; 11, Central Attackers v Central Dodgers.

SATURDAY — Mother Earth future FERNS Years 5/6, 8.30am: 6, Te Hapara High Flyers v Awapuni Gold Ferns; 7, Makauri White v Riverdale Tuakana; 9, Central Stars v Makaraka Maidens; 10, Central Pulse v Te Wharau Tohunga; 11, Horouta Teina v Mangapapa Stars; 12, Mangapapa Steel v St Mary’s Magic.

9.05am: 7, Makauri Blue v Uawa Primary; 9, TKAS Sparkle Unicorns v Ngatapa Nippers; 10, Te Wharau Rangatira v Central Magic; 11, Wainui v Kaiti Kiwis; 12, Mangapapa Magic v Awapuni Silver Ferns.

Duty team to bring in goals: Awapuni Silver Ferns.

Intermediate, 8.30am: 1, Ilminster Y8A v YMP Tahi; 2, Whangara 1 v HSOG Diamonds; 3, Campion Marcellin v HSOG Squares; 4, Kaiti Weka v Mangapapa Pulse; 5, Ilminster Y8B v Ngatapa Nippers 1.

9.05am: 1, Ilminster Y7B v YMP Rua; 2, KW Business Applications v Whangara 2; 3, Campion Gregory v HSOG Stars; 4, Horouta Wananga v Ilminster Y7C; 5, TKAS 2 v HSOG Circles; 6, Campion Hato Maria v Ngatapa Nippers 2.

9.40am: 4, Ilminster Y7A v Authentic Pilates Thistle; 6, Wairoa AIMS v Uawa Int; 7, Ilminster Y8A v Whangara 1; 9, YMP Tahi v HSOG Diamonds; 10, Ilminster Y8B v HSOG Squares; 11, Campion Marcellin v Ngatapa Nippers 1.

10.15am: 4, Campion Hato Maria v HSOG Circles; 5, Ilminster Y7B v KW Business Applications; 6, YMP Rua v Whangara 2; 9, Campion Gregory v Ilminster Y7C; 10, Horouta Wananga v HSOG Stars; 11, TKAS 2 v Ngatapa Nippers 2.

Duty teams to empty bins and replace rubbish bags where necessary: Ilminster 7B and KW Business Applications.

10.50am: 11, Ilminster Y7A v Wairoa AIMS; 12, Authentic Pilates Thistle v Uawa Int.

Secondary, 9.40am: 5, Campion Gold v Ritana Toa.

10.50am: 3, GGHS Toa v Uawa A; 9, GGHS Kaha v Campion Snr B; 10, TKAS 1 v Ritana Toa.

11.50am: 4, GGHS Toa v Campion Snr B; 7, GGHS Kaha v Uawa A; 9, GGHS Lysnar v Uawa B; 10, TKAS 1 v Campion Gold; 11, GGHS Hinetu v GGHS Aroha; 12, Campion Green v Ritana Ones.

12.50pm: 4, GGHS 11 v GGHS TSA 2; 7, GGHS Mana v Lytton Y9A; 9, GGHS Wahine v Uawa B; 10, GGHS Raukura v Ritana Ones; 11, GGHS Hinetu v Campion Red.

1.50pm: 4, GGHS Mana v GGHS TSA 2; 7, GGHS 11 v Lytton Y9A; 9, GGHS Lysnar v GGHS Wahine; 10, GGHS Raukura v Campion Green; 11, GGHS Hinetu v Campion Red.

Senior, 10.15am: 1, Claydens Waikohu 1 v IMS HSOG Masters, (Cushla, Kate); 2, Horouta Gold v Tatapouri Sportsfit, (Debz, Selina).

10.50am: 4, OBM Red Masters v Matawai United, (Old Girls Whangara x 1, GGHS Snr B x 1); 5, OBM Blue v Uawa, (Triesta, Taste One HSOG x 1); 6, XLR8 v Claydens Waikohu 2, (YMP 1 x 1, Whalis x 1); 7, Rovers v Steve Craill Builders Ngatapa, (GGHS Snr A x 1, Whatatutu).

Standby: Whangara OG x 1, Campion Snr A x 1.

11.50am: 1, Taiki v Horouta Hiriwa, (Cristal, Cushla); 2, Farmlands Ngatapa v YMP 2, (Kerry, Selina); 5, GGHS Jnr A v Thistle Storm, (Lahaina, Campion Snr A x 1); 6, Kotahi Aroha v Gisborne Denture Clinic HSOG, (Bessie, Lisa B);

Standby: YMP 1 x 1, Old Girls Whangara x 1.

12.50pm: 1, XLR8 v Uawa, (Puti, YMP 1 x 1); 2, OBM Blue v Claydens Waikohu 2, (Whangara OG 1 x 1, Taste One HSOG x 1); 5, Rovers v Matawai United, (GGHS Snr A x 1, Horouta Taimana x 1); 6, OBM Red Masters v Steve Craill Builders Ngatapa, (Lytton Snr A x 1, Earthwork Solutions HSOG x 1).

Standby: GGHS Snr A x 1, Taste One HSOG x 1.

1.50pm: 1, Farmlands Ngatapa v Horouta Hiriwa, (Irene, Lahaina); 2, Taiki v YMP 2, (Bessie, Lisa B); 5, GGHS Jnr A v Gisborne Denture Clinic HSOG, (Whangara OG x 1, Whalis x 1); 6, Kotahi Aroha v Thistle Storm, (Jess L, Horouta Taimana);

Standby: Lytton Snr A x 1, Earthworks Solutions HSOG x 1.

Duty teams to collect post pads from courts 3, 4, 7-12 and empty rubbish bins: GGHS Lysnar and GGHS Wahine.

Duty teams to collect forms, desks and post pads from courts 1, 2, 5 and 6: GGHS Jnr A and Gisborne Denture Clinic HSOG.

Duty board member: Ronnie Martin.

TONIGHT — Challenge round games, Premier/A Grade at the YMCA, 6pm: Claydens Waikohu 1 v Tatapouri Sportsfit, (Irene, Selina, res Pania). Bench: Elaine, LeAnn, Martha).

7.45pm: Horouta Gold v IMS HSOG Masters, (Cushla, Pania, res Irene). Bench: Elaine, LeAnn, Martha).

RugbyPOVERTY BAY PREMIER DIVISION, SATURDAY — 1pm: Wairoa, Charteris Choppers Athletic v Roseland Tavern Tapuae (M Smith, J Robertson AR2 TBC).

2.30pm: Rugby Park, Enterprise Cars OBM v Eastland Coast Farm Vets YMP (R Maynard, P Brown, D Stevenson); Te Karaka, GT Shearing Waikohu v Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys (D Macpherson, O Holst, F Barwick).

Bye: Larsawn Ngatapa,

Duty officers: Mike Pickering (Wairoa); S Blair (RP); F Ngatoro (Te Karaka).

Duty teams: Home teams to pack all gear in shed.

SENIOR 1, FRIDAY — 7pm: Rugby Park, Horouta v Ngatapa (A Brown).

SATURDAY — 12.30pm: RP, Enterprise Cars OBM v YMP (A Tapsell); Nuhaka, Nuhaka v Mahia (TBC); TK, Waikohu v Peter Burgess Contracting High School Old Boys (O Holst).

Duty officers: Nathan Otton (Horouta), Nathan Gilroy, Stu Blair (OBM), Wiremu Raroa (Nuhaka), Mark Tuhi (Waikohu).

Duty teams: Home teams to pack gear into shed.

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SATURDAY —Waikirikiri Reserve, under-6, 9am: F4, Burger King OBM v Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates; F3, Uawa v YMP.

10am: F1, Eastland Vets Ngatapa Rams v Horouta, F2, Farm Care HSOB Red v Waikohu; F3, Farm Care HSOB Blue v Eastland Vets Ngatapa Bulls; F4, Eastland Vets Ngatapa Colts v Farm Care HSOB White.

Under-7, 9am: F2, Uawa v YMP.

11am: F2, Eastland Vets Ngatapa White v Farm Care HSOB White; F3, Farm Care HSOB Blue v Eastland Vets Ngatapa Green. Bye: Burger King OBM.

Under-8, 9am: F1, Uawa v Farm Care HSOB Blue. Bye: YMP.

11am: F4, Burger King OBM v Eastland Vets Ngatapa; F5, Farm Care HSOB Spartans v Horouta.

Under-9, 9am: F6, Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates v Horouta; F7, YMP Bisons v Farm Care HSOB White. Bye: Uawa.

10am: F5, Waikohu v YMP Warriors; F6, Farm Care HSOB Blue v Eastland Vets Ngatapa Storm.

Under-10, 9am: F5, Uawa v Burger King OBM; F8, YMP v Farm Care HSOB Blue. Bye: Horouta.

Eastland Vets Ngatapa Stags v Eastland Vets Ngatapa Green (teams to arrange time and venue).

Under-11, 9am: F2, Uawa v Farm Care HSOB. Bye: Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates.

10am: F2, Eastland Vets Ngatapa v Horouta.

11am: F2, Burger King OBM v YMP.

Under-13 open, 9am: F1, Uawa v Horouta Gold.

10am: F1, Horouta Green v Farm Care HSOB.

11am: F1, Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates v YMP F1.

WEDNESDAY (May 9) — Rugby Park, under-13, restricted, 5pm: YMP Chiefs v YMP Hurricanes

6pm: Farm Care HSOB v Horouta Gold.

7pm: Eastland Vets Ngatapa Bulls v Eastland Vets Ngatapa Rangers. Bye: Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates.

Running/walkingSATURDAY — Gisborne Harriers cross-country races: Patutahi Orchard. Look for the Harriers sign on the road. Race starts at 2pm. Distances two to eight kilometres. Non-members welcome.