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Girls’ High, Horouta set for sprint finish in Premier Grade netball

The race for the Premier Grade top four is heading towards the home straight and it could come down to a sprint finish for the last spot. Going into tonight’s two games — Claydens Waikohu (1) v Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A; Horouta Koura v...

Sports draws

Football Central Federation League — SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, ALH Limited Gisborne Thistle v Shani’s Taradale AFC. eastern League 1 — SATURDAY, 12.30pm: Wainui 1, 1st Class Decorators Wainui Salty Dogs v Coates Associates...

Kahutia crew seventh at NZ champ of champ triples

by Crackerjack Bowls Gisborne-East Coast representatives lost to the best of the best at the national champion of champions men’s triples in Dunedin. Kahutia Bowling Club’s July Hoepo-Williams (skip), Leighton Shanks and Willy Murray were...

Spot kick proves the difference in women’s Eastern League football

by Mandy Owen and John Gillies Two teams at the bottom of the points table provided plenty of excitement in women’s Eastern League football on Sunday. Gisborne Girls’ High School beat Tatapouri Marist Thistle 3-2 at Harry Barker Reserve. Marist...

Pink is the colour; football is the game

A top-of-the-table showdown in Eastern League football on Saturday will be splashed pink, and the Barbie film has nothing to do with it. Second division pacesetters High School Old Boys will play close rivals Smash Palace Shockers in a match that...

Gisborne team for Netball NZ Open Champs an ‘exciting mix’

Gisborne Netball Centre (GNC) has named their team for the Netball NZ Open championships tournament in Dunedin next month. Not surprisingly, Premier Grade runaway leaders YMP (1) feature prominently in the 10-woman squad, with six of them from that...

Brown strike stuns previously unbeaten Lytton Old Boys Traktion

And last-gasp GMC Green goal denies Girls’ High.

Class trip raises spirits after Cyclone Gabrielle

A school trip to Rotorua for a Year 11 class from Wairoa College was a chance to experience some joy after the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle. College head of English Margaux Scott said that after a challenging start to the year, the class...

‘Tugboat ballet’ among events at wharf opening

Eastland Port had a quiet July with only six ships berthed, taking more than 125,000 tonnes of logs out of the region. An Eastland Port spokesperson said there was a fair amount of weather delay. “Also a lack of cargo coming in, which reflects the...

Cost sharing and buyout proposal ‘within fortnight’ for Category 3 homes

Gisborne District Council says it will be in a position to take a proposal for cost sharing and the buyout of Category 3 homes to the community in the next couple of weeks. This follows the Government’s announcement this week on the Hawke’s Bay...

Smaller net surplus: council's finances in worse shape than expected

Gisborne District Council’s finances are in worse shape than expected, a new report shows. A draft full-year summary financial report provided to GDC’s finance committee revealed that for the 11 months ending May 31, 2023, GDC had a net surplus...

Roaming dogs claim more pregnant ewes

For the second time in 10 days, pregnant sheep have been killed by roaming dogs in the district, this time in a paddock alongside Whatatutu Road on Amua Station. Nine heavily in-lamb ewes were killed there on Monday night. This follows the slaughter...

GHL's $2.5m dividend disappears due to cyclone impacts on Tauwhareparae Farms

Impacts from Cyclone Gabrielle mean council’s trading arm cannot pay declared $2.5m dividend.

Coffey has big asset of name recognition

After the disastrous start to last week, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Labour would have been pleased to start this one on a positive note by announcing that Tāmati Coffey will contest the East Coast seat. Hipkins could have been excused for...

Media bias bad for democracy

I searched for a media update on #nznationalparty MP Dr Reti but can’t find any new stories since last week. Surely his breach of privacy and ethical principles should top a rumour of more than a year old and a remark about a cry baby or a bike...

Instructions in Genesis not what world needs

Re: Worship Services page, July 29 Christian Comment. I challenge Esther Henderson’s Saturday Christian Comment opinion on Genesis’s Biblical account of creation regarding, “Be fruitful and increase in number”, stewardship, exploiting the...