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GBHS chasing elusive victory

Is rugby’s Kane Trophy about to change hands? A Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 three years without a Super 8 win will challenge Tauranga Boys’ College for the trophy on the Bay of Plenty powerhouse’s iconic Nicholson Field 1 from midday...

Hiku queens of the Coast

Hikurangi Mountain Maidens are the Ngāti Porou East Coast women’s club champions after a mudbath 14-7 victory over Tihirau Victory Club Mana Wāhine. They became only the third team to win the Hamoterangi Cup. Having beaten Waima 34-5 in the...

Moustaches for mental health

Wainui Beach School students are supporting staff members who are growing moustaches to raise money for charity. The school hopes to raise $1000 for I am Hope, the charity founded by Mike King to create positive societal attitudinal change towards...

High-risk trees removed during road closure

More than 100 hazardous trees alongside State Highway 2 north of Te Karaka were removed during four days of closures over the past two weeks. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency said the trees had become a hazard to road users, following heavy and...

Massive cliff slip at Māhia raises safety concerns; local authorities assessing risks

Safety assessments are being made after a large section of a Māhia cliff-face slipped into the sea on Wednesday. A local Facebook community page showed a picture of the slip with a house at the top of the cliff. A spokeswoman for Wairoa District...

Investigation into man’s death ongoing

Police inquiries are continuing into the death of former Gisborne man Rowen Aupouri whose body was found washed up on Whirinaki Beach in Hawke’s Bay last Sunday morning. A rāhui that has been in place in that area since the discovery ends today...

Art show chance to gather, recuperate

An intimate Māori art exhibition showcasing the work of local artists of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Uawa opened this week. Te Huapae – Tōi Māori, Tōi Ora, Tōi Hauiti, is on at Te Whare Hauora o Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and is presented in partnership...

Punters reminded of sweepstake rules

With the Women’s World Cup having kicked off, Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), has given out a pre-game team talk about the rules around sweepstakes, advising Gisborne workplaces to avoid an own goal. Keeping to the...

SPORTS DRAWS

Football eastern League 1 — SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United 1st’s v 1st Class Decorators Wainui Salty Dogs; Childers Road Reserve 1, Gisborne Thistle Youth v Thistle Vintage; Wainui 1, Coates...

V for victory . . . and Vita at awards

by Rockin’ Robin Luca Vita and his father Mike had a great day at Eastland Kart Club’s prizegiving function on Sunday. Luca was overall top driver in the club’s all-in feature race held at the end of each club meeting. Mike was second. They...

Spoils to YMP women in PB club comp finale

The final Poverty Bay women’s club rugby game of three halves was held in Te Karaka on Sunday. YMP, Waikohu and Tapuae took part in the match which featured three 35-minute “halves” . YMP took the spoils on the day with fullback Ata Mangu...

Te Wharau rule the courts

There was no shortage of enthusiasm from the youngsters who took part yesterday in the first primary interschool badminton tournament since 2019. Covid had put paid to the annual event at the association hall in recent years but it was back in full...

Golf roundup

POVERTY BAY Peter Graham and Willy Mortleman would like to win the Bryan Cup men’s pairs title without working overtime. The pair have been involved in four sudden-death battles en route to the final, including last weekend’s semi. Mortleman...

Late strikes earn GBHS seventh at Super 8 tourney

Two goals in the last five minutes secured a victory for Gisborne Boys’ High School yesterday in their last game of the Super 8 football tournament. They beat Hastings Boys’ High School 3-1 to finish seventh in the eight-team competition...

‘Untenable’ after tax call, vs role refocus

Senior Labour minister David Parker says he didn’t want to cause any “disturbances” as he took the opportunity of a reallocation of ministerial roles following Kiri Allan’s resignation to exit the revenue portfolio, just ahead of the...

Coverage not impartial, no mention of MP’s service

We have been long-term supporters of The Gisborne Herald, as were our respective parents in their time. However, we need to write that we totally agree with Mary-Ann de Kort’s opinion expressed in her letter, “Result of a nasty campaign”...