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Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: S Gooch (Spandangles); R Te Pou (2NZ3); F Moreland, J Kingsbeer (Roseland); Q Stevens (Rebels); M Reedy (Done n Dusted); T Irwin 2, T Te Kira (Brezz’n Gold). Highest start (180): T Te Kira (Brezz’n Gold). Highest...

Bridge results

Monday, May 1 — President’s Pairs 1 North/South East/West Joy Marden, Diana Styche 62.04 Eileen Lee, Ann McCombe 58.33 Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 59.26 Helen Kerisome, Pippa Williams 55.56 Patricia Corson, Bette Parker 55.32 Katrine...

On the mats — Indoor bowls news

by Horsey Andrew Rickard showed class on his way to winning the indoor bowls centre open singles final 13-6 against Jay Casey. Rickard was unbeatable all day. He defeated Kaye Easton in his first game, then recorded a draw in Game 2 against Bryan...

Passing years vanish as stories flow

Almost 24 years separated Saturday’s Rugby Festival match between Gisborne Boys’ High School and Wellington College and the occasion on which their first 15s helped bring the curtain down at Athletic Park. But memories of big games are enhanced...

Eastland Kart Club to run points meet

SPORT in brief Eastland Kart Club members will run their second-last points meeting of the season tomorrow. Racing — at the Aerodrome Road track, off Awapuni Road — starts at 10am

Moving day: pennants top-four race hotting up

Blasts from the past, another top rugby player showing his multiple sporting talents and a Park show of strength are features of the line-ups for rounds 5 and 6 of the Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants. Electrinet Park is hosting tomorrow’s...

Political transformer

Re: Mekatron, May 5 letter. More than meets the eye? Murray Jones

Wow - a top concert at Gisborne Boys' High

The NZ Army Band concert at Boy’s High School. Wow! Wow! Wow! It was great! Heather van Wyk

Government failing to give Gisborne post-cyclone certainty: Penk

Visiting National Party MP Chris Penk says much of New Zealand does not know how badly impacted Gisborne was by Cyclone Gabrielle. Mr Penk, the party’s cyclone recovery spokesman, said it was understandable there was a greater focus on Hawke’s...

Water main breakage at intersection in town

Several houses and businesses were without water yesterday afternoon after a water main broke at the intersection of Palmerston Road and Grey Street. The water main was shut off from Grey Street between Palmerston Road down to Mitre10 and to...

Kerekere quits Greens: categorically denies bullying allegations

Under-fire MP Elizabeth Kerekere has resigned from the Greens after earlier hitting out at the party’s co-leaders over their handling of an investigation into her behaviour. Kerekere — a first-term list MP who lives in Gisborne — has been...

Herald printed in Gisborne for the last time

The Goss Community Press rolled one last time for today’s Gisborne Herald. After 149 years of printing in Gisborne, the company is outsourcing printing of the paper to NZME in Auckland from next week

‘Affront to our ancestor’: pushback over lease renewal for sports club

Tokomaru Bay United Sports Club has leased land at Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Park since 1981, remaining on site despite that agreement expiring in 2014 with no right of renewal.

Magnificent, majestic Mumbai

Preeti Maheshwari and her family immerse themselves in the fascinating history of Mumbai . . . After enduring the sweltering heat in Ahmedabad, we boarded a train to reach Mumbai — a stunning paradox of hope and chaos, magic and madness. Formerly...

Fresh and vibrant Javanese lamb curry

From crisp and zingy salads to fresh and comforting curries and tangles of tasty noodles, as well as plant-based bowls and stir-fries, Norman Musa’s Bowlful will satisfy all cravings . . . I adapted this dish from the famous Javanese dish known as...

Thyme after thyme

The Everyday Herbalist by Jane Wrigglesworth is a comprehensive guide to herbs, covering everything you need to know: from how to grow them successfully in your garden to how to use them for health and wellbeing . . . This is the ultimate book for...