Auckland-based Hawke’s Bay sprinter Georgia Hulls was beaten by one-hundredth of a second in her latest race on a path she hopes will lead to the Olympic Games in Paris later this year.
In chilly conditions in Melbourne on Thursday she ran a below-best 23.64s 200-metres into a wind in the straight and just pipped by Australian teenager Jessica Milat.
Having returned to the track in Adelaide last weekend, she will be hoping for better conditions on February 24 in Christchurch where she ran a personal best 22.84 a year ago, again just-pipped in a New Zealand record run by training partner Rosie Elliott.
They’re targeting the games qualifying time of 22.57s.
Sunken boat recovered
A boat that sank by the Ahuriri inner harbour on Tuesday was recovered by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council harbour staff without any major issues.
Police received reports of the sinking at around 7.25pm on Tuesday night.
No one was on board at the time of the sinking.
“The vessel had a breach to the watertight integrity and had to be recovered,” deputy harbourmaster Adrian Wright said.
The dive team refloated the vessel and, once it had a bit more buoyancy, towed it from its sinking place at Meeanee Quay One pier to the Napier Sailing Club where it was lifted out and transported for disposal.
“Unfortunately, a lot of the vessels at Meeanee One are in disrepair, and this is the type of thing that happens every now and again,” Wright said.
Careers in fibre and food: Clash of the Colleges
Inspiring the next generation into Food and Fibre careers is the aim of three free events for students in the mid and lower North Island.
AgriFutures was established by the New Zealand Rural Games Trust to support youth studying Horticulture and Agriculture, and to create unique opportunities for partnership and connection within the education and employment sectors.
Last year the team brought the Clash of the Colleges to Auckland and Canterbury as well as Manawatu.
”We’re growing and we’re aiming to take the event back to Auckland in May, Southland in August, and Canterbury again for the third Canterbury Clash later this year,” said General Manager, Daniel O’Regan.
”We aim to motivate, support, and empower rangatahi (young people) to pursue rewarding food and fibre careers. We do this by bringing experts and tools to the table and a bit of celeb with our emcee Tangaroa Walker.”
Clash of the Colleges is a fast-paced, amazing race-style competition that offers students hands-on experience in various aspects of the rural sector.
Students work in teams of four to complete 18 hands-on modules within a one-and-a-half-hour timeframe. The modules are run by experts in their field and members of local young Farmer clubs.
Clash of the Colleges is led by Kristi McLoughlin – schools can register here: https://agrifutures.kiwi/event/palmerston-north-papaioea/ Tertiary, industry, and training organisations who want to register can do so by visiting: https://agrifutures.kiwi/event/pathways-palmerston-north-papaioea/
It is open to schools in Hawke’s Bay.
Helping hand for clean-up on farms
A group of 10 people are getting their hands dirty, helping farmers around Central Hawke’s Bay clean-up their farms, as part of the cyclone recovery.
Eight Central Hawke’s Bay job seekers and two skilled supervisors have joined the project.
They have been employed through the Enhanced Taskforce Green national initiative, which is funded by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and a local collaboration between Mauri Oho, Rural Support Trust and Jobs in Central Hawke’s Bay.
The programme has been running for nine weeks so far in Central Hawke’s Bay and has already helped 13 farmers and landowners from Otāne to Pōrangahau and back to the ranges into Wakarara.
Fleetwood Mac in Hastings
This September, The Fleetwood Mac Experience will be playing Toitoi Opera House in Hastings.
The cover group will bring all the best hits from the popular 70s band, and the concert is being held on Saturday, September 28.
Tickets are available now via Eventfinda.
Basketballer re-signs with Taylors Hawks
Hawke’s Bay basketball prospect Jacob Murphy is back for a fourth season in the Taylors Hawks Sal’s NBL frame – still aged just 21.
The latest signing for 2024 was announced by Hawks general manager and player Jarrod Kenny, saying Murphy, an apprentice plumber, will in the new Rapid League matches preceding the NBL games at each venue have the opportunity to “prove himself and to continue to develop his game” amid his “dedication, commitment, and on-court development.”
The Hawks, with new coach Sam Gruggen set to arrive from Cairns Taipans after their Australian NBL season ends.
The Hawks play two pre-season games against new Tauranga-based side Whai in Wairoa on March 9. The two sides meet again in a first-round match in Tauranga on March 28.
Review of Civil Defence’s cyclone response due in March
Findings from an independent review into Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence’s response to Cyclone Gabrielle are on track to be released publicly in late March.
The Mike Bush-led review received more than 1000 responses which helped form the findings.
The independent review panel is now working through the process of drafting the independent review report, into the hotly-anticipated review.
Don’t miss out on $240
There are still Napier and Hastings electricity users yet to register for the 2023 Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust dividend payment of $240.
On Tuesday, 13 February, a final email reminder was sent out to those power consumers encouraging them to register at www.hbpct.co.nz.
All power consumers in Hawke’s Bay who were connected to Unison’s electricity network on September 30 last year are eligible for the payout. About 95 per cent of eligible people have received the money.
