Sport

Gisborne’s Brooke Williams claims golden treble and a silver at junior surf lifesaving nationals

Wainui youngster Brooke Williams came home from the Oceans 25 national junior carnival in Mount Maunganui with three gold medals and a silver. The carnival was held over four days in ideal weather and sea conditions. Williams won the run-swim-run...

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Murray Robertson

24 Feb 2025

Sport

Midway retains Ralph Morse Shield in surf lifesaving competition

Midway retained the Ralph Morse Shield for Gisborne Surf Life Saving club supremacy at the weekend in the Eastland Port “Champion of the Bays” event at Midway Beach. Dawson Building Midway outscored the other Gisborne clubs convincingly in the...

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Gisborne Herald

11 Feb 2025

Sport

Speedway battle: Giants fifth in a tough weekend

The Gisborne Giants superstock team had a tough time in the national teams championships in Palmerston North but fought hard to finish fifth out of 13 teams. Robertson Prestige International Speedway was treated to two nights of hard-hitting action...

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Gisborne Herald

11 Feb 2025

Sport

Gisborne’s Cook second in NZ Saloon Championship; clubmate Gooch wins NZ Streetstock Grand Prix

“We’re stoked with the result,” Cook told the Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald

05 Feb 2025

Sport

New look to Gisborne’s Challenge Cup junior cricket competition

Junior cricket has received a significant boost with news the second half of the secondary schools’ Challenge Cup season will run as 30 rather than 20 overs a side and move from the artificial concrete decks at Nelson Park to the grass wickets of...

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Gisborne Herald

05 Feb 2025

Sport

Wainui, Midway strike gold at junior surf champs

Wainui edged fellow Gisborne surf lifesaving club Midway on points in the Eastern Region junior championships in Ōhope at the weekend as both recorded strong results against the bigger Bay of Plenty teams. BoP clubs dominated the overall results...

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Gisborne Herald

04 Feb 2025

Sport

Lee, Cheyne hold all the aces in Wednesday bridge

Eileen Lee and Robyn Cheyne made a great start to the Gisborne Bridge Club competition year, scoring 72.92% last Wednesday. Special mention also goes to Vicki Taylor and Ann McCombe for featuring in the results each playing day of the week, together...

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Gisborne Herald

04 Feb 2025

Sport

Rising Gisborne star ready to fire at Eastern Regional junior carnival

Gisborne clubs will have a strong crop of young surf lifesavers in the ocean and on the beach at Ōhope on Saturday for the Eastern Regional Junior Championships. Dawson Building Midway has the biggest Gisborne contingent of 20 Under-14 competitors...

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Gisborne Herald

01 Feb 2025

Sport

YMP intermediate men dominate Waka Ama nationals with gold win

Months of training bore fruit when the YMP intermediate men’s double-hull crew powered to victory in the W12 500m at the Waka Ama NZ sprint nationals at Lake Karāpiro this month. The gold-medal-winning Manutūke-Epeha crew are Victor Newcomb...

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Gisborne Herald

31 Jan 2025

Sport

Gisborne’s Midway deliver big despite small team at ERC surf life-saving carnival

Midway’s small crew of surf life-saving athletes punched well above their weight at the weather-shortened Eastern Regional Championships over the weekend. Dawson Building Midway finished in fifth place overall on 118 points at the Mount...

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Gisborne Herald

31 Jan 2025

Sport

Big things, little packages: F2 midgets set to fly again

One of speedway’s real crowd-pleasers, the flying F2 midgets, will be back on the banked track at the MTF Awapuni Speedway on Saturday night. Fans can expect a thrilling and fiercely competitive night of action. The midgets will be contesting...

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Gisborne Herald

31 Jan 2025

Sport

‘Mud monsters’ on the loose at Eastland karting meeting

By Robin Trueman Scotland might have the Loch Ness Monster but Eastland Kart Club members have “mud monsters” in their midst. Drivers in the third – and last – race of the club’s sixth points meeting of the season on Sunday ended up...

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Gisborne Herald

30 Jan 2025

Sport

News, results from around Gisborne and East Coast golf clubs

Poverty Bay Waka Donnelly is the 2025 Summer Cup champion without having to swing a club in the last two rounds. Donnelly’s total of 211 (68, 71, 72) – compiled over the opening three rounds of the five-round series – could not be bettered as...

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Gisborne Herald

30 Jan 2025