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Transtasman pride on the line at Gisborne equestrian show

What: Young Rider Trans-Tasman Teams’ Challenge Where: Larsen Sawmilling 34th Equestrian Championships, Showgrounds Park, Gisborne When: January 24-26 The Young Rider Trans-Tasman Teams’ Challenge is shaping up to be another close tussle at the...

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Gisborne Herald

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Sport

‘Absolutely rapt’: Kingi 10th at NZ Stockcar Champs

Gisborne Speedway Club’s Shaun Kingi finished 10th out of more than 200 cars at the New Zealand Stockcar Championship in Upper Hutt at the weekend. Kingi was the best of the Gisborne cars for what was a massive event held at the Wellington Family...

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Gisborne Herald

22 Jan 2025

Sport

Midway all the day: Juniors too strong on home sand

Midway were the overall points winners of the Gisborne junior surf lifesaving championships at the weekend but Wainui kept them honest. Dawson Building Midway’s 10-to-14-year-olds amassed 550 points, Riversun Wainui 434 and Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae...

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Gisborne Herald

21 Jan 2025

Sport

Sprint queen Williams completes the double for Gisborne club Horouta Waka Hoe

Horouta paddler Akayshia Williams is Aotearoa’s waka ama sprint queen after completing the 500-metre/250m double at Lake Karapiro this week. She won the premier women’s W1 250-metre dash at the Waka Ama NZ sprint nationals on Thursday, a day...

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Gisborne Herald

18 Jan 2025

Sport

Waka ama paddler Akayshia Williams Queen of Karāpiro once again

Akayshia Williams has won her seventh premier women’s 500m title at the Waka Ama NZ sprint nationals at Lake Karāpiro. In other Tairāwhiti highlights on Wednesday, Maia Campbell had a poignant J19 victory, Hine Brooking successfully stepped up...

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Gisborne Herald

17 Jan 2025

Sport

Kart racing: Harley win shows he’s no joker

By Robin Trueman Harley Davis won the feature race and had the fastest lap of the day at Eastland Kart Club’s fifth points meeting of the season. Hard-charging Davis whipped around the track in 22.319 seconds at Sunday’s meeting – the club’s...

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Gisborne Herald

17 Jan 2025

Sport

Club points up for grabs at Gisborne Speedway

A club night opens Gisborne Speedway Club’s programme for 2025 on Saturday night, and racing should be hotly contested as drivers chase all-important points in the various classes. The programme features superstocks, TQs, saloons, production...

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Gisborne Herald

17 Jan 2025

Sport

WELCOME BACK: Glory to Kohn on return to NZ champs

Gisborne longboarder Hannah Kohn’s return to the national championship cauldron ended in glory on day 3 of the 2025 National Surfing Championships in New Plymouth. It was one of two titles claimed by Gisborne surfers on Tuesday - Stella Smith...

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Gisborne Herald

16 Jan 2025

Sport

Waikohu success at NZ Māori golf champs

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Gisborne Herald

16 Jan 2025

Sport

Superstock champs final was like a demolition derby”

The New Zealand superstock championship final resembled a demolition derby on Sunday in Nelson and the highly fancied “G” cars were among the casualties. The podium-deciding finals races were shifted from Saturday night because of rain after...

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Gisborne Herald

13 Jan 2025

Sport

Paddles at the ready for waka ama nationals

Tairāwhiti waka ama paddlers head to Lake Karapiro from Saturday for the sport’s major annual event, the national sprint championships. The seven-day programme for the 35th running of the event starts on Sunday morning with a powhiri at which...

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Gisborne Herald

11 Jan 2025

Sport

G for Go: Rees heads Gisborne charge at superstock nationals

A high-quality, eight-strong Gisborne contingent will be in qualifying action on Friday night in a bid to make Saturday’s finals of the New Zealand Superstock Championship in Nelson. A field of 100 starters from around the country are vying for...

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Gisborne Herald

09 Jan 2025

Sport

Turning iron to gold: Gisborne clubbies mixing it with the best

Gisborne surf lifesaving athletes Cory Taylor and Olivia Corrin will once again be fighting for survival and glory in round 2 of the new-look and cut-throat Shaw and Partners Iron Series in Australia this weekend. The Gold Coast-based pair, who are...

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Gisborne Herald

09 Jan 2025