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Helen Cull was the winner of the Gisborne Rotary Club's oratory contest for High School girls. A pupil of St. Mary's College, Helen won against strong opposition from Dawn Wilson (Gisborne Girls High) and Yvonne Monk (Lytton High).

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Mrs Esme Tombleson, M.P. for Gisborne, has left for a six-week tour of the U.S.A. While in the States Mrs Tombleson will make studies of erosion and its effect on river systems, control of wastes and the problems of sediment and pollution control. She will also study American methods for training physically handicapped people to make a useful place for themselves in society. Mrs Tombleson also hopes to include various facets of the fishing industry while on her fact-finding tour. Mrs Tombleson is the first New Zealand female politician to be awarded an international visitor's leadership grant (which enables her to make this tour) and will be the guest of the U.S. Government.

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Flanker Ian Kirkpatrick who goes to South Africa on tour with the All Blacks.

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Golfer Heather Booth has been chosen as one of a team of three to play in Australia and Spain.

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Malcolm Bland played in the soccer test match at Auckland on June 6 against the touring Jardines team from Hong Kong.

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Brenda Walker has been selected for the New Zealand net-ball team to defend the world championship title in Spain at the beginning of next year.