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TALES OF AKARANA
19 Jan 2018
“SWISS RUBBER” Welcome back to 2018. Akarana has welcomed the first month of the year with something a little different, a 3 night “Swiss Rubber” competition. Each night pairs play 2 x 14 board matches with Rubber Bridge... read more here
Northland News with Tania Brown
18 Jan 2018
Greetings from the Winterless North. I hope this finds everyone safe and well after the Christmas break and ready to get into it again this year. December saw the Annual Northland 2017 prize giving with congratulations going to: Top Open... read more here
Australia's Day at the Youth Test
17 Jan 2018
The New Zealand Youth Team could not repeat their 2017 victory over Australia in the Stern-Cornell Trophy Challenge Match held at the end of Australian Youth Week in Canberra. The match was played in two stanzas of 16 boards with Matt... read more here
Great travel insurance offer
17 Jan 2018
JLT, a keen supporter of NZBridge, and Chubb Insurance is pleased to offer Travel Insurance to Bridge players. For your next trip, whether it's for leisure or business, domestic or international, get a travel policy that is tailored to your trip.... read more here
Grade and Rating Point changes
16 Jan 2018
Update 16th January Grades and Rating Points have now been updated for 2018. Please contact us if you have any queries. Alister is away this week, so contact me until he is back at work. RegardsKaren Martelletti read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
16 Jan 2018
SACRIFICE THE QUEEN Queens are good cards to hold, often winning tricks on the second round a suit is played. That does not mean you should always keep them in your hand when defending. One sacrificed queen carried an important message on the... read more here
Sunshine, Mussels and Bridge A'Plenty at Thames
15 Jan 2018
The storms of the past week had passed. The roads around Thames were no longer closed. The sun shone very brightly on the many players who were playing in the 13th Summer Bridge Festival in this lovely town. 84 boards for those keen enough on... read more here
Good Luck to our Youth Team
12 Jan 2018
The Youth Test between New Zealand and Austraila is tomorrow, Saturday 13 January. The New Zealand Youth Squad are enjoying their time in Canberra joining in various youth events in the lead up to the International. Our photo shows Nik... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
8 Jan 2018
PRESENT TIME ….and COUNT! So, Christmas is a time for giving (if you are lucky, receiving too)…presents, of course! Yet, one form of “present” should be “given” all year round from one defender to another,... read more here
Six Problems for a Rainy Thursday
4 Jan 2018
New Year's Quiz Are you craving for your first game of Bridge of the year? Maybe you have played a few hands already? Surely here in New Zealand we can lay claim to the first making contract, probably the first non-making contract too, of... read more here
Congratulations - Alan Turner QSM
30 Dec 2017
Wow what a fantastic way to usher in 2018!! Congratulations to Alan Turner, current Board Member and longtime supporter of Bridge in New Zealand. Alan, pictured with partner Judy Mcleod was awarded a QSM in the New Years Honours List for... read more here
Remembering 17
29 Dec 2017
Everyone remembers the year that is almost gone. So, why not New Zealand Bridge? Let's share a few memories of this past year. Here's a great place to start: Fourth at The Bowl Great days in Lyon as our Open Team did us proud with a 4th... read more here
Tip for Christmas Day
25 Dec 2017
A TIP FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING Or the day or week after…by the time you have read all the bridge books you have been given for Christmas. “What, you did not get any? Then, read on. Glad to be of service.” Today’s tip... read more here
International- Commonwealth Nations Team
20 Dec 2017
20 December 2017 Bulletin 2 - 2018 International Programme Update The Asia Cup in Bangladesh has been cancelled. We understand that the APBF (Asia Pacific Bridge Federation) is in discussion with India to hold the Asia Cup there in... read more here
New Zealand Youth Squad Trial for Australian Test by Tracey Lewis
20 Dec 2017
To ensure fairness of selection for the test in Canberra in January 2018, a weekend of competing against each other was held over 16-17th December at the Auckland Bridge Club. On the Saturday, the six pairs played 72 boards and on the... read more here
Survey- Lucky Draw Winners
20 Dec 2017
Congratulations to the following people who participated in the recent Tournamant & Grading Survey and whose names were drawn out winning one of 50 $20 Petrol Vouchers: Candice Smith Auckland Noeline Wiseman Christchurch... read more here
NZ Bridge - Review of International Team Selection Process
19 Dec 2017
The International Committee has initiated a review of the current method of selection of NZ representative teams which has been in place since 2011. Current, past and aspiring international players are invited to make submissions to the Secretary... read more here
Vale Bob Scott by John Wignall
15 Dec 2017
It is my sad duty to record the death of Bob Scott, certainly one of our better players. He had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in February 2016 and stoically endured a long period of chemotherapy etc from which he emerged in what we all... read more here
Congratulations!!! Recently Qualified Club Directors
14 Dec 2017
NZ Bridge congratulates the following people who were successful in the recent exam series: Paul Armstrong Masterton Neil Catherall South Wairarapa Hattie Curtis Waihi Lesley Davies Masterton... read more here
Central Districts' News with George MacLachlan
13 Dec 2017
The Christmas Cheer tournament at Palmerston North is by far the best supported tournament in the region. Typically, 30 tables were in play and players came from far and wide .. as evidenced by the winning pair of George Masters (Hastings)... read more here
CHRISTMAS IS COMING
12 Dec 2017
and we will all wind down for a week or two..or less. "Bridgeless Days". What are they? Someone once said ( they could not be a bridge player!) that bridge players do not know how to enjoy themselves. Let's destroy that myth! The following is a... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
12 Dec 2017
Another Finesse That Failed They all do, or so it seems. Selective memory, perhaps, for the 50% or so that work…usually when you have missed an iffy game and play in part-score, when every finesse seems to work! Yet, there are some... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
8 Dec 2017
“Passing” Time. I thought it would be nice to finish the Akarana year with the story of an exciting board, high level bidding, drama, a grand slam..the sort of story we all enjoy reading. Alas, no. We start this story a couple of... read more here
Top of The South News with Jenny Pomeroy
6 Dec 2017
With bridge calendars just about finished for the year, TOTS congratulate the following for winning their respective Club Championship Pairs: Nelson... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
5 Dec 2017
“To continue or to switch”? That is the question. One of the... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
5 Dec 2017
Wrong Suit, Wrong Level, Wrong Result? Hey, let’s be positive as we draw to the end of the year. Here’s hoping that those new to the game are enjoying themselves, maybe getting the hang, just a little, of how to bid and play this... read more here
A Lighter Look
4 Dec 2017
Who Understands them? “Who” or is it “whom” are we talking about…or to be grammatically correct, “about whom are we talking?” Women, of course. Follow me through one particular recent hand and explain... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
1 Dec 2017
Following in Michael’s Footsteps? Could they be? Zachary Yan and Vincent He are two students at Macleans College, the school in East Auckland which has had a keen group of Bridge players for around 6/7 years. Several are now members of the... read more here
WELLINGTON REGIONAL NEWS with Paul Maxwell
30 Nov 2017
Inter-Provincial Teams – Dougal McLean Trophy STAYS IN WELLINGTON The 2017 finals, held at the Wellington Bridge Club, ended earlier this week. Waikato Bays started well, and then Wellington had a good Sunday, going on to win with strong... read more here
Consistent Wellington win the Dougal McLean Trophy
29 Nov 2017
Wellington won only one of the five Inter-Provincial trophies in ensuring that the Dougal McLean Trophy remains in the this year’s host region but it was the important one, the Dougal McLean Trophy itself. Consistency won the day as... read more here
Inter-Provincial Vugraph Schedule and Results link
27 Nov 2017
Watch matches from the Inter-Provincials live from Wellington on BBO this weekend. The provisional Vugraph schedule is set out below. Times are subject to change on the day. We will try to bring you some commentaries on the most... read more here
Waikato Bays' Day in Wellington
26 Nov 2017
After Day 1 of the 2017 Inter-Provincials at the Wellington Bridge Club, Waikato Bays have their nose in front in the overall Dougal McLean Trophy competition. Were the competition to end at this point Waikato Bays, who have never previously won... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
24 Nov 2017
PRE-EMPTING PAIN and PLEASURES One can experience and inflict both types of feelings when pre-empts are around. … and there were a few. What, for instance, would you do when your partner, bless him, gets the ball rolling with 3NT, a solid... read more here
Babich New Zealand Wide Pairs winners
23 Nov 2017
WINE WINNERS. Below are some of the pairs who won Babich wine in the recent nationwide pairs competition. Pride of place goes to the winners, Peter and Jenny Story, who played at and spend their weekends in Kaikoura though who live in... read more here
WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma
23 Nov 2017
Winners of the Waikato Bays Junior and Intermediate Leagues were decided in October. For each competition, points are awarded for turning up to play, placing in a participating tournament (6 events in the Juniors and 9 in the Intermediates),... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
21 Nov 2017
How many losers? Many…well just about all…players new to the game breathe a sigh of relief when they become dummy. The bidding is over. Partner should look and sound happy when you turn your cards over..and you can relax for a... read more here
Play and Defend Better..a piece of bidding and The Lighter Side of Bridge
20 Nov 2017
PLAY and Defend Better….a piece of bidding….and The Lighter Side of Bridge. Three articles around one bridge deal. How do you rate your partner? Now, that is a very interesting question. You can see in print what your partner... read more here
Yuletide comes early in Tauranga
20 Nov 2017
The National Open Teams For Kathy and Ken Yule and their teammates, Fuxia Wen and Ian Berrington, Christmas came five weeks early at the National Open Teams in Tauranga over the last weekend. They came home the strongest in an amazing change of... read more here
National 15A Teams Tournament - Tauranga
17 Nov 2017
LINK TO RESULTS read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
17 Nov 2017
When being “bad” is “good”. I learnt my lesson the hard way. Opening 4 of a minor with a four card spade on the side was a recipe for disaster…and it was disaster as we never found our way to the cold 4 spade... read more here
Auckland News by Douglas Russell
16 Nov 2017
First, very many thanks to our Editor Richard Solomon for so ably covering for Biritch the Russian Blue and me during our absence overseas in August and September. I am happy to say that we are now settling in to our new abode, and that my laptop... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
15 Nov 2017
AVOIDING MINOR SUIT GAMES There are times when you want to be in 5 of a minor as opposed to 3NT. When one player is very short in a side-suit, and there partner has only one hold in that suit, maybe a doubtful hold at that, then 5 of a minor may... read more here
Inter-Provincial Time is Near.
13 Nov 2017
There’s no wind-down to the end of the year for an important group of our players as the week-end of November 25th-27th approaches, the Inter-Provincial Championships, being held at the Wellington Bridge Club. There are seven regions taking... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
13 Nov 2017
A squeeze you can perform. You may have heard of this term “squeezing an opponent”. You may think it is something the “better players do”. Certainly, they do get extra tricks, make seemingly impossible contracts, by... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
10 Nov 2017
THE MORE USEFUL CUE-BID “I’m your partner. Please do not pre-empt me”. Too late. Your partner is not listening. First in hand, not vulnerable. Off they go with the “stop” card. “3¨”. What pile of... read more here
Otago/Southland News with Brad Johnston
8 Nov 2017
Congress and Tournament and one Local Success. As we’re coming to the close of another year, it’s a good time to look back and reflect on how well it has gone. But before I rip into lauding achievements, a simple play problem for you... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
7 Nov 2017
The Wonderful and “Worrisome” HJ The HJ proved both a wonderful and a “worrisome” card for the East players on the following deal. Let’s first give East the problem of what to do when trying to make their 4 of a... read more here
UPDATE- REGIONAL BRIDGEMATES PROJECT
7 Nov 2017
From October 2017 to September 2018 the following actions are underway: Auckland/Northland Region – RBM Jan France Papakura, Dargaville and Whangarei have all been offered assistance. A regionwide radio advertising campaign ahead... read more here
Record Highs at the "Babich"
6 Nov 2017
The 2017 Babich Wines New Zealand Wide Pairs, which was played on the evening of Friday November 3rd produced some noteworthy records. Perhaps, most importantly, as the event raises funds for The New Zealand Bridge Foundation, this year saw the... read more here
Babich Wines New Zealand Wide Pairs
3 Nov 2017
FRIDAY EVENING 3rd NOVEMBER 2017 FOR RESULTS CLICK HERE The event is being held to raise funds for the New Zealand Bridge Foundation. Heats were held at: Auckland-Northland Auckland Dargaville Franklin... read more here
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