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The Fifth Commonwealth Nations Championships - Day 3
17 Feb 2018
A Day of Two Halves The last four qualifying matches. A steady showing over these matches could mean top 8 for New Zealand. For a while it looked a possibility with two wins before lunch. However, the two afternoon matches did not go New... read more here
Calling Bridge playing Teachers
16 Feb 2018
New Zealand Bridge is trying to take Bridge into schools. We know that traditionally our game has been played mainly by older people. There are reasons why school age students would take to our game. Some will become “addicted”... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
16 Feb 2018
“Full Marks”. There are some jobs in Bridge which are very hard to pass on to anyone else. One such role is President of the Akarana Bridge Club. Ask Jonathan Westoby although after at least a decade in the job, he did escape. Ask... read more here
The Fifth Commonwealth Nations Championships - Day 2
16 Feb 2018
A Roundabout Way to Where We Started At the end of the 11 round Swiss, 8 teams will qualify. However, it is not as simple as saying that will be teams 1-8 as the medals can only be won by the teams representing Commonwealth countries. The rules... read more here
Canterbury News with Max Robb
15 Feb 2018
A warm welcome to our new Canterbury correspondent, Max Robb. Max is well known around the Christchurch bridge scene. Please contact him if you have any news items. His contact details are at the end of this report.... read more here
The Fifth Commonwealth Nations Championships - Day 1
15 Feb 2018
The scene is the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Wednesday February 14th is the first of five days of competition, the first of the three day qualifying Swiss during which all 36 teams will play 11 by 14 board matches to qualify eight teams for the... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
13 Feb 2018
USING THEIR TIME So, what do you do as a defender when the declarer goes into what seems like a 10 minute reverie at the first sight of dummy? OK, it was only 30 seconds but you only had four minutes to play this board or else time penalties... read more here
A Lighter Look
12 Feb 2018
THE SECRET OF GRANT’S SUCCESS You may have observed that the team of Grant Jarvis, Ken and Kathy Yule and Jan Alabaster won the South Island Teams in Christchurch over the last weekend. Naturally, we wanted to report on some of their finer... read more here
A Weekend in Christchurch
12 Feb 2018
South Island Teams Exciting hands, excellent organisation, wonderful continuous catering and a full house of 38 teams at the Christchurch Bridge Club for this year’s South Island Teams. For most of the event, it was close at the top though... read more here
Nominations - Board Elections 2018
10 Feb 2018
Nominations received for Chairperson: Allan Morris CV Allan Morris Nominations received for Board Members: Karen Martelletti Karen Martelletti CV Kay Nicholas ... read more here
SOUTH ISLAND TEAMS - CHRISTCHURCH 10TH - 11TH FEB 2018
10 Feb 2018
LINK TO RESULTS PAGE read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
9 Feb 2018
SPADES A ‘ PLENTY After three weeks of Rubber Bridge, Akarana started its Teams and Swiss Pairs program with a lively night of Bridge this week. There were three interesting spade slams to be bid, only one of which stood a chance to be... read more here
Congratulations!!! Baden Wilson Winners for 2017
8 Feb 2018
Kate Davies from Wellington for the Women and Grant Jarvis from Franklin for the men read more here
NZ BRIDGE YOUTH BRIDGE WEEKEND
7 Feb 2018
Otago-Southland News with Moss Wylie
7 Feb 2018
FEEL THE HEAT…. 2018 Bridge started early in the “Deep South” with 43 pairs crammed into the Alexandra Bridge Club to contest the Holiday Pairs, a two evening affair, January 5/6th. Auckland’s Jeff Thompson... read more here
A Lighter Look
5 Feb 2018
“PRECISION” DEFENCE.. or… “EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY” Well, whenever the “day” for Precision is, the following deal which even those present at the recent Tauranga Congress will struggle to remember, was not... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
5 Feb 2018
SECOND PLAYER PLAYS….. You know the rule. You learnt it five or ten or thirty years ago in the days when you wanted to be dummy…less pressure. It’s good to know that the rule is alive and very well. Yet, there is another rule... read more here
2018 World Wide Bridge Contest heats
2 Feb 2018
PRESS RELEASE The 2018 World Wide Bridge Contest heats will be played on eight different days with simultaneous pairs being held on: Tuesday 27th March & Thursday 29th March Tuesday 24th April & Thursday 26th... read more here
Ashburton's Youngest Bridge Player
1 Feb 2018
“You can never be too young to play”. The following article by bridge player and new Canterbury Bridge Mate, Sonia Gill, appeared recently in the Ashburton Courier. It reflects what many of us know but are trying to get across the... read more here
WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma
1 Feb 2018
SIZZLING SUMMER OF BRIDGE The country has just had a scorching weekend weather wise and sitting inside playing bridge at the Tauranga Bridge Club was perhaps the best place to be over the Anniversary Weekend. Well appointed rooms with... read more here
New Robot Tournaments set to launch on 1st February
31 Jan 2018
WORLD BRIDGE FEDERATION PRESS RELEASE New Robot Tournaments set to launch on 1st February “We are delighted to announce an exciting new venture – indeed a new adventure – with the launch of Robot... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
30 Jan 2018
MISSED GAME: STILL PLAY CAREFULLY So you played in a stupid part-score contract when you see that slam in a different suit is cold? Don’t give up. Try and make +90 even in your 3-1 fit. It might just be worth + 4 imps when the cold slam... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
26 Jan 2018
High Level Action at Rubber Week 2 of the three week... read more here
Welcome back, Greymouth
25 Jan 2018
Greymouth Bridge Club used to be affiliated to New Zealand. Times have changed and the club has chosen to rejoin the Association. Read on, hear about Greymouth......and do what another small West Coast has achieved. Ray Curnow, who is the Top of... read more here
Our "Fab 4" win once more
24 Jan 2018
A question for you. Michael Cornell has won the Canberra National Open Teams five times, with a different partner each time. Name his five partners. Reading the next piece will give you a clue to one of them. Mention the names of... read more here
Auckland News by Douglas Russell
23 Jan 2018
Welcome to a new year of bridge, fun and friendship. The warm weather has to some extent thawed Biritch the Russian Blue’s frosty disposition, and many of you will have seen his familiar furry features at local tournaments (Biritch most... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
23 Jan 2018
"ROUGHLY" DOWN Maybe the first word has been misspelt but the second word is clear evidence of what happened as another contract which should have been made bit the dust. A test for you. You made a very respectable overcall and much to your... read more here
A Lighter Look
22 Jan 2018
THAMES TITBITS MOTHER TO MY RESCUE Have you ever felt like the outsider at the table? It was not that I was in any way made to feel unwelcome but I was partnering Anna Kalma in a Swiss match against her mother, Hermanna, and Hermanna’s... read more here
Congratulations!!! - New Grandmasters
22 Jan 2018
21st January 2018 New Grand Masters New Zealand Bridge congratulates the following players who have reached the rank of Grandmaster: Silver Grand Master Gary Chen – Akarana Patrick D'Arcy – Wellington... read more here
SONIA GILL JOINS RBM TEAM
22 Jan 2018
We warmly welcome Sonia Gill to the role of Regional Bridge Mate for Canterbury. With a wealth of experience in media Sonia hits the ground running - here is some information on the latest member of the RBM team. Sonia Gill I joined the learners... read more here
Expired email addresses
19 Jan 2018
Most people are aware several email addresses expired on the 30th November Approximately 300 players registered on this website unfortunately did not change their email address as their login and these non-email addresses are now causing some... read more here
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
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