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Unsung heroes at Congress
8 Oct 2017
Thank you to the caddies, Directors and support staff for the wonderful job they do during Congress. You ARE appreciated Directors Tony Morcom, Allan Josephs, Matthew McMannis (Australia) and Scorer Peter Busch (Australia) ... read more here
Winners at Congress
8 Oct 2017
Congress is over for another year. To view all the prizes look under the Congress Tab or click on this link to view In the photo above is the NZB Secretary, Alister Stuck, Chair, Alan Dormer enjoying a catch up with Russell... read more here
NZ Teams A points
6 Oct 2017
We wish to advise the allocation of A points for sessions and the final ladder are incorrect. They will be fixed so please do not panic. Sorry for the inconvenience. read more here
THank you Cynthia
6 Oct 2017
Our recent Volunteer of the month, Cynthia Clayton, has been busy all week selling her wonderful hand made cards at Congress. Proceeds are going to Youth Bridge. It has been great to see her table so busy between... read more here
Auckland-Akarana Quinella
3 Oct 2017
Congratulations Patrick Carter and Julie Atkinson for comfortably winning the NZ Pairs 2nd was Gary Chen and Richard Solomon. Hope Richard can tell us how he Chairs the Congress committee, manages the entries and plays good bridge at the same... read more here
2017 AGM
30 Sep 2017
The 2017 AGM was held on Saturday the 30th September It was requested of the Board to post the Board member presentations here on the website, so please click here to view the slides read more here
First Congress Bulletin now online
29 Sep 2017
Go to the Congress tab/Daily Bulletins/2017 or click on this link. What a great first edition from Brian Senior and we look forward to good reading during the week read more here
WELLINGTON REGIONAL NEWS with Paul Maxwell
29 Sep 2017
Kairangi returns home...but is Tony ever at his "home? The Kairangi Bridge Club have now returned to play regular bridge in their club rooms. The strengthening work on their building will be fully completed in October. Tony Sutich, our regional... read more here
WANT EMAIL UPDATES FROM CONGRESS ?
28 Sep 2017
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Login to this website and then go to MY NZB In the section that says AREAS OF INTEREST there is a tick box for Congress. Tick the box and you will receive Congress emails. Many of you are already subscribing from last... read more here
MEET THE NEW REGIONAL BRIDGE MATES
27 Sep 2017
The training day for six new Bridge Mates to help grow the game in the Regions took place in Wellington yesterday (26th Sept). Armed with their RBM Toolbox and plans for Regional initiatives they are ready to go into action in October.... read more here
Our National Congress is almost here.
25 Sep 2017
In less than a week, we will be all sitting down for the start of the New Zealand Pairs or the Restricted Open Pairs, with the usual buzz of excitement and anticipation. Before you get to Hamilton, it would be a great idea to check the listings... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
21 Sep 2017
A TALE OF TWO “SHORT” KINGS Partner and I have a kind of agreement that we do not treat singleton aces or kings as singletons. They tend to lead partner astray as to the strength or otherwise of their own holding in the said suit. So,... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
20 Sep 2017
The Reopening Double This article is more about the bidding than the play. The more bridge you play the more kinds of uses of double you find. Initially, it is just the take-out double, the penalty double and maybe the negative double.... read more here
WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma
20 Sep 2017
The Ever Popular Cambridge 6's The highlight of the Waikato Bays bridge calendar was the Cambridge 6s held in August at the expansive venue next to the Lake Karapiro. The format is a team of six plays in three concurrent Swiss Pairs competition... read more here
A Lighter Look
18 Sep 2017
SMALL CARDS: BIG CHICKS.HAVE FAITH. “Who’s afraid of the big bad no trump The big bad no trump, the big bad no trump Who’s afraid of the big bad no trump….” Not you nor partner nor I! So, are you? Come on, you... read more here
Auckland News
15 Sep 2017
Firstly, we must celebrate the success of the five New Zealand Open Team members who live in Auckland, Michael Cornell, Michael Ware, GeO Tislevoll, Matthew Brown and Michael Whibley. We can claim the sixth too even if Ashley Bach lives... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
15 Sep 2017
ANYONE FOR HEARTS? Trying to play boards in hearts this week at Akarana proved or could have proved a little difficult. From Board 1 through to 28 would see a multitude of failed contracts. On Board 1, East-West held:... read more here
A Lighter Look
12 Sep 2017
“Ruffly” Speaking. You have to keep partner focused…or at least that is the only reason West can account for the following banter. The opposition had, to one player at the table’s frustration, pulled up short of slam at... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
12 Sep 2017
RIGHT- SIDING A CONTRACT One of the aims of bidding, the most important aim, is to reach the right contract, to decide whether one’s side is likely to make game, maybe even slam, or else rest in a part-score, or maybe even defend. However,... read more here
Macleans College retain Auckland-Northland School Teams Trophy
11 Sep 2017
Five teams from two schools, Auckland Boys Grammar and Macleans College, took part in this annual event which takes place at the Howick Bridge Club, this year on 10th September. Numbers were less than last year but there was still an excellent... read more here
Vodafone announcements about their email service stopping
10 Sep 2017
Vodafone will axe its email services in a move that will impact between 200,000 and 250,000 customers. Vodafone will turn off its email accounts, including Clear and Paradise accounts, on November 30 and will instead encourage customers to set up... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
8 Sep 2017
Passing…and Doubling. What is the highest number of high card points you have ever held when you passed your partner’s opening three-level pre-empt? Secondly, would you double the following 4 heart contract after the following... read more here
Website Q & A
8 Sep 2017
We have set up a Q & A session in the Forums for players, clubs and Admin people who wish to learn more or ask questions. Please go to MY NZB and click on Forums then select the forum headed "New Masterpoint and Membership Process",... read more here
We are now Live on the new website
5 Sep 2017
Have you had a look ? MasterpointsThere is better search function of players and Masterpoints: Not only can you search a player, but you can add a date range in that search. You will also be able to search by Grade, Rank, Club or... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
4 Sep 2017
Make Them Pay. They have stolen your contract. There’s a slam to be bid and made your way but you decided to take the money off them at the five level. The vulnerability is in their favour but you were never going to bid the slam any way.... read more here
Website change over happening 5th Sept
2 Sep 2017
We wish to advise that this website will be completely unavailable next Tuesday the 5th September, as this is when we are changing over to the new platform. We anticipate it will be only for the day, but will advise if any different.... read more here
National 15A Swiss Pairs Tournament
1 Sep 2017
LINK TO RESULTS read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
1 Sep 2017
Tales of the Absurd: Do you want to play in hearts? How else can one describe a couple of boards from this week’s play? No fancy squeezes or end-plays this time. It’s all in what we bid and how much…which usually means too... read more here
Director Exams - 28-29 Oct 2017
30 Aug 2017
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Recent High Session Scores
30 Aug 2017
Here are the top session scores achieved in July 2017. Congratulations to all, especially to Michael Hume and Chhris Bras for their 73.20% at Rangiora. Session % Final Position Michael Hume - Chris Bras Rangiora 8B... read more here
Tournament Results: Auckland-Northland and Waikato Bays
30 Aug 2017
Here are the Tournament Results from July 2017 for the Auckland- Northland and Waikato Bays regions. Apologies that they appear a little later than in previous months. Spa Town Teams, Te Aroha (1st July). Multigrade Spa... read more here
Tournament Results: Lower North Island
30 Aug 2017
Here are the Tournament Results from the Central Districts and Wellington regions for July. The highest score in a 2 session event came from Steven Needham and Penny Stark with 132.66% at the Hawera Intermediate Pairs. Dannevirke... read more here
Tournament Results: South Island
30 Aug 2017
Here are the results for the South Island Regions for July 2017. The highest score in a 2 session event was achieved by Jim Burford and Ron Griffiths, 130.32% at the Oamaru All Grades. Oamaru All Grades (2nd July) Rangiora... read more here
WOULD YOUR CLUB WELCOME A HELPING HAND?
30 Aug 2017
Would your club welcome some support? At NZB we plan to have “Regional Bridge Mates” trained and ready to be deployed in October to start working alongside clubs across New Zealand. Could your club use a kick start? Are... read more here
Southland News with Moss Wylie
29 Aug 2017
News of tournaments in Winton, Taieri and Invercargill and of a tough to play hand from Invercargill. On some hands, the key to success is drawing trumps quickly. On others, you must not. Which is this to be? The Winton Club held their 5A Open... read more here
Summer Festival of Bridge - Canberra Jan 2018
29 Aug 2017
Special Offer for NZ Players Come and play the Summer Festival 2018 NZ... read more here
Play, Defence even Bid for Newer Players
28 Aug 2017
The Finesse You are happy to lose. Many contracts require care. If that was not the case, we would get a little bored with all deals being too simple to play. Maybe you would like a simple board to play? Many players hate playing in no-trumps.... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
26 Aug 2017
The Battle for Bronze 58 imps in 64 boards. That was the Bridge Blacks’ target. Nothing to lose. Could they achieve it for bronze? Set 4 New Zealand 41 Bulgaria 23 As Open captain and chef de mission Derek Evennett said,... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
25 Aug 2017
Playing with Stanley…and like him! Well, that has to be a compliment. It certainly would be true on the following board from play at Akarana. The moral of what follows is: Never be fazed By the difficulty of the contract By a lack of... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
25 Aug 2017
The Battle for Bronze So, to the play-off for bronze, 5 sets of 16 boards over two days. The first set was relatively flat with the Bridge Blacks scoring the largest swing, 8 imps, when their opponents went down a total of 5 tricks at both... read more here
The crowd goes wild !
25 Aug 2017
Woo hoo we get a mention on TV at last and they were even positive about our game !. Thanks so much Prime for running a segment from Lyon. We are also pleased to note that Andrew Mulligan's mum plays bridge too. Hi Andrew's mum.... read more here
Do not remove your Black Socks when in bed tonight !
24 Aug 2017
Fresh socks are now required ! Our team in Lyon needs your support. OK we faltered a little against the French. Probably because the team ate too many frog's legs at the restaurant the day before ! We still have a... read more here
Northland News with Tania Brown
24 Aug 2017
A Big Score, The Northland Teams and An "inelegant flat board". July 29th saw the Kerikeri New World tournament which attracts entries from all over the North Island. Mainly because of the A points on offer of course but the very, very generous... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
24 Aug 2017
On then to the Battle for Bronze 92 imps down at the half-way point of the semi-final against France. That would be a tough ask against any decent opposition…but against a top country playing well. “C’est non”. It would... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
23 Aug 2017
New Zealand v France in the Semi Final of the Bermuda Bowl. How exciting is that? Tremendous, whatever the outcome. Matt Brown and Michael Whibley slept in for the first set, as they seemed to have done most days, while the other four did... read more here
Link to Lyon
22 Aug 2017
WEAR YOUR BLACK SOCKS EVERYONE ! This team is making history at the Bermuda Bowl Geo Tislevoll, Matthew Brown, Michael Wibley, Ashley Bach, Michael Cornell & Michael WareGo to our Facebook page to read all about the players,... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
22 Aug 2017
Careful or Careless? When suits break evenly, playing a contract is relatively easy. There is usually more than one path to success even if your path is not the one taken by the experts. Yet, the mark of a good Bridge player is a careful Bridge... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
22 Aug 2017
WELL, I NEVER….. Could we really reach the semi- finals of the Bermuda Bowl? “In your dreams” would have been the answer for many years. Yet, when you have three pairs all playing top Bridge, dreams have a way of becoming... read more here
New Zealand Bridge Youth Weekend
21 Aug 2017
Our “Tomorrow Players” Meet in Auckland. Matt Brown could not be there. Nor could Susan Humphries. They had some prior engagement in Lyon. Yet, they are just a touch too good for those young players who gathered for a week-end of... read more here
The Bowl at Lyon
21 Aug 2017
ALIVE, VERY WELL and FIGHTING: Bermuda Bowl Quarter Final. It’s so nice to be looking forward to the quarter finals of the Bermuda Bowl with New Zealand one of the 8... read more here
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