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Board News

25 Mar 2016

         They meet almost every month, have phone-ins at regular intervals and as individuals are constantly working for the betterment of our game. What do they talk about? Well, we can bring you some of... read more here

TALES OF AKARANA

25 Mar 2016

JUST ANOTHER DEFENSIVE DECISION…. You’ve got the bidding, your hand and dummy to look at. You’ve even seen the play to the first three tricks. It can’t be too hard…can it? You are North. South... read more here

Beginner Lesson Quiz 6 error

24 Mar 2016

There was an error in Quiz 6 for the Beginner Lessons.  The hands for the first question were incorrect.  They have now been fixed and reloaded on the website.  Open this news item, then click on the links if you wish to open them... read more here

Northland News

23 Mar 2016

Welcome to Sue Brown who presents the first on-line news from Northland....and what a great piece of news she has to start with, a great success for a Northland player. Northland is celebrating its first ever player to achieve selection for the... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

23 Mar 2016

THOSE PART-SCORES ARE IMPORTANT TOO. No matter what form of the game you are playing, you want to be on the right end of the part-score battles, both in the bidding but also in the play and defence. Many examples deals are about the action in... read more here

TALES OF AKARANA

18 Mar 2016

WILD and WONDERFUL That’s if you end up on the right side of the pendulum. I was a little surprised that only just over half the tables got to grips with Board 26. Firstly, let me give you the problem I faced…and really did not find... read more here

The 30th WBF WORLD WIDE BRIDGE CONTEST

18 Mar 2016

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SPRING WORLD ON-LINE WOMEN'S BRIDGE FESTIVAL

17 Mar 2016

The World Bridge Federation and BBO present the Spring Online Women's Worldwide Bridge Festival. Calling Women's Pairs. To be held from 4th – 10th April 2016              ... read more here

Otago/Southland News with Brad Johnston

16 Mar 2016

Brad and Moss Wylie will share the reporting duties in bringing bridge news from down south every couple of months. They are two of the keenest bridge players in their region and will keep you up to date with what is happening. G'day from down... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

16 Mar 2016

“THEY ARE NOT THAT BRILLIANT, ARE THEY?” Just another board to plan at trick one. You are in 4 having shown great discipline in not opening a weak 2 with a good four card heart suit in your hand. They lead an annoying Q. Over to you?... read more here

A BUSY WEEK-END'S BRIDGE

15 Mar 2016

Some nice weather and plenty of bridge played last week-end. Here are the names of those who won the various competitions. Bridge is very much alive and well.   Taranaki Congress     click here for all results Marion... read more here

What's new ...

15 Mar 2016

TALES OF AKARANA

11 Mar 2016

 AVOIDING FAILURE : Once more to Wednesday night at the Akarana Bridge Club.... When 9 out of 13 Akarana declarers fail in a reasonable and according to Deep Finesse makeable 4 contract, we should have a look and see what went wrong. At the... read more here

A GREAT WELLINGTON WEEK-END;NORTH ISLAND TEAMS

10 Mar 2016

Wellington was the venue for the third qualifying event for the 2016 National Trials. Not that all 36 teams had a trip to Poland on their mind. The large field, following on 38 in Auckland and 28 in Dunedin, was proof that these events are... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

10 Mar 2016

SPOT THE DANGER HAND Can you? If you can, it will help you to find the winning play on the following deal. Here is your hand and dummy after the 9 lead from West. Both sides are vulnerable.        ... read more here

Board Elections- March 2016

9 Mar 2016

  New Zealand Bridge congratulates Carol Richardson & Noel Woodhall the successful candidates in the recent Board elections. Carol and Noel will commence their term from 1st April 2016.     read more here

New Zealand International Teams Announcement

9 Mar 2016

The make-up of the three teams to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Olympiad In Poland in August has just been announced. The following have been selected after the completion last week-end of the third of the qualifying events, the North Island... read more here

WELLINGTON REGIONAL NEWS

9 Mar 2016

Welcome to the first news from the Wellington area with Paul Maxwell. The weather has been great and so has the bridge. Read on.  The Wellington Regional Bridge Committee ran a Junior League during 2015. This initiative was well received by... read more here

GOLD COAST TEAMS FINAL UPDATE

4 Mar 2016

Congratulations to Royle Epsom's Kinga Hajmasi and Andrew Michl whose team won the Restricted Teams competition. Kinga (far left) and Andrew with their Australian teammates. Their team won the 48 board final 113.1-108 imps after a 30-15 win... read more here

TALES OF AKARANA

4 Mar 2016

For those of you who do not know, the Akarana Bridge Club is different from any other in this country in that it plays only Teams events. When we say “Teams”, we also include Swiss Pairs and even the occasional “Point A... read more here

New Zealand National Bridge Congress Update. What's New in Hamilton?

3 Mar 2016

Saturday September 24th –Saturday October 1st 2016 Many have just returned from a glorious week at the Gold Coast Congress. It seems months away until our own National Congress in Hamilton, seven at the time this was published. Watch out... read more here

Central Districts' News

2 Mar 2016

As usual, the western area started the year with three Picnic Tournaments, at New Plymouth, Hawera and Wanganui. The overall winner, and winner of the Upson Cup, was New Plymouth’s Pushpa and Ravi Modgill with the respective heat winners... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

2 Mar 2016

OVERBIDDING SHOULD NOT PAY “They overbid to a silly slam and it was just too hard to find the lead to beat it” said a mournful South after a slam had slithered home giving the defenders a rank bottom board. Judge for yourself whether... read more here

FINE WEATHER, FINE COMPETITION IN DUNEDIN

1 Mar 2016

THE SOUTH ISLAND TEAMS Yes, Dunedin produced both for the South Island Teams whose field of 28 teams contained all those trialling for this year’s international selection. The only thing missing for those who sat North-South was a total... read more here

THE GREAT UNDERLEADS OF 2015 by Richard Solomon

1 Mar 2016

Lead low and down they go.....   No!      We’ve had a lot of reminiscing in the media about sporting and musical exploits in 2015. This is one category of “greats” which so far has not been seen. We... read more here

GOLD COAST TEAMS

26 Feb 2016

Some Kiwi successes, some near misses at the end of the three days, 12 rounds Swiss Teams. Congratulations to Michael Ware, GeO Tislevoll, Michael Cornell and Ashley Bach whose respective teams made the top 6 in the Open competition and... read more here

RICHARD'S THOUGHTS

26 Feb 2016

This is the first of a monthly series when "the floor is mine". THE WAY WE WERE: THE WAY WE WILL BE This may just go on to the New Zealand Bridge website to the “converted” though hopefully also it will be seen by others more used... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

24 Feb 2016

“DON’T GO DOWN, PARTNER” 33 points, plenty of trumps, no threat of a shortage in the opponents’ hands but several declarers failed to make their 6 slam. Let’s look at the deal below and see what happened.  ... read more here

WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma

24 Feb 2016

Hello from the Waikato Bays region and my first column as the nominated correspondent (i.e. couldn’t think of an excuse fast enough when asked). What to write? No sweat – I will ring around some of the movers and shakers in the region... read more here

KIWI NEWS FROM THE GOLD COAST

23 Feb 2016

Are there any New Zealand Bridge players still in New Zealand?  By a rough count, 177 of them have crossed the Tasman to go to the Gold Coast Congress. By the end of Monday, the Pairs competitions had been completed. There is a pretty good... read more here

AUCKLAND NEWS

18 Feb 2016

Auckland News with Douglas Russell This week's News comes from the city with the most bridge clubs and traffic jams in the country. Any connection between the two? If only.... Well, it is nice to see that reports from the regions have come... read more here

RIGHT TIME: RIGHT PLACE

18 Feb 2016

So you think that knowing the time and the place of a bridge tournament are pretty important? Many bridge players struggle to remember the starting time. “Was it 9.30am or 10.00am?” “Was that the time for morning tea or when... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

17 Feb 2016

As a defender, one of your aims is to make life as easy as possible for your partner. With that in mind, plan your defence on the following deal. Teams. Dealer North. Vul E/W. You are South.... read more here

BEV SMITH 1940-2015

10 Feb 2016

NEWS FROM THE REGIONS: CANTERBURY

10 Feb 2016

Welcome to the first of what we hope will be a regular weekly review of what has been happening bridge-wise around the country. Our aim is to focus on one region per week…and seeing it is summer, and we have some lovely summery news,... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players

10 Feb 2016

HOW MANY TRUMPS? Trumps can be dangerous objects in the hands of the defenders. Sometimes, though, we have to leave them in play, waiting to cause us grief. What’s your plan in making 11 tricks with the following cards?... read more here

THE LEGAL DRUG

9 Feb 2016

Say “No” to Drugs” Google quotes Pattaya as “a town on Thailand’s Eastern Gulf Coast known for a wild nightlife scene that attracts international visitors, weekenders from Bangkok and expats.” Not any more.... read more here

2017 tournament schedule

7 Feb 2016

The Regional Committees are refining the 2017 club tournaments timetable and the national tournament scheduler Rona Driscoll expects the 2017 tournament to be finalised by July or earlier. If you need sight of the draft schedule (which is subject... read more here

Kiwi busted in Thai bridge scandal

5 Feb 2016

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11584884 read more here

Bridge at The Gay Pride Festival

4 Feb 2016

PLAY BRIDGE AT THE "PROUD TO PLAY" GAY PRIDE FESTIVAL You do not have to be gay. Anyone can play. The Trusts Arena65-67 Central Park DriveHenderson, Aucklandstarts      February 15th 2016 (Monday) at... read more here

PLAY and DEFENCE

3 Feb 2016

NOT FOR THE DEFENCE’S BENEFIT. What’s the ultimate insult for a defender, defending a no-trump contract? You make a bad lead…and…get the suit you led played straight back at you! You may feel deflated… but do not... read more here

TALES OF TAURANGA

2 Feb 2016

Strange stories of those who did not win.  The Tauranga Mini Congress  Week-end. January 30th- February 1st 2016 The Bay turned on a pretty good wettish weekend for bridge which suited the host club with a roomful of players for all... read more here

KIWIS IN CANBERRA

29 Jan 2016

Of all the Kiwis who went across to Canberra’s Summer Festival of Bridge, the most successful was Auckland’s Nick Jacob. Nick certainly landed himself a very good partner in the shape of Ishmael Del’Monte. Nick and Ishmael... read more here

2016 Lesson material

28 Jan 2016

The 2016 Lesson material has now been transferred over from the old site, INCLUDING the revamped powerpoint presentations. Please note, the layout on the page is a little different (for the better we hope). The Dealer files are now lower... read more here

REMEMBERING ALEX

28 Jan 2016

Past Editor of New Zealand Bridge Magazine, bridge club founder, Alex Moore, a very colourful character, died on the 30th December 2015. He was 68 and suffered a major heart attack. Alex Alex had a variety of careers and a very varied life. He... read more here

PLAYING THE CARDS

26 Jan 2016

In this series of articles, we will feature hands played well or where there could be, shall we say, a little room for improvement. You learn to finesse at an early stage in your bridge career. It is so often the pathway to scoring extra tricks.... read more here

Young,Enthusiastic and with Passion

25 Jan 2016

Yes, we are talking about bridge, not always an activity associated with the youth of our society. When we talk of young bridge players, some say we are talking about those in their 30’s and 40’s. Not any more as there is a quiet,... read more here

BRIDGE ARTICLES ON THE NEW WEBSITE

19 Jan 2016

  Welcome to the new New Zealand Bridge website. We hope it will retain the best of its predecessor but in other aspects will be a big improvement. Technology is fast changing. We aim to keep New Zealand Bridge abreast of the latest changes.... read more here

PLAYING THE CARDS

19 Jan 2016

In this series of articles, we will feature hands played well or where there could be, shall we say, a little room for improvement. We will start off with a deal which was played very nicely by a bridge personality more associated with directing.... read more here

THAMES TEN YEARS ON

15 Jan 2016

The second week-end of January saw the eleventh anniversary celebrations of the Thames Coromandel Summer Bridge Festival. The Congress was the idea of the late Allan Barclay and was started at the time when January was a relatively uncluttered... read more here