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The Bridge Zone Radio Show -220
2 Nov 2022
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
1 Nov 2022
Self - Inflicted? Did one poor bid today give a player an impossible decision next time round? You be the judge. North DealsNone Vul N W E... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
31 Oct 2022
Careful! I am sure you always are when trying to make a contract. Today’s deal gives those who are just a little casual the opportunity to fall short of their target, that of making their game. West DealsN-S Vul... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
28 Oct 2022
Good suit unplayed! Ignoring the Obvious. Next Friday, we will resume deals for less experienced players. Today’s deal is relatively straightforward too and contains a quite common situation where players can slip up in defending a... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
27 Oct 2022
22 not enough in “22”. You need a mighty good hand to defeat Jeremy and Jack in a game contract as the following board from the recent Asia Cup proved. Come on, be honest. You would just think a little about doubling Jeremy in the... read more here
News from Northland
27 Oct 2022
NORTHLAND TOURNAMENTS THRIVING. Bucking the trend, participation in face-to-face tournaments in Northland is booming. Table numbers are back to pre-Covid levels and at the smaller venue clubs, reaching capacity. Finding an innovative way to... read more here
NZ v Iceland on RealBridge
27 Oct 2022
SATURDAY 29th OCTOBER - 10AM. This event is open to any pairs who would like to play. Please email me if you would like to enter - murray.wiggins@nzbridge.co.nz read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
26 Oct 2022
Second place: no disgrace at Asia Cup. There was to be no fairy-tale ending for our Men’s Team in the just completed Asia Cup in Jakarta though finishing second was a tremendous achievement. The 64- board final against China Hong Kong... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show -219
26 Oct 2022
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Congratulations - to our 5 recently qualified Tournament Directors
25 Oct 2022
Stewart Strang Gore Babs-Merel de Visser ... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
25 Oct 2022
ALIVE and VERY WELL. That’s the New Zealand Men’s team in the Asia Cup competition which reaches its climax today in Jakarta and rather against the odds, our team, that is Ashley Bach- Malcolm Mayer, Jack James- Jeremy Fraser-Hoskin... read more here
Top All Time Masterpoint Award Winners
25 Oct 2022
Updated - as at 25 Oct 2022 read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
21 Oct 2022
New Zealand Men at the Asia Cup A mid-table end of Day 1 at the Asia Cup in Jakarta for the New Zealand Men’s team of Michael Ware- Leon Meier, Ashley Bach- Malcolm Mayer and Jack James – Jeremy Fraser-Hoskin. They are aiming for a... read more here
4th Asia Cup Bridge Championships
20 Oct 2022
NZ Team Participating Link to results below http://www.ccba.org.cn:49091/Tour/TourResultText.aspx?tourid=22055 read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
20 Oct 2022
“Make it” easy if you can. You do well to reach a relatively low-point count slam. So, it goes without saying that you want to make it. The trump ace is missing. So, there is no worry about scoring an overtrick, even though Pairs is... read more here
Expressions of Interest- NZB International Programme
20 Oct 2022
NZ Bridge welcomes expressions of interest for the following roles to support our International programme in 2023 Chef de mission Chef de Mission EOI.pdf Teams Selectors International Team Selector for NZ Bridge.pdf ... read more here
Nomination Process- NZB Representive Teams for 2023
20 Oct 2022
Link to Information sheet and application forms read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
19 Oct 2022
Heading to the frying pan? (it’s rather hot inside!) Dealing with bridge hands that contain very few high-card points is part of the everyday lot of a bridge player. You would like to but cannot always pass. How about this situation?... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show -218
19 Oct 2022
Link to this week's show What's with these two? read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
17 Oct 2022
Victory at the National Congress…despite! The National Congress is past and has been quite successful and now we look forward to the 2023 event. One excellent feature of this year’s event was the on-line daily Bulletins produced by... read more here
News from the Chair- No 7 for 2022
17 Oct 2022
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Congratulations to our newly promoted Grandmasters
16 Oct 2022
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Congress Survey
13 Oct 2022
A survey was emailed to all the participants from this years Congress today - below is the link for those who may not have their email registered with NZ Bridge or from those who didn't attend Congress but would still like to provide their... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show -217
12 Oct 2022
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The Bridge Zone Radio Show -216
9 Oct 2022
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Congress Bulletin 2022 # 9 (final)
8 Oct 2022
It's the final Bulletin. Find out all the winners! Well done especially to the Bach team who won the NZ Open Teams and to Prem Soundra and Jeffery Ren who made it a perfect 4 from 4. Also read about the 4 respected bridge players who all... read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 # 8
7 Oct 2022
A incredible comeback in the NZ Teams; a story of triumph over adversity; some unlikely slams; a new Grand Master; The JIN club celebrates; The 9 of spades is king; and yet another youngster making a name for himself feature in today's Bulletin as... read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 # 7
6 Oct 2022
BREAKING NEWS: Prem Soundra and Jeffery Ren have completed a very rare hat-trick at Congress. Today, they won the Restricted Open Swiss Pairs to add to their victories in the NZ Restricted Pairs and NZ Restricted teams. In today's... read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 # 6
5 Oct 2022
Wednesday's Bulletin has a wrap of the Open Teams qualifying and an update of the playoffs as well as a report on the Restricted Open Teams. The Intemediate events have started also. Meet NZ's favourite director, read about a freak hand that... read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 # 5
4 Oct 2022
In today's Bulletin, catch all the action from the teams and meet a rising star of Bridge in New Zealand. Last chance to win two $50 dining vouchers so you can celebrate your Congress with a great dinner out. 2022 Bulletin #5 (1.04MB) read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 # 4
3 Oct 2022
In today's Bulletin, we celebrate the winners and near-winners of the Open and Restricted Open Pairs. We meet another of the "ever presents". A hand in which all four players seemingly have the same suit is discovered and answer the... read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 #3
2 Oct 2022
We have our first event winners! We also have the winner of the first $50 dining voucher from Friday's Bulletin. Reminder that quiz and "caption that" entries from Saturday's Bulletin are due in by 9:30am Monday. Enjoy! 2022 Bulletin #3... read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 #2
1 Oct 2022
Saturday's Bulletin has the action from Day 1 plus two chances to win $50 dining vouchers. Remember to get entries in for the Bulletin #1 quiz in by Sunday 1:30pm. Contributions are needed for future bulletins. Email Ed or see him in Suite... read more here
NATIONAL CONGRESS RESULTS
1 Oct 2022
Results for National Congress. read more here
COMING TO OUR NATIONAL CONGRESS?
30 Sep 2022
You will find some roadworks as you approach Bay Park. If you are coming from the North or out of Tauranga/ Mt Maunganui, follow signs to Bay Park and that means watch out for Truman Lane at the roundabout.Coming from Rotorua is more... read more here
Congress Bulletin 2022 #1
30 Sep 2022
The first Bulletin for 2022 sets the scene. There are prizes to be won too! Hope you enjoy! read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show -215
28 Sep 2022
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
27 Sep 2022
DAILY BRIDGE TAKES A BREAK. The daily Deal will take a break for Congress and will not appear for the next two weeks. However, from this Friday onwards, it will be replaced by the Daily Bulletin from the National Congress, with no doubt plenty of... read more here
National Congress is almost here.
27 Sep 2022
It Starts THIS Saturday That’s our National Congress, live at Bay Park, Mt Maunganui. So good to have a live National Congress again after a gap of three years. Hopefully you have made your entries by... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
23 Sep 2022
It’s Fri Day for JIN Club players (and others!) Do you remember? A bad news pronouncement to start today’s hand. If you thought bidding was hard and you ran into trouble playing contracts, then the news about defending is not... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
22 Sep 2022
A Grand Sequence. Today, we have a request from a reader of how two hands can be bid to grand slam. So, we started early and asked the Panel what they would open the following hand: ♠ A K 10 5 4... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
21 Sep 2022
Is silence a good idea? Don’t Stay Silent Forever. There are a few interesting points from today’s deal.. but firstly, would you take any action with the following hand: West... read more here
The Bridge Zone Radio Show -214
21 Sep 2022
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
20 Sep 2022
of the Century? You have a very decent opening hand, so much so that you feel like opening 2 clubs. Hey, only 19 hcp but it seems to conform to our “Rule of 29” guideline. (our hcp and 2 longest suits’ length equals at least... read more here
ONLINE LESSONS STARTING SOON
20 Sep 2022
NZ Bridge are hosting a 12 week online course to start new players on their bridge playing journey. These are being run by our Regional Support Team. For a schedule click here: Online Bridge Sessions - Play Bridge... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
19 Sep 2022
Been Around? The auction you will see for today’s deal did not quite occur. It might have done and I imagine that you have been in far worse slams than this one. So, take a look: East DealsBoth Vul ♠ K... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
16 Sep 2022
It’s Fri Day for our newer players. The Right Beginning. One from our Beginners’ lessons today, or it might have been. Let’s see what your choice of bid would be with the following: ... read more here
Congratulations to our newly promoted Gold Grandmaster
15 Sep 2022
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Daily Bridge in New Zealand
15 Sep 2022
Decisions, Decisions. A tough problem this morning. Maybe you think they all are! Today, we have a very strong hand, a hand worthy of a 2 opener, except that the opposition have opened in front of us…and that creates issues. So, take a... read more here
Daily Bridge in New Zealand
14 Sep 2022
Attention to Detail. Short and swift bidding today. A deal to plan your play and a special reward if you can name the most important card in the two hands you can see below: West DealsN-S Vul ♠ K 4... read more here
