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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    9 Nov 2022

      Giving up…or Cashing up? One important facet, and one we have highlighted this week from the recent North Island Pairs, is the search for overtricks. An overtrick at Pairs can be  as valuable as a slam bid and made at imp... read more here

  • The Bridge Zone Radio Show -221

    9 Nov 2022

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  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    8 Nov 2022

    10, 11, Even 12! Those overtricks do count! Today, we feature one deal from the final round of the North Island Pairs which contributed to the amazing 71% finish from the winners, Douglas Russell and John Buckleton. Firstly, decide what card you... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    7 Nov 2022

    John and Douglas.  Storming Finish for Victors in North Island Pairs. Auckland’s Douglas Russell and John Buckleton produced a huge finish to win the 2022 North Island Pairs at the Auckland Bridge Club over last week-end. An excellent... read more here

  • North Island Pairs - Auckland Bridge Club - 5 & 6 Nov 2022

    4 Nov 2022

      Link to Results read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    3 Nov 2022

    A Spot of Mind-Reading? Maybe our declarer made their own problems on today’s deal. There was a simpler alternative way which may or may not have been successful. What would you do at the crunch moment? East DealsE-W Vul... read more here

  • Daily Bridge in New Zealand

    2 Nov 2022

    Leon and the Lead. We return to the Kiwis’ recent exploits in Jakarta. Put yourself in Leon Meier’s shoes as East and come up with the winning lead against this 3NT contract:       North... read more here

  • 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

    Details Here read more here

  • 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

    Link to show -  5 Oct 2022 read more here

  • 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

      Link to this week's show read more here

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