Welcome to our Bridge Club
Visitors are most welcome.
Table Money is $5. Please have correct change as we use a contactless payment system.

Daytime Sessions

Players to be seated 10 minutes prior to commencement:
  • Tuesday - Open to all visitors  (play commences at 1.30pm)
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  • Friday - Open to all visitors  (play commences at 11am) Bring your lunch to this session and enjoy the social atmosphere. Tea, coffee will be available

​Evening Sessions

Players to be seated 10 minutes prior to commencement:
All of our evening sessions commence at 7:00pm
  • Monday -  Open to all visitors except for some of May and August. when Teams and Swiss Pairs are being played.
 
  • Wednesday - Open to all visitors except for most of June when Teams and Swiss Pairs are being played.
 
  • If in doubt please ring a convenor below
Need a Partner?
  • Mo​​nday Contact Lauren Lehndorf                                      378 5158
  • Tuesday Contact Sue Swanney                                          377 1004
  • Wednesday Contact Barbara Cook                             378 9619
  • Friday Contact Nicola Chapman                                       378 6462                       

Location

Club rooms are at 130 Tauhara Road.

Directions coming  from the North

At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Spa Rd for 1.7 km
Spa Rd turns slightly right and becomes Tauhara Rd for 1.0 km

Directions coming from Napier

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto SH 5/State Highway 1 for 2.6 km
Take the exit toward Broadlands Rd for
210 m
Turn right onto Broadlands Rd for 500 m
Continue onto Tauhara Rd for 750 m

Directions coming from the South

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on State Highway 1 for 5.3 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto SH 5/State Highway 1 for 2.6 km
Take the exit toward Broadlands Rd
for 210 m
Turn right onto Broadlands Rd for 500 m
Continue onto Tauhara Rd for 750 m

Events and Latest News
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Coming Up                     
May Teams 2021 start May 10th.  Please enter on booking sheets in the Playing Room at the Club or contact the convenor of the night.  Enter as a pair and the Match Committee will make up the teams so that they are comparable.
Entries must be in by May 3rd. 
Session Times  With the finishing of Daylight Saving all evening sessions on Monday and Wednesday now start at 7.00 pm.



50th Anniversary  

CLICK HERE FOR THE CELEBRATIONS


​Lessons for Beginners 2021

These start Mid April. The cost is $90 which includes membership to the bridge club for 2021.

​Please go to the Lessons page for more details

Richard Solomon Lessons

Wednesday April 28th 2.00pm
Thursday April 29th 2.00pm
Thursday April 29th 7.00pm

​View POSTER HERE for more details

​Add your name to the list at the club or email the club to make the most of this great opportunity.
Taupo Open 5A Tournament sponsored by 
Saturday May 1st ( 2 sessions starting at 1.00pm)
and
Sunday May 2nd (1 session starting at 9.30am)

Please go to the Tournament Page for the brochure

March Competition Winners
(All results based on Handicaps)

Monday: Sponsored by Bin Inn

Bin Inn March Pairs.

​1. Gillian Robertson / Alex Cornock
2. Joan Berg / Sue Hadlington-Hight
3. Ruth Hennebry / Colin Light

Tuesday: Monthly High Flyers: ( 4 sessions to qualify)

1. Helen Spencer 
2. Sue Swanney
3. Joan Berg

Wednesday: Tongariro Pairs

1. Celia Bockett / Ann Robertson
2. John Driscoll / Rona Driscoll
3. Derek Rankin / Frances Rankin

Friday: Monthly Top Players: ( 3 sessions to qualify )

1. Pam Burry
2. Tineke Baldwin
3. Patricia Tyler

Welcome to Bridge 2021. Sessions start on January 11th for Summer Bridge through out January.

Changes for 2021 All session results will now be shown on the web, ranked on Handicap. You will still see the raw scores as well as the C points. This does not include Swiss Pairs or Team Events


Invitational Pairs This is the first Wednesday Handicap competition, starting at the beginning of February. 

​ “The Invitational Pairs are to introduce more players to Wednesday nights. Wednesday evenings are fun, challenging and can improve your play by playing with and against different members playing different systems of Bridge. We encourage you to come along and enjoy Bridge with the regular Wednesday players”

Members Area

These pages have information of interest to club members.
  • Calendar: This shows the club events.

  • Championships: Gives the winners of  these and clicking on any image brings up a list of previous winners.

  • Competitions: This gives the winners of the trophies played for during the year and clicking on any image brings up a list of previous winners. There is also a link to a list of all prize winners for all years.

  • Archives: This column is archived at the end of each year and can be found there. At the beginning of each year this column starts blank.
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  • Update contact details: Changes can be made here. Fill out the form and submit. If we don't have sufficient information on who to contact in case of an emergency ( ICE ) then please fill out those details there as well.

Quick Links & Sponsors

Need A Bridge Partner

​Pairs Results

​Swiss Pairs and Teams

X - Club

​Tournament Results
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Member's Blog

Play and Defence

​Update your Contact Details

​Hire of Facilities
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Other Useful Links

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Master Points

NZ Bridge System Cards

BridgeNZ   Bridge Shopping / Gifts.​

Replay Hands at Home​ 

Tournament Sponsors
Monday's Sponsor