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News and Upcoming Events
CONGRATULATIONS to Pam Burge and Sylvia Lee who came second in the Te Awamutu Intermediate Tournament on Saturday 15 August - well done to you both.
JUNIOR SESSION ON THURSDAY MORNING: With so many new players we are holding an extra session each Thursday morning for JUNIORs only. All junior players welcome. Be seated by 9.15am for a 9.30am start. Come with or without a partner. Boards are scored and masterpoints assigned. Thanks to Christine Judd who has agreed to direct these sessions.
SUNDAY BRIDGE: We had a good turnout for Sunday bridge for the August session. The next, and last, session for the year is on 13 September. Be seated by 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start. Come with or without a partner, we don't have a spare this month so the last person to come without a partner may or may not be able to play. All welcome, bar will be open afterwards.
GROUNDS WORKING BEE - What a great day, if a bit chilly, we had for the working bee. Many thanks to Jill, Martin, Prue, Jim, Jo, Alan, Eric, Colin and Lesley who turned up to help give our grounds a tidy up. Roses have been pruned and the bank and driveways have had a good cut back - two full trailor loads headed off to the rubbish dump. Hopefully we won't need to do such a big job again this year.
July Thursday Teams sponsored by LiquorLand
Well done to the 16 Teams playing this month. Good friendly games with a couple of drawn matches. The Misfits 3rd and the Tricksters 4th took home the wine this Month. Finishing first and second were The Four Aces and Double Trouble respectively. Also winning both matches this month were the The Contractors. Well done to 3 pairs who bid the Grand Slam of No Trumps. Ann Robertson and Jude Merwood, Rose Corkin and Karen Law and Chrissy Hamilton and Valerie Penlington. [Check the Grand Slam Club under Special Clubs to see only 2 others this year] Monthly Competition Winners .... July Results on Handicap Monday Penny Homes July Pairs:
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Wednesday G M Painters Pairs:
For most events prizes are firstly awarded on Raw scores and then on Handicap Scores. No pair can win more than one prize on a given day, except where on Friday, trophy days are treated differently to non trophy days. SUNDAY BRIDGE: Sunday bridge is on this coming Sunday, 9 August. Be seated by 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start. Come with or without a partner, we don't have a spare this month so the last person to come without a partner may or may not be able to play. All welcome, bar will be open afterwards.
Bay of Plenty Interclub Teams Competition: On Sunday, three teams from the club - Junior, Intermediate and Open - played in the Bay of Plenty club teams competition against teams from Rotorua, Whakatane, Te Puke, Mount Maunganui and Tauranga clubs. It was heartening to see players as young as 12 and 14 years (half of Rotorua's Junior team) just starting on their bridge journey and doing very well against their more experienced opposition.
Our Intermediate and Junior teams were placed 3rd in their respective grades, just missing out on qualifying for the finals, with the Open team placed 5th. One unusual aspect of the day were the amount of slams and grand slams that were available to bid..... some were and some weren't, but that's bridge. Thank you to all who participated on the day and those who put their names forward to be included in the teams. Keen to improve your bridge?
Keen to learn some new strategies and get to practice them? Richard Solomon is coming to our club to take a couple of advanced sessions for intermediate or open players Date: Wednesday 5 August 9.30am – 12.30pm Topics: Playing and defending the Multi 2D Defending against the Precision Club System Defending against short 1C openings Planning the play of a bridge hand Date: Thursday 6 August 1.00pm- 4.00pm Topics: Handling opponents’ pre-emptive bidding Purpose and method of giving count as a defender Reverse bidding (above “ The Barrier”) The last hour of each session will involve playing hands Cost: Cost of attending each session is $15 (ie $30 if you come to both sessions). Please bring cash on the day. Register your interest: Add your name to the lists in the office to ensure your placing in the session/s. Bay of Plenty Interclub Teams Competition: Thanks to a those people who indicated their interest in representing our club and playing in this tournament. Our selected teams are:
Open: Rosemary Ritchie and Garth Robinson Joan Berg and Kim Chung Reserve: Ella Gray Intermediate: David Young and Sue Lower Sylvia Lee and Pam Burge Reserve: Sheryl Righton Junior: Heather Dickie and Judith Davis Jill Jones and Karen Law The tournament is on Saturday 26 July. All the very best teams. GO TAUPO!!! 
This is becoming a regular item!! CONGRATULATIONS to Derek and Frances Rankin who came third at the Waitomo Restricted 3A tournament on Sunday 12 July. WELL DONE TO YOU BOTH. And well done to all the other Taupō and ex Taupō members who also played in this tournament.
Well Done....Playing at the Waihi Intermediate 5B Tournament, Pamela Burge and Sylvia Lee scored a very good 65%, which placed them top N/S in the first session. Overall they finished seventh for the tournament.
The Contractors
June Thursday Teams sponsored by LiquorLand
Well done the 14 Teams playing in June. A very enjoyable day. Matches this month and for the rest of the year, will be using IMP scoring Winning both matches this month were the Four Queens. Bridge Buddies and the Contractors. The LiquorLand sponsors prize went to Ann Hennebry. Monthly Competition Winners .... June
Results on Handicap Monday Penny Homes June Pairs:
Tuesday Bayleys Pairs :
Wednesday G M Painters Pairs:
For most events prizes are firstly awarded on Raw scores and then on Handicap Scores. No pair can win more than one prize on a given day, except where on Friday, trophy days are treated differently to non trophy days. 
May Thursday Teams sponsored by LiquorLand
Well done the 14 Teams playing in May. A very enjoyable day. This was the last of the Point a Board matches. Group prize winners: Spades - The Four Aces Hearts - Four Queens Diamonds - Deal With It Clubs - Slam Dunks Winning both matches this month were the Bridge Buddies, The Lemons, Deal With It, Misfits, The Aces and the Slam Dunks.
Monthly Competition Winners .... May
Results on Handicap Monday Penny Homes May Pairs:
Tuesday Bayleys Pairs :
Wednesday G M Painters Pairs:
For most events prizes are firstly awarded on Raw scores and then on Handicap Scores. No pair can win more than one prize on a given day, except where on Friday, trophy days are treated differently to non trophy days. PAK'N'SAVE OPEN 5A Swiss Pairs was held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of May.
Once again this was a very popular tournament, booked out weeks before and the clubrooms were full with 22 Tables. Great and enjoyable comments from the players. Thanks to our Sponsor and all involved. Especially Pamela and the members who help in the kitchen during the tournament and for the wonderful dinner after play on Saturday night. Thanks Karen and the fellow dealers, who dealt 420 boards and then who had to come back and deal the 112 boards for this week. Thanks Sylvia and the match committee for all your organisation. The tournament was very well directed by Justine Hart. The winners this year were Kenneth Yule and Kathy Yule. Runners up were Michael Ware and Allan Morris. Third Richard Solomon and Tim Rigter and Fourth Blair Fisher and Elizabeth Fisher Other winners Jane O'Brien and Julian Herbert (Heart Group) - Runner up Rosemary Ritchie and Garth Robertson Roanna Chan and Andrew Robertson (Diamond Group)- Runner up Derek Rankin and Frances Rankin
Winning the Betty and Trevor Watts trophy for the best non major winner were Joan Berg and Sheryl Righton
Other Photos are in the Gallery
Monthly Competition Winners .... April
Results on Handicap Monday Penny Homes April Pairs:
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Wednesday G M Painters Pairs:
For most events prizes are firstly awarded on Raw scores and then on Handicap Scores. No pair can win more than one prize on a given day, except where on Friday, trophy days are treated differently to non trophy days.
Monthly Competition Winners .... March
Results on Handicap Monday Penny Homes March Pairs:
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CONGRATULATIONS to Sue Lower and David Young who won an afternoon session at the Napier Intermediate Pairs tournament on Saturday 28 March - Well done to you both.
Bayleys Intermediate Tournament in Taupo
We had seventeen tables of committed bridge players at the tournament on Saturday. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Thank you to Yvonne Westerman and Bayleys Taupo for sponsoring the event. Winners were: First: Bob Strawbridge and Sheila Lister Second: Ross Longney and Deidre Oliver Third: Annette Weaver and Audrey Young Fourth: Graham Saunders and John Little Fifth: Cathy Parker and Deidre Gunn Well done to all the Taupo members who played - there was a great turnout. The top Taupo pair were: Tineke Baldwin and Hazel Milliken Thanks to Ella who directed and scored the event, Sylvia for organising the whole thing, and to all the members who helped set up and pack up the room, worked in the kitchen and/or provided a plate of food. Monthly Competition Winners .... February
Results on Handicap Monday Penny Homes February Pairs:
Tuesday Bayleys Pairs :
Wednesday G M Painters Pairs:
Friday Pairs:
For most events prizes are firstly awarded on Raw scores and then on Handicap Scores. No pair can win more than one prize on a given day, except where on Friday, trophy days are treated differently to non trophy days. Welcome to Bridge in 2026
General Information: - Any pair can play in these competitions. - You can miss one session and you are allowed a substitute for one of the sessions. (except Championships) - It is important that the Director is told before the start of play if you are playing with a substitute. - Most sessions will be scored on Raw and Handicap - Competition Winners will have a credit showing in their Table Money Account New Zealand Bridge Rating Points
The new rating points for 2026 are now on the notice board. Congratulations to: Rebecca Anderson, Denise Chisholm, Barbara Cook and Jenny Ewart whose grades have changed to Intermediate. In each case these members have accumulated, give or take, about 50 B points (5000 C points) each. Members Information
These pages have information of interest to club members.
Session for Junior Players only: Thursday 5 March, 9.30am -12noon.
We trialled this in 2025 but numbers dwindled as we got near the end of the year. We agreed to trial it again in March and April but we need at least four tables to make it worthwhile. It will be the first Thursday morning of the month and any junior players are welcome. It is an opportunity for our junior players to earn C points. You can come with or without a partner. Thank you to Christine Judd who has agreed to be the director for the sessions and to Denise Chisholm who will be the sub. |
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