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PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
10 Jul 2018
YOUR 12 TRICKS ARE? You have reached a reasonable but slightly pushy 6 spade contract and your bidding has telegraphed to your opponents that a trump lead is a good idea. So, that’s what you got…and now is the time to decide how you... read more here
South Island Pairs
10 Jul 2018
A WEEKEND FOR TWO RUSSELLS AND A ROBIN The South Island Pairs came to the Top of The South and players came from all over New Zealand to Picton for two wonderful days of Bridge. The event involved five barometered sessions, 46 pairs playing... read more here
South Island Pairs - Picton 7th-8th JuLy 2018
6 Jul 2018
LINK TO RESULTS read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
6 Jul 2018
AND THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE IS? That’s for bidding games, especially vulnerable ones. How bad can they be for us to say we should be in part-score? There were 6 low point-count, lowish percentage games to be bid this week. Most were makeable... read more here
Volunteer of the Month
5 Jul 2018
Barbara Fitzgerald - North Shore. We go to Auckland's North Shore Bridge Club for this month's nomination. Not only has this club got an absolutely beautiful setting, being next to Lake Pupuke, but it has one most valuable member in Barbara... read more here
WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma
5 Jul 2018
Tournament Successes. The big tournament winners from the past few months included Grant Jarvis and Ian Berrington who took over by a whisker from Michael Ware and Geo Tislevoll on the final round of the National Swiss Pairs in Hamilton across... read more here
A Lighter Look
4 Jul 2018
SLAM ON “14” One side has 26 hcp between their two hands and the other a more modest 14. One side can make 9 tricks with their best combined suit as trumps. The other can make 12. Naturally, you would much rather be holding the... read more here
New Zealand at the Yeh Bros event, Day 3.
4 Jul 2018
Consolation Swiss at Yeh Bros Cup After the disappointment of just missing out the main knock-out stage, the New Zealand Open team looked to improve in the Consolation Swiss. It was not to be as after 5 of the 8 rounds, they are in 14th place in... read more here
New Zealand at the Yeh Bros event, Day 2.
3 Jul 2018
LIKE NEW ZEALAND: LIKE JAPAN Choose whichever team you wish, the Japanese football team or the New Zealand Bridge team..and they are both suffering from last kick/last board disappointment. Japan were seconds away from extra- time and a chance of... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
3 Jul 2018
“CAN I HELP?” Another unmakeable contract makes! It’s only a part-score but it’s 5 imps to the opposition which they really should not have got…or it would have been a lot better had their contract failed.... read more here
New Zealand at the Yeh Bros event, Day 1.
2 Jul 2018
IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE EASY This year’s Yeh Bros event had plenty of strong teams taking part. After doing the necessary against one of the weaker teams present, South Africa, New Zealand came up against three strong European countries in... read more here
New Zealand Open Team at the 2018 Yeh Bros Cup
29 Jun 2018
Follow the New Zealand Open Team at the 2018 Yeh Bros Cup which will take place in Beijing from Sunday 1st July until Thursday 5th July. You can follow the link below to see how our Open Team is faring or else read daily reports on this site... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
29 Jun 2018
DISASTER! So you think our top players always get it right? It’s nice to show how well they can play. Sometimes, though, it is just not their night. So, if you have a bad night at bridge, then what follows is here to cheer you up. It can... read more here
Auckland News by Douglas Russell
27 Jun 2018
The rainy season has started in earnest in Auckland, and partly as a consequence the tournament season is in full swing, with a pretty crowded calendar. The Howick Restricted Pairs was won by John Craig and KC (what does the KC stand for?) Lee,... read more here
NZB launches weekly radio show The Bridge Zone 001
27 Jun 2018
Listen in to the new all bridge radio show sponsored by NZB. A half-hour weekly slot "The Bridge Zone" had its first broadcast today. Wednesdays at 10.30am and repeated Thursdays at 6.30am are the times to tune in live. ... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
25 Jun 2018
THE PRICE YOU PAY We like to bid when we get the opportunity though there are times when you do bid when you wish you had not. One such occasion is when you tell the declarer how to play a hand by the bid you have made. Watch the following:... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
22 Jun 2018
PUSHING THE RULE TO THE LIMIT. You may have heard of it, “Hamman’s Rule” where if 3NT is a possibility from among your options, then you should give it a go. The boards at Akarana this week did little to doubt the wisdom of this... read more here
INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER - BACKING BLACK!
21 Jun 2018
Read the latest news on the international programme, meet the Youth squad heading to China, hear from Michael Cornell on what it means to "Earn the Fern" or bid in an auction to play with one of our top players in the Youth Fundraiser. ... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
19 Jun 2018
Go for Gold..but how? A touch of overbidding but you have ended in not too bad a contract…at least on their opening lead. You are in 3NT and there are only two suits wide open! So, let’s see how many tricks we can count.... read more here
Top of The South News with Jenny Pomeroy
19 Jun 2018
The last couple of weeks have seen a good few records broken (and not the only thing broken!) in Top of the South. The Inter Provincial Trials hosted once again by Marlborough had 8 ½ tables of hopefuls in the Intermediates; plus a... read more here
Refresher Boards for Beginners
18 Jun 2018
We had a great suggestion from Christchurch asking for a couple of sets of boards that include hands from each lesson for refresher sessions. One set has a selection of 12 hands from Lessons 2 to 5 (in case you have a refresher... read more here
The National Open Swiss Pairs
18 Jun 2018
A Good Time to hit the lead This event was held over the weekend of June 16th and 17th at the Hamilton Bridge Club. It was run as an 11 round Swiss of 9 board matches with 58 pairs competing. Grant Jarvis and Ian Berrington hit the front at just... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
15 Jun 2018
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, DO NOTHING! How many boards when you are defending have you had no idea how you should be defending? If you are truthful, then the answer could be “quite often”! I would put two boards from this... read more here
National 15A Swiss Pairs- Hamilton 16 & 17 June 2018
14 Jun 2018
LINK TO RESULTS read more here
WELLINGTON REGIONAL NEWS with Paul Maxwell
13 Jun 2018
There were kind words about the Wellington Regional Congress in late April from players, praising the organisers for their planning and preparation beforehand, and all those working during the five days. I have too many photos of the many... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
11 Jun 2018
WELL BID….and WELL PLAYED? When you make the right decision in the bidding, you want to follow it up by playing the hand correctly. Hopefully, that means making your contract! So, plan the play in the following 3NT contract. While... read more here
Central Districts' News with George MacLachlan
9 Jun 2018
This is Libby who came to lessons in New Plymouth last year when she was 12 with her mum and grandfather. She has played most C grade nights since graduation. Her mum is the C grade convenor and Libby helps out by doing the announcements... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
8 Jun 2018
PLENTY OF FUN WITH POINTLESS HANDS. Welcome back to stories of a night’s bridge at the Akarana Bridge Club. After a gap of two months, it was nice to be back. It felt like a good practice for my first up-coming Rubber Bridge match in the... read more here
Volunteer of the Month
8 Jun 2018
JUNE 2018 - Graham Potter, Wellington. The nomination came from the Wellington Bridge Club. Club President, Brad Tattersfield, and Manager, Bridget Hannaway-Willcox explain why. One of our “unsung... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
7 Jun 2018
SHOULD YOU TRUST PARTNER? That’s right. We are talking about your partner. Bridge is all about creating a large level of trust between you and your partner. Are you going to “not lose the post mortem” and trust partner or is it... read more here
A Lighter Look
6 Jun 2018
If you “walk the dog”, watch out for the traffic! “Walking the dog” is a phrase which can mean many different things depending on the context. In Bridge terminology, it refers to a player who takes rather a long-winded way... read more here
NZ Youth Team Fundraiser
6 Jun 2018
You are invited to play in a session individual tournament on Sunday 24th June at 1pm to be held at the Auckland Bridge Club. Funds raised on the day will be used to help our Youth Team who are heading to China in August. Entry is open... read more here
Tauranga- Boston Cup Teams
6 Jun 2018
Photo Gallery from this annual event held at Tauranga https://www.taurangabridge.co.nz/blog/791460 read more here
Those"Rainy Day" Bids - Our Internationals conquer Auckland
6 Jun 2018
You may have noticed that one particular team have been doing rather well recently. They are our Open International Team, Michael Cornell – Ashley Bach, Michael Ware – GeO Tislevoll and Michael Whibley – Matthew Brown. They have... read more here
Appointment- Regional Bridge Mate- Wellington
5 Jun 2018
Welcome to Katherine Gough - Regional Bridge mate for the Wellington Region read more here
Canterbury News with Max Robb
2 Jun 2018
John Skipper on the Board of New Zealand Bridge. I have been rather remiss in not reporting this old news, but many in the region will not realise a fellow Cantabrian John Skipper gained a place on the New Zealand Bridge Board as from 1st April... read more here
Expressions of Interest- Board Vacancy
31 May 2018
31 May 2018 Notice Calling for Expressions of Interest Vacancy on the Board of New Zealand Bridge [Pursuant to Rule 12 (Filling of Vacancy)] The Board of NZ Bridge is calling for expressions of interest to fill a vacancy on the Board... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
30 May 2018
GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO GO WRONG. A standard time for false-carding is as declarer when the first round of a suit is played and you fear a ruff if you follow meekly low. Name me a defender who has not at some time been fooled by the jettisoning of... read more here
Otago-Southland News with Moss Wylie
29 May 2018
Freeland Team Blitz Winton Open Teams. April 14th saw 10 teams compete in the 5A Winton Teams. Only one local team took part. However, the local club put on a good spread of tasty treats. Paul Freeland- Margret Perley and Arleen Schwartz... read more here
BRIDGE WITH OUR NEWEST NEW ZEALANDERS
26 May 2018
Jane Stearns is currently delivering bridge lessons to 17 refugees and migrants as part of the curriculum this term for the advanced ESOL course at Hamilton Settlement Centre. From Jane: "The students are from Afghanistan, Syria, Colombia,... read more here
2018 Inter-Provincial teams have been decided
22 May 2018
The trials for all the Regions were held on May 12/13 and some teams have been named. Congratulations to those who have been selected. Click on this link to view the teams we know about so far. As more come to hand, they will... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
22 May 2018
COMBATTING THE JACK We learn pretty early on that “third player plays high.” That means, simplistically, that when your partner leads a low(ish) card, you will play a high card to either win the trick or force an even higher card out... read more here
Bulletin 5 - 2018. International Programme for 2019
18 May 2018
International Programme 2018-2019 Bulletin 5... read more here
Northland News with Tania Brown
17 May 2018
Greetings from the Winterless North yet again. It seems like only last week I wrote the last round-up but we are already fast approaching the middle of the year. Here in the North we have been having great successes holding Intermediate and... read more here
Regional Committee Memberships From 1 July 2018
16 May 2018
Congratulations to the following people confirmed to serve on our Regional Committees from 1 July 2018. Auckland Northland Waikato Bays Sue Brown Rona... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
15 May 2018
Keeping The Extra Chance up your Sleeve. When you first see the sight of dummy and thank partner for the 13 cards they have produced which may or may not resemble their bidding, your next task is not to play a card from dummy but to plan the play... read more here
INTERPROVINCIAL TRIALS 12-13 MAY 2018
11 May 2018
LINK TO RESULTS: Auckland Northland Waikato Bays Central Districts Wellington Top Of The South Canterbury Otago Southland O,W,S Intermediate read more here
Volunteer of the Month
9 May 2018
Jean Tisdall - Oamaru. This month's Volunteer is a committee member at the Oamaru Club who frequently does that bit more. Over then to Frances Sheehy, the Club President: "On behalf of the Oamaru Bridge Club, I would like to nominate Jean... read more here
WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma
9 May 2018
Waikato Bays May Round-Up We start with a milestone … Enid Trower turned 100 in April. Enid is a great endorsement for why playing bridge is good for your mind and soul. She is an active playing member at Hamilton... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
8 May 2018
TWO LEADS ONE THEME Opening leads are at times pretty subjective affairs. Rules can be laid down, proven and then on the particular problem you have can be proven not to work. With that depressing thought somewhere in the back of your mind, try... read more here
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