"In Brief"

Waikanae/Paraparaumu Interclub

Shield updated (thanks to Chris Farrow)

Regional Championship

Congratulations once again to Derek Snelling, Vicki Boffa and Rachel Patrick on their selection for the Wellington team for the forthcoming Regional Championship.

The inter-regional matches will take place online over the period 1-3 May 2026. 

You can keep up with results and updates on the Wellington Region Bridge website.

Dealing

We need a  volunteer to help deal cards. You would need to be available on Saturday afternoons (1pm) once every 5 - 6 weeks. Dealing takes around 1½ hours. 

If you can help please contact Eileen Queree on 021 293 3920.

STOP PRESS - a volunteer has come forward (thanks Annabel) - but if there are any more takers, Eileen would love to hear from you!.

Weekend Results

Levin Multigrade Pairs 4th April

Congratulations to Caroline Strachan and Bryan Cunliffe who placed 5th (2nd E/W pm), and also to Vicki Boffa and Rachel Patrick who were 6th (1st E/W pm) - and also the top Intermediate pair.

The full event results are available here.

Latest Rankings

Congratulations to John Donbavand, ranked 3rd nationally in the Life Master category as at 31st March, and also to Graeme Norman who is in 105th place in the all-time Masterpoint Earners list.

Waikanae/Paraparaumu Interclub

The annual Interclub match against Paraparaumu was contested on Saturday 28th March.

The event was relocated to Waikanae due to some outstanding building compliance issues for Paraparaumu following their recently-completed renovations. 

After a slightly shaky start due to confusion about the start time, and the absence of one Paraparaumu player (Editor’s Note: this necessitated an emergency call to the previously-arranged Waikanae reserve John Donbavand, who - despite some consternation among the Waikanae team - kindly agreed to play for the opposition!), the day quickly developed into a relaxed and enjoyable occasion.

The competition was won by Waikanae with 710.44 to 689.56 total percentage points, an average score difference of 1.5%.  

We therefore retained the shield.

The individual winners were:

1st - Graham Cheater and Jeanne Wardill
2nd - Murray Lobb and Rae Lutman
3rd - Liesbet Gavey and Phil Gavey (a great effort from a Junior pair)
4th - Vicki Boffa and Rachel Patrick

Many thanks to:

• Trevor Smith - dealing
• Basia Arnold - directing
• Jane McArthur - scoring (with assistance from Maureen Pratchett)
• Roz King (and team) - catering

Special thanks to Paraparaumu for providing refreshments after play, and to all team members from both sides who kindly provided an incredible quantity of food for the afternoon.

We look forward to the return fixture at Paraparaumu next year.

Improvers' Lessons

 Graham Cheater has kindly offered a series of 3 Improvers' lessons for 2026.  Please see the poster below for details.

Please note that these lessons are suitable for Juniors who have played for a few years and Intermediates.