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.

Almoner

 

Our Almoner is Sue Crichton.

Historically an almoner was a person responsible for distributing alms to the poor, usually connected with a religious house or other institution.

Nowadays the almoner is the person members can go to when they know of a health or other issue another member has so the club can rally around and provide support.

Please contact Sue for bereavements and other similar events that should be acknowledged by the Club.

You can email Sue here.

NZBridge - Conduct and Etiquette

Please take a look at these posters from NZBridge - they provide an excellent summary of the behaviours the Committee seeks to maintain at our club in support of our Mission Statement:

Tip of the Month

Thanks to Maureen Pratchett for this tip (also available on the Club Noticeboard):

Karori Bridge Club Mixed Pairs - Easter Monday

Karori Bridge Club is looking for players for their Wellington Regional Mixed Pairs tournament on Easter Monday. This event has been popular with Waikanae members in past years.

If you would like to play in this event, please see below for further information.