The "Quad"

Waikanae hosted Levin, Otaki and Paraparaumu to contest the 2026 edition of the Horowhenua Kapiti Quadrangular match (the "Quad") on Saturday 19th September.

The full-day event was played as a teams competition over 6 rounds, and I'm delighted to report that it was won once again by Waikanae, who therefore retained the shield (which we have held for several years).

Detailed results are available here. 

I'd like to thank Maureen Pratchett who was both Director and Scorer, and also:

• Nicky Bradley, who organised the event
• Vicky Young, Anne Ricketts and Dianne Horton who looked after the kitchen and other arrangements on the day, and
• Derek Snelling and Pryor Rowland, who organised and ran the bar

and of course all the club members who played in the competition itself:

Open -

Pryor Rowland and John Donbavand
Derek Snelling and Isobel Ross

Intermediate -

Miriam Lewin and Suzanne Duncan
Karen Eriksen and Jude Lucas

Junior -

Stephanie Cheeseman and Jim Gordon
Hugh Wolfensohn and Judi Vernau

Congratulations on a great team effort!

Bridge Base Online (BBO)

On 17 August 2026, BBO moved to a membership model. Players received a free Premium period, and its length varies. Many long-standing and regular players were given a full complimentary year. Others received one or two months.

Players with the complimentary year are not affected by anything below.

For everyone else, when the free Premium membership ends, they move to Basic. Basic is free and includes 6 deals a day in free casual games.

Free tournaments do not use the daily deals, and most stay open to everyone, including Basic. Some tournaments are Premium only.

Paid tournaments and paid challenges are not affected, and membership is not required to play them.

Further information is available below.

Club Championship & Malcolm Hyland Trophy

NZBridge - Online Lessons

Link available here:

New Zealand-wide Pairs (formerly Loveblock Pairs)

 Please support what I'm sure will be an enjoyable evening.  The sign-up sheet is now available on the top table in the club room.

Recent Results

KHAP Round 7

Congratulations to Rae Lutman and Murray Lobb on finishing 3rd in the latest round, held on 17th September.  Nicky Bradley and Pryor Rowland were in 6th place. Full results available here.

Victoria Intermediate Pairs 13th September

Vicki Boffa and Rachel Patrick won this event with a score of 63.38% (they were 3rd E/W in the morning session and 1st E/W in the afternoon session) - many congratulations to them on an excellent result.

(Photo: Roger Palmer)

Victoria Junior Pairs 13th September

In the morning session Lori Dianne Fernando (the only Waikanae player in the event) and her partner were 4th E/W.

Wellington Region "Hui"

Judi Vernau and I attended the Wellington Region All Clubs meeting held at the Wellington Bridge Club at 1.00pm on Saturday 12th September.  John Donbavand also attended in his capacity as a Wellington Region Bridge Committee member.

The meeting was chaired by Alan Grant.  Peter Newell (Chair, NZ Bridge) attended.

The agenda for the meeting (which lasted for 3 hours) was as follows:

The Chair provided three reports - these are reproduced below.  The Financial Report was also tabled by the Treasurer - I have a copy if anyone's interested.

Chair Report Page 1

Chair Report Page 2

Club Championships report

Interclub Report

I'll publish the Minutes of the meeting when they become available.