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Going to Congress and not yet registered on the NZB website ?
22 Sep 2016
If you are not regsitered do you want to receive notifications from the Congress team for when results have been posted and other important messages during the week ? if so, click on LOGIN then complete your registration (on the right... read more here
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Website improvements/changes
21 Sep 2016
We have been continually updating our website and are in the process of some exciting new developments that all clubs need to be aware of. We are a little way off delivering this yet, but it will be good for you all to know and think about... read more here
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Volunteer of The Month
20 Sep 2016
Bet Glengarry – Motueka This nomination has come from the Motueka Bridge Club. Over to club Secretary, Chris Sutton. “Our club would like to nominate Bet for an award acknowledging the work she does for our club and in promoting the... read more here
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Farewell From Poland
19 Sep 2016
The Winners, a “What should have been” and Kiwi Connections. The last report on the World Championships finished with New Zealand’s quarter-final loss to Spain. There is a degree, maybe not of satisfaction, but of say... read more here
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LATEST NEWS RE NATIONAL CONGRESS
19 Sep 2016
The National Congress is Nearly Here (Sat 24th Sep-Sat 1st Oct) In less than one week, we will abandon our normal lives and focus on the National Bridge Congress. The really good news is the number of entries. We now have about 650... read more here
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PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
21 Sep 2016
“What If?” Quick to say but not quite as quick to put into action. Those two words should be spoken (well, quietly to yourself!) by every declarer when they see dummy. Our declarer did not do that when as South, he was declarer in 4... read more here
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ANOTHER GREAT KIWI RESULT IN POLAND
18 Sep 2016
CORNELL - BACH Finish 2nd in Open Pairs The Open, Womens, Seniors and Mixed Pairs ran alongside the latter stages of the Teams competitions. Some of the New Zealand Pairs took part. In the Seniors' Pairs, Trevor Robb- Andrew Janisz and Chris... read more here
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Recently Qualified Tournament Directors
18 Sep 2016
NZ Bridge congratulates the following people who were successful in the recent exam series: Sandy McKirdy Wellington Cathy Nijman Wellington read more here
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TALES OF AKARANA
17 Sep 2016
CREATING YOUR OWN FUN On a night where so many of the deals seemed to be routine games (even 6-6 in the majors is fairly common-place these days!), one player decided to create his own piece of excitement. I am not sure what your thoughts would... read more here
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MORE KIWI SUCCESS IN POLAND
15 Sep 2016
This country has made an impression at the World Bridge Championships at the table. We have another success to report away from the main action. The International Bridge Press Association is what it seems, a body made up of those worldwide who... read more here
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BEATEN BUT PROUD
14 Sep 2016
It was not to be but in going down to Spain, the Kiwis can hold their heads high, not just for their performance in the quarter final but in the 8 days which preceded it. New Zealand started the second half of the quarter final 44 imps down. The... read more here
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Northland News with Tania Brown
14 Sep 2016
Kia Ora from the North. Looks like the rain has finally stopped and we are able to get out fishing again. Well I am hoping so anyway as it will mean less competition at our tournaments and a wee bit more luck for me. Northland has been enjoying... read more here
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PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
14 Sep 2016
Just In Case Are you one of those players who last took a successful finesse back in 1986…and you have played a lot of bridge since?! If so, read on. If finessing always works for you, then have a coffee instead of reading this..but take a... read more here
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The Open Team's Quarter Final Match
13 Sep 2016
It Was Never Going To Be Easy Confidence in our Open Team would have been “sky high” after the defeat of France. The next hurdle, Spain, had just won over USA in the Phase of 16. So, while Spain is not a country right at the top of... read more here
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Kiwis in Poland- The Day we Beat France
12 Sep 2016
NEW ZEALAND INTO THE QUARTER FINALS Yes, it’s true. Our Open team have beaten France, with just enough to spare while our Women put up a mighty fight against Sweden though the deficit of 90 with 32 boards left proved to be too much. Before... read more here
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Kiwis in Poland - Phase of 16
11 Sep 2016
our successful Women's team Let The Fun Begin Once you have qualified for the final stages of any event, you have achieved. In whatever event you are competing, no matter how good you are, qualifying is hard. For our Open and... read more here
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Kiwi Joy, but Spare a Thought for our Mixed Team
10 Sep 2016
In celebrating a great day in New Zealand’s international bridge calendar, let’s start with a sad story. Our Mixed team had started this event well but later results had been disappointing. Nevertheless, they still had a reasonable... read more here
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Kiwis in Poland - Day 5
9 Sep 2016
THREE NEW ZEALAND TEAMS WELL IN CONTENTION Qualification for the knock-out stages is looking a real possibility for three of our four teams in Poland. Although the number of qualifying teams in relation to the size of the field is extremely... read more here
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TALES OF AKARANA
9 Sep 2016
‘‘Ducking and Diving” If you play a hand as well as you can, you are sometimes rewarded by an opponent’s slip. That was certainly the case for John O’Connor who is quite a new player to Akarana. He reached 3NT from... read more here
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Kiwis in Poland - Day 4
8 Sep 2016
Day 4 – The Reality Check When you play 3 or 4 matches a day for 6 days against strong opposition, you are going to have a day that is tougher than others. Let’s hope that our Women’s and Mixed Teams have just experienced that... read more here
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Canterbury News with Craig Shanahan
7 Sep 2016
A BIT OF COLOUR AND A QUIZ On Sunday 14th August at the RANGIORA club, famous for its hospitality, the Rangiora Rascals... read more here
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Kiwis in Poland Day 3
7 Sep 2016
A GREAT DAY FOR THE KIWIS Day 3 at the World Championships was a really good one for the New Zealand teams trying to qualify for the knock-out stages. The... read more here
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PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
7 Sep 2016
BEWARE THE “DANGER” HAND Often there is one of the opponents you would like to keep off lead. This can be especially true in no-trumps where one opponent has led their long suit…and you have two holds in the suit... read more here
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Kiwis in Poland Day 2
6 Sep 2016
More of Day 1's Results It was a repeat of the first day with our Women and Mixed Teams being very much in the mix, our Open Team in midfield and our Seniors Team wishing they were! The Open Team started with their bye and then produced... read more here
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Kiwis in Poland
5 Sep 2016
OUR MIXED TEAM OFF TO A FLYING START New Zealand’s 4 teams had mixed starts on day 1 of the World Teams Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. The Mixed and Seniors are in Round Robins of 23 and 24 teams respectively with the top 8 qualifying... read more here
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