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   no money for Marina! Read on.... Top of the South is now in its 9th year, and has grown up!  No longer a TOT but TOPS.  Those important Club Committees. There have been a couple of AGMs in the last few weeks.  Simon... read more here

You can listen to the podcast of this week's episode of The Bridge Zone by opening this article.  In this week's episode Barry and Mereana interview Karen Martelletti, catch up with Professor Samantha Punch from Stirling University, compare... read more here

In just over two weeks, we will all be getting ready for the first round of the JLT New Zealand Open and Restricted Open Pairs. The big day will be here very soon. The good news is that numbers coming look like being up there with the high numbers... read more here

               Different Routes: Same Result.                Party Spoilers! There were many different... read more here

The Bridge Zone radio show is now the second most downloaded podcast on the Hamilton Radio Station Free FM with over 3,000 downloads in August.  The success means that four other radio stations have asked to broadcast the show.  Their... read more here

TOUGH DEFENCE. We could twist those above two words around and insert the word “is” because “Defence is tough.” Here’s a hand to prove the point though in many cases, we could expand on the phrase and say... read more here

You can listen to this week's episode of The Bridge Zone by opening this article.  Barry and Mereana interview NZB secretary, Alister Stuck, catch up with more news from Professor Samantha Punch of Stirling University with her PhD in bridge... read more here

Success without Finesse! 50% they work and 50% they fail. “Really” many query? “Mine always seem to fail!”. In case yours do always fail, especially when you really want them to work, how about trying to avoid taking a... read more here

Tales of Disruption Surely there should be a rule about the number of times you can disrupt the opponents’ bidding?! That’s what you would wish for if you were the side who had reached a sensible game contract. Not so if you were the... read more here

     If you are registering for the full National Congress registration  or  the package rates for New Zealand Pairs, New Zealand Restricted Pairs or New Zealand Teams, then      pay by 31st August... read more here

Lesley Quilty and Sonia Crawford. Nice to see the days getting longer and the grass getting longer as spring beckons (well good for the farmer and maybe not so flash for the weekend lawn mowers). A whip around the clubs' websites indicates that... read more here

Brad Johnston, returning youth gold medalist from China, features in The Bridge Zone broadcast this week and also on Otago Morning News broadcast.  You can access the direct link to the latest episode of The Bridge Zone and the podcast from... read more here

Helping Partner: The Doubleton Lead in No Trumps! What? Had you forgotten that it is no trumps and not a suit contract? “Certainly not” as the defender found a lead to test the declarer on the following board. What would be your... read more here