All News
Articles 3151 - 3200 of 3208 displayed.
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
10 Mar 2016
SPOT THE DANGER HAND Can you? If you can, it will help you to find the winning play on the following deal. Here is your hand and dummy after the 9 lead from West. Both sides are vulnerable. ... read more here
Board Elections- March 2016
9 Mar 2016
New Zealand Bridge congratulates Carol Richardson & Noel Woodhall the successful candidates in the recent Board elections. Carol and Noel will commence their term from 1st April 2016. read more here
New Zealand International Teams Announcement
9 Mar 2016
The make-up of the three teams to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Olympiad In Poland in August has just been announced. The following have been selected after the completion last week-end of the third of the qualifying events, the North Island... read more here
WELLINGTON REGIONAL NEWS
9 Mar 2016
Welcome to the first news from the Wellington area with Paul Maxwell. The weather has been great and so has the bridge. Read on. The Wellington Regional Bridge Committee ran a Junior League during 2015. This initiative was well received by... read more here
GOLD COAST TEAMS FINAL UPDATE
4 Mar 2016
Congratulations to Royle Epsom's Kinga Hajmasi and Andrew Michl whose team won the Restricted Teams competition. Kinga (far left) and Andrew with their Australian teammates. Their team won the 48 board final 113.1-108 imps after a 30-15 win... read more here
TALES OF AKARANA
4 Mar 2016
For those of you who do not know, the Akarana Bridge Club is different from any other in this country in that it plays only Teams events. When we say “Teams”, we also include Swiss Pairs and even the occasional “Point A... read more here
New Zealand National Bridge Congress Update. What's New in Hamilton?
3 Mar 2016
Saturday September 24th –Saturday October 1st 2016 Many have just returned from a glorious week at the Gold Coast Congress. It seems months away until our own National Congress in Hamilton, seven at the time this was published. Watch out... read more here
Central Districts' News
2 Mar 2016
As usual, the western area started the year with three Picnic Tournaments, at New Plymouth, Hawera and Wanganui. The overall winner, and winner of the Upson Cup, was New Plymouth’s Pushpa and Ravi Modgill with the respective heat winners... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
2 Mar 2016
OVERBIDDING SHOULD NOT PAY “They overbid to a silly slam and it was just too hard to find the lead to beat it” said a mournful South after a slam had slithered home giving the defenders a rank bottom board. Judge for yourself whether... read more here
FINE WEATHER, FINE COMPETITION IN DUNEDIN
1 Mar 2016
THE SOUTH ISLAND TEAMS Yes, Dunedin produced both for the South Island Teams whose field of 28 teams contained all those trialling for this year’s international selection. The only thing missing for those who sat North-South was a total... read more here
THE GREAT UNDERLEADS OF 2015 by Richard Solomon
1 Mar 2016
Lead low and down they go..... No! We’ve had a lot of reminiscing in the media about sporting and musical exploits in 2015. This is one category of “greats” which so far has not been seen. We... read more here
GOLD COAST TEAMS
26 Feb 2016
Some Kiwi successes, some near misses at the end of the three days, 12 rounds Swiss Teams. Congratulations to Michael Ware, GeO Tislevoll, Michael Cornell and Ashley Bach whose respective teams made the top 6 in the Open competition and... read more here
RICHARD'S THOUGHTS
26 Feb 2016
This is the first of a monthly series when "the floor is mine". THE WAY WE WERE: THE WAY WE WILL BE This may just go on to the New Zealand Bridge website to the “converted” though hopefully also it will be seen by others more used... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
24 Feb 2016
“DON’T GO DOWN, PARTNER” 33 points, plenty of trumps, no threat of a shortage in the opponents’ hands but several declarers failed to make their 6 slam. Let’s look at the deal below and see what happened. ... read more here
WAIKATO BAYS NEWS with Anna Kalma
24 Feb 2016
Hello from the Waikato Bays region and my first column as the nominated correspondent (i.e. couldn’t think of an excuse fast enough when asked). What to write? No sweat – I will ring around some of the movers and shakers in the region... read more here
KIWI NEWS FROM THE GOLD COAST
23 Feb 2016
Are there any New Zealand Bridge players still in New Zealand? By a rough count, 177 of them have crossed the Tasman to go to the Gold Coast Congress. By the end of Monday, the Pairs competitions had been completed. There is a pretty good... read more here
AUCKLAND NEWS
18 Feb 2016
Auckland News with Douglas Russell This week's News comes from the city with the most bridge clubs and traffic jams in the country. Any connection between the two? If only.... Well, it is nice to see that reports from the regions have come... read more here
RIGHT TIME: RIGHT PLACE
18 Feb 2016
So you think that knowing the time and the place of a bridge tournament are pretty important? Many bridge players struggle to remember the starting time. “Was it 9.30am or 10.00am?” “Was that the time for morning tea or when... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
17 Feb 2016
As a defender, one of your aims is to make life as easy as possible for your partner. With that in mind, plan your defence on the following deal. Teams. Dealer North. Vul E/W. You are South.... read more here
BEV SMITH 1940-2015
10 Feb 2016
BEV... read more here
NEWS FROM THE REGIONS: CANTERBURY
10 Feb 2016
Welcome to the first of what we hope will be a regular weekly review of what has been happening bridge-wise around the country. Our aim is to focus on one region per week…and seeing it is summer, and we have some lovely summery news,... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE for Improving Players
10 Feb 2016
HOW MANY TRUMPS? Trumps can be dangerous objects in the hands of the defenders. Sometimes, though, we have to leave them in play, waiting to cause us grief. What’s your plan in making 11 tricks with the following cards?... read more here
THE LEGAL DRUG
9 Feb 2016
Say “No” to Drugs” Google quotes Pattaya as “a town on Thailand’s Eastern Gulf Coast known for a wild nightlife scene that attracts international visitors, weekenders from Bangkok and expats.” Not any more.... read more here
2017 tournament schedule
7 Feb 2016
The Regional Committees are refining the 2017 club tournaments timetable and the national tournament scheduler Rona Driscoll expects the 2017 tournament to be finalised by July or earlier. If you need sight of the draft schedule (which is subject... read more here
Kiwi busted in Thai bridge scandal
5 Feb 2016
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11584884 read more here
Bridge at The Gay Pride Festival
4 Feb 2016
PLAY BRIDGE AT THE "PROUD TO PLAY" GAY PRIDE FESTIVAL You do not have to be gay. Anyone can play. The Trusts Arena65-67 Central Park DriveHenderson, Aucklandstarts February 15th 2016 (Monday) at... read more here
PLAY and DEFENCE
3 Feb 2016
NOT FOR THE DEFENCE’S BENEFIT. What’s the ultimate insult for a defender, defending a no-trump contract? You make a bad lead…and…get the suit you led played straight back at you! You may feel deflated… but do not... read more here
TALES OF TAURANGA
2 Feb 2016
Strange stories of those who did not win. The Tauranga Mini Congress Week-end. January 30th- February 1st 2016 The Bay turned on a pretty good wettish weekend for bridge which suited the host club with a roomful of players for all... read more here
KIWIS IN CANBERRA
29 Jan 2016
Of all the Kiwis who went across to Canberra’s Summer Festival of Bridge, the most successful was Auckland’s Nick Jacob. Nick certainly landed himself a very good partner in the shape of Ishmael Del’Monte. Nick and Ishmael... read more here
2016 Lesson material
28 Jan 2016
The 2016 Lesson material has now been transferred over from the old site, INCLUDING the revamped powerpoint presentations. Please note, the layout on the page is a little different (for the better we hope). The Dealer files are now lower... read more here
REMEMBERING ALEX
28 Jan 2016
Past Editor of New Zealand Bridge Magazine, bridge club founder, Alex Moore, a very colourful character, died on the 30th December 2015. He was 68 and suffered a major heart attack. Alex Alex had a variety of careers and a very varied life. He... read more here
PLAYING THE CARDS
26 Jan 2016
In this series of articles, we will feature hands played well or where there could be, shall we say, a little room for improvement. You learn to finesse at an early stage in your bridge career. It is so often the pathway to scoring extra tricks.... read more here
Young,Enthusiastic and with Passion
25 Jan 2016
Yes, we are talking about bridge, not always an activity associated with the youth of our society. When we talk of young bridge players, some say we are talking about those in their 30’s and 40’s. Not any more as there is a quiet,... read more here
BRIDGE ARTICLES ON THE NEW WEBSITE
19 Jan 2016
Welcome to the new New Zealand Bridge website. We hope it will retain the best of its predecessor but in other aspects will be a big improvement. Technology is fast changing. We aim to keep New Zealand Bridge abreast of the latest changes.... read more here
PLAYING THE CARDS
19 Jan 2016
In this series of articles, we will feature hands played well or where there could be, shall we say, a little room for improvement. We will start off with a deal which was played very nicely by a bridge personality more associated with directing.... read more here
THAMES TEN YEARS ON
15 Jan 2016
The second week-end of January saw the eleventh anniversary celebrations of the Thames Coromandel Summer Bridge Festival. The Congress was the idea of the late Allan Barclay and was started at the time when January was a relatively uncluttered... read more here
International Squads for 2016
13 Jan 2016
OPEN Matthew Brown and Michael Whibley Nick Jacob and Glenn Coutts Tom Jacob and Brian Mace Michael Ware and Geo Tislevoll Ashley Bach and Michael Cornell James Coutts and Sam Coutts Alan Grant and Anthony Ker... read more here
List of Club & Regional Secretaries - Updated 24 Jan 2016
13 Jan 2016
Club & Regional Secretaries.pdf read more here
Qualified Directors
13 Jan 2016
List of Qualified Directors 5 January 2016.pdf (0.21MB) read more here
Playing the Game
12 Jan 2016
In this series of articles, we will feature hands played well or where there could be, shall we say, a little room for improvement. We will start off with a deal which was played very nicely by a bridge personality more associated with directing.... read more here
Playing and Defending - for Those new to the Game
22 Dec 2015
by Richard Solomon THE WAY WE WERE A neat song and a title so true of our wonderful game. If you can play a bit now, remember back to those oh so confusing days when you started. The play of the following hand really happened. I know. I watched... read more here
Running Diamonds
22 Dec 2015
Two successive deals on a recent Monday night had a certain theme connecting them. On both of them, the opening lead was a diamond and in both cases, dummy had a five card diamond suit. This was the first: Dealer... read more here
SAVING YOUR TEAM
22 Dec 2015
When your opposition get into an aggressive but making contract, a defender has to do something pretty drastic to save the day for their team. That was certainly the case when Franklin Club player, Christine Egelmeer, found herself on lead to... read more here
Rejuvenating a Bridge Club Presentation
24 Sep 2015
Jane Stearn's presentation "Rejuvenating a Bridge Club" is now available to view on YouTube. read more here
Appointment- New Zealand Bridge Foundation
23 Sep 2015
NZ Bridge- Social Media Policy
22 Sep 2015
NZ Bridge Social Media Policy Document read more here
Club Directors Exams
10 Sep 2015
EXAMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS 2015 31st Oct & 1st Nov 2015 (Club Directors Exams) read more here
Documents Released for 2016 International Team Selections
24 Aug 2015
Follow the link to download the documents for 2016 read more here
Recenlty Qualified Club Directors
24 Aug 2015
Congratulations!! read more here
NZ National Congress
6 Jul 2015
26th September - 3rd October. Don't forget to register now. Entry fees for main events/packages are discounted if paid by 31st August. Click here to visit the Congress website to enter or view entries read more here
Articles 3151 - 3200 of 3208 displayed.
