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News From The Chair in 2023

Submitted by sitemaster on Tue, 2023/03/21 - 11:50am

Click here to download the latest newsletter from Board chairman Alan Morris. It covers the passing of Life Members John Wignall and Alan Turner, Cyclone Gabrielle, the roles of NZB and its Regional Committees, new management team for Congress, and much more. Earlier letters may be read in previous articles or by clicking on the links below.

The State of the Union

Submitted by sitemaster on Sun, 2023/02/12 - 4:42pm

Allan Morris has produced the attached wide-ranging analysis of how the Board hopes Regions might still be useful and just where our game is at. You may click to download it and have a read

Final News From The Chair for 2022

Submitted by sitemaster on Thu, 2022/12/15 - 10:34am

Click here to download the latest newsletter from Board chairman Alan Morris. It covers the retirements of Richard Solomon and Derek Evernnett, the Board's new online strategy, a successful Congress and directions the Board is taking going forward. Earlier letters may be read by clicking on the links below.

Showdown at the Last Round of the WB Intermediate League

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 2022/10/17 - 4:07pm

We were all poised for a tie-breaker at Cambridge on Sunday 16th October. The leaders of the Intermediate League were neck-and-neck on 26 points each, well clear of third-equal chasers and each was to play with a different partner. Amazingly enough, each pair scored only 2 points - 1 for scraping in over 50% (just) in the final result, and 1 for simply turning up. Meantime Hamilton's Megan Jolly and Leanne Curry heaped on 8 points each which wasn't quite enough to steal the top spot.

Final Results of the 2022 Junior League

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 2022/10/10 - 12:14pm

Congratulations to Hamilton's Rachelle Meijer and Stephen Weir for topping the six-session Waikato-Bays Junior League with an impressive 26 points. The final round was played at Te Awamutu on the 9th of October and attracted a field of nine tables. Missing out the Hamilton leg, third-equal placings went to Janet Milbank and Jenny Elgar of Whakatane who amassed 22 points from the five events they played. Well done to all the top players of tomorrow.

It's a Wrap for the 2022 Club Teams Final

Submitted by sitemaster on Sun, 2022/08/21 - 10:24pm

Congratulations to the Open and Intermediate teams from Tauranga who took top places in their sections at the finals hosted by the Matamata club on Sunday 21-Aug. The Junior team that travelled all the way from Taupo won their section. Full results are available by clicking on the following links:

Finalists Found for the Inter-Club Teams

Submitted by sitemaster on Mon, 2022/08/01 - 11:12am

Full results for the Bay of Plenty Teams played between six of the Bay clubs at Rotorua on Sunday 24th July are posted on the Rotorua website. Congratulations to the Tauranga who blitzed the field in the Open and Intermediate sections to claim the Ib Thulin Shield for 2022. The Waikato results are summarised on the Hamilton website.

This clears the way for the annual finals between Bay and Waikato teams to be held on the 21st of August at Matamata. In the Open section representatives from Tauranga and Mount Maunganui will meet teams from Matamata and Te Aroha. Tauranga and Whakatane will send teams to meet Te Aroha and Thames in the Intermediates while Rotorua and Taupo have earned the right to meet Waikato and Hamilton in the Junior section. (Whakatane Juniors were, sadly, declared ineligible. Taupo will send a Junior team in their stead.) Each section will play 16-board matches against the other three teams in their grade. Results of previous years are available on this link.

Waikato-Bays IP Trials

Submitted by sitemaster on Fri, 2022/05/06 - 4:55pm

Online trials for teams to represent our region at the (online) Inter-Provincials were held on Friday 6th through Saturday 7th of May. The Womens' trial attracted only three entries who were duly appointed.

The team to represent the Waikato-Bays region at the InnterProvincials (to be held on-line on the 18th of November is:

Open: Jo Simpson & Sam Simpson, Jenny Millington & Barry Jones, John Driscoll & Rona Driscoll

Womens: Christine & Jenna Gibbons, Judy Pawson & Kate Terry, Karen Harris & Cherie Barton

Latest Covid Advisory #27

Submitted by sitemaster on Fri, 2022/04/29 - 2:00pm

Now that restrictions have eased and we all know what we're doing Allan is recommending a return to face-to-face bridge.

Click on any of the attachments below to download each pdf. These advisories are stored in dropbox/Waikto-Bays Clubs Info/Letters from the Chair.

What's happening in February

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2022/02/01 - 4:39pm

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