Auckland Northland Bridge

Auckland Northern Region Committee

Welcome ….

...to the Auckland/Northland Regional Committee web page. On this page you will find information about tournaments and events, links to the clubs across the region and news items that we hope you will find useful.

News from across the region:

Queens birthday Congress Auckland - Sat/Sun/Mon 1 - 3 June 2019

Auckland Bridge Club 273 Remuera Road, Remuera, in conjunction with Taishan Building Group Ltd, Jenny Zheng, Qiao Liu, Jeter Liu & Auckland/Northland Regional Committee present the Queen’s Birthday Bridge Congress

8B Pairs - Saturday (2 sessions) - 9.30 am $30.00 pp

Prizes for Junior and Intermediate pairs and Open with less than 300 combined rating points

10A Open Pairs - Saturday (3 Sessions) - 9.30am $40.00 pp

10A Teams – Sunday (3 sessions) 9.30am $70.00 pp * (Final - Monday) - Congress Teams non Qualifiers free entry to Monday Pairs

Westend Walk-In 3A Pairs - Monday 9.30am $30.00 pp*

For more details and to enter click on either the NZBridge webpage or the Auckland Bridge Club webpage

Newsletter from the Chair - May 2019 - available now

The Auckland/Northland Regional Committee May newsletter includes information on the National Bridge Teachers Conference - 16th & 17th August - and support with costs offered by the Region.

It also includes a call for a Regional Youth Representative. Are you interested in supporting the growth of youth bridge locally and nationally? Read the newsletter to see how you can become involved.

To access the full newsletter click here

Winners of the Inter-Provincials Trials

The Inter-Provincial trails were held at Auckland Bridge Club on the 11th & 12th May. Congratulations to the following players who will be representing the region in Christchurch this November. Open: David Dolbel, Denis Humphries & James Yang, William Wang. Women: Christine Wilson, Fuxia Wen & Andi Boughey, Carol Richardson. Senior: Barry Palmer, Neil Stuckey & Mark Lynn, Pru Robertson. Intermediate: Takaya Yanagisawa, Sandra Pearce & Barbara Imlach & Annette Martin.

2019 Auckland/Northland Interclub Teams One Day Competition Saturday 25th May

The Auckland/Northland Regional Committee invite all clubs in the region to put forward a team. A team is 4 players from each grade ... Junior, Intermediate, Open. ** You can enter as many teams as you wish - you are not restricted to just one ** If your club can only form teams in one or two grades, please ask other clubs to join your club. You would then enter as say the Howick/Waiheke Team. The date for grading purposes will be the NZ Bridge ranking on 1st January 2019. Players may not be in a lower grade than their ranking).

VENUE: Auckland Bridge Club, 273 Remuera Road TIME: 10.00 am CATERING: BYO Lunch

ENTRY FEE: $10 per player (Cost is subsidised by the Auckland/Northland Regional Committee) TO ENTER: email: Tony Morcom jmtmorcom@gmail.com State your club, number of teams entering and their grade

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY May 17th 2019 This event will only take place if SIX or more clubs enter so go one give it a go.

Qudos and Prizes Go To The Best Club !!!

For a flier for your club click here : Club Teams Poster

A Helping Hand For Youth. A 5 Year Bridge Plan

This has been unfolded and approved by the Board of New Zealand Bridge at its last Board Meeting.The aims are to get more young people playing bridge, in schools, at home, on-line, in clubs…everywhere. They may play a little now and put away their knowledge for a few years. We hope many of them will just keep on playing but there are other priorities for many in one’s 20’ and 30’s.

We want to show that Bridge is truly a game for all ages. For more details contact Richard Solomon richard.solomon@nzbridge.co.nz or Jan France jan.france@nzbridge.co.nz

To see the NZBridge Youth Strategy 2018 - 2022 click here

NZBridge Congress - September 2019

The 34th New Zealand Bridge Congress is the premier bridge event in the annual calendar attended by nearly 700 players each year. In 2019 it will be held in Hamilton from Saturday 28th September to Saturday 5th October (Youth Teams Friday, September 27th) with events open to all levels of players, from grand-master to Novice players. You can enter many individual events or select a cost-effective package to suit you.

Click here for more details.