Waikanae Bridge Club

10/10/2026

We held our first - and slightly experimental - Junior/Novice tournament on Saturday 10th October. The half-day event attracted 5 tables. Feedback afterwards from a number of the participants suggests that the afternoon was a success: certainly much was learned.

The winners of the competition were the Paraparaumu Novice pair of Greg and Margie du Bern: many congratulations to them.

In 2nd place were Liesbet and Phil Gavey. Marg Gott and Steve MacAskill were 3rd, with Nina and Dave Netherclift 4th - clearly a good day for husband and wife pairings, taking three of the top four places!

07/10/2026

Our annual Junior Pairs tournament is on 1st November.

01/10/2026

Here's our September newsletter:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VmX9WdgvtWEsIozPp8mb690QgaZ5eq9E/view?usp=sharing

28/09/2026

We hosted a very successful Intermediate Pairs tournament on Sunday 27th September, kindly sponsored by Parkwood Retirement Village.

The event attracted 19 full tables, with visitors coming from as far afield as New Plymouth and Palmerston North as well as the Wellington and Kapiti Coast regions.

The winners were the Wellington/Hutt pairing of Ellie Molloy and Eleisha Hawkins. In second place were Waikanae's Viv Gray and Craig Jackson. Simon Webber and Jeffry Craanen (Hutt) were 3rd, and Sue Gray and Deirdre Evans (Kapi Mana) 4th, with Vicki Boffa and Rachel Patrick in 5th position.

Session prize winners were:

* morning - Denise Barnett and Wayne Stechman (Wellington)
* afternoon - Todd Beardsworth and Clinton Scott (Victoria/Kairangi)

The full results are available on our website.

Special thanks are due to Anne Ricketts for acting as both Director and Scorer, and Fiona McDonald-Bates for organising the event, and also running the raffle.

19/09/2026

Waikanae hosted Levin, Otaki and Paraparaumu to contest the 2026 edition of the Horowhenua Kapiti Quadrangular match (the "Quad") on Saturday 19th September.

The full-day event was played as a teams competition over 6 rounds, and was won by Waikanae, who therefore retained the shield.

Detailed results are available on our website (https://www.waikanae.bridge-club.org).

Congratulations to Waikanae on a great team effort and thanks to everyone who contributed to a very enjoyable day!

05/09/2026

02/08/2026

We hosted a very successful Multigrade Pairs tournament on Sunday 2nd August, jointly sponsored by Waikanae Funeral Home and Relish Café.

The event was very well supported, with 20 tables, and splendidly organised by Margaret Gordon.

The winners were:

Session One

1 Ann Verboeket and Graeme Norman
2 John Seator and Barb Robinson (Feilding)
3 Vicky Young and Lorraine Gaffaney
4 Chris Farrow and James Winskill
5= Karen Eriksen and Jude Lucas
5= Pryor Rowland and Jo Anson

Session Two

1 Tim Horner and Anne Baird- Horner (Otaki)
2 Carolyn Brodie and Hans van Bunnik (Palmerston North)
3 Lorraine Gaffaney and Vicky Young
4 Richard Johnson and Joyce Bosman (Upper Hutt)
5 Marius Tumilowicz and Walt Davis (Karori/Wellington)

Overall

1 Lorraine Gaffaney and Vicky Young
2 Tim Horner and Anne Baird-Horner (Otaki)
3 Ann Verboeket and Graeme Norman
4 Karen Eriksen and Jude Lucas
5= Pryor Rowland and Jo Anson
5= Marius Tumilowicz and Walt Davis (Karori/Wellington)

The full results can be found at https://www.waikanae.bridge-club.org/results

First prize in the raffle went to Jane McArthur from Paraparaumu.

Many congratulations to Lorraine and Vicky, and all the Waikanae players in the top 5: an excellent result for our Club!

02/08/2026

We hosted a very successful Multigrade Pairs tournament on Sunday 2nd August, jointly sponsored by Waikanae Funeral Home and Relish Café.

The event was very well supported, with 20 tables, and splendidly organised by Margaret Gordon.

In addition to Margaret I would like to thank:

* Anne Ricketts, who was both Director and Scorer for the day
* Roz King, who ran the kitchen (ably assisted by Diane Horton, Penny Currier and Elaine Westlake), and all Waikanae members who contributed a plate for morning tea
* Steve Ricketts and Isobel Ross, who set up and ran the bar
* Fiona McDonald-Bates, who ran the raffle and took the photos
* Nicky Bradley, who covered for me at short notice with the formalities and announcements before and after play

The winners were:

Session One

1 Ann Verboeket and Graeme Norman
2 John Seator and Barb Robinson (Feilding)
3 Vicky Young and Lorraine Gaffaney
4 Chris Farrow and James Winskill
5= Karen Eriksen and Jude Lucas
5= Pryor Rowland and Jo Anson

Session Two

1 Tim Horner and Anne Baird- Horner (Otaki)
2 Carolyn Brodie and Hans van Bunnik (Palmerston North)
3 Lorraine Gaffaney and Vicky Young
4 Richard Johnson and Joyce Bosman (Upper Hutt)
5 Marius Tumilowicz and Walt Davis (Karori/Wellington)

Overall

1 Lorraine Gaffaney and Vicky Young
2 Tim Horner and Anne Baird-Horner (Otaki)
3 Ann Verboeket and Graeme Norman
4 Karen Eriksen and Jude Lucas
5= Pryor Rowland and Jo Anson
5= Marius Tumilowicz and Walt Davis (Karori/Wellington)

The full results can be found at https://www.waikanae.bridge-club.org/results.

First prize in the raffle went to Jane McArthur from Paraparaumu.

Many congratulations to Lorraine and Vicky, and all the Waikanae players in the top 5: an excellent result for our Club!

30/06/2026

The Waikanae Multigrade Pairs tournament will take place on Sunday 2nd August.

29/05/2026

This year's Waikanae/Paraparaumu Charity tournament will take place on Sunday 28th June.

This year's charity is Kaibosh.

Detailed information can be found below: