Kia Ora and Haere Mai!
Welcome to the Rotorua Bridge Club’s website. Formed in 1955, Rotorua Bridge Club is one of the strongest bridge clubs in the region, with about 150 members ranging from novices to grandmasters.
The club is situated not far from town, in Neil Hunt Park, on Tarawera Rd, just near the Te Ngae roundabout. (See map)
Learn Bridge
If you've never played bridge and are interested in learning, Rotorua Bridge Club runs a series of lessons each year. See the beginners’ page for more information about learning bridge. Click here to find out what players enjoy most about bridge.
Playing Sessions
There are four playing sessions each week – on Monday afternoons, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Friday afternoons. Visitors are always very welcome to all sessions, with the exception of team competitions, where it is often not possible to fit in an extra pair. If you’re in Rotorua alone and would like a partner, please contact a partnership steward – we can nearly always find you someone to play with. Most members use the Acol system, but Standard American is also played by some.
Club members success!
Congratulations to Wendy Blackman and Elspeth Goodrick, who were clear winners in the recent Inter-provincial Trials, and will be representing the Bay of Plenty along with Bettina Dudley and Rosemary Wilkie at Congress later this year. Well done ladies!
Latest News
There are lots of details of upcoming events in the latest May Newsletter, including the Waikato Bays Directors and Scorers Forum, which will be held at our club on 8 June. Beginner Lessons are going well. Our sincere thanks go out to Val, Margie and their helpers, and we look forward to welcoming these people as future members of the club.
Kelly Peirse Teams
A great day was had at the Kelly Peirse Memorial Teams on 22 March, with a very strong field from around the North Island. Congratulations to the winners, Zachary Yan, Lysandra Zheng, Tim Pan and Jeremy Fraser-Hoskin. More here