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.
Summer Bridge
Happy New Year to all our members and their families! Just a reminder, Summer Bridge is continuing on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings throughout January. And Beginners' Lessons will be starting in April this year, so it's not too soon to start encouraging any friends, family or colleagues who you think would enjoy bridge to come along!
Christmas Tournament 2024
Ken and Kathy Yule were the triumphant overall winners this year. Check out the photos of other prizewinners and some of the resplendent costumes worn here.
Loveblock Winners
Rotorua scooped the pool in the Novice section of the recent Loveblock Nationwide Pairs! Congratulations to Dennis van Maanen and Jess Bradley, (pictured, with their prizes) who topped the country in that section, and Jude Lipanovic and Suzette White who were runners-up. Looks like the future of the club is in good hands. For more on the prizegiving and AGM, see here.
December Newsletter
Here is the December Newsletter, with news from the AGM, and other events at the club.
Online supported playing
This looks like an awesome opportunity to improve your game! Supported online play is like having a friend at the table, offering support whenever you need it. Imagine it like using Zoom; you can see and talk to each other while playing cards, with an experienced player available to offer advice or answer questions. Free every Sunday afternoon at 4pm, thanks to NZ Bridge. Details here