2025 Beginners Lessons start in April - Details here
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.
Congratulations and Commiserations
Congratulations to Liz Wilcox, who is a Grandmaster and was rated the 18th best woman on the Baden Wilson Table for most A points earned in NZ, as at 1/1/25. Well done Liz!
We are very sad to hear that Allan Rockell is resigning from the club. “Rocky” has been the longest serving member of the Rotorua Bridge Club. The club thanks you very much for your many years of support. We will miss your good humour and sense of fun, always a pleasure to play with. Go well, Rocky, and keep potting!
Upcoming events
Beginner Lessons are coming up in April and we are looking for people to join in a promotion playing bridge at the library, also volunteers to help with the lessons. A series of Improver Lessons will start on Monday 17 March. And don't forget the Kelly Peirse Teams on 22 March. More details on all these and more in the March Newsletter here.
Art in the Park
We had a great day at Art in the Park on Sunday, with a well-positioned stall right near the main entrance, and plenty of club members coming to play. More here