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.
Refresher lessons
A series of Refresher Lessons started on Monday 16 March. These are Mondays evenings 7-9.30pm. Come along if you would like a chance to brush up on your knowledge, and get some practice in.
Kelly Peirse Teams
Congratulations to the winning team of Jack James, Wayne Burrows, Gary Chen and Grant Jarvis in the Kelly Peirse Memorial Teams played on Saturday. There were 24 teams of a very high calibre taking part. Special congratulations to the handicap winners, the local team of Wendy Blackman, Suellyn Caudwell, Christine de Vries and Hilary Williams. Well done all! More and photos here.
Beginners' lessons
Club members, please remember to spread the word about the new lessons, starting in April. If you are interested in learning bridge, details are here
Latest News
Catch up on the latest news and info on upcoming events in the March Newsletter.
Art in the Park
We had a great day at Art in the Park. A lot of club members came down during the day to take turns playing and promoting the club. Thanks to Dennis and Roger who were there early with Val to help set up, and to Val for all her work organising. We had a lot of interest from passersby, and Hilary did a great job of encouraging people to sign up for the lessons.