PBNews

01/09/2022

William Rowe becomes New Zealand’s eighth silver medalist at the Northern Meetings playing Lament for Hugh.

26/06/2022

Liam Kernaghan wins the Overall A Grade/Open across the weekend.

Sunday Results

A Grade 2/4 March
1st Liam Kernaghan
2nd Greg Wilson
3rd Stuart Easton
4th Brendon Eade

A Grade Strathspey and Reel
1st Liam Kernaghan
2nd Hamish Reade
3rd Greg Wilson
4th Callum Carn

Judge: Brian Switalla

26/06/2022

Nicholas Weston wins the Comunn na Piobaireachd Bronze Medal with MacDougalls Gathering.

Results

1st Nicholas Weston
2nd Liam Reid
3rd Archie Mawley

26/06/2022

Seamus Eade wins the Comunn na Piobaireachd Silver Medal with Lament for Donald of Laggan.

Results
1st Seamus Eade
2nd Mackenzie Loudon
3rd Hamish Dick
4th Stella Dobbs

Judges: Ian Hines, Bain McGregor

25/06/2022

Liam Kernaghan wins the Lindisfarne Double March Strathspey and Reel with Major Manson at Clacantrushal, Thoughts o’ Burns and Willie Murray’s Reel

Results
1st Liam Kernaghan
2nd Stuart Easton
3rd Adam Waghorn
4th Scott Armstrong

Judges: Brian Switalla, Bain McGregor

25/06/2022

Callum Carn wins the Comunn Na Piobaireachd Gold Medal playing The Battle of Auldearn No 1.

Results

1st Callum Carn
2nd Hamish Reade, Battle of Auldearn No 1
3rd Adam Waghorn
4th Andrew Edwards

Judges: Ian Hines, Bain McGregor

24/06/2022

Brendon Eade wins his third Comunn Na Piobaireachd Gold Clasp with The Rout of the Lowland Captain.

Results
1st Brendon Eade
2nd Greg Wilson, His Father’s Lament for Donald Mackenzie
3rd Willie Rowe, Lament for the Children
4th Scott Armstrong, Lament for Donald Dugald MacKay

Judges: Ian Hines, Bain McGregor

25/01/2022

The New Zealand Government are to make decisions on the phased self-isolation reopening of the New Zealand international border in the next fortnight. The first phase - which is likely to be the border with Australia - will open up around the be end of February, and in a fortnight’s time all three specific dates will be released (the two other dates being Kiwis from rest of the world then everyone else).

This makes travel to Scotland for competing Kiwi pipers and pipe bands much more possible.

“Got there in the end! Cabinet will decide on the phased self-iso reopening of the border (starting with Aussie then Kiwis from rest of the world then everyone else) at the next 2 Cabinets. The first phase will be end of Feb and in a fortnight we will know all three specific dates”

07/11/2021

The 2022 New Zealand Pipe Band Championships - due to be held in Auckland in March - have been officially cancelled, according to an email sent to bands this morning. Auckland is currently experiencing the most significant COVID-19 outbreak New Zealand has faced.

19/10/2021

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in New Zealand, both major December contests - Christchurch Casino Square Day and Jenny Mair Highland Square Day in Palmerston North - have been cancelled.

14/12/2020

In slightly piping-related news, former grade one piper with the City of Washington Pipe Band Bill Barr will leave his role as President Trump's Attorney General just one month before Joe Biden is sworn in as the President of the United States.

Attorney General Barr is the most powerful piper in the world.

Attorney General William Barr resigned on Monday, ending a tenure in which the President Donald Trump loyalist carried the administration's "law and order" message but ultimately dealt the most credible blow to Trump's unfounded claims that the 2020 election was littered with fraud.

12/12/2020

The master sheets from Palmerston North Square Day.

Grade 1 - Manawatu
Grade 2 - Hamilton Caledonian
Grade 3 - City of Tauranga
Grade 4 - Papakura

25/10/2020

2020 New Zealand Open Solo Champion - Stuart Easton
Runner Up New Zealand Open Solo Champion - Liam Kernaghan

24/10/2020

Two major results from Christchurch last night.

Scott Armstrong wins the Comunn na Piobaireachd Gold Medal.

Hayden Pullan wins the Highland Piping Society of Canterbury’s Silver Chanter.

24/10/2020

Day One of Highland Piping Society of Canterbury (HPSC) results - Most Points in D-B Grades.

B Grade - Logan Dale
C Grade - Marco Davis
D Grade - Iona Lawson

24/10/2020

First major New Zealand Championship event - the Under 21 2/4 March - won by Logan Dale from Mosgiel.

20/10/2020

The Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association has announced the following music panels for the 2021 NZ Pipe Band Championships :

Panel 1:
Piping : Brian Switalla, Liam Kernaghan
Drumming : Ross Levy
Ensemble: Chris Stevens

Panel 2:
Piping : Greg Wilson, Ross Ferguson
Drumming : Glen Rodgers
Ensemble : Craig Meinsmith

08/05/2020

Kiwis smash World Online Solo Championships

Brendon Eade and Jordan Johnson won the overall World Online Solo Piping competition hosted by www.bagpipejourney.com Brendon finished 1st ahead...

27/01/2020

Manawatu, Easton take Turakina

Stuart Easton won the overall A Grade title at the Turakina Highland Games on Saturday in a strong field of...

11/01/2020

Mackenzie to take the helm of RNZPBA Youth Band

Alasdair Mackenzie from Invercargill is to be appointed the Musical Director of the RNZPBA Youth Band, PBNews understands. Mackenzie is...

08/01/2020

Lee, McWhirter lead 2020 Summer School

Over 120 pipers and drummers will descend on Wellington today for the 2020 Royal New Zealand Pipe Band Association's Summer School.

04/01/2020

Did you know the infamous DroneChorus has their own website where you can search for performances they have recorded and put online by band, by year, by contest, and location?

01/01/2020

Kernaghan, Smart win the overall at Waipu

Liam Kernaghan won the overall A Grade at the first solo piping competition at the Waipu Highland Games. It was...

31/12/2019

Stuart Easton won the final solo contest for the 2019 calendar year, taking the Helen McGregor Memorial Medley Competition at...

31/12/2019

Waipu Results

30/12/2019

Easton crowned Northcote Champion

http://www.pbnews.nz/results/easton-crowned-northcote-champion/

Stuart Easton was crowned 2019 champion at the Northcote Invitational held on Auckland’s North Shore. Double MSR 1st Stuart Easton...

16/12/2019

16/12/2019

Since our Saturday morning relaunch, 8,742 individual hits have been recorded to PBNews.nz with over 19,219 hits in total.

14/12/2019

Manawatu took top honours at the 40th Jenny Mair Highland Square Day held in Palmerston North. Manawatu also won the...

14/12/2019

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