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The Bridge Zone

🃏 The game we know as Contract Bridge departed from "whist" with the creation of "Biritch" (or Russian Whist) in the 19th century, and evolved through the late 19th and early 20th centuries to form the present game. The Bridge Zone is a radio show and podcast encouraging fellow Bridge players to share the passion that enthusiasts have in playing this challenging game.

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The Bridge Zone - 30-09-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/09/29

The BZ Crew talk CONGRESS 2026 with Bridget Hannaray• Sneak preview of events after end of play o Saturday – Election Day plenty of places to go to VOTE close by o Monday - The Jin Club and The Bridge Zone Crew meet and greet o Tuesday - Street Eats and music night o Wednesday - The D Word – Team Costume Parade o Thursday - Street market o Friday - Variety Show @ The Regent on Broadway - a fellow Bridgee may be performing o Saturday - Prizegiving • PNCC - Council Support they rock

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0:28:18

The Bridge Zone - 23-09-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/09/22

The BZ Crew talk about • Christchurch Congress, and the upcoming Labour Weekend Congress in Hamilton • Rankings Alan Grant and Rebecca Osborne • Interprovincials Survey • Key achievements Rebecca Osborne and Alan Grant Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu • The Alex Baker and Thompson Gin Club Circuit • Upcoming Tournaments and the B Point Race • Westport Fundraising: • The Judge rules today • Clarification that a declarer is not cheating when they take advantage of a major penalty

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0:28:15

The Bridge Zone - 16-09-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/09/15

The BZ Crew talk about• Upcoming bridge tournaments, including the TOPS Friday Fundraising Tournaments • North Island Pairs held at Remuera Bowls and Bridge Club scheduled for October 10–11 • Numbers for the Congress 2026 looking strong and talking to Bridget – Gatekeeper of Congress • The mighty Jack – Mereana agrees with the new nickname The Gambler Barry shares a technical tip from the International Coaching Session 67% or 90+% Playing Cupid • Hello, anyone out there looking for a

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0:27:15

The Bridge Zone - 09-09-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/09/08

The BZ Crew talk about• Cranmer Bridge Club an update and a theory Photos Before and After • A successful youth camp in Christchurch and a well-attended tournament in Hamilton • Waikato Bays 10A Swiss Pairs at Hamilton – 27 tables (108 players) and sponsored by AFT Pharmaceuticals • Prizes: Nearly $2,000 in prize money and approximately 200 A points were awarded. Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu • Levin Multigrade, Thames Restricted, Whangarei Ashbury Heights, Picton Intermediate and

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0:28:14

The Bridge Zone - 01-09-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/09/01

The Bridge Zone – Episode 427The BZ Crew talk about • South Pairs: Glenn Coutts and Graham Stout won the event, Jesse Pelienato and Brad Johnston finished second, and Sam Coutts and Nick Bailey finished third • Moss Wylie and Jeremy Fraser Hoskins won the plate • WAPS: Jennifer and Christine Gibbons won with a first-session score of 70 and a second-session score of 63.3 • However, Barry and Liz Fisher took the A-point in the afternoon session with a top score • Cranmer Bridge Club Mereana

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0:27:59

The Bridge Zone - 26-08-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/08/25

The Bridge Zone – Episode 426The BZ Crew talk about Final preparations for the NZB Youth Weekend in Christchurch Mereana's upcoming South Island Pairs in Dunedin Morning Shadow Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Paihia Club and growth – Oh what a beautiful view Focus Mr Jinn South Island is represented at Paihia and tournament format Strong tournament activity with multiple fully booked events Great personal stories Judge Julie bangs down the gavel Rules regarding revokes and dummy

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The Bridge Zone - 19-08-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/08/18

The Bridge Zone – Episode 425The BZ Crew talk about BBO is ending unlimited free play! IntoBridge (by Stefan Skorchev) identified as a free unlimited alternative Uncle Bulgaria? 10 things to take to a tournament – Barry can’t even name five Tournament results from the Fullerton Teams and Canterbury Regional Pairs Hello to Gerry Plamer. Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Weekend tournament results across multiple regions 7-year-old player Rory McDowell at club night sessions Twenty Seven

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0:27:19

The Bridge Zone - 12-08-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/08/11

The Bridge Zone – Episode 424The BZ Crew talk about World Youth Transnational Championships in Hefei China – mission accomplished? Results from Cambridge Sixes Mr Jinn – potential B point record attempt NZB tournament entry outage Luna snaps a photo of the Buckleton gloves Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Mr Jinn heads to Upper Hutt Club – we recall their 50th Jubilee in 2019 Thanks Geraldine Club for sending the Jinnies results though Luna and Mr Jinn pair up for a tournament Is

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0:28:4

The Bridge Zone - 05-08-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/08/04

The Bridge Zone – Episode 423 The BZ Crew talk about World Youth Transnational Championships in Hefei China New Plymouth North Island teams The Buckleton gloves Mr Jin gets an envelope to help pay for his travels Judge Julie continues with Slow Play tips NZ standard time to play a board is 7 minutes Slow play is one of the hardest Director duties to manage And an opinion of using a clock in room is given Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu One fantastic result - Mr Jin gets gold Tales of

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0:28:15

The Bridge Zone - 29-07-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/07/28

The Bridge Zone – Episode 422 The BZ Crew talk about Weather, robbing a bank and funding The Bailiff rules about the difference between a Major and a minor penalty card Also – what do you do if you feel uncomfortable at the table during a post mortem Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Jinnies are posting some superb results Kevin Hu directs a tournament that he won as a Junior back in the day We had a “quaddie” at the Howick tourney Malcolm Mayer shares when he first represented NZ

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0:28:15

The Bridge Zone - 22-07-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/07/21

Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ

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The Bridge Zone - 15-07-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/07/14

The Bridge Zone – Episode 420The BZ Crew talk about Gloating at the table Hamilton 5A Open Teams Mereana plays 3 tournaments – 3 days in a row last week And someone was OTT and played in 7 tournaments and 8 days between Saturday to Sunday The Judge is back and rules when a card is played Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu And reminds us that we did in fact have East Coast Bays this week with Mac Rhodes and Alex Shan taking out the Mt Albert Intermediate – our bad Jinnies results across

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0:28:15

The Bridge Zone - 08-07-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/07/07

The Bridge Zone – Episode 419 The BZ Crew talk about The National Pairs held at Tauranga Club Hamilton 5A Open Teams and a problem if you wanted to enter it Barry’s date with Mr Jinn The Judge is back and rules over fouled boards How to handle boards with the incorrect number of cards The result does not stand One side at fault suggest 40/60 adjusted score Both sides at fault suggest 40/40 adjusted score Neither side at fault suggest 60/60 adjusted score Procedural steps to follow Mr Jinn

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0:27:23

The Bridge Zone - 01-07-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/06/30

The Bridge Zone – Episode 418 The Bailiff gets to continue the theme of calls/bids out of turn – seems to be a trend now Anyhooo, this time it seems like West was playing a hybrid game of Bridge and Mahjong And the Bailiff learnt a new piece of trivia and Barry confesses to have battle scars? Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes thanks to Kat Holmes East Coast Bays gets a mention A JIN Club member asks about Psych Bids and Barry shares his views on this part of the game Psych

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0:27:20

The Bridge Zone - 24-06-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/06/23

The Bridge Zone – Episode 417 The Bailiff makes his ruling on a question a player asked last week After RHO opponent discards and declarer plays to the trick, Two questions here, can Declarer pick up their card and then can Declarer ask opponents if they have run out of the suit that was led The sequence of play was LHO played a suit, declarer won in dummy, RHO discards and Declarer plays low – then RHO says oh I have a card in the suit and plays a winning card Yes Declarer can pick up their

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0:27:44

The Bridge Zone - 17-06-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/06/16

The Bridge Zone – Episode 415The Bailiff continues his seat at the courthouse while Judge Julie is away on the Fair Play tour We discuss unauthorised information in relation to a hand Mereana came across directing last week And the Bailiff makes a confession Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes, East Coast Bays manages to get in again He appears at the Waihi Intermediate and Arthur Mann has a chat with Mr Jinn The Beer card makes an appearance, and we talk about online bridge and

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0:28:15

The Bridge Zone - 10-06-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/06/09

The Bridge Zone – Episode 415 The Bailiff is up this week, and his question is about dummy Both Ross and Barry have been asked – Is there any order or rule of the way dummy presents their cards? What do you think? Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes, East Coast Bays manages to get in again The Gambler let Mr Jinn down being unable to play at Papatoetoe, yet he was able to find a suitable replacement The Bridge Zone Crew looks after themselves – what a great look that was Jacko

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0:26:59

The Bridge Zone - 03-06-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/06/02

Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ

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The Bridge Zone - 27-05-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/05/26

The Bridge Zone – Episode 413Judge Julie helps us to seed your club tournament today You could help your Director on these things or perhaps get your billets to give their opinions Don’t forget the Judge asks us to consider putting in rules at the table in Club newsletters so our players get more familiar with the rules as a regular feature Mr Jinn joins us in the BZ segment as recording is a bit of a mess with the different time zones The normal shout out to East Coast Bays – we must get up

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0:27:57

The Bridge Zone - 20-05-2026

The Bridge Zone ·

2026/05/19

The Bridge Zone – Episode 412Finally we finish with Judge Julies piece on penalty cards, weeks after starting – go back to Episode 409 Are you doomed during a game, do you need to avoid Mordor Call the Director early and start thinking about what you may pick when you have ops penalty cards on the table Calling all club newsletters – put the rules in it as a regular feature and the options from a opening lead out of turn won’t be so daunting Mr Jinn joins us in the BZ segment as recording is a

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