Author: RichardC

  • Well done Wellington Junior team

    Congratulations to the Wellington City Junior rep team who won a Quadrangular against Hutt Valley, Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa yesterday. The men played at Upper Hutt and went very well including 3 comfortable wins for the pair James Fairhall and Mark Burgess but needed last round wins from the Wellington womens triple including Sharman Buckle,…

  • Winter Social Indoor Bowls

    Hi all, It was great fun last year so we’re doing it again! Grab your mates and come along to our Indoor Bowls Competition (Pairs) Thursday Evenings @ 6pm 5 weeks starting Thursday 6th June Entry Fee $20 per team – covers all 5 weeks Great prizes (thanks to Preston’s Master Butchers) and heaps of fun!…

  • Well done Mark & Tim, Nina & Robyn, Leigh & Kay!

    Well done to the Victoria club’s performances during the Wellington Easter 2-4-2 Pairs at the weekend! It became a Victoria benefit with Tim Toomey and Mark Noble taking out the men’s title beating Wilton’s Bruce Miller and Ben King 16-5 in the final; and an all-Victoria final in the women’s event! Robyn Rintoul and Nina…

  • Well done Robyn, Sarah & Helen!

    Congratulations to Robyn Rintoul, Sarah Taukamo and Helen King for winning the Wellington Champ of Champ Triples title at Naenae over the weekend. They had to battle hard to get to the final with a 14-13 win in their first match and they came back from 5 behind with 2 ends to play to force…

  • Beni’s business venture launched

    After several years developing their research discovery into a commercialisable product, two Victoria University of Wellington physicists have now launched their own company and attracted $600k of startup capital from New Zealand’s Innovation Agency, Callaghan Innovation, and WNT Ventures. Having spent the last 12 months under the wing of a Viclink ‘technology business unit’ (TBU)—to help ease…

  • Well done Rich, Brad & Ray!

    Congratulations to Richard Corry, Bradley Down and Ray Martin defending their Wellington Open Triples title from last season. The tournament was rain affected stretching over three different weekends with the mens final arranged at short notice when an opportunity arose on Sunday. The Victoria triple were too strong for Mike Solomon’s Eastbourne triple winning 19-11.…