Christchurch Welcome to Newsletter No.1 from the organising committee of the 2023 NZ & South Pacific Pipe Band contest to be held in Christchurch, NZ.…
Chris Stevens18 May 2022
Scott Birrell. A previously published article on rnzpba.com, extracted from the August edition of NZPB magazine on Ali MacKenzie - "Our Newest Legend", included reference…
Chris Stevens6 Mar 2022
February Mag is Out! The summer months have been quiet – very quiet. With not a contest held and the cancellation of Summer School scheduled…
Chris Stevens5 Mar 2022
Graeme Rusbatch. Around mid 2021 I had the pleasure of attending the AGM of McAlpines North Canterbury Pipe Band, based in the township of Rangiora…
Chris Stevens2 Feb 2022
Adapt and Evolve Welcome to the new RNZPBA website! We are so pleased to introduce you to a space where we can connect with you…
Stuart McHale28 Nov 2021
New Look! Same Great Content! The RNZPBA Digital Group is delighted to be part of the new brand launch, and very pleased to have NZPB…
Chris Stevens27 Nov 2021
Traffic Lights and Pipe Bands We, as a Board, have been asked to provide some clarity and guidance on how the new Covid Traffic Light…
Stuart McHale25 Nov 2021
Into the future, respecting the past. Please excuse the ramblings of a visual communicator, especially of one that is quite unaccustomed to using words to describe…
Robert du Toit23 Nov 2021
Summer School is a major programme for the RNZPBA each year, and one which we eagerly look forward to. It is very well supported by…
Allister Macgregor20 Nov 2021
The Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association and 2022 National Contest Organising Committee have decided to cancel the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships due to…
RNZPBA-Admin19 Nov 2021
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Planning Day
Review 2021 - Looking into 2022 On the 7th of November, the Board and Management team had our annual Planning Day in Christchurch. We were…
2022 New Zealand Pipe Band Championships
The Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association and 2022 National Contest Organising Committee have decided to cancel the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships due to…
