The draft draw for the 2025 New Zealand Pipe Band Championships is now available. Click to download the draft draw Note that the draw is…
RNZPBA-Admin9 December 2024
RNZPBA President Iain Blakeley 2024 has not been “business as usual” for the Association. The Management Group met early November to start the process for…
Chris Stevens28 November 2024
Liam Kernaghan, Stu McHale and Peter Duncan will make up the new Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association Management board, outgoing president Iain Blakeley has…
RNZPBA-Admin3 November 2024
Congratulations to Allister Macgregor who received his MNZM (Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit) on Friday for services to pipe bands. Allister was…
Liam Kernaghan10 September 2024
If you have never been to Glasgow for the World Pipe Band Championships, it is like a mixture of Christmas coming early and the birth…
Chris Stevens31 August 2024
Life Member, Former National President, Centre President, Board Member and National Contest Supervisor John (“Jock”) McQuarrie I want to begin by acknowledging the passing of…
Chris Stevens31 August 2024
As many will be aware, the National Youth Pipe Band of New Zealand travelled to British Columbia Canada in early July, to take part in…
Chris Stevens30 August 2024
What's happening a week into the National Youth Pipe Band of New Zealand's trip to Canada? Band member Caleb Ung fills us in: After an…
Liam Kernaghan10 July 2024
Steven Shedden (Hawthorn Pipe Band) was the inaugural winner of the RSPBA Oceania Adult Solo Drumming Championship held at St Andrew's College in Christchurch. Scott Birrell…
Liam Kernaghan30 June 2024
