"You will never be a piper as you are a woman and too small." Ann Robbie is a well-recognised Southland personality, being heavily involved in…
Allister Macgregor18 June 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 March 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 March 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 February 2022
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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 2021
Newsletter #1 (May 2022) New Zealand & South Pacific Pipe Band Championships in Christchurch. 10 & 11 March 2023. The steering committee for the…
RNZPBA-Admin16 November 2021
