Kings Birthday Melee at Stanley Bay - 11th June 2026

1st   Jean Parley

2nd   Barb Parnell

3rd   Heather Marks

​​​​​​​4th   Willem Laman-Tripp


​​​​​​​APA Regional Senior Triples at Hibiscus - 17th May 2026

​​​​​​​Click here for Final Ranking after 4 rounds of Swiss

Trophy

1st    Barb Parnell, Thierry Pannetier, Charles Peni

2nd   Allan Fletcher, David Lippard, Seti Mailei

3rd=  Pam Jenkins, Richard Swaney, Maryan Kennedy / Eileen Lippard, Heather Malcouronne, Juliet Leigh

5th=  Bob Bridge, Ray Pierce, Ian Baker / Jay Newton, Laurell Priestley, Michael Emerson / John Taylor, Roger Brown, Peter Bloom / Dave Murray, Ken Pearce, Kristin Black

Plate

1st    Margaret Cammell, Mike Peake, Michel Ferret

2nd    Bruce Inglis, Linda Inglis, Sue Calvo

3rd=   Lynnette Gibbs, Clive Bartleet, Chris Pugh / Errol Anderson, Ian Roberts, Glen Glamuzina

5th=   Monica Smiler, Christine Hide, Arty Tafford / Yasmine George, Richard Turfrey, Heather Matthews / Marcos Furtado, Rosemary Gailer, David Robinson


Mid Week Seniors Melee on a sunny day at Northcote - 14th May 2026

1st   3 wins +26 Yasmine George

2nd  3 wins +25 Lynnette Gibbs

3rd   3 wins +24 Barb Parnell

4th   3 wins +19 Ken Pearce


Super Fours at Stanley Bay - 3rd May 2026

An enjoyable day at Stanley Bay for the inaugural Super Fours Tournament. Teams of four, two men and two women, played 1 mens double, 1 womens double and 2 mixed doubles each match.  Three matches were played with the top two teams playing off in the final.

1st  Jay, Lynnette, John & Thierry

2nd  Pam, Joanne, David & Tanel

Top Womens Team

1st   Jay & Lynnette

2nd  Barb & Yasmine

Top Mens Team

1st  Michael & Richard

​​​​​​​2nd  John & Thierry


​​​​​​​APA Interclub 2025 - 2026

Final Round results - click here.

Division 1 Winners - Herne Bay 1

Division 2 Winners - Hibiscus Blue 


National Club Championship at Tauranga - 18th & 19th April 2026

Click here for full results

Open Section

1st   Herne Bay 1

2nd  Herne Bay 2

Senior Section

1st   Bay View

2nd  Hibiscus Hallions


Trans Tasman Tournament at Mt Martha, Australia - 21st & 22nd March 2026

Congratulations to Australia winning both divisions.

Open:   Aus 98    NZ 46

60+:      Aus 74    NZ 46


APA Interclub 2025 - 2026 

Round 5 Results - Click here


Hibiscus Open Doubles - 1st March 2026

Division One

1st    Navin Baurhoo and David Murray

2nd   Charles Deane & Robyn Chalmers

3rd=  Ian Roberts & Ros Morton / Pam Jenkins & Gordon Dykes

Division Two

1st   Heather Elliott & Christian Fouquet

2nd   Bruce Inglis & Ray Pierce 

3rd=  Jay Newton & John Carter / Juliet Leigh & Bob Bridge

Division Three

1st   Linda Inglis & Thierry Pannetier

2nd  Margaret Cammell & Michel Ferret

3rd= Heather Matthews & Kevin Hodges / Katrin Bernier & Stephane Bernier

Division Four

1st   Eddy Radina & Bastien Da Ros

2nd   Yvonne Bonfrer & Tracy Lander

3rd=   Marcos Furtado & Clive Bartleet / Dave Robinson & Dave Browne

Division Five

1st   Judy Curson & Roger Curson

2nd   Roger Brown & Johann Bernhardt

​​​​​​​3rd=   Arty Tafford & Lynne Morrison

Division Six

1st    Wayne Macdonald & Chris Pugh

2nd   Judy Colwill & John Colwill

 

​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​APA Regional Triples at Stanley Bay - 22nd February 2026

​​​​​​​Click here for Final Ranking

Trophy

1st    John Carter, Tracy Lander & Thierry Pannetier

2nd    David Lippard, Tanel Vahk & Eddy Radina

3rd=   Keelan Noel, Andre Noel & Allan Fletcher / John Taylor, Peter Bloom & Roger Brown

5th=   Jay Newton, Laurell Priestley & Marcos Furtado / Linda Inglis, Sue Calvo & Bruce Inglis / Joanne Lippard, Christian Fouquet & Bastian da Ros / Simon Bucherer, Sheila Copus & Jean Parley

Consolante

1st    Monica Smiler, Jacques Calvo & Christine Hide

2nd   Charles Deane, Paul Dalebroux & Robyn Chalmers

3rd=   Harvey Brunt, Ian Bremner & Joanne Bremner / Angela Maxted, Ann Shields & Ros Morton

5th=   Ray Clark, Enoka Smiler & Tanya Stall / Yvonne Bonfrer, Wayne Macdonald & Heather Elliot / Eileen Lippard, Colleen Peake & Mike Peake / Eric Selwood, Ross McKenzie & Glenice McKenzie    


APA Regional Womens Triples at Kennedy Park - 8th February 2026

​​​​​​​Click here for Final Ranking

Trophy

1st   Barb Parnell, Maryan Kennedy & Yasmine George (defended their title)

2nd   Kate Taylor, Gael Bosworth & Olive Kelly

​​​​​​​3rd=  Angela Maxted, Ann Shields, & Ros Morton / Jay Newton, Pam Jenkins & Laurell Priestley

Consolation

1st   Virginia Kirk-Smith, Lynnette Gibbs & Heather Elliot

2nd   Heather Matthews, Jill Short & Margaret Cammell

3rd=  Lidya Davis, Heather Malcouronne & Juliet Leigh / Eileen Lippard, Colleen Peake & Jan Velvin


​​​​​​​NZ Open Triples at Herne Bay - 31st January - 1st February 2026

​​​​​​​Click here for full results

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Trophy

1st      Georgio, Suka & Heimana

2nd     Christian, Francis & Fredea

3rd=   Andre, Manatui & Paint / Tanel, Junior & David

Trophy Consolante

1st      Gespard, Vini & Adams

2nd     Lee, Maurice & Gillaunve

Plate

1st      Tiki, Niau & Michael

2nd     Christian, Jean-Claude & Joseph

Division 3

​​​​​​​1st       Bruno, Stephen & Thierry

Bowl

1st     Linda, Richard & Lynnette

Division 5

1st     Jacques, Nico & Ray


Top NZ Team   Junior, Tanel & David

Top NZ Womens Team  Yasmine, Ros & Ann

Top NZ Seniors Team    Bob, Ian & Neil


APA Interclub 2025 - 2026 

​​​​​​​Round 4 was postponed due to flooded terrain.


Epsom Petanque Over 60's Tournament sponsored by Pak n Save, Royal Oak - 7th January 2026

1st=     Roger Brown & Richard Marks

3rd        Heather Malcouronne


Mid Week Seniors at Stanley Bay Petanque Club - 11th December 2025

An enjoyable day at Stanley Bay for the Christmas Melee and shared lunch. 

1st     Gael Bosworth

2nd    Gordon Brodie

3rd     Chris Beasley

4th     Lynnette Gibbs


APA Interclub 2025 - 2026 

​​​​​​​Round 3 Results - Click here


APA Regional Senior Doubles at Tauranga BOP Petanque Club - 23rd November 2025

​​​​​​​Click here for final ranking after 4 rounds of Swiss

Trophy

1st    Brenda Reid & Christian Fouquet

2nd   Thierry Pannetier & John Carter

3rd=  Jay Newton & Laurell Priestley / Pam Jenkins & Richard Swaney

5th=   Yasmine George & Charles Deane / Lynnette Gibbs & Linda Inglis / Christine Blackford & Jacques Calvo / Monica & Enoka Smiler

Consolation

1st     Andrea Coles & Paul Husband

2nd    Richard Turfrey & Glen Glamuzina

3rd=   Barb Parnell & Ray Pierce / Virginia Kirk-Smith & Paul Dalebroux

5th=   Sue Calvo & Alain Coulomb / Lynne Morrison & Arty Taffard / Christine Hide & Bruce Inglis / Betty Geiser & Ray Clark  

3rd Division

Sherri Johnson & Jean Caulton / Tanya Stall & Henry Campana


APA Interclub 2025 - 2026 

​​​​​​​Round 2 Results - Click here


APA Regional Singles at Stanley Bay - 19th October 2025

​​​​​​​Click here for final ranking after 4 rounds of Swiss

Trophy

1st    David Lippard

2nd    Andre Noel

3rd=   Seti Mailei, Tracy Lander

5th=   Charles Deane, Thierry Pannetier, Joanne Lippard, Pam Jenkins

Plate

1st    Tanel Vahk

2nd    Wayne Macdonald

3rd=   Ian Baker, Richard Swaney

5th=   Nicola Brock, Lynnette Gibbs, Allan Fletcher, Eddy Radina

Bowl

1st     Bob Bridge

2nd    Roger Brown

3rd=   Peter MacShane, John Carter

5th=   Maryan Kennedy, Ros Morton, Heather Elliott, Dave Murray

Tier 4

1st    Virginia Kirk-Smith

2nd    Ian Roberts

3rd=   Richard Turfrey, Philippe Guilleminot

5th=   Yvonne Bonfrer, Errol Anderson, Kate Taylor, John Taylor

Tier 5

1st    Gordon Brodie

2nd    Paul Dalebroux

3rd=   Chris Byrne, Babeth Guilleminot

​​​​​​​5th=   Eric Selwood, Jacquie Mockridge, Glenice Mackenzie, Ross Mackenzie


Mid Week Seniors at Kennedy Park - 15th October 2025

1st    Paul Dalebroux

2nd   Charles Parley

3rd    Sandra Turner

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APA Regional Doubles at Panmure Pioneers - 12th October 2025

Trophy

1st    Allan Fletcher & Andre Noel

2nd    Seti Mailei & Tiki Ruta

3rd=   Paul Dalebroux & Ian Baker / John Carter & Thierry Pannetier

5th=   Yvonne Bonfrer & Wayne Macdonald / David Lippard & Tanel Vahk / Georgio Vakauta & Charles Peni / Monica Smiler & Christine Hide

Plate

1st    Bruce Inglis & Charles Deane

2nd   Pam Jenkins & Joanne Lippard

3rd=  Virginia Kirk-Smith & Laurell Priestley / Maryan Kennedy & Carl Saffiotti 

5th=   Keelan Noel & Nicola Brock / Richard Turfrey & Errol Anderson / Robyn Chalmers & Margaret Maher / Lydia Davis & Heather Elliot

Division 2

1st    Leilani & Na'a To'vo

2nd   Linda Inglis & Lynnette Gibbs

3rd=  Arnold Lander & Allain Coulomb / John Taylor & Peter Bloom

5th=   Johann Bernhardt & Dave Browne / Harvey Brunt & Antony  


APA Womens Doubles - at Panmure Pioneers 12th October 2025

​​​​​​​Winners - Monica Smiler & Christine Hide


National Mixed Doubles at Herne Bay - 4th & 5th October 2025

Click here for rankings after 5 rounds of Swiss

Trophy

1st      Joanne Lippard & Tanel Vahk

2nd     Lynnette Gibbs & Robin Johnson

3rd=    Christine Stricken & John O'Halloran  /  Robyn Chalmers & Charles Deane

5th=   Te Wai HaaRangi & Tiki Ruta / Akaina Tuino & Seyjay Harawira / Pa Peni & Seti Mailei / Claire Wilson & David Lippard

Plate

1st     Leilani To'vo & Thierry Pannetier

2nd     Debby Butler & Lee Tafford

3rd      Linda & Bruce Inglis  /  Pam Jenkins & Richard Swaney

5th=   Stefany & Neville Frost / Deb Taylor & Mark Doyle / Virginia Kirk-Smith & Ian Baker / Annick Le Guen & Kevin McFadgen

Division 2

1st    Angela Maxted & Navin Baurhoo

2nd    Lydia Davis & Bob Bridge


National Pointing Competition at Herne bay 3rd, 4th & 5th October 2025

Mens          1st  Seyjay Harawira   2nd   Jacques Calvo

Womens     1st Akaina Tuiono       2nd   Maryan Kennedy


Ladies Day Melee at Stanley Bay - 25th September 2025

34 players enjoyed a fun 4 game melee.   The tide was in, sun shining (mostly) - another successful day at Stanley Bay.    The raffles contributed over $500 to the Worlds Team coffers.

1st   Joanne Lippard (only one with 4 wins)

2nd  Sheila Smith

3rd   Jean Parley

4th   Virginia Kirk-Smith


APA Regional Mixed Doubles at Herne Bay - 21st September 2025

Trophy

1st    Pam Jenkins & David Lippard

2nd   Yasmine George & Charles Deane

3rd=   Angela Maxted & Niau Ruta / Barb Parnell & Allan Fletcher

5th=   Bruce & Linda Inglis / Jay Newton & Marcos Furtado / Laurell Priestley & Eddy Radina / Wayne Macdonald & Yvonne Bonfrer

Trophy Consolation

1st   Nicola Brock & Andre Noel 

2nd   Heather Elliot & Dave Murray

3rd=   Lynnette Gibbs & Richard Turfrey / Virginia Kirk-Smith & Ian Baker

5th=   Gordon Dykes & Julie Hadlow / Roger Brown & Kate Taylor / Seti Mailei & Pam Williams / Tracy Lander & Arnold Lander

Plate

1st   Joanne Lippard & Tanel Vahk

2nd   Leilani Tovo & Thierry Pannetier 

3rd    Bob Bridge & Lydia Davis / Robyn Chalmers & Dave Browne

5th=  Estelle Arts & Errol Anderson / Jacques Calvo & Christine Hide / Paul Dalebroux & Ros Morton  / Babeth & Philippe Guilleminot


APA Interclub 2025 - 2026

Round 1 Results - Click here



Herne Bay Mid Week Seniors - 11th September 2025

​​​​​​​1st   Margaret Maher - the only player with 4 wins

​​​​​​​Click here for full results


Chanticleer Cup Challenge 2025 at Otaki Petanque - 23rd & 24th August 2025

​​​​​​​Wellington win back the trophy 70 points to 38.

An enjoyable tournament and dinner on Saturday evening hosted by Otaki Petanque.  


Herne Bay Winter Series ​​​​​​​played over 9 weeks - the best six scores count.

Click here for full results

1st Allan Fletcher, 2nd Seti Mailei, 3rd Yasmine George, 4th Tanel Vahk, 5th Ian Ludwig, 6th Ian Baker, 7th Heather Matthews, 8th Errol Anderson, 9th Ian Roberts, 10th Heather Elliot.


Mid Week Seniors at Northcote - 14th August 2025

1st =  Barb Parnell & Paul Dalebroux

​​​​​​​3rd=   Jean Parley & Charles Deane


A great turnout today for the Bastille Day Tournament at Hibiscus Petanque, sponsored by Dils - 13th July 2025.  Good to see some new faces.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Trophy

1st     Pam Jenkins & Christian Fouquet

2nd    Jacques Calvo & Richard Turfrey

3rd=   Clive Bartleet & Michel Ferret / Yasmine George & Heather Matthews

5th=    Jay Newton & Laurell Priestley / Errol Anderson & Ian Roberts / Maryan Kennedy & Ian Ludwick / John Carter & Thierry Pannetier   

Consolation

1st     Virginia Kirk-Smith & Ian Baker

2nd    Wendy Stubbins & Peter Bloom

3rd=   Harvey Brunt & Iain Bremner / Robyn Chalmers &  Barry Cull 

​​​​​​​5th =  Lynnette Gibbs & Wayne Macdonald / Marcos Furtado & Charles Deane / Tricia Brown & Alan Calderwood / Joanne Bremner & Antony Vlatkovich

Plate

1st    John & Judy Colwill

2nd   Rod Leonard-Rogers & Chris Pugh

3rd=   Rod Walsh & Bill Dowds / Kate Taylor & Roger Brown

5th=   Sue Stiff & Alan Groom / Sandra Josephs & Dave Robinson / Tracy Lander & Bruce Inglis / Carl Saffioti & Lidya Davis

Bowl

1st    Dave Murray & Gordon Dykes

2nd   Heather Elliott & Murray Ellis

3rd=   Heather Malcouronne & Juliet Leigh / Kerry Baillie & Judith Innes

5th=   Simon & Sarah Bucherer / Lynette Robinson & Mike Peake / Annette Kelly & Marlena Hetherington / Ann Shields & Angela Maxted

Spoon

1st    Jan Velvin & Margaret Cammell 

2nd   Judie Derbyshire & Greg Wade 

3rd=   Chris Byrne & Chris Beasley / Jacquie Mockridge & Eric Selwood




74 players enjoyed the Inaugural Kings Birthday Melee at Stanley Bay today, the first tournament on their new terrain. 8 players had 3 wins.

1st Lynnette Gibbs +38

2nd Jay Newton +32

3rd Barb Parnell +29

4th Jean Parley +27

5th Laurell Priestley +22

6th John Taylor +19

7th Peter Bloom +18

8th Richard Marks +11