PBNews wishes all those in the piping and pipe band fraternities Seasons Greetings. 2010 is expected to be a big year for New Zealand Piping, with the National Championships in Masterton expected to be the most competitive in years. (more…)

The New Zealand Police Pipe Band took away the aggregate Grade 1 Prize at Victoria Square in the weekend, heading off the local band Canterbury Caledonian Society. (more…)

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Simon Fraser University Pipe Banda (BC, Canada) took their 6th World Championship title on Saturday night, beating 13 other Grade 1 Finalists to the title. (more…)

For the first of what will be many interviews with top-class New Zealand musicians, we interview Stuart Easton. Currently one of New Zealand’s top A Grade pipers, Stuart has achieved a considerable amount in his short piping career. He took the time to answer some questions posed by PBNews. (more…)

PBNews is pleased to announce it will be updating and providing results from all the major Highland Games around New Zealand. Prompted by members of the greater Piping community to provide a resource to locate and read the latest results from Hastings, Christchurch, Waipu and Dunedin, PBNews feels obliged to provide such a resource.

This can be viewed on the Solo Database.

Ian Lyons (Australia) won the coveted Comunn Na Piobaireachd (NZ) Gold Medal at a hot and sunny Hastings Highland Games today. In a field of around 10, Ian Lyons managed to prevail after a few years of near misses and 2nd places.

Brendan Eade won his first Clasp on Friday night in front of a packed audience. The Judges for both events were Bain McGregor and John Hanning.

In the light music, Richard Hawke won most points in the A Grade, closely followed by Stuart Easton and Ian Lyons. Richard Cox (Dunedin) won all the B Grade Events, and Jamie Hawke won both the Under 21 Strathspey and Reel, and the Under 21 Piobaireachd.