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First Rep Game and scored 2 x180’s

Posted on 20 April 2009

Maria Nanai was asked with her cousin Juliana Patelesio to play in the John Wilkie Memorial 2009 and what a game she played. With the hope of being like her Uncle Pete and scoring her first 180 at a John Wilkie Tournament, away she went. Partnering her cousin they both threw some awesome darts and Maria achieved her 1st 180. Then later she backed it up with her second one in her 1st Rep Game. The final tally for the most Ladies 180’s there was a tie. Maria had to throw off against Anna Neho and won coming away with the trophy. Also collecting a trophy was Jonathan Silcock for the Men’s Highest finish of 155 tying with Kawana Herewini from Kapi Mana.

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Winter is on the Horizon

Posted on 17 March 2009

With 18 teams lining up at the Ochre, Winter League is now underway. Nine 180’s were achieved on the first night

An awesome finish by Krisha Black surprising herself, with a 160 finish - A good challenge for all darties

Registrations can be made for Friday Night Social League (starting 1st May 2009) at the Nest or contact the Secretary (Don Neilson - 564 4349) if interested in playing

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16th August 2008 - Obituary: Robert Herbert

Posted on 18 August 2008

It is with the deepest sadness that we inform our members of the passing of one of New Zealand Darts long time members “Mr Robert Herbert” of the Taumarunui Darts Association on Saturday 16th August 2008.

Robert’s involvement with darts was long and varied; he first started in playing darts in 1984 but was probably better known to many as an administrator and King Country/ Waikato President for the past 20 years. Robert also held the positions of North Island Selector and North Island Convenor from 1994 to 2007.

Robert was elected as a Life Member of the NZDC in January 2008 in recognition of his dedicated service to NZ Darts.

The New Zealand Darts Council joins with the members of Taumarunui Darts in expressing our sincerest condolences to Robert’s wife Elaine, family members and friends

He will be sadly missed!

Messages of condolence can be sent to:-

Mrs Elaine Herberrt or via email to:- nzdarts@xtra.co.nz
3 Tuku St
Taumarunui
Ph 07 896 7021

Roberts Funeral Service will be held at the Wharauroa Marae, Taupo Rd, Taumarunui on Thursday 21st August at 11.00 am.

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14th July 2008 - Obituary: Yvonne Bright

Posted on 15 July 2008

As posted on NZDC Website

It is with the deepest sadness that we inform our members of the passing of one of New Zealand Darts long time members “Mrs Yvonne Bright” of the Wairarapa Darts Association on Tuesday 14th July 2008.

Yvonne’s involvement with darts was long and varied, not only did she win many titles in her darting career but she was also a main stay for her region and especially the ladies team.

Yvonne was also a willing helper and worked tirelessly behind the scenes at NZ Senior Championships supporting her husband “NZDC Chairman” John Bright.

Yvonne’s funeral will be held at “Rosewood” 415 Queen St, Masterton on Thursday 17th July at 1 pm.

The New Zealand Darts Council joins with the members of Wairarapa Darts in expressing our sincerest condolences to Yvonne’s husband John, family members and friends

She will be sadly missed!

Messages of condolence can be sent to:-

Mr John Bright or via email to:- johnbright@xtra.co.nz
54 South Road
Masterton
Ph 06 377 4004

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League Games - To Be Played To Completion

Posted on 21 June 2008

There have been a number of instances where Captains have decided to end a League Game when a winning result has been reached. (ie: the first team to reach 13 points). All games are to be played to completition for a number of reasons as follows:

The League Games are 24 Games In Total - This is the competition format.
In consideration of a draw in the league where a countback on pairs won will apply.
Consideration to other results - Most Consistent in each division, 180’s, highest finish.

Please consider you other teams and players in your competition.

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Thank You

Posted on 24 May 2008

What a great turnout from our members to our first competition in 2008, The Ladies Invitation. It’s really great to see the members supporting these events. Our first win for the season went to Robyne Gough and Bill Kena winning 3-0 over Pam Casely and Mark Herman. The Plate Winners were Tina Birch & Jonathan Silcock winning 3-2 over Glendyr Butterfield and Rhys Dewar. There were some great pair combinations on the night and some awesome darts thrown. Congratulations to our winners.

Our next Club Competition is the Open Singles being held at 1.00pm Sunday the 29th June 2008. You can enter at any time between now and then, so don’t wait until the last minute. Remember all club competition entries are free this year so make the most of a good thing and put your entry in for the Open Singles.

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Ladies Night

Posted on 1 April 2008

The ladies will continue this year but we have switched this event to every second Tuesday Night at 7.30pm commencing April 22nd 2008. We would love to see more ladies attending as this is a fun night and a great opportunity for you to get to know other members and to measure your skills against the ladies from different divisions.

We welcome all NEW ladies who want to participate in darts, or at least to give it a go. You do not have to be a registered member and you can attend when it suits you. We just need you to turn up by 7.30pm, pay your $2.00 fee and you will be included in the event held on the night.

We look forward to seeing you, so don’t forget TUESDAY 22ND APRIL 2008 - 7.30PM

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NZDC AGM - In Brief

Posted on 16 March 2008

Remits - In the hands of the COE no later than 1st November each year.

Substitutions - At NZ Championships - allowed in all events provided replacement only taking place of missing player/s and substitution is from the same Region as the withdrawn player/s

Age Limit - At NZ Senior Championships - No person under the age of 16 years at the date of 31st October in that year will be entitled to enter or play in any event at the senior championships.

Region Boundaries Changes - Region 10 to include Hutt Valley and Upper Hutt Associations (named “Hutt Valley) Region 11 to include Maungaraki & Wairarapa Associations (name to be advised)

Fees - Senior Championship Fees increase to $15.00 per person. All other fees remain the same.

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Senior Nationals ….. What A Week

Posted on 16 August 2007

Day One-Arrival
You would think a guitar would be a standard item in anybody’s luggage when hitting the road for a week long dart trip, how times have changed. For some reason George brought along an extra arm courtesy of a Kiwi Bank advertising campaign, we all got one in the mail and probably threw it away, but not George as he seemed to think this funny little arm had potential on a dart trip. Haku responded to the challenge and before long we were all singing to the sounds of the improvised guitar.

The hotel manager was not impressed with our laughter and fun as it seemed to upset her headache and she was not in the mood for joviality, oooookay her first mistake …. so that dampened things down and we were all tucked up in bed at 9.00pm, well some of us were.

Day Two-Zone Teams
On Sunday morning it took a while to get the troops together, definitely room for improvement here. Following the limited amount of time for the team talk we headed for the Trafalgar Centre, the ladies wrapped in their newly knitted Wainuiomata scarfs from Dot Silcock (thanks Dot, that’s team work) for our first day of competition.

The men played Southland in their first game trailing 13-19 after the first half of the game. They fought back in the second half but couldn’t quite get the upper hand and lost the battle 29-33. Their second match against Auckland was always going to be hard. The first set started off well were they won the first three games in a row but Auckland controlled the game from there on proving too strong and beating Wainuiomata 33-11. With two games down our last game against Hawkes Bay was merely for pride which is always a good reason to see things through giving Wainuiomata a good performance and their first win 33-25. Top performances for the day came from Wayne Carey, George Smith, Tony Nuku and Brian Abrams.

The women went hard right from the start toppling Aoraki 36-27. Their next game against Bay Of Plenty was closely fought going right trough to the last game to decide the match. Wainuiomata went down 32-33 but with a bye in hand this gave them 2 wins to carry through to the next round. Their opponents King Country/Waikato boast three of the leading New Zealand Ladies players in Mihi George, Jannette Jonathan and Megan Smith with there other players showing an equal force. Our Ladies gave a great challenge to this team and kept their options open all the way through the game. They went down in the end 24-33 in what was an excellent performance from our ladies.

After a long day on Sunday we headed back to our hotel to be greeted by our first love letter from the hotel manager who seemed to think we had created an opportunity for her to make more money should we continue to leave lights, heaters and taps on during the day …. Ummm her second mistake …. Gayle was about to meet the HURRICANE.

Day Three-Husband & Wife
Monday provided some time to rest up before the Husband and Wife competition in the afternoon. Tania found time to wrestle with the showerhead and lock herself in the bathroom. Carol and Gary broke their bed (and we won’t mention the wild sex comment …. too much information), Dave fell into the lift which refused to meet at floor level and Noni did the same on her arrival to the hotel, nobody witnessed these mishaps so we are slightly suspicious of these accusations. (only kidding).

If you could make it to the rooftop of the hotel, providing the lift was working, then you were treated to a fantastic view of Nelson City. Unfortunately there were limitations as to where you could smoke and the fire escapes were a no no (to some… aye Maryanne, Sue, Dave and Tania), so the best bet was to leave the hotel all together. Looks like round two of the great debate with the hotel manager coming up ……

The Husband and Wife competition is not for the faint hearted and Tania and Joe Tanaki were the only couple to qualify on the day however they lost their first knockout game so that wrapped it up for Wainuiomata for Monday.

Day Four-Mixed Pairs
Back to the board on Tuesday for the Mixed Pairs and George and Shelley became Steve Gouch’s (Taranaki) sole entertainment for the week when not qualifying with two bye’s in their section. It was a case of Bye Bye for them and a good reason to pick on one another. Other pairs were more promising with Geoff Balmain and Helena Eden, Darren Page and Karena Clark, Chris Hargreaves and Sharee Ranford, Wayne Carey and Wira Te Paa, Tony Nuku and Selena Clemas, all qualifying and Mark Herman and Rotu Peneha playing awesome darts and going through to the last 16.

We were greeted by the second love letter from the hotel manager today which initially appeared to be an apology but then wrapped in a justification of poor customer service skills …. Ok I think the message was received by the hotel manager, but not quite accepted, we will see what happens tomorrow… stay tuned

Some people chose to enter into the new Poker Darts Tournament on Tuesday night which seemed to go on forever. There were mixed feelings to the game so perhaps the lesson here is not to play in pairs. Haku, Allan, Joe and Tania had their own game of poker in room one, it must have been good as the noise level was pretty high and Haku has developed a new way of sleeping, some people will do anything to try and get a discount on their room rate. He was the first to come down with the flu virus that took over most people in the hotel as the week went on…thanks Haku.

Day Five-NZ Open
Wednesday was the day of the Open where most people took advantage of a free day. There were no love letters today … just as well as I had a headache and wasn’t in the mood for nonsense. The ladies had another good day with Tina Birch reaching the last 32 placing and Rotu Peneha and Selena Clemas both making the last 16. Fantastic darts thrown by our ladies.

Day Six-Mens Singles/Ladies Pairs
It was an 8.30am start for the Men’s Singles on Thursday and a chance for the ladies to take a break before the pairs started at 11.00am. George Smith, Tony Nuku, Darren Page and Wayne Carey all qualified. Wayne carried on into the last 8 placing.

In the ladies pairs Sue Fishwick and Wira Te Paa, Selena Clemas and Jo Tyacke qualifying which lead to Selena and Jo beating Sue & Wira to get through to the last 32 placing… what a fix.

Darren decided to go back to the hotel for a spa bath and wash the bathroom floor, why? Who knows, there are questions you just don’t ask people! Radox and spa baths don’t go to well together as Darren found out, we knew there was trouble when we could see bubbles coming out of the top floor window on our way home from tea. Darren went into a panic trying to control the mess before turning off the spa and having to wipe down the whole bathroom.

Day Seven-Ladies Singles/Mens Pairs
By Friday many of us arrived at the hall full of the flu, and some with bubbles still in their ears, no excuses it’s just the way it was for all associations. Many people throughout the dart fraternity had either been to the doctors or hospital or were dosed up to the eyeballs. Some were just suffering the effects of the night before.

Selena Clemas, Tania Tanaki, Rotu Peneha, Tina Birch, Sue Fishwick and Sophie Neilson all qualified through to the knockout of the Ladies Singles. Sophie (complete with purple wig) surprised herself with her fantastic efforts in the singles. She has never played in the competition and was delighted to qualify and carry on to the second round of the knockout ….. good on you Sophie.

The Men’s Pairs ended the competition programme with Wayne Carey and Tony Nuku and George Smith and Casey Hannam qualifying through to the knockout round. George and Casey had an awesome day going through to the last 8 placings ….. Great darts guys.

Wayne Carey was selected for the North Island Men’s A Team and further selected for the New Zealand Black Flights Team to play at the World Cup in the Netherlands 10th – 14th October 2007.

By the end of the week most of us were on talking terms with the hotel manager (all except Noni) Carol and Sophie organised her into providing all sorts of things for a barby on the rooftop and amidst freezing conditions we had a few bevies and laughs to round of the week.

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