Canterbury takes 2013 New Zealand Championship

Timaru, New Zealand – March 2-3, 2013 – Canterbury Caledonian of Christchurch won its second straight New Zealand & South Pacific Pipe Band Championship, held in the small town of Timaru in the country’s South Island. The band won both them Medley and MSR events with six firsts, all in piping and ensemble, and seconds in drumming.

Grade 1
Overall
1st Canterbury Caledonian
2nd Manawatu Scottish
3rd New Zealand Police
4th Auckland & District

Medley
1st Canterbury Caledonian (1,1,1,2)
2nd Manawatu Scottish (2,2,2,3)
3rd New Zealand Police (3,3,3,4)
4th Auckland & District (4,4,4,1)

Judges: Ken Eller, D. Burrows (piping); Joes Noble (ensemble); S. Eeles (drumming)

MSR
1st Canterbury Caledonian (1,1,1,2)
2nd New Zealand Police (3,2,3,1)
3rd Manawatu Scottish (2,3,2,3)
4th Auckland & District (4,4,4,1)

Judges: Brian Switalla, Barry Brougham (piping); Philip Mair (ensemble); Paul Turner (drumming)

Grade 2 Overall
1st City of Invercargill
2nd St. Andrew’s College

Grade 3
1st South Canterbury
2nd Canterbury Caledonian Royal Stewart
3rd Whangarei & County
4th City of Hastings
5th The Celtic

Grade 4A
1st Te Kuiti & District
2nd Red Hackle
3rd City of Invercargill
4th Canterbury Caledonian Balmorals
5th Mataura Kilties

Grade 4B
1st City of Sails
2nd Balclutha
3rd St. Andrew’s College
4th Manawatu Scottish
5th Kapiti Coast