Wellington Hawkes Bay goes to New Zealand Police

Wellington, New Zealand – February 24, 2019 – The New Zealand Police won for the second time in the 2018-19 antipodean summer season, splitting firsts and seconds with Manawatu Scottish, the only other band in the Grade 1 events, at the Wellington Hawkes Bay Centre provincial contest held at Scots College. Canterbury Caledonian Society and Auckland & District did not compete. The next competition on the New Zealand circuit is the New Zealand Championships in Dunedin, March 29-30. It was the fourth straight win of the Wellington Hawkes Bay Centre provincial contest for the New Zealand Police.

Grade 1
Medley
1st Manawatu Scottish (2,1,1,2) (ens.pref.)
2nd New Zealand Police (1,2,2,1)

MSR
1st New Zealand Police (1,1,1,2)
2nd Manawatu Scottish (2,2,2,1)

Street March
1st New Zealand Police (1,2,2,1)
2nd Manawatu Scottish (2,1,1,2)

Judges for all events: Iain Robertson, Liam Kernaghan (piping); Ross Hanning (ensemble); Ian Mowat, Liam Argyle (drumming).

The New Zealand Police are now led by Pipe-Major Adam Michie, who took over after the departure of Emmett Conway, who moved back to the UK to become pipe-major of Grade 1 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia. Angus Crowe continues to lead the drum section.

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