5 June 2011
Joan Miller and Claire Wilson became the first team to win the Masterton Mid-Winter Doubles for the second time when they beat Christian Fouquet and Dirk Winnie 13-10 in the Trophy final.
Progress score: 1-0, 4-0, 4-2, 7-2, 7-4, 8-4, 8-9, 8-10, 9-10, 10-10, 11-10, 13-10
9 June 2011
The Wellington team for the Southern Senior Tri-Star is: Peter Dennett (Hataitai), Fay Doyle (Kapiti), Bob McCarthy (Otaki), Margaret Mordecai (Otaki), Graeme Morris (Masterton), Ralph Priddle (Masterton).
The Senior Tri-Star will be held in the Southern Region, 27 & 28 August.
9 June 2011
Brief notes: Richard Turfrey was re-elected as President, Colleen Horton as Secretary and Michael Rocks as Treasurer. President's Report.
Regional Championships for Pointing and Shooting to be introduced next season. Minutes to come.
10 June 2011
The Regional Award winners for 2010-11 are:
For Personality of the Year, there was a tie in the voting so Ian and Jean Baine (Park Avenue) and Richard Turfrey (Wanganui East) are declared Joint Personalities of the Year.
12 June 2011
Three years ago Hataitai took the Jacques Cochonnet Trophy off Masterton in a home challenge. This time Masterton recorded an emphatic 9-0 win to ensure that history did not repeat.
Results (Masterton names first)
Singles: Pete Haworth vs. Richard Lawson 13-11, 13-11, 13-7;
Doubles: Barbara Johnston/Anna Simms vs. Gerald Bryan/Erica Drake 13-2, 13-6, 13-7;
Triples: Doug Hay/Graeme Morris/Ralph Priddle vs. Catherine Maher/Karepa Mataira/Christophe Vesse 13-2, 13-3, 13-2.
Score: Masterton 9, Hataitai 0
Masterton's next defence is away to Horowhenua.
22 June 2011
The dates and venue for the 2012 World Championship have been announced. The tournament will be held at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France from 3 to 7 October 2012.
This year's Women's World Championship is in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 7 to 9 October.
23 June 2011
The NZ team for the Women's World Championship is: Sharon Cannon (Bay View), Barbara Johnston (Masterton), Christine Strichen (Wanganui East) and Claire Wilson (Masterton).
Sharon and Barbara have both been members of the 2006, 2008 and 2009 Women's World Championship teams. Christine and Claire will be attending their first World Championship.
An announcement on the Coach and Manager is still be to be made.
NZ results at the World Championships
26 June 2011
At approximately 28m x 28m and a central city location, this could be a great publicity venue for the sport.
27 June 2011
The draft 2011 AGM minutes are now available. The next WPA Committee Meeting will be on Thursday 21 July at Kapiti Pétanque club. (Agenda)
28 June 2011
The Tournament sub-committee have circulated a questionnaire to find out how players would like to see WPA tournaments run in the 2011-12 season. Copies are available for download (57kB).
Responses are required back by 31 July.
WPA Members are invited to discuss the tournament format proposal online in the Discussion forum (under Tournaments)
