“People think it’s a hard card game for old people. We’ve got to really shift that perception,”

Over 700 bridge athletes head to Mount Maunganui in the last week of September to compete at New Zealand’s 37th National Bridge championships.

NZ Bridge is highlighting the positive impact that playing bridge can have on mental well-being, during Mental Health Awareness Week.

Mike Cornell was interviewed on Radio New Zealand about learning bridge, representing NZ for over 50 years, how Bridge has changed and recent success and becoming Australasia’s first World Grand Master.

Wellingtonian and avid bridge player Sharleen Grounds has travelled around the country in her camper van visiting 108 bridge clubs.

Leon Meier has been playing Bridge for over three years. Still just a teenager, he is tipped to become a superstar of the bridge world