Easter weekend saw A&D Pipers Chabb Chia, Tim Chia, Tim Dudley and Lewis MacDonald venture South to Hastings for the annual Hawkes Bay Easter Highland Games. This event sees 2 days of competitive solo piping, and is one of the Premier solo piping competitions in New Zealand. A&D pipers took out the B grade wins …
The National Championships were held in Nelson this year and A&D were fired up to put their best foot forward. Looking to not only consolidate our recent results at Palmerston North Square Day, but continue to push our way back in the fold of New Zealand’s elite pipe bands. The build up to the Nationals …
The band competed at the recent Palmerston North Square Day in December against the rest of New Zealand’s premier pipe bands (except Invercargill, who didn’t make the trip up this time). Having come off two poor performances at the recent National Championships and been placed accordingly, A&D were hungry to get back on track and taste …
The World Pipe Band Championships was recently held in Glasgow and A&D were well represented at the highest level with two of our rising stars, Callum Gilchrist and Louis Norton in attendance playing for the 6 time World Champion, Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. We were very proud to be watching the lads play with such …
In March this year the band competed at the National Championships held in Tauranga. This was to be the first Nationals under the new leadership team consisting of Pipe Major Ben McLaughlin, Pipe Sergeant Isaac Turner, Lead Drummer Adam Alexander and Lead Tenor Megan Luckin; with the only officer carrying over their role from the …
The band held its first Northcote Invitational Solo Contest at the Northcote Tavern on the 30th of December. The idea of this was to catch a number of quality players likely to be on their way up to the Waipu Highland Games. There was good prize money on offer thanks to sponsorship from a number …
Announcing the appointment of Adam Alexander to the position of Drum Sergeant for the 2013/14 season. Adam has been a key member of the drum corps under Glenn for a number of years so it’s great that some degree of continuity can be restored to the band in these times of much change. Adam has …
Search for a new Drum Sergeant – 1st May 2013 With the recent retirement of the Lead Drummer, Glenn Miller, after 10 successful years, the opportunity to succeed Glenn has opened up and the band is now seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates from around the world with a view to relocating to Auckland, New …
Band welcomes new Pipe Major – 27th March 2013 The band has installed a new Pipe Major this year, with Ben McLaughlin returning from Perth, Western Australia to take on the role. Ben has 10 years of experience at Grade 1 level and had been playing with Manawatu until accepting A&D’s offer to take on …
Richard & Roanne tie the knot – 12th May 2012 Richard Bateman, our pipe corporal and sound man, and Roanne were married today at a lovely wedding in Stanmore Bay. Pipe Major Martin Frewen played them out to a tune of his own composition. Richard and Roanne will be living together down in New Plymouth …