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New Zealand Pipe Band Championships

Competition results by grade and set

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Competition Summary
Date
March 21, 2026
Location
Taranaki
Total Results
97
Website
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Results by Grade and Set

1
3 bands 6 results
MSR
3 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 1) 2 1 1 4 11.31
2 Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 1) 5 2 3 10 8.41
3 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 1) 5 3 2 10 6.89
Medley
3 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 1) 2 1 1 4 11.84
2 Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 1) 6 2 2 10 8.62
3 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 1) 4 3 3 10 7.42
2
7 bands 14 results
MSR
7 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 2) 2 1 1 4 12.29
2 Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band 4 2 3 9 8.34
3 Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 2) 8 3 2 13 4.44
4 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) 6 4 4 14 4.02
5 New Zealand Police Pipe Band 11 5 5 21 -0.78
6 St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU 11 7 7 25 -5.24
7 City of Tauranga Pipe Band 14 6 6 26 -4.25
Medley
7 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band 2 1 2 5 12.74
2 St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 2) 4 3 5 12 5.53
3 Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 2) 6 2 7 15 4.21
4 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) 10 4 1 15 3.13
5 New Zealand Police Pipe Band 10 6 4 20 -0.34
6 St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU 10 5 6 21 -2.15
7 City of Tauranga Pipe Band 14 7 3 24 -3.42
3
8 bands 16 results
MSR
8 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 Metro Scottish Pipe Band 4 1 2 7 10.08
2 Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band 2 2 3 7 10.58
3 Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3) 6 3 1 10 4.21
4 Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3) 9 5 4 18 1.69
5 Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 3) 12 4 7 23 -0.83
6 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) 10 8 6 24 -2.03
7 Hawke's Bay Caledonian Pipe Band 13 6 8 27 -3.40
8 Scottish Society of New Zealand Pipe Band 16 7 5 28 -4.39
Medley
8 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3) 2 1 1 4 10.77
2 Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band 4 2 5 11 7.74
3 Metro Scottish Pipe Band 6 3 2 11 6.17
4 Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3) 8 7 4 19 0.66
5 Scottish Society of New Zealand Pipe Band 11 6 3 20 1.51
6 Hawke's Bay Caledonian Pipe Band 11 5 8 24 -1.00
7 Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 3) 14 4 7 25 -2.46
8 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) 16 8 6 30 -6.72
4A
11 bands 22 results
MSR
11 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 City of Rotorua Highland Pipe Band 2 1 3 6 11.75
2 St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 4A) 5 4 5 14 4.66
3 Papakura Pipe Band 6 5 4 15 5.34
4 Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band 7 6 7 20 0.30
5 Edmonton & District Pipe Band 18 2 1 21 0.78
6 Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4) 12 8 8 28 -6.81
7 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) 13 9 6 28 -6.14
8 Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) 16 3 10 29 -2.90
9 Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) 20 7 2 29 -5.93
10 City of Wellington Pipe Band 11 10 9 30 -4.86
11 Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) 22 11 11 44 -14.88
Medley
11 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 City of Rotorua Highland Pipe Band 2 1 2 5 13.12
2 St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 4A) 4 3 4 11 7.60
3 Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) 6 4 9 19 2.05
4 Papakura Pipe Band 15 5 1 21 0.82
5 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) 9 7 5 21 -1.17
6 Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4) 14 2 7 23 -2.09
7 Edmonton & District Pipe Band 14 6 3 23 -2.58
8 Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band 9 9 6 24 -3.14
9 Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) 18 8 8 34 -8.01
10 City of Wellington Pipe Band 19 10 10 39 -10.60
11 Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) 22 11 11 44 -15.61
4B
14 bands 28 results
MSR
14 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 2 1 1 4 13.81
2 Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 4B) 5 2 4 11 9.50
3 Marlborough Pipe Band 6 3 3 12 6.75
4 South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band 7 5 2 14 4.36
5 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 11 6 11 28 -3.26
6 Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band 13 13 5 31 -4.66
7 Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 21 4 8 33 -4.02
8 Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 19 9 6 34 -5.08
9 NSW Police Pipe Band (Australia) 15 10 10 35 -8.15
10 Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band 25 7 7 39 -7.71
11 New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band 20 8 12 40 -9.76
12 Vale of Kawerau Pipe Band 15 12 13 40 -9.08
13 City of Sails Pipe Band 23 11 9 43 -10.97
14 Stratford & District Scottish Society Highland Pipe Band 28 14 14 56 -14.37
Medley
14 bands
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 3 1 3 7 11.89
2 Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 4B) 6 3 2 11 9.29
3 Marlborough Pipe Band 3 4 5 12 7.55
4 South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band 11 2 1 14 5.32
5 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 8 6 7 21 0.57
6 Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band 18 5 4 27 -2.52
7 NSW Police Pipe Band (Australia) 18 7 8 33 -7.50
8 Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 11 11 11 33 -4.52
9 Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band 14 10 10 34 -6.48
10 New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band 18 8 9 35 -8.56
11 Vale of Kawerau Pipe Band 23 9 13 45 -12.09
12 City of Sails Pipe Band 26 14 6 46 -11.64
13 Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) 23 12 12 47 -11.09
14 Stratford & District Scottish Society Highland Pipe Band 28 13 14 55 -14.82
Juvenile
9 bands 11 results
March
9 bands 11 results
Place Band Piping Drumming Ensemble Total Score Rank Score
1 St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. Juvenile) 2 1 1 4 7.80
2 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. Juvenile) 4 2 2 8 -6.61
3 Manawatu Scottish Youth Pipe Band 6 5 3 14 6.93
4 St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. Juvenile) 8 4 5 17 7.80
5 Lewis Turrell Memorial Trust Juvenile Pipe Band 11 3 11 25 -0.30
6 Wellington Red Hackle Team Goose Pipe Band 14 8 7 29 -4.58
7 Papakura Pipe Band 16 9 4 29 -4.71
8 South Canterbury & Celtic (Nelson) Combied Youth Band Pipe Band 21 6 6 33 -7.34
9 ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. Juvenile) 14 10 10 34 -6.61
10 Scots College Pipe Band 15 11 9 35 -7.95
11 Canterbury Caledonian Society Juvenile Pipe Band 21 7 8 36 -8.83