Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band Rankings

Performance overview, discipline averages, and calculated rating changes.

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Band Information
Location:Wairarapa, North Island
Grade:Grade 5 / 4B (Grade 4B)
Founded:1960
Status:Active
Website:https://www.cab.org.nz/commun…
Results:8
Aggregate Scores

1447.53

Total Points
-6.56
Avg Points
-3.88
Best Result
Discipline Averages

59.58

Piping Average

71.33

Drumming Average

70.91

Ensemble Average

Competition Results & Calculated Scores
8 Results
Date Competition Place G_comp G_reg Expected Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating
Mar 23, 2026 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Taranaki 		10 4B 4B 0.4196 74.42 72.09 86.05 86.05 79.65 -7.71 1447.52
Mar 23, 2026 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Taranaki 		9 4B 4B 0.4287 86.05 86.05 79.07 79.07 82.56 -6.48 1455.23
Feb 02, 2026 Turakina Highland Games
Turakina 		5 4 4B 0.4397 44.44 44.44 55.56 77.78 54.44 -3.88 1461.71
Feb 02, 2026 Turakina Highland Games
Turakina 		6 4 4B 0.4503 37.5 37.5 37.5 62.5 42.5 -7.55 1465.59
Dec 15, 2025 Jenny Mair Highland Square Day
Palmerston North 		8 4 4B 0.466 63.16 63.16 63.16 73.68 65.26 -8.41 1473.14
Dec 15, 2025 Jenny Mair Highland Square Day
Palmerston North 		7 4 4B 0.4785 63.16 63.16 68.42 73.68 66.84 -8.33 1481.55
Mar 03, 2025 Pipes in the Park
Coquitlam 		5 4 6 0.4905 63.64 54.55 90.91 54.55 67.73 -4.14 1489.89
Mar 03, 2025 Pipes in the Park
Coquitlam 		4 4 6 0.5 50.0 50.0 90.0 60.0 64.0 -5.97 1494.03
Column Explanations
  • G_comp: Grade competed in
  • G_reg: Grade registered in
  • Expected: Expected pairwise score against the event field
  • Q_P1/Q_P2: Qualified scores for Piping 1 and 2
  • Q_D: Qualified score for Drumming
  • Q_E: Qualified score for Ensemble
  • Q: Overall qualified score
  • Delta: Rating change from this event
  • Rating: Elo-like rating after this event
  • Higher scores are better for all columns
  • Piping, drumming, and ensemble drive actual event outcomes