New Zealand Police Pipe Band Rankings

Performance overview, discipline averages, and calculated rating changes.

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Band Information
Location:Porirua, North Island
Grade:Grade 2 (Grade 2)
Founded:1936
Status:Active
Website:-
Results:8
Aggregate Scores

1515.84

Total Points
1.98
Avg Points
7.06
Best Result
Discipline Averages

93.83

Piping Average

93.35

Drumming Average

93.93

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 		5 2 2 0.5125 90.7 88.37 90.7 90.7 90.12 -0.78 1518.57
Mar 23, 2026 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Taranaki 		5 2 2 0.513 93.02 88.37 88.37 93.02 90.47 -0.34 1519.35
Feb 02, 2026 Turakina Highland Games
Turakina 		1 2 2 0.5154 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 6.9 1519.69
Feb 02, 2026 Turakina Highland Games
Turakina 		1 2 2 0.5035 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 7.06 1512.79
Dec 15, 2025 Jenny Mair Highland Square Day
Palmerston North 		2 2 2 0.4951 94.74 100.0 94.74 94.74 96.05 4.89 1505.72
Dec 15, 2025 Jenny Mair Highland Square Day
Palmerston North 		2 2 2 0.4891 94.74 94.74 94.74 94.74 94.74 3.94 1500.83
Mar 10, 2025 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Invercargill 		6 1 1 0.5001 89.13 89.13 89.13 89.13 89.13 -2.85 1496.88
Mar 10, 2025 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Invercargill 		6 1 1 0.5044 89.13 89.13 89.13 89.13 89.13 -2.98 1499.73
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