Curling Events in New Zealand

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The Baxter Cup

EVENT: Baxter Cup
FIRST HELD: 1884

The Baxter Cup is a curling trophy competition considered by many to be the oldest still-contested sporting trophy event in all of New Zealand. It was named after Dunedin Curling Club founder David Baxter, the man who donated the trophy. Baxter arrived in New Zealand in 1856 after immigrating from

Inaugural Baxter Cup in 1884
It was first presented in 1884 by the Dunedin Curling Club but the event went on haitus when that club was dissolved in 1895.

2nd Baxter Cup in 1900
The second edition of the Baxter Cup held in 1900 in Central Otago.

The Baxter Cup Today
The event has been held irregularly since 1990 because it is always played on natural ice and that can only be done when ice conditiions are favorable and safe. It has most recently been organized by the Naseby Curling Council as a single-day bonspiel. The 2017 Baxter Cup champions were the Kyeburn Curling Club of Kyeburn who won the final bout against the Mount Ida Curling Cub of Ranfurly.

Resources
- Naseby Council "Baxter Cup" Article
- Wikipedia "Baxter Cup" Article

Other NZ Curling Events

New Zealand Curling Championships
- New Zealand Men's Curling Championship (Article)
- New Zealand Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (Article)

New Zealand Winter Games Curling Events
New Zealand Winter Games 2009 Curling Competition (Article)

Pacific Curling Championships
- Pacific Curling Championships 1994 (Article)
- Pacific Curling Championships 2002 (Article)
- Pacific Curling Championships 2008 (Article)

Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
- Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2012 (Article)
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships 2015 (Article)

World Qualifiers and Championships in New Zealand
- World Qualification Event 2019 (Article)
- World Senior Curling Championships 2009 (Article)

Australian Curling Championships Held in New Zealand
- Australian Men's Curling Championship 2010 in NZ - Wikipedia Article
- Australian Mixed Curling Championship 2018 in NZ - Wikipedia Article
- Australian Women's Curling Championship 2018 in NZ - Wikipedia Article

Resources

- Wikipedia "Curling Competitions in New Zealand‎" Category
- Wikipedia "International Curling Competitions Hosted by New Zealand" Category

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