The Bonspiel

The Bonspiel is New Zealand's major tournament in the traditional crampit form of the game. The event is called only when there is sufficient natural ice on an outdoor rink – the Idaburn Dam has been the venue since 1932.

Two teams from each club play 4 games each over 2 days, with the winning club being the one with most wins from their 8 games. Total points scored is used to separate clubs with the same number of wins.

Winners of the New Zealand Curling Province Bonspiel
Year	Champion Club	Year	Champion Club
1879	Naseby	1941	Naseby
1884	Otago Central	1942	Rough Ridge
1889	Otago Central	1943	Ranfurly
1890	Blackstone Hill	1945	Ranfurly
1891	Upper Kyeburn	1946	Ranfurly
1893	Otago Central	1947	Ranfurly
1894	Mt Ida	1951	Upper Manuherikia
1895	Otago Central	1952	Becks
1897	Mt Ida	1953	Becks
1899	Mt Ida	1954	Upper Manuherikia
1900	Mt Ida	1955	Cambrian
1901	Cambrian	1958	Wedderburn
1902	Otago Central	1959	Blackstone Hill
1903	Cambrian	1963	Upper Manuherikia
1906	Cambrian	1966	Blackstone Hill
1907	Naseby	1968	Poolburn
1908	Blackstone Hill	1969	Kyeburn
1909	Blackstone Hill	1971	Otago Central
1910	Blackstone Hill	1973	Mt Ida
1911	Blackstone Hill	1975	Kyeburn
1912	Naseby	1982	Serpentine
1913	Upper Manuherikia	1986	Ranfurly (centennial) *¹
1922	Cambrian	1988	Wedderburn
1923	Cambrian	1991	Mt Ida
1925	Cambrian	1992	Kiwi
1930	Cambrian	1995	Serpentine
1931	Cambrian	2001	Dunedin Country
1932	Naseby	2007	Rough Ridge
1933	Blackstone Hill	2010	Alpine
1934	Mt Ida	2011	Poolburn (125th Jubilee) *²
1935	Naseby	2012	Poolburn
1937	Blackstone Hill
1938	Ranfurly
1939	Cambrian

*¹	Due to a lack of ice, 1986 was a mini-Bonspiel with each club entering only one team. Although not a Grand Match, the NZCP felt its centennial needed to be celebrated with a Match. The morning conditions at Naseby were suitable, but the ice deteriorated in the afternoon.
*²	The 125th Jubilee Bonspiel in 2011 was played on artificial ice – 1 outdoor rink (Alexandra) and 3 indoor (Dunedin, Gore, Naseby). Most clubs entered just one team; each team played 7 games.