The Waiatarua Trophy was played over the past 2 weekends - Round 1 in very good conditions and Round 2 in very wet conditions.  This was reflected by much better scoring in the first round with John Durkin/Ross Gardiner both getting 43pts to lead by 4pts on 86.  John Johnson/Rollo Gillespie were the nearest challengers on 82pts, followed by Simon Maude/Mike Hyams.
 
On Saturday there were a number of team withdrawals after heavy rain overnight and in the morning.  Conditions did improve during the afternoon and a number of teams may wish they had played.  Best score on the day went to Erik Jorgensen/Michael Collins (73pts) to lift them into 3rd place.  The other teams all struggled to get into the mid-60s.  John Johnson/Rollo Gillespie were 2nd on the day (69pts) to finish just 1pt behind the winners - John Durkin/Ross Gardiner.
 
John Durkin/Ross Gardiner - 86+66 - 152.
John Johnson/Rollo Gillespie - 82+69 - 151
Erik Jorgensen/Michael Collins - 70+73 -143