High Elves, Leagues and tournaments of 2026 so far.

We're Back! its been a couple of months but the hiatus is over and Powtearoa bounces back with a boom. High Elves! We don't know much but we will tell you what we think anyway. Leagues are underway we bring you the current status (that we know of) around the nation. Then there have been a few tournaments already this year. One Day in Wanaka, Haughty Chalice and we had representatives at Cancon in Canberra. One of those kiwi travelers was the Upper Echelon himself, Doomfox! And he joins us on this bumper episode to tell how things went for him and his fellow NZ coaches. Hint....it came down to a single dice roll! So, thanks for joining us as we start of 2026 with an extra long episode. More to come we promise. Thanks for listening and keep rolling Pows. If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 54. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - 2026 start up!

what a year!!

As the year draws to a close the assembled choir of Welshy, Toffer, Josh and James settle down by the fire. Clad in their finest Christmas patterned singlets and sipping on mulled Steinlager the discussion begins. What a year! This episode we look back at a huge year for NZ Blood Bowl with one eye on the upcoming 2026 season. What were the high points in NZ Blood Bowl this year and who/what should we be looking out for in 2026? Topics covered include our 7s and 11s tournament series, the new season of the game, rising stars of Aotearoa Blood Bowl and how is the 2026 calendar starting to fill out? So join us as we take a trip down a 2025 memory lane. Thanks for listening and see you again in 2026. Don't forget, if you would like to buy any of the remaining dice and add to our charity funds. Please contact Welshy via Discord. Bobsol's fantastic new AUS/NZ Blood Bowl webpage can be found here - <a href="https://www.bbanz.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbanz.net/</a> Our Canadian visitor this year Notthepornguy's podcast is called Eye of Nuffle. more info here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Eye-of-Nuffle-Podcast-100084463075950/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/p/Eye-of-Nuffle-Podcast-100084463075950/</a> If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 53. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - 2025 round-up

did we get the Pav back?

We are back once again everyone! Another high quality Powtearoa adventure! This episode we are joined by master Blood Bowl coach Bobsol who, along with Mushy, has travelled to Aussie to wrestle the Pav back to NZ. Bobsol joins us from his penthouse suite in sunny Melbourne. Did they get the Pav back at Big V? Lets find out together. Arlo joins us from the equally sunny Hawkes Bay where he recently attended the Orcs Bay Horn and he is able to tell us what happened there. Always a pleasure to hear from this friend of the show. Great to have you on Arlo. Don't forget, if you would like to buy any of the remaining dice and add to our charity funds. Please contact Welshy via Discord. Bobsol's fantastic new AUS/NZ Blood Bowl webpage can be found here - <a href="https://www.bbanz.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbanz.net/</a> If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 52. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - Big V and Orcs Bay Horn

Also, isn't Mushoomy clever

Kia Ora Aotearoa Blood Bowl fans This episode Trickey and Welshy are joined by returning friend of the show Cannonfodder and finally get a chance to discuss the new edition! What's ot all about. what do we think of the teams, the skills and the changes? Cannonfodder is also here to tell us about the recent Wintersea tournament in The Garden City. One of the last tournaments of the year. And we finish with a round up of a few bits of news from the tail end of the 2025 BB season in fantastic NZ! If you would like to buy any of the remaining dice and add to our charity funds. Please contact Welshy via Discord. Bobsol's fantastic new AUS/NZ Blood Bowl webpage can be found here - <a href="https://www.bbanz.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbanz.net/</a> If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 51. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - New Edition and Wintersea

Parallel Pounamu

Chur people Hot on the heels of our ASC episode we managed to gather the troops and record again! We felt it important to hear from the other event that ran parallel alongside the ASC. The Greenstone Cup! The oldest BB Tournament in Oceania, The Greenstone cup is in its 21st year and took place at the same time, in the same building so think of this episode as a continuation of the previous one. Representing the cadre of clever Kiwis who put the event together we are joined by Auckland's most enthusiastic player Mahuika. And, representing the gamers themselves, we welcome back the amazing Arlo from the Hawkes Bay. Alongside Toffer and Welshy we get a good rundown of who did what and how it all turned out. Why did people run off to hide in the bar? What is Arlo's breakfast of champions? Why has James disowned his kids? All this will be answered in our other 50th episode! Bobsol's fantastic new AUS/NZ Blood Bowl webpage can be found here - <a href="https://www.bbanz.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbanz.net/</a> Full details of the Greenstone Cup can be found on the Discord but please hold listener, we will get back to this tournament soon. If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 50b. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - Greenstone Cup 2025

OUR 50th EPISODE !!

Well if you thought 10,000 listeners was big, you haven't heard our 50th episode yet! Another bumper one this time. The Ausbowl State Championships! A meeting of all our Australsian provinces for a weekend of team based gaming with one team taking out the top spot. Running concurrently with the Greenstone Cup (which will be the subject of our 51st episode) a multitude of Aussies descended on Mission Bay to try and wrestle the silverware away from us and drag it back to the West Island. There were several outcomes but on key one was that the Powtearoa Studios have been invaded by Kangaroo Plushies, Cans of VB, Posters of 80s soap opera's and Down Underworld Denizens very own Babs! Babs has long been a Friend of the Show and he returns today as one of the members of the Queensland team who took part in the ASC. Toffer and Trickey are also joined by our own Claymore. Claymore was part of the North Island team at this massive event. So what happened? Well, lets find out as we bring you episode 50 or Powtearoa - The New Zealand Blood Bowl Podcast!! If you still have not seen the Baldwin Street Dice Predictor that we mentioned it can be found here - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=746D6epkKcg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=746D6epkKcg</a>Bobsol's fantastic new AUS/NZ Blood Bowl webpage can be found here - <a href="https://www.bbanz.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbanz.net/</a> Full details of the Greenstone Cup can be found on the Discord but please hold listener, we will get back to this tournament soon. If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 50a. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - Australasians in Auckland

BB sillyness in Cashmere

Kia Ora Powtearoa Listeners Thanks again for the 10,000 listens!! This episode Welshy and Toffer are joined by Lord_Vortigern and Muckboot because all four of us recently attended the inaugural Powtearoa Squad Spectacular at the fantastic Cashmere Club in Christchurch. Jesse did an amazing job getting this event together and 8 squads of 3 managed to attend including a squad of coaches from Aussie! Much fun was had by all and if you didn't attend this time, make sure you get in in the diary next time. We hear from Muckboot about what it is like as a new but vitally important part of the NZ Blood Bowl community. Then, we go through our games over the weekend. Who did what? Why is Puggy the best player in the game, Did Muckboot have fun? How come Welshy cant remember any of it? Why is Morag making their own trophies and what happens when a firework injures all of Mushoomy's important players? These questions and indeed less will be partially answered in this, our 49th episode! If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 49. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - Spectacular Squads

...also Grudge outcomes and The Dunedin League

Kia Ora everyone Firstly. Thanks to everyone who donated to Grudge at the Crater! An amazing outcome for an amazing cause. This episode, we have Jesse from Christchurch with us again to talk about what is happening in their two massive leagues this year. They do things a little different down there as it makes it easier when dealing with large numbers and people who want different things from a league system. We then discuss the upcoming Powtearoa Squad Spectacular at the end of this month. there are still spaces coaches! come and play!! We briefly recap who won what at Grudge in Auckland and finally Trickey tells us what is happening in the Dunedin League. So a League heavy episode which is something we should do more often. Looking forward to seeing people in Christchurch on the 30th!! If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 48. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - The Christchurch Scene

also what happened at Matariki 7s and how to donate to Grudge at the Crater

Mānawatia a Matariki Coaches Welcome back to another episode of Powtearoa - The New Zealand Blood Bowl Podcast! This episode we head to our biggest city to see what is happening with our Auckland coaches. No Trickey this time as he is globetrotting. But, Welshy and Toffer are joined by Mahuika (James) and Makahli (Benjamin) from Auckland to tell us all about it. 11 Auckland coaches recently visited Hamilton for Bobsol's Matariki 7s event and we hear how they got on (though Toffer couldn't remember where the event took place). Then we discuss the Grudge at the Crater an upcoming charity 11s event in Auckland, what is happening and how to get involved in helping to raise money for the amazing I am Hope charity. So sit back and listen as the Aucklanders tell us just how amazing things are for Blood Bowl in their neck of the woods. If you would like to donate to I am Hope via the Grudge at the Crater give a little page here is the link - <a href="﻿https://givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/grudge-at-the-crater-rolling-for-mental-health " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">﻿https://givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/grudge-at-the-crater-rolling-for-mental-health </a> If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a>If you are not already on discord, come and join us on the NZBB Discord server here - <a href="https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/joinNZBBC</a> and please visit the NZ Blood Bowl Community FB page here - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/NZBBC/ </a> Intro music adapted from Bensound.com. Cheers Bensound.

Ep. 47. Powtearoa The NZ Blood Bowl Podcast - The Auckland Scene

A Podcast for all Blood Bowl coaches with the emphasis on whats happening in New Zealand Blood Bowl leagues and tournaments. Hosted by Welshy, Toffer and Trickey. Intro music adapted from Bensound.com

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