Napier Chess Club

The first Napier Chess Club was founded by Mr J.W. Witty in 1863, making it the earliest chess club in New Zealand. (from Fedor Kelling 1920)
Second Napier Chess Club was formed in 1870.
(Start date for Napier Chess Club is in question see An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand but is their date correct? Fedor Kelling is regarded as New Zealand's first chess historian. The Encyclopaedia unfortunately did not give proof of their date.)

Napier Chess Club had a chess match by telegraph with Gisborne Chess club in 1893 ("HB Herald" ancestry.com)

Napier Championship 1920 - H.M. Murton

In 1920 Napier beat Hastings in a 10 board match

Rapid 1993

Time Handicap 1994

Blitz Championship

Napier Rating List 1996

Miller Trophy

Pete's Bishop

Napier Chess Club (pdf format) June 2009 suggestions that a regular Club night should be reinstated