Past Champions

Listed below are the winners of the South Pacific Solo Championships and the most important New Zealand Solo and Orchestra Championship Classes. The complete results since 2002 are linked.

2007 Complete Results Event Reports: Friday 1stJune, Saturday 2nd June, Sunday 3rd June
2006 Complete Results Event Reports: Friday 02 June, Saturday 03 June, Sunday 04 June
2005 Complete Results, Event Report and Photographs
2004 Complete Results
2003 Complete Results
2002 Complete Results

South Pacific Solo Accordion Champions
1993	Campbell Bettridge (New Zealand)
1994	Zhou Jing (China)
1995	Bernadette Conlon (Australia)
1996	Wang Lu Lu (China)
1997	Bernadette Conlon (Australia) & Lin Yi Fan (China)
1998	Bernadette Conlon (Australia)
1999	Bernadette Conlon (Australia)
2000	Han Wenjang (China)
2001	Adam Thorpe (New Zealand)
2002	Adam Thorpe (New Zealand)
2003	Hilary Thwaites (New Zealand)
2004	Ann-Elise Koerntjes (Australia)
2005	Ann-Elise Koerntjes (Australia)
2006	Campbell Hill (New Zealand)
2007	Grayson Masefield (New Zealand)

15 years and under South Pacific Solo Accordion Champions
1993	Bernadette Conlon (Australia)
1994	Xia Yang (China)
1995	Danielle Beston (New Zealand)
1996	Mao Rui Ying (China)
1997	Kathryn Fletcher (New Zealand)
1998	Guo Xias Feng (China)
1999	Carol Yan (New Zealand)
2000	Alex Selman (New Zealand)
2001	Wu Yu (China)
2002	Ann-Elise Koerntjes (Australia)
2003	Kristina Panzic (New Zealand)
2004	Julie Ding (New Zealand)
2005	Jessica Chen (New Zealand)
2006	Stephanie Panzic (New Zealand)
2007	Edward Giffney (New Zealand)

12 years and under South Pacific Solo Accordion Champions
1993	Samantha Rutherford (New Zealand)
1994	Tan Xiao Xiao (China)
1995	Adam Thorpe (New Zealand)
1996	Zhang Yuan (China)
1997	Shanxi Upsdell (New Zealand)
1998	Guo Yue Ming (China)
1999	Campbell Hill (New Zealand)
2000	Kristina Panzic (New Zealand)
2001	Calum Anderson (New Zealand)
2002	Jessica Chen (New Zealand)
2003	Stephanie Panzic (New Zealand)
2004	Campbell Thwaites (New Zealand)
2005	Edward Giffney (New Zealand)
2006	Olivia Panzic (New Zealand)
2007	Richard She (Australia)

South Pacific Solo Championship, Open Solo
2007	Theresa Holzmeier (Germany) & Christopher Thwaites (New Zealand)

New Zealand Solo Accordion Solo Accordion Champions
1962	Trevor Taylor
1963	Trevor Taylor
1964	Fay-ellen Major (Schaw)
1965	Fay-ellen Major (Schaw)
1966	Gary Stratton
1967	John Statham
1968	Harley Jones
1969	Anne-Marie Lynch (Cervin)
1970	Patricia Ericksen (Bish)
1971	Maurice Jones
1972	Bruce Skelton
1973	Lance Lincoln
1974	Lynn Osbaldiston
1975	Grant Pearson
1976	Judith Lincoln
1977	Judith Lincoln
1978	Marcel Riethmann
1979	Kevin Friedrich
1980	Kevin Friedrich
1981	Win Tate
1982	No Entries
1983	Marie Efford (Masefield)
1984	Marie Efford (Masefield)
1985	Stephanie Grey
1986	Marie Masefield
1987	Stephanie Grey
1988	Stephanie Grey and Marie Masefield
1989	Alison Blunden
1990	Rebekah Greig
1991	Sarah Langley
1992	Rebekah Greig
1993	Campbell Bettridge
1994	Campbell Bettridge
1995	Tanya Selak
1996	Dennis Van Straten
1997	Danielle Beston
1998	Paula Harris
1999	Paula Harris
2000	Adam Thorpe
2001	Campbell Bettridge
2002	Adam Thorpe
2003	Hilary Thwaites
2003	Hilary Thwaites
2004	Hilary Thwaites
2005	Campbell Hill
2006	Campbell Hill
2007	Grayson Masefield (New Zealand)

New Zealand Accordion Orchestra Champions
Year	Orchestra	Conductor
1961	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1962	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1963	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1964	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1965	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1966	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1967	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1968	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1969	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1970	Simon Peels Accordion Orchestra	Simon Peels
1971	Waiuku Piano Accordion Orchestra	Doug Crispe
1972	Major Accordion Musicale	Fay-Ellen Major
1973	Mt Roskill Accordion Orchestra	Eddie McCullough
1974	Mt Roskill Accordion Orchestra	Eddie McCullough
1975	Christchurch Royale Accordion Orchestra	Meg Fidler
1976	Mt Roskill Accordion Orchestra	Eddie McCullough
1977	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Fay-Ellen Schaw
1978	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Fay-Ellen Schaw
1979	Pakuranga Accordionaires Orchestra	Brian Wallis
1980	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Fay-Ellen Schaw
1981	Pakuranga Accordionaires Orchestra	Brian Wallis
1982	Pakuranga Accordionaires Orchestra	Brian Wallis
1983	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Fay-Ellen Schaw
1984	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Fay-Ellen Schaw
1985	Christchurch Accordion Orchestra	Meg Fidler
1986	Waiuku Piano Accordion Orchestra	Doug Crispe
1987	Waiuku Piano Accordion Orchestra	Doug Crispe
1988	Christchurch Accordion Orchestra	Meg Fidler
1989	Hutt Valley Accordion Orchestra	Gary Stratton
1990	No entries
1991	North Shore Accordiana Orchestra	Heather Masefield
1992	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Fay-Ellen Schaw
1993	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Fay-Ellen Schaw
1994	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Robin Hill
1995	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Robin Hill
1996	No entries
1997	West Auckland Accordion Orchestra	Erica Knights
1998	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Lionel Reekie
1999	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Sarah Langley
2000 2000	North Shore Accordion Orchestra International Class: Xinjiang Normal University Orchestra	Heather Masefield & Lionel Reekie Deng Wen Huan
2001	North Shore Musicale	Christine Adams & Heather Masefield
2002	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Lionel Reekie
2003	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Lionel Reekie
2004	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Adam Thorpe
2005	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Lionel Reekie
2006	North Shore Accordion Orchestra	Lionel Reekie
2007	North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra	Carol Yan

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Past Champions

South Pacific Solo Accordion Champions

15 years and under South Pacific Solo Accordion Champions

12 years and under South Pacific Solo Accordion Champions

South Pacific Solo Championship, Open Solo

New Zealand Solo Accordion Solo Accordion Champions

New Zealand Accordion Orchestra Champions