Auckland & District Pipe Band

Auckland & District Pipe Band

Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Grade	1
Pipe major	Ben McLaughlin
Drum sergeant	Louis Norton
Tartan	Hunting Menzies
Notable honours	12 times Grade 1 New Zealand Champions (1950, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2009, 2010) 23 times Grade 1 New Zealand Runner-Up (1965, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015) 14th at the 2010 World Championships in Grade 1
Website	www.pipeband.org.nz/

The Auckland & District Pipe Band, commonly referred to as “A&D”, is a grade one New Zealand pipe band based in Auckland.

Article Reference

Current Grade I pipe bands (Bands highlighted in bold have won the World Championships)

Scotland	Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Buchan Peterson Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Inveraray & District Johnstone Police Scotland Fife ScottishPower Shotts and Dykehead Spirit of Scotland Vale of Atholl

Northern Ireland	Bleary and District Field Marshal Montgomery Police Service of Northern Ireland Ravara

Ireland	St. Laurence O'Toole

Canada	78th Fraser Highlanders 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Ottawa Police Service Peel Regional Police Simon Fraser University Toronto Police Triumph Street

Australia	Queensland Highlanders Western Australia Police

New Zealand	Canterbury Caledonian Society City of Invercargill Auckland & District Manawatu Scottish Society New Zealand Police

United States	Los Angeles Scottish Stuart Highlanders

France	Bagad Cap Caval

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