Manawatu Scottish Society Pipe Band won the 2005 South Pacific & New Zealand Pipe Band Championships held this weekend in Invercargill. A results summary is listed below:

Grade 1 (5 bands)
1st: Manawatu Scottish
2nd: New Zealand Police
3rd: Dalewool Auckland & District

Grade 2 (6 bands)
1st: Hamilton
2nd: City of Invercargill
3rd: Temuka
4th: St Andrew's (Qld)

Grade 3
1st: University of Ballarat (Vic)
2nd: St Andrew's College
3rd: John McGlashin College

Grade 4
1st: Ipswich Thistle (Qld)
2nd: City of Nelson
3rd: Canterbury Caledonian Royal Strewart Balmorals

Judges: B. Brougham (Piping), R. Hawke (Piping), R. Irvine (Piping), B. Niven (Piping), B. Switalla (Piping), G. Wilson (Piping), A. Cameron (Ensemble), A. Pratt (Ensemble), B. Russell (Drumming), R. Smith (Drumming).