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Welcome to the website of the Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band

The band is a fully incorporated registered charity details of which can be found here www.charities.govt.nz

(registration number CC49536).

We are a Grade 2 and Grade 4 Pipe Band based in Tawa, just a few kilometres north of Wellington who practise out of the Tawa Pipe Band Hall at the Redwood Train Station, Tawa every Tuesday night from 6.30pm.

The band is led by P/M Davey Welsh and D/M Trina Berry.

The Band have gone from strength to strength in recent years, moving from Grade 4B to Grade 2 within 5 years. We were Grade 3 National Champions in 2016, Grade 2 runners up in 2018 and Grade 4B Champions that same year. 

We are now a band with a very solid foundation with a continued thirst for success,whilst maintaining a quality learning and development structure. So please don't hesitate to contact us if you want to come and share in this success and play some great music.

We have a learner program for enthusiastic young players and anyone interested in learning should visit the Learning Page, Contact us or email us at wellingtonredhackle@gmail.com

Please also follow us on Facebook for up to the minute news about the band.

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