The Naseby-based cup is for outdoor curling, yet bonspiels (curling tournaments) are increasingly threatened by climate change. They’re no longer even held in the sport’s birthplace of Scotland and the last Baxter Cup was held here in 2017. Naseby Curling Council secretary, Scott is also widely considered New Zealand’s longest practising Scottish piper. Maniototo farmer and Naseby Curling Council secretary Jock Scott said the game of curling has always been all about brotherhood. While the sport can be played indoors, curling requires natural ice that needs to be thickened by spraying water at regular intervals.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 17, 2023 17:35 UTC