The first stones were delivered in the New Zealand National Curling Championships on Thursday night. The competition ends tomorrow afternoon.
New Zealand Curling media manager Ian Ford said while the pace of the sport was not fast, its noise more than made up for it.
On day two of competition some teams had completed their round of games while some had only played one so far, he said.
"It’s still early."
In the women’s competition, things were "pretty tight".
"Maniototo’s Bridget Becker’s team is two from two [games]."
Maniototo man Hamish Walker’s team had posted the same result late yesterday.
Competitors in the round-robin competition included three former winter Olympians, Dan Mustapic, Sean Becker, and Warren Dobson who competed in the New Zealand men’s team in Turin, Italy, in 2006.
The 47 competitors in the competition ranged in age from teenagers to people in their 60s, Mr Ford said.
"They are all pretty competitive but anyone can have a good game," the media manager said.
That meant the draw on day two of competition remained open, he observed.
As well as the cries across the ice there was also a lot of "friendly banter" going on.
"That’s one of the joys of it."
