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13 minutes ago
The Bowls NZ Quiz is now closed, 987 people took the quiz and out of them, congratulations to the following people who scored 10/10 and entered into the draw to win this signed blackjacks shirt!
1.Scott Evans
2.Liam Hill
3.Kendall Goodwin
4.Glenda Bishop
5.Barb Thomason
6.Lloyd Belliss
7.Tanya Haywood
8.Chris LeLievre
9.Gary Cotter
10.Donna Scott
11.Marshall Stokes
12.Tania Woodham
13.David Johnston
14.Sarah Ibbotson
15.Lisa Mundell
16.Pam Mulford
17.Cloverfield Inch
The winner will be announced in a video at 5pm tomorrow, Friday the 3rd of April.
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2 days ago
Greens Maintenance Update:
Like you, Bowls New Zealand and the Bowls New Zealand Greenkeepers Association are concerned about the need to maintain the natural bowling greens at hundreds of bowling clubs around the country.
We are presently working with Sport NZ and MBIE (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) with the aim of having a workable solution advised to us in the very near future. We will advise all clubs of the outcome of our discussions with Sport NZ / MBIE as soon as we have their response.
Stay safe.
Kia Kaha New Zealand ... See MoreSee Less
Cricket fields have been mowed in my area
Thanks Bowls NZ.
Thanks bowls NZ. Good work. Will be good to have the greens good to go as soon as clubs open back up. Instead of more time fixing them for play. Will wait to hear more. And to all the bowls greenkeepers across the country who spend more time at the club then at home!!!.. (that’s all off us!! ) lol! Wish you all well and good luck when back on the greens😀
A single green keeper should be able to work alone The cost of repairing a green after fours weeks of Negligence is more than the regular upkeep Stupid to stop green keepers from working
Mark Arrandale
Thanks
Thanks Bowls NZ. I noticed the council were still doing lawns including trimming edges on my walk this morning.
Robyn Adams for jeff
Stay at home
Perhaps can have a look at Bowls South Africa as an example.
Are they going to put any greenkepper in jail for doing a one man job to keep things going. Our green is seeding like mad so we are not going to lose this oppertunity.
Think Club President should be able to delegate 1 person to upkeep the club plenty of soapy hot water on contact points before and after work easy..
Roger Gutberlet. One person locked inside the bowling complex is not a threat to the community. It is more dangerous going to the supermarket. The greens must be maintained.
Common sense should prevail on this one green keepers should be allowed to work on their greens provided they work alone
Back off MBIE bureaucrats ! Let top class greenkeepers like Jamey Ferris do their job without all the crap you dish up in those ivory towers in Wellington !
If people's priorities are maintaining greens then NZ is doomed.
like wise at Hillcrest and Claudelands(Hamilton) lots of seed on greensand they are needing a mow right now.
3 days ago
It's time to take another trip back a decade or three and watch Peter Belliss MBE show his class.
Stay tuned for more classic footage! ... See MoreSee Less
Great Bowler 😉
In his day he was the best bowler in the world.
The reason I started playing outdoor bowls and driving they way I do. Bart.
Legend!
Elliot Mason how smooth is that drive?
Incredible player.
A real NZ legend.....does anyone have any footage of Millie Khan that can be shared?
Callum Brown Kieran Alexander think we should start throwing them harder 🤔
Matthieu Lennan
Great post from Bowls NZ! Anyone interested to see this full match between Peter Bellis & Geoff Oakley in 1983, please go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHYXLzAP2vI & www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqyrLGkzs3U&t=264s
Watching this footage has shown me just how much I modeled my delivery on him albeit left handed
Imagine sitting that close when Ryan Bester Drives but great Footage 👏👏👏
So good to watch . Thankyou
Judy Saroglia
The Great Arnold O'Brian marking.
Aaron Teys
Played against him at the opening of the Stokes Valley Astro green in 4s ask him sometime we took an 8 of him and his team on one end
I managed to beat him at the nationals in the singles in dunedin at St Claire hell of a nice guy a true gentleman and competitor
More Jack High games please. PB a true champion n gentleman.
Top man legend of the sport real gentleman
Those r great memories
Justin Cribbin Mitchell Styles
He was my hero when I first started playing.
I'm sure one of those commentators is Ian Cleland. Who was an Aussie rules umpire/commentator as well.
6 days ago
We have developed a Bowls NZ Quiz to help us all pass the time.
If you score 10/10, send proof to alex@bowlsnewzealand.co.nz and go in the draw to win a shirt signed by the Bowls NZ commonwealth games team!
What did you score? ... See MoreSee Less
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You're about to embark on 10 questions on laid down by Bowls NZ, how many will you get right? If you...Adia Crawford Imi Crawford
This is what you're playing for!
Bugger got one wrong.
Great idea
1 week ago
Attention Greenkeepers:
Currently, greenkeeping at bowling clubs is considered a non-essential service.
This means you should have prepared your greens for the four week lockdown period.
Bowls NZ is currently working with Sport NZ and the Ministry of Health on the ability of a greenkeeper to maintain a green during this (or an extended) period. Once we are made aware of the outcome of this decision, we will advise accordingly. ... See MoreSee Less
Considering they would be working alone and wear appropriate PPE anyways I would think the ability to mow and spray would be unaffected We are not locked inside our houses and going to mow a green completely by yourself does not put others at risk
Most of Auckland will still run the same as they always have 🤣
Debbie Gainfort
Just let grass grow and just get sheep's or cows into shorten green .😂😂😂😷🤬
The little guy in the wheel barrow can you confirm he is a certified handler? I understand he is 2,I,C to a greenkeeper
Could start early renovations... ... Not much happening now ..
Lovely little best friend
Michael Butler looks like your call went unnoticed
Stay home and stay safe Donald
At home I can mow my Lawn and do other chores. Our green keeper lives on site - so why can't he cut the lawn? I can see the difficulty if the green keeper needs to travel (both from a Bowls and Golf perspective) same as me not being able to travel to the bach to cut the lawn, but living on site - what difference does it make (both from a Bowls and Golf perspective)
Great we need to attend to our greens especially now its renovation time as nearly all of can work on our own during theses difficult times
1 week ago
On Saturday 21st March, one of the great names of lawn bowls passed away in Dunedin.
Bowls NZ pays tribute to him here.
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OBITUARY : Kevin ‘KD’ Darling. Cap #57
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Kevin Darling On Saturday 21st March, one of the great names in lawn bowls passed away in Dunedin. T...Kevin Darling delivering a bowl.
R I P kevin
RIP Kevin i will always remember the titanic semi in 1974 NZ pairs when i leading for my father Vic Sellars we were 2 lifers playing last end we were all square with Dads last bowl he pulled the jack 1 foot for 6 shots but you had a bowl left you lined to drive backhand stopped half way thru delivery and drove forehand and put jack into crowd on the bank bugger you got 1 on replay to beat us you went on to win title we finished 3rd have never forgotten that game it cost us the title.One of the great NZ bowlers
Great bowler great reading RIP kevin bowls will miss such a champ
He was and always will be the best RIP Kevin
Rip Kevin had good times in the good days at indoor bowls
RIP Kevin and my condolences to Marilyn.
RIP kevin
A great friend and bowler watched his career since he Was a little boy he was the best bowler away s lived at my place played with Sam a lot will miss him my sincere condolences to Marilyn
He was so great too watch.Loverly guy.Marilyn we are all thinging of you.hugs.
Denise Phillips
Jan Newall
Such an awesome player ..the Jack Nicolas of Bowls ...RIP
RIP Kevin the bowling fraternity will be lost
My deepest sympathy Marilyn thinking of you at this very sad time. Regards Lynne (south) Beardsley
Deepest condolences to Marilyn, Tania, Gwen and their families x
Deepest condolences to the family...
Enjoyed playing with him at leith bowling club
1 week ago
There's a lack of bowls going on at the moment, so we're going to start bringing you some blasts from the past.
We're starting with Ken Gash from Oratia, who takes beating your bowl to the head very seriously, even with drive shots! ... See MoreSee Less
Watch the whole match here: youtu.be/PU9rh2tRxW8
Te Sierra Manu this guy!
Gee thanks this is great . I've been watching some of the old ones in YouTube ...
Brilliant!!!
he was also an extremely talented indoor bowler
Way to go K.G.Still has the spark but body not so good!!!!
Simon Cannington 😂
Ken Gash is a legend 👍
Kiwis own Rob Parrella!!!
He must have bloody exhausted by the end of the day!!
Craig Tinker is this you
Jacob Inch
What a fantastic athlete running like a sprinter
David Kneepkens cuz I'm sure you were faster
Jared Ford
Ryan Towns is this Dale Mcwhinney Shillington?😂😂
I seen Brett Wilkie do this once 😂
Dave Callon Nigel Thompson what a character this dude is
Nick Kemp
Olivia Buckingham this is going to be me in a few months tome😂💪🏾
Nath Savino is that you?
Dean Gilshnan
Mike Hargraves reminds me of you back in the day hurling the eurekas down the centre line
Don Morgan
Lewys after a midweek game 😂
2 weeks ago
Stay safe our bowls community and for now let’s all stay “phone” connected.
Your health is more important than your bowls game! ... See MoreSee Less
Coronavirus: New Zealand has a threat system, here's how it works and how it will affect you
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Your guide to whether you can leave home, which shops will be open, and who you can see.So is this a corona raid/atack siren or warning for the fallout coming? Only joking! 🙂😷
2 weeks ago
A further video update on the COVID-19 situation and the Bowls NZ response on 18/03/20
For a written statement, please visit our website https://bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/?p=15833 ... See MoreSee Less
Darren Broome
Tony Cockerill
Emma Hanley
Thank you to the entire team at Bowls NZ for such proactive communication. It is appreciated...
Elliot Mason
Wednesday bowls was on today in Dunedin
Thanks Bowls NZ.
Well done mark great leadership
Thanks Mark. Appreciate your guidance.
Congratulations You’ve done a fantastic job communicating to our community
2 weeks ago
Our thanks go out to all the coaches, athletes and support staff who have spent the last two years preparing for this event. ... See MoreSee Less
2 weeks ago
An update on the COVID-19 situation and the Bowls NZ response.
Includes an update on the National Secondary Schools. ... See MoreSee Less
Coronavirus/COVID 19 Update 16/03/20
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UPDATED Monday 16 March 2020 4:30pm Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update Bowls New Zealand has reviewed the...Lesley Inch
Emma Hanley
Caleb Hope you see this
Thanks so much for the updates. Can you please confirm that NZSS has now been cancelled?
3 weeks ago
Please follow this link for an updated statement on COVID-19. ... See MoreSee Less
bowlsnewzealand.co.nz
UPDATED Saturday 14 March 2020 6:30pm Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update International Events Following t...Hetty Bolscher
Loretta Leach Margaret Jacobs
Udette Stokes
Oliver Mason
Rebecca Jelfs
Amanda Wood
Dean Gilshnan
I hope the interclub in Wellington still go ahead as alot of organising has gone into this. A precaution could be if u feel unwell dont go and a replacement found this a an opportunity for small centers like ours in the south also will they be able to recoup flights gets and Accommodation
Any update Bowls NZ?
Bridget Ball
Hello. If a social bowls comp ends due to virus safety does any one know the rules regarding winner.
4 weeks ago
What a great Summerset Retirement Villages National Fours we had over the weekend!
If you've missed some of our broadcasting, or want to relive some golden moments, check out the links below:
Women's Final (Sandra Keith vs Wendy Green):
https://youtu.be/Q7AWGfQJsmE
Women's Semi (Debbie White vs Sandra Keith):
https://youtu.be/wtYX7H03LKo
Men's Final (Gary Lawson vs Mike Kernaghan): https://youtu.be/tj3FfGwiW4E
Men's Last 16 Match (Andrew Kelly vs Shannon McIlroy:
https://youtu.be/_u9IOrFlto0
Thanks to Sky Sport Next and the New Zealand Sport Collective for helping to make these broadcasts possible. ... See MoreSee Less
Great bowling thank you for the chance to be able to watch it
Really enjoyed the coverage of the National bowls at the mt. Thankyou.
Bowls NZ added 145 new photos — at Bay of Plenty Region.
4 weeks ago
Bowls NZ added 97 new photos — at Bay of Plenty Region.
4 weeks ago
Bowls NZ added 98 new photos — at Bay of Plenty Region.
4 weeks ago
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Well done Judy, still bowling well x
1 month ago
Gary Lawson has further etched his name into Bowls New Zealand’s history books, winning an unprecedented 14th national title! ... See MoreSee Less
Record-extending 14th national title for Gary Lawson
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Gary Lawson has further etched his name into Bowls New Zealand’s history books, winning an unprece...Way to go Gary
Fantastic bowling from Gary. Thank you for taking the young ones into your team it was a great game by all players
Congratulations Gary, the team played great
14 or 15?
Great work Gary
Congratulations Gary.... So So proud of you....💚💚💚
Bowling Gary!!!
Those young fellas awesome Gary well done mate a pure legend of NZ bowls and World bowls congrats!!
Carry’s on like a pork chop this bloke!
Great to c young ones getting chance great bowling
gazza you are the champ spatacus
Fantastic bowls, an amazing game to watch
Well done Gaza and team
Well done buddy
Who has the next best number of National Titles ... Nick Unkovich ?
Congratulations Gary 👍
Where is the woman’s photo
Well done Gary Lawson absolutely brilliant mate.
Top effort
Will done Gary and team
👏👏👏
Well done Gazza. Great achievement.
Any1 else having it freeze alot?
Absolutely diabolical coverage.Picture and commentary keep freezing .
Yes, very annoying
Yip not good
Typical!! All about the men. Well done girls , pity about the no photo
Any chance of regular updates from the men’s semis please??
Go Sandra!
Well done guys
Update on scores from the other games would be great is someone could provide them
Congratulations Sandra Tayla Clare & Selina Awesome WIN 😉
Worst coverage ever .
1 month ago
We are LIVE with Sky Sport Next for post section match up, McIlroy v Kelly watch here https://youtube.com/watch/… ... See MoreSee Less
Seriously, guys, the updates both here and the website need to be quicker.. Still nothing regarding the 3.30pm games??!!
The printing of the charts is so small ..Might as well not be there
thaks for streaming live.Its been great to be able to watch the games. Some great bowls. Well done Sandra,Tayla,Selina, and Claire on 2 top games to complete the win.
Bowls NZ is with Koro Dowie and 2 others.
1 month ago
Summerset National Draws POST SECTION below ... See MoreSee Less
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Can anyone tell me where im playing saturday and time..bruce lourie team
Any plans to live stream?
1 month ago
Mandy Boyd has made a perfect start to her quest for a fifth national fours title in seven years. ... See MoreSee Less
Defending champions off to a fast start in Bay of Plenty
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Mandy Boyd has made a perfect start to her quest for a fifth national fours title in seven years. Th...Yay go Mandy Boyd xxxx
You clever girls! Aunty Ruth proud of the four!!!!!!! AWesome to watch!
Well done Tauranga’s Heather Gilbert’s team.....
Well done ladies
Keep going Mandy all the best
Tauranga's team skipped by Heather Gilbert 3 wins also.