If you ever make it to Perth, Australia, the one of the ‘must-sees’ for lawn bowlers has to be the Mosman Park Bowling Club. There’s nothing exceptional about the facilities … Read More
For a couple of weeks in November 1962, the Dalkeith Bowling Club in Perth, Australia was the centre of the lawn bowling universe – it was here that the 1962 … Read More
The Riwaka Bowling Club is still with us. Just. At a special general meeting in August last year, club members voted by 9 to 7 to keep the club open. … Read More
Drive east to Gisborne from Opotiki, and the road seems to go on forever through the Waioeka Gorge. It’s not until you reach the small settlement of Te Karaka, that … Read More
At the beginning of 2022, you’ll be able to take your regionally fuel-taxed car up the regionally tolled motorway all the way from Auckland to Warkworth. With a bit of … Read More
For a holiday township of just 1,200+ permanent residents, Tairua can claim to have one of the best supported bowling clubs in New Zealand. The Tairua Bowling Club has a … Read More
If you’re a bowler, one of the potential attractions of holidaying on the Coromandel is the 7 welcoming bowling clubs dotted about the Peninsula: at Coromandel township itself, Te Puru, … Read More
At the Howick Bowling Club in the eastern suburbs of Auckland, they taketheir bowls very seriously. They were the headquarters for the recent North-South and NationalIntercentre tournaments. They have a … Read More
If you live in Auckland, you’ve almost certainly heard of Riverhead. It’s likea Kardashian, it’s famous for being famous. It’s a rite of passage forAucklanders to take the small ferry … Read More
The powerhouse Alexandra side have put a stop to Kia Toa’s promising run in the National Bowls3Five Interclub, defeating the South Canterbury champions in a clean sweep performance to advance … Read More
Riverhead Bowling Club will be showing their wares on the national Bowls3Five play-offs stage, following an impressive win over the star-studded Onehunga & Districts line-up in a gripping quarter-final. Hosted … Read More
It was a shock to the New Zealand lawn bowling fraternity to learn that Malcolm Kidd passed away quietly in his sleep last Friday morning, aged 86. Our sincere condolences … Read More
Travel northeast out of Wellington past Ngauranga Gorge and you’ll soon hit the Hutt Valley. It’s a long flat valley sandwiched between the Haywards to the northwest, and the Wainuiomata … Read More
Like many bowling clubs up and down the country, the Remuera Bowling Club in Auckland encourages schools to use their greens for students wanting to try their hand at bowls. … Read More
This year’s shake-up of the national tournament structure of bowls has already seen the new Summerset National Singles & Pairs played successfully in Auckland last month. In March, three ‘new’ … Read More
Exit the motorway at the Market Road off-ramp arriving in Auckland, and you may find yourself driving by the Remuera Bowling Club. It can’t be missed. The clubhouse is a … Read More
Tony Rickerby has become a bit of an expert on covering bowling greens. Not because the President of Bowls Orewa is particularly clever. Or particularly fond of development challenges. But … Read More
Over the last few years the Avondale Bowling Club has been so badly managed that eventually over 50% of its members requested Auckland Bowls to step in and manage the … Read More
Most of us think of New Zealand as a land of two islands … imaginatively named the North Island and the South Island. But there are nearly 30 more islands … Read More
When you take the Grafton Gully exit off the Southern Motorway on your way into Auckland City, you’ll catch a glimpse of the Auckland Bowling Club on the right, just … Read More
