Manurewa has secured the final place in the third edition of Bowls3Five on Sky Sport. The Counties-Manukau club will be invited as the eighth team in this year’s competition, starting … Read More
Some of the country’s best up and coming bowlers are gathering in Lower Hutt this weekend (August 1-2) for the Bowls3Five Interclub cup. To be played alongside the open Bowls3Five … Read More
Atholl Campbell There’s no doubt that the Stoke Bowling Club, located in the southern suburbs of Nelson, is a club on the rise. The full-playing membership of the club just … Read More
Ron and Wendy resplendent in their Summerset bowling uniform More and more, Kiwis are being introduced to the game of lawn bowls not through one of the 450 or so … Read More
Murray Mackay For some reason, people whisper the words ‘Takaka Hill’ fearfully. The 791 metre climb out of Tasman Bay into Golden Bay seems to have entered urban myth as … Read More
As in many towns and cities throughout New Zealand, the bowling clubs in Palmerston North have been contemplating various amalgamation options. With a population of nearly 90,000, the city is … Read More
Left to right : Gordon Bennett (Secretary); Keith Clark; Mervyn Hazeldine; Kevin Harvey (President); Brett Dobbie (partly obscured); Bruce Proctor (Past President); Snow Black; Gordon Sharp (Selector); Kylie Dobbie; Stuart … Read More
From left: Chris Howard, Wayne Coley, Jessica Looms, Stuart Hart, Bill Bain For most people, Picton’s synonymous with the inter island ferry – a small port town at the top … Read More
Patron Jim Urlich and President Roly Brown In the 1850s, when the Reverend Norman McLeod shipped into Northland’s Bream Bay with 800 fellow Presbyterians, they must have thought they had … Read More
Tom Dallas from Owaka Owaka is the ‘capital’ of the Catlins, the hidden gem that is the southeastern corner of New Zealand. Having said that, Owaka’s not to be compared … Read More
If you’re like me, the New Years Honours and Queens Birthday Honours lists are a must-read. There’s always the obvious recipients who have emerged as household names over the recent … Read More
Club President Jock Stewart is proud of the friendliness of the club The Ohope Bowling Club recently turned 70. That’s not old in bowling club terms … after all, many … Read More
Drive around the southern suburbs of Christchurch, and there’s seemingly a bowling club on almost every corner. Such has been the historical enthusiasm for the game in New Zealand’s second … Read More
Les Robertson (left) and Noel Seal Wend your way up into the western hills overlooking the city of Dunedin, and more than likely you’ll find yourself in the suburb of … Read More
Hi All (Bowling Clubs and Centres) Sport NZ Resilience Fund As previously advised, Sport NZ has created a hardship fund for clubs and centres impacted by Covid-19. This fund provides … Read More
President Barry Pryor and Club Stalwart Merv Hornall show off the Les Hart Mural If you get in behind the main streets of central Hamilton, you’ll discover the Claudelands Bowling … Read More
President Malcolm Pennack is proud of their lawn bowling city oasis If the players on television’s ‘The Chase’ are ever asked where the centre of lawn bowls excellence is in … Read More
Overhead view of Belfast Bowling Club and their magnificent solar panels Every bowling club needs a Murray Jones. Murray’s one of those guys who’s become an experienced practitioner seeking out, … Read More
Aaron White (left) and Hitesh Ranchhod For every bowler, it’s a big deal winning your first club championship. It’s an even bigger deal, when there’s more than just a few … Read More
Graeme Nottage by the St Martins Artificial One of the advantages being in the lower latitudes of New Zealand is that it’s a little easier to maintain a natural green. … Read More
