Most lawn bowlers would assume that Meadowbank Bowling Club is somewhere on the outskirts of Remuera in Auckland. Meadowbank’s that suburb in Auckland which is not ‘inskirted’ enough to be … Read More
Unlike the Kardashians, the Burnside Bowling Club isn’t just famous for being famous. The club’s got substance. It’s famous for all the facilities, the events and the members it’s had … Read More
When Pip Kiddey and her team of Alyson Roxby, Barbara Mackenzie and Glennis McMillan turned up at the Champion of Champions Fours in Hamilton recently, the other ‘champions’ could be … Read More
Next time you’re at the lookout on Bluff Hill, make sure you pop into the Bluff Hill Bowling Club. However, if the AA sign at the lookout says 1403km to … Read More
Victoria Bowling Club is a bowlers’ bowling club. Nudged into the shoulder of Mt Victoria, the club proudly remains a centre of competitive bowls in Wellington which has sadly seen … Read More
Chances are more Kiwis have heard of Whitby in England than Whitby in New Zealand. Most people, well certainly those of bowling age, learned that Whitby on the North Yorkshire … Read More
Taieri’s Jan Barclay, Beth Brown, Lorraine Turnbull and Dale Bourke have emerged inaugural winners at the National Champion of Champion Women’s Fours in Hamilton, edging a single shot thriller, 10-9. … Read More
By bowling club standards, Waikanae Bowling Club is still a youngster. Just 64 in fact. It was founded back in 1955 when the Beatles probably hadn’t thought of sending a … Read More
You’ve probably been to Bay View without knowing it. It’s the small settlement that signals you’ve finally hit the coast on the Taupo to Napier highway, and the capital of … Read More
There’s a number of ‘famous’ fences in New Zealand. The fence that the late Paul Holmes railed about blocking Aucklanders from their harbour … the bra fence at Cardrona (Kiwis … Read More
Auckland Bowls is very pleased to announce that Steven Yates has been appointed as our new General Manager commencing from Monday 24 June 2019. When we advertised the position, requirements … Read More
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
