For bowlers wanting to mix their holidaying and lawn bowling, the North Shore of Auckland will make a great place to enjoy a ‘bowlscation’ in February in 2020. Four Bowls … Read More
Frank Finlay has recently thrown in the towel after spending 40 years behind the bar at the Hauraki Bowling Club. That’s a long time. When you think about it, there’s … Read More
Tuesday Night Getting the action underway, week three saw the return of Pt Chevalier’s top prospect Aiden Takarua, this time slotting in at two, with his Pirates’ side of Kevin … Read More
The small country town of Omakau, Central Otago will be buzzing with bowlers this Labour weekend. On October 26th and 27th Omakau will host 16 teams taking part in their … Read More
There’s something VERY special about champion bowlers. And for that matter champions in any sport. Or champions in business. Or even champions in life. They’re resilient. Despite appearing to be … Read More
One of the features of the new covered green opened recently at the Remuera Bowling Club are the 8 electronic scoreboards that have been installed at the northern end of … Read More
The Hinuera Heat is placing faith in the small Waikato club’s members for its debut season in the Bowls3Five televised league, which starts next week (Oct 22) on SKY Sport. … Read More
Late last month, the new roof was ‘officially’ opened at the Remuera Bowling Club, covering one of the club’s four greens. It’s a fabulous facility. And with a six-figure price … Read More
On Friday (October 4), 32 of New Zealand’s elite youth lawn bowlers will assemble at the Burnside Bowling Club on Christchurch’s Avonhead Road to compete for the title of champion … Read More
The Wanaka Bowling Club must be one of the busiest, if not the busiest bowling club over winter in New Zealand. The reason for that is simple. Someone with a … Read More
One of the great mysteries of the lawn bowls world is why Kiwis with Croatian roots are so good at the game. After all, they don’t even play lawn bowls … Read More
When Burt Munro was spending his weekends tearing along the beach on his modified 1926 Indian Scout, he was probably also watching the new Otatara Bowling Club pavilion being built … Read More
Eight to nine years after the big three earthquakes in Canterbury in September 2010, February 2011 and June 2011, things are almost getting back to ‘normal’ in the charming Christchurch … Read More
One of the paradoxical things about people in this world is that seemingly the more adversity they suffer, the greater is their inclination to take a positive view on life. … Read More
by Rob Davis One day scientists will have an explanation for Jos de Jongh. Because Jos has achieved what 99.99% (literally!) of us Kiwis fail to achieve … he’s on … Read More
Doug Brown is not sure how he came to be known as ‘Spooky’. It was some time during his 50 years working in the casings and gut house at the … Read More
The VC Cup bowls tournament has been played in Raumati every year since 1987 but has yet to be won by the host club. Hopefully this month that elusive success … Read More
Life changed for the Elmwood Bowling Club after the earthquake in Christchurch in 2011. The September 2010 earthquake had made a bit of a mess of the number one green … Read More
Back in the day, PYE televisions were manufactured in Waihi and Ford Anglias at Seatoun. At the South Canterbury town of Temuka, 15 kilometres north of Timaru, they manufactured Temuka … Read More
Located at the mouth of the Tongariro River where it flows into Lake Taupo, Turangi is regarded as the trout-fishing capital of the world. Just 3,500 people live there. But … Read More
