As another season draws closer, some of last season’s greatest achievements and success stories will be celebrated next month at the Bowls New Zealand Summerset Awards.. Less than a month … Read More
New Zealand stalwart and world number one has agonisingly dipped out on a fifth Golden Nugget trophy, coming unstuck opposite Australian’s Natasha Scott in what proved her only loss of … Read More
New Zealand Blackjack Jo Edwards has progressed through to the semi-final of the prestigious 2019 Tweed Heads Golden Nugget, after topping her section in fine style on the Queensland greens. … Read More
Bowls New Zealand selectors have looked ahead to next year’s World Championships and beyond in naming three squads for international events this November. Four changes have been made to the … 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
Greenkeepers throughout the country’s bowling clubs will be very familiar with the brand – Prebble’s Turf World, as well as its parent brand – Prebble Seeds. Prebble products and services … Read More
Whangarei’s Trevor Reader and his side of Paul Price, Steve Smith and Paul Shotter have rounded out their season on a career winning high, taking out the inaugural National Champion … Read More
A new ranking system could be the catalyst to identifying some of the country’s best performing players, with Bowls New Zealand set to capture results and data to spotlight the … Read More
Bowls New Zealand has made a landmark decision to include a Para team in this year’s Bowls3Five televised league. The Parajacks will compete against seven club teams from around the … 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
Garry Watson doesn’t play bowls. He gave it a go once, but the result was less than impressive. However, he still plays out of the Terrace End Bowling Club in … Read More
If you were a women’s lawn bowler in the 80s and 90s, you probably came across ‘The Mouse’ making a nuisance of herself on the green. Nicknamed ‘The Mouse’ by … Read More
Former national singles champion Tony Grantham has stamped his class once again, joining recalled Blackjack Kirsten Edwards to take out the inaugural Bowls New Zealand National Champion of Champion Singles, … Read More
If someone ever writes a book ‘How to be the President of a National Sports Organisation’, they couldn’t do much better than interview Jeanette Sinclair, President of Bowls New Zealand. … Read More
Shannon McIlroy has completed a perfect campaign at the Asia Pacific Championships on the Gold Coast. McIlroy has won the men’s singles title, six days after winning the men’s pairs … Read More
Asia Pacific Championships All you need to know Women’s Singles quarter-finals – Jo Edwards v Canada’s Kelly McKerihen Men’s Pairs Semi-Finals – Gary Lawson and Shannon McIlroy v Malaysia’s Izzat … Read More
The Blackjacks are guaranteed to collect three medals at the Asia Pacific Championships on the Gold Coast this week. The New Zealand men’s pair, men’s triple and women’s four have … Read More
Jo Edwards has overcome one of her longest-running rivals to cap a commanding performance from the Blackjacks on day two of the Asia Pacific Championships on the Gold Coast. The … Read More
Gary Lawson has made a successful start to his international bowls return, spearheading a near-perfect opening day for the Blackjacks at the Asia Pacific Championships on the Gold Coast. The … Read More
