Dear All As you will be aware, Monday’s announcement from Government provides New Zealanders with a relaxation of some of the restrictions of Alert Level 2 from midday on Friday … Read More
Greenkeepers Guidelines, 21 April Update The Government have announced that on Tuesday 28th April, the country will move to Covid-19 Alert Level 3. Bowls New Zealand’s recommendation to greenkeepers is … Read More
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF COPY OF THE GUIDELINES BELOW 15 April 2020 GUIDANCE ON ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS DURING LOCKDOWN Dear All Many of New Zealand’s bowling clubs are … Read More
An update from Bowls New Zealand – 25/03/2020 The country is about to enter Alert Level 4, with our communities effectively on lockdown. Over the past few days, Bowls NZ … Read More
UPDATED Monday 23 March 2020 2:00pm Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update As of Monday 23 March, Bowls New Zealand require ALL bowling clubs to cease ALL activity (until further notice). New … Read More
2020 World Bowls Championships to be postponed indefinitely Controlling body World Bowls (WB) and host nation Bowls Australia (BA) have agreed that the 2020 World Bowls Championships be postponed indefinitely … Read More
Last week, the Ryman Healthcare Bowls Stadium at the Orewa Bowling Club was ‘officially’ opened by the company’s Community Relations Representative, Steph Cawte. ‘Officially’, because the stadium roof itself has … Read More
Residents of the Wellington suburb of Island Bay don’t tend to think of themselves as living in ‘Wellington’. Sure, they probably work somewhere in the Wellington metropolis, and even enjoy … Read More
You can’t help thinking that there’s more lovely people involved with lawn bowls than any other sport. Not that the people in other sports aren’t nice. They are. But it’s … Read More
It’s a lot easier to interview (and write stories) about recipients of New Year’s Honours. That’s because they’ve done lots of stuff (after all, that’s why they’ve received a shout … Read More
Spearheaded by seven of the 10 Blackjacks set to contest World Bowls later this year, the North vs South rivalry will be reignited next week as the teams vye for … Read More
Gary Lawson has further etched his name into Bowls New Zealand’s history books, winning an unprecedented 14th national title. Lawson has skipped Jamie Hill, Caleb Hope and Sheldon Bagrie-Howley to … Read More
Mandy Boyd has made a perfect start to her quest for a fifth national fours title in seven years. The former Blackjack and her quartet featuring Kirsten Edwards, Leigh Griffin … Read More
The stage is set for the 2020 Summerset National Fours, with players from all areas of the country descending on the Bay of Plenty region in a bid to capture … Read More
It was last round nerves for this year’s Burton Cup Classic winners, with skip Jamey Ferris, Mick Maunder, Tanya Harrison and Ricky Miller successfully controlling their own destiny to take … Read More
It’s been a busy month at the Birkenhead Bowling Club on Auckland’s North Shore. But that’s the way Terry Moverley likes it. Terry is Secretary of this large metropolitan bowling … Read More
When the Tolaga Bay Bowling Club was founded in 1922, the township of Tolaga Bay on the East Cape of the North Island was a thriving coastal settlement. It had … Read More
It was double delight for Alexandra’s Trevor Drake on Friday, taking out both the Mixed Pairs and Men’s Pairs title at the 2020 Bowls North Harbour NZ Masters. Played at … Read More
When you’re a skinny, pasty 9-year old with a funny accent who’s just arrived in Arapuni on a boat from Scotland, and the local primary school kids nickname you ‘Tails’, … Read More
