Bowls Canterbury and Bowls Bay of Plenty will host next year’s Summerset Nationals. The Summerset National Singles and Pairs will be staged in Christchurch from January 2-8, 2020, while Bay … Read More
Star Blackjack and world number one Jo Edwards has once again come up with the goods for New Zealand, this time adding a sixth World Cup Indoor Singles trophy to … Read More
Bowls NZ has been recognised for its strong organisational capability by Sport New Zealand with the awarding of the prestigious Governance Mark. In line with their strategic priority to build … Read More
Newly crowned national fours champion Dean Elgar will renew his rivalry with Mike Kernaghan later this month. They have been named to skip the respective men’s fours in the revamped … Read More
Venues and dates have now been confirmed for the inaugural Bowls New Zealand National Champion of Champions events, with disciplines including men’s and women’s singles, pairs and fours to take … Read More
Mandy Boyd has won a fifth national fours title, less than three months after giving birth to her second daughter. The former Blackjack has skipped her composite four, featuring older … Read More
Bowls New Zealand has well and truly exceeded its expectations, dramatically growing participation numbers for this year’s Summerset Nationals, after making the contentious decision to split the event in two. … Read More
This year’s shake-up of the national tournament structure of bowls has already seen the new Summerset National Singles & Pairs played successfully in Auckland last month. In March, three ‘new’ … Read More
With the amazing talent in young bowlers, Auckland Bowls was keen to re-introduce an event where these teens can come together and pit their skills against players from across the … Read More
Over the last few years the Avondale Bowling Club has been so badly managed that eventually over 50% of its members requested Auckland Bowls to step in and manage the … Read More
When you’re interviewing Phil Vyver about the development of covered greens in Auckland, you’d suspect he’s simultaneously arranged a typical Auckland summer downpour to prove his point. But as the … Read More
A Mangere double at the Summerset Nationals Singles and Pairs at Carlton Cornwall Bowls in Auckland. Taylor Horn, 21, has won the men’s singles title, a few hours after his … Read More
Debbie White (Hinuera) has staged a remarkable comeback to win her maiden national title at the Summerset National Singles and Pairs at Carlton Cornwall Bowls in Auckland. White has overturned … Read More
There will be four new champions crowned at the Summerset National Singles and Pairs, after an enthralling third day of post-section play at Carlton Cornwall Bowls in Auckland. The last … Read More
Gary Lawson will leave the 2019 Summerset National Singles and Pairs empty-handed. The record-setting 13-time national champion has crashed out of post-section play in the men’s pairs, 24 hours after … Read More
The semi-finalists have been found in the women’s pairs and there are just eight men remaining in the singles after a thrilling first day of post-section play at the Summerset … Read More
Gary Lawson has narrowly avoided an early exit from the men’s pairs, keeping alive his quest to win three straight Summerset National titles with three different playing partners. The record-setting … Read More
Image: Shanon McIlroy Shannon McIlroy (Stoke) has bounced back from a surprise first up defeat to secure a place in post-section play at the Summerset National Singles and Pairs in … Read More
The signature event on the bowls calendar – the Summerset Nationals – is underway. The 2019 edition introduces two major changes. Firstly, the traditional tournament has been split into two … Read More
