March 1, 2019
Event News, News

The defending champions have made a statement to open the Summerset National Fours in Wellington. Gary Lawson’s quartet has started its title defence with a resounding 28-13 win, but it’s … Read More

Lawson’s Four Untouched on Quest to Record 14th Title

March 1, 2019
Event News, News

The powerhouse four of Gary Lawson, Jamie Hill, Shannon McIlroy and Tony Grantham cruised to a full house of wins on day one at the Summerset National Fours, requiring only … Read More

Summerset National Fours Championship – A Review

February 28, 2019
Event News, News

It’s a bowls feast of sorts for Wellingtonians this week as rinkside followers soak in all the action at the Bowls Premier League 09, followed immediately by the 2019 Summerset … Read More

Former Blackjack back to defend national title

February 28, 2019
Event News, News

The recent arrival of her second daughter has been unable to prevent Mandy Boyd from signing up for the Summerset National Fours, which start in Wellington on Friday (March 1). … Read More

Lowry Family in Bowls

February 22, 2019
News, Our People

Back in 1973, the Taranaki daily newspaper printed a story and published a photo (above), about one of the teams which was making an impact at the Taranaki Fours. It … Read More

Should we welcome change as the rule … but not our ruler?

February 21, 2019
News, Our People

There’s no shortage of prognosticators predicting that bowls is going to have to change to survive the future. Bowls is not alone. Seers are predicting a grim future for seemingly … Read More

Club Mount Maunganui Four Toast of Chartered Clubs’ Community

February 21, 2019
Event News, News

The Mt Maunganui Club side of Phill Morgan, Alan Jones, John Simons and Reg Archer overcame a star lineup of teams to take out top honour at the 2019 Clubs … Read More

White and Croot Top the Class at Birkenhead Showpiece

February 21, 2019
News

The composite duo of Lisa White and Trish Coot had smiles as wide as the green, taking out the revered Good Home Birkenhead $6500 Women’s Pairs and securing the Chinery … Read More

Substantial rise in entries for the Summerset Nationals

February 19, 2019
Event News, Featured, News

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

Mid Canterbury Women Prove too Strong for Coast Open Fours

February 18, 2019
Event News, News

The Ashburton/Allenton side of Dianne Gutberlet, Wendy Watson, Shirley Doig and Sandra Holdom took out the prized Jubilee Trophy at the West Coast Women’s Open Fours, comfortably defeating Pip Holmwood’s … Read More

If you’re under 23, all roads lead to Christchurch at the end of March

February 15, 2019
Club News, Event News, Featured, News

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

Covering off a centre of excellence for bowls in central Auckland

February 14, 2019
Club News, News

Exit the motorway at the Market Road off-ramp arriving in Auckland, and you may find yourself driving by the Remuera Bowling Club. It can’t be missed. The clubhouse is a … Read More

Bowls Orewa: Fiddling under the Roof

February 13, 2019
Club News, News

Tony Rickerby has become a bit of an expert on covering bowling greens. Not because the President of Bowls Orewa is particularly clever. Or particularly fond of development challenges. But … Read More

Dunn and Pascoe Family to the Fore in West Coast Win

February 12, 2019
News

It was an all family affair at the largely celebrated West Coast Men’s Open Fours, as Canterbury representative Jason Dunn combined with son Logan and two lauded West Coast siblings … Read More

Ultimate Bowls Championship to be screened in New Zealand

February 12, 2019
Event News, News

There will be more bowls on New Zealand television screens this year. Following on from the success of the inaugural Bowls3Five televised league, SKY Sport will also broadcast the first … Read More

Vital Strike: All you need to know when reseeding your green

February 11, 2019
Club News, News, Our People

Thank you to Prebble seeds for providing our New Zealand Greenkeepers with the latest information and research. Click here for the full article.

After five years, Auckland Bowls is thrilled to bring the National Secondary Schools Tournament back

February 11, 2019
Event News, Featured, News

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

Decisions made after Avondale Judicial Hearing

February 8, 2019
Club News, Featured, News

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

Bowls becomes part of the new Waiheke

February 7, 2019
Club News, News

Most of us think of New Zealand as a land of two islands … imaginatively named the North Island and the South Island. But there are nearly 30 more islands … Read More

Akaruru and Hall Claim Champions Cup at Birkenhead

February 7, 2019
News

Auckland’s composite duo Mark Hall and Cook Island’s bowls representative David Akaruru joined elite company last weekend, winning the Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village Birkenhead $5,500 Men’s Pairs and lifting the … Read More