Mention Awakino, and most people will think of the small whitebaiting settlement on the west coast of the North Island : the last place on the coast before State Highway … Read More
Vipers Win Thrilling Final The Stokes Valley Vipers team has won the 2020 Bowls3Five title in a scintillating final against the Elmwood Park Saints. In an incredible final the Vipers … Read More
‘Waimea’ is a pretty popular name in New Zealand. Up and down the country, there’s rivers, roads, suburbs, and businesses all called ‘Waimea’. Even in the lawn bowls world, there’s … Read More
The beautiful township of Cambridge is thriving. That’s despite the fact that a few years ago, the Waikato Expressway bypassing Cambridge to the north was completed, and the township no … Read More
Michael Burgess Community policeman Mike Gorrie was hesitant when he got the call from his wife to play in the Russell Double tournament. After a couple of players had pulled … Read More
Arawa Bowling Club member, and former Maraetai Beach Bowling Club member, Oscar Grant recently turned 100. That’s not super-unusual … there are some 500 or so centenarians in New Zealand. … Read More
Jo and Val after their World Championship Triumph in 2008 Jo Edwards was sitting in Auckland traffic last week when she made the biggest decision of her 20-year international career. … Read More
For as long as Seamus Curtin is involved in Bowls, it’s likely he will always remember his great escape with Shannon McIIroy at the 2020 Stoke Stakes Men’s Pairs. Ultimately … Read More
Next year, on the 1st March 2021, a new event will join the national lawn bowls calendar. The Summerset National Mixed Pairs will be held across Central Otago, the day … Read More
2020 Bowls3Five League Table After Section Play. Games Played Win Loss Shots FOR Shots AGAINST Shot Diff Set Points FOR Set points AGAINST Sets Diff Game Points Elmwood Park Saints … Read More
Shannon Mcllroy is once again king of the North East Valley Men’s singles – and has set a benchmark at the event that may never be challenged. Mcllroy emerged triumphant … Read More
Winning Parajacks at Omakau: From left, Carolyn Crawford, Graham Skellern and Pam Walker. Parajacks triple steals the limelight The well-primed Parajacks took centre stage in the heart of Central Otago … Read More
Carolyn Crawford, Graham Skellern and Pam Walker The Omakau Bowls3Five event is set to become a fixture on the summer events calendar, judging by its success over the last two … Read More
Glen Newton (Auckland bowling club) and Allan Stewart (Te Kauwhata bowling club)-1st Liam Hill will never forget the 2020 edition of the Cliff Shanks Memorial 2-4-2 Pairs held at Royal … Read More
Royal Oak Bowls 21st Clif Shanks Memorial 2-4-2 Pairs Tournament, Labour Weekend 2020 There is a cracking field of 32 teams for Royal Oak Bowls 21st Clif Shanks Memorial 2-4-2 … Read More
Gerry Mulligan (left) and Neville Franks Quite a number of bowling clubs throughout New Zealand have combined with other clubs … either other bowling clubs, other sports clubs, other RSAs, … Read More
Janet Swallow knows she’ll have a target on her back at North East Valley Women’s Pairs tournament this weekend. The Dunedin veteran has emerged top of the pack over the … Read More
Margaret Malcolm has been inducted into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame. She joined 40 or so other Kiwi lawn bowls legends … the likes of Brassey, Skoglund and … Read More
When Adam Baillie arrived in Christchurch for the Burnside Under-26 singles last week, he had few expectations. At 18, the Papakura bowler was the youngest in the field and had … Read More
