At the age of 60, when many people consider taking up the game, Marlene Castle gave up bowls. Not because she got titchy about anything or anyone (titchy and Marlene … Read More
When the Four of Dean Drummond, Richard Hocking, Dave Henderson and Lloyd Fitness reported for the first morning of Post Section play at the recent Summerset National Fours Tournament in … Read More
Garry Banks seems to have been a part of bowls on the North Shore forever. Such is the ubiquity with which he appears at tournaments, on organising committees and on … Read More
Bowls is a funny game. Some days that little bird lands on your shoulder, and today is your day. Other days you can’t win a trick. And when Chris Le … Read More
Behind the scenes of every major bowls tournament in New Zealand, there’s a ‘chart room’. It’s the hub that runs the tournament. Where the Tournament Director directs. And where Chart … Read More
Peter Belliss seems to have been around bowls forever. And he has. When Belliss started playing bowls while he was a fitter at New Zealand Railway’s major workshop in Wanganui’s … Read More
They were the three members of the Tournament Jury of Appeal: the effervescent Bowls New Zealand President Jeanette Sinclair, and the two Past-Presidents Mike Spring and Trevor McComish. These ‘three … Read More
Recently, the annual Matamata Combined Bowling Clubs Open Men’s Fours Tournament was played for the last time. That wasn’t unusual in itself. Every year bowls tournaments come and go. What … Read More
Like many bowling clubs up and down the country, the Remuera Bowling Club in Auckland encourages schools to use their greens for students wanting to try their hand at bowls. … Read More
There’s not many people who haven’t heard of Phil Skoglund. The only question is …. which Phil Skoglund? After all, there’s Phil Skoglund the politician born in Greymouth in 1899, … Read More
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
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
Marlborough lawn bowler Maurice Symes is not a man to shirk a challenge. So, when Bowls Fiji contacted him in December to take up a role as high-performance coach in … Read More
When you take the Grafton Gully exit off the Southern Motorway on your way into Auckland City, you’ll catch a glimpse of the Auckland Bowling Club on the right, just … Read More
Bowlers may have been a little surprised to see a ‘wheelchaired’ colleague wheeling up and down the greens in the recent Summerset Singles & Pairs Nationals held in Auckland in … Read More
John McBeth A bloke treads a dangerous path when he takes his wife on holiday and decides to poke his nose into Bowls clubs along the way. But that’s what … Read More
Gwen Lawson is thrilled with the Queen’s Service Medal she received in this year’s New Year’s Honours. But even more thrilled and humbled by the work that her many fans … Read More
Even if you’re a long time bowler, you’d be forgiven for not knowing who has ever been feted as a Life Member of Bowls New Zealand. In fact there’s just … Read More
Frank Bax is one of those rural Kiwis imbued with the values of yesteryear – when neighbours unconditionally helped neighbours; when people unreservedly pitched in to help the community; when … Read More
David Allen World Bowls PR The countdown is on for two international representatives to achieve bowls immortality in Australia over the next few weeks when the sport crowns this year’s … Read More
