Welcome Greenkeepers
Official page of the Bowls New Zealand Green Keepers Association. Here you will find key contacts, fact sheets, and information on Greenkeeper events. For more information on each of the above click the relevant tab below.
Bowls NZ Greenkeepers Committee contact:
c/o Bowls NZPO BOX 62-502, Greenlane, Auckland, 1544 or email: info@bowlsnewzealand.co.nz
Find Greenkeepers Awards in the links below:
Key Documents
Green Evaluation Forms
Bowls New Zealand Greenkeeping Association Awards Nomination Forms
Newsletter
Greenkeepers Association Executive & Officers
Greenkeepers Secretary Contacts
NORTH ISLAND GREENKEEPER CONFERENCE 2020
North Island Conference: Cornwall Carlton Bowling Club Auckland, Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th June 2020
- Chair persons: Gerald Hulst & James Williams
- Committee TBC
- Contact details: Cornwall Carlton Club Phone: 09 524 4150 Email: carltoncornwallbowls@xtra.co.nz
- Bowls New Zealand Greenkeepers BGM meeting to be held at 5pm on Monday 29th June
- Trade show on-site
- Conference Dinner Monday evening 7pm
- Motel Accommodation nearby to the club.
SOUTH ISLAND GREENKEEPER CONFERENCE 2020
South Island Conference: Papanui Workingman’s Club Christchurch Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th July 2020
- Chairman Eric Allison
- Secretary Julie Dalley
- Treasurer Stu Dalley
- Contacts Eric Phone 021 627 671, Julie Phone 03 3370221, Stu Phone 021 255 3854 or Email: stujudalley@gmail.com
- Trade Show on-site
- Conference Dinner Monday evening 7pm
- Motel Accommodation close by venue
For further information please contact Maurice Symes email: mauricesymes@xtra.co.nz or phone 0274 456 953
- Issues and opportunities during playing season
- Managing water
- Spraying and spray calibration
- Health and safety
- Mowing settings
- Fertilisers when and why
- Green renovation
- Disease, pests and others
- Open forum with agronomists
Lots of opportunity for the sponsors to promote their products and services at break times.
Upcoming NZSTI Field days
| Date | Centre |
| October 6th | Northland |
| October 8th | North Otago |
| October 12th | North Harbour/Auckland/Manawatu |
| October 20th | Malborough |
| October 21st | Nelson |
| TBC | West coast/Thames Valley |
| November 2nd | Wanganui/Central Otago/Waikato/Wellington |
| November 9th | Wairarapa |
| November 12th | South Canterbury |
| November 24th | Southland |
| TBC | Hawkes Bay/Counties Manukau |
| December 7th | Dunedin/Taranaki |
| December 14th | North Habour/ Auckland |
| February 1st | Manawatu |
| February 8th | North Habour/Auckland |
| February 10th | Southland |
| February 16th | Canterbury/ South Otago |
| February 18th | North Otago |
| February 25th | South Canterbury |
| February 29th | Dunedin |
| TBC | Far North/Thames Valley |
| March 1st | Marlborough |
| March 2nd | Nelson |
| March 7th | Wellington |
| March 8th | Waikato |
| March 21st | Whanganui |
| TBC | Northland/Counties Manukau/Bay of Plenty/Gisborne |
| April 4th | Taranaki |
| April 11th | Wairarapa |
| April 14th | Hawkes Bay |
| April 26th | Dunedin |
| TBC | Thames Valley/Kapiti Coast/Central Otago |
| May 2nd | Waikato |
| May 9th | North Harbour/Auckland |
| May 14th | Canterbury |
New Zealand Sports Turf Institute (NZSTI)
NZSTI is New Zealand’s only full service sports turf consultancy group specialising in research, training and advice relating to design and management of natural and artificial sports surfaces.
They offer a range of qualifications in the turf industry to suit your needs, ranging from introductory skills to technical specialist knowledge and skills.
NZSTI have been involved in many bowling club projects from re-installation of greens to negotiating contracts and full re-builds.
CLICK HERE to go to the NZSTI website or click the links below for NZSTI fact sheets.
NZSTI FACT SHEETS
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- Autumn Fact Sheet
- Summer Fact Sheet
- Spring Notes
- Spring Notes '19
- Spring Fact Sheet
- NZTMJ – Autumn
- Research Report for Bowls New Zealand
- Mowing Bowling Greens
- Managing Heat Stress
- Control of Starweed using MCPA II
- Autumn Fact Sheet 2017
- Winter Fact Sheet 2017
- NZSTI 70 Years of Helping Bowling Clubs Articles
- 2019 - 2020 FIELD DAY NOTES – IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
- 2019 - 2020 FIELD DAY NOTES
- Autumn Fact Sheet