Battle of the Bridge – 7 December 2025 – Squad Announcements

Bowls North Harbour is pleased to announce our representative squads for the annual Battle of the Bridge, to be held on Sunday, 7 December. This event is a highlight of our representative calendar, showcasing the depth of talent across our Centre and giving players the opportunity to compete with pride for North Harbour. ... More

Obituary – Wayne Wrack

One of the Northern region’s most colourful and successful bowlers, and a good friend of the North Harbour centre, Wayne Wrack, passed away on Saturday at his Northland home, aged 78. Wayne had battled bravely against cancer for some years but retained his love of the game until the end. Most of his 50-year involve... More

Men’s Centre Singles & Women’s Centre Pairs – 15 & 16 November 2025

The changing face of North Harbour bowls was vividly illustrated at the weekend when two recent arrivals to the centre, Dean McMurchy and Matt Berry, made Sunday’s final of the men’s singles championship at the Takapuna club.  Another distinction to this match-up was that it provided a clash between a recent winner of ... More

     Two of North Harbour’s most popular bowlers, Birkenhead’s Millie Nathan and Browns Bay’s Lloyd Sinton, enhanced their already considerable reputations and playing CVs with wins in the centre’s two championship events decided at the weekend.     Millie, in what has been a relatively short career, gained ... More

Selina Goddard – World Number 1 Women’s Bowler

Recognition at the highest levels keeps on coming for North Harbour’s most outstanding bowler, Selina Goddard.  She is now, officially, the world’s number one women’s player, that distinction having been confirmed this week by World Bowls, in whose inaugural World Cup tournament she is now competing, along with ... More

BNH Triples – 1st & 2nd November 2025

Takapuna enjoyed a double success when the North Harbour triples championships were decided at the Milford club on Sunday. Graham Skellern, John Whiteford and Ian Hardy won the Dick Bree men’s title, beating three newcomers to the centre, Chris Gore, Dean McMurchy and George Lyddiard,, who have joined the Beach Haven ... More

BNH Pennants – It’s a Wrap – 31st October 2025

Riverhead, one of the centre’s rural clubs which so often has battled above its weight, won the Bowls North Harbour pennants inter-club competition for the 2025-26 season when the title was decided at Browns Bay on Friday 31st October 2025. In a dramatic, exciting final, with the result in doubt until the final two ... More

Representative Quadrangular – 4 & 5 October 2025

Victory by the men’s team in Saturday’s 1 to 5 year category highlighted North Harbour’s performances in the season’s opening representative fixtures at the weekend, the annual quadrangular against Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Northland. The one-to-five men, anchored by singles player Mark Brown winning all three ... More

Metlifecare NZ Masters – What a Week!! – 29 Sept to 3 Oct 2025

Northland bowling legend, Ann Muir, was the star of the Metlifecare Bowls North Harbour Masters tournament, winning all  three of the disciples for which she was entered.   The former Black Jack and national champion teamed up with another stalwart of the Northland centre, Ian Bowick, to win the 75 plus mixed pairs ... More

Metlifecare NZ Masters – Thursday Schedule

As at the end of Tuesday 30 September, the schedule of play and the teams for Thursday are: 20250931 Thursday Draw & Schedule This will be updated after the conclusion of the section play for the mixed pairs on Wednesday 1st October . More