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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 – 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

BNH Representative Teams – 4 & 5 October 2025

The representative season kicks off with the Quad against Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Northland this weekend, 4 & 5 October. "Congratulations to all those selected to represent Bowls North Harbour this weekend. Wear the colours with pride, play with passion, and know that you carry the support of the entire Bowls ... More

World Champion of Champion report

North Harbour’s Keiko Kurohara, from the Takapuna club, and Millie Nathan, from Birkenhead, performed creditably at the world champion of champion singles event in Barham, Australia, but without securing major honours. Millie, playing for Tonga and defending the title she won at Browns Bay last year, won five of her ... More

Obituary – Patrick John Bourke

Patrick John Bourke, a tireless worker and contributor to the Milford club over many years, has passed way, aged 90. For his services to Milford, mainly helping prepare greens and other maintenance tasks, especially looking after the club’s surrounds and gardens, Pat was made a life member of the club. He performed ... More

Metlifecare NZ Masters 2025 – Event Structures & Draws

The Metlifecare Masters events are now on the Bowls North Harbour website https://www.bowlsnorthharbour.com/metlifecare-nz-masters-2025-cops-draws-results-links/ Metlifecare NZ Masters 2025 Venues Monday 29 September 2025 Hobsonville 2 greens 60 – 74 Men’s Fours Takapuna 1 green ... More

BNH 2-4-2 Mixed Pairs – Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 September 2025

Two of North Harbour’s most successful bowlers of recent years, David Eades, now with Browns Bay, and Theresa Rogers, of Mairangi Bay, won at the weekend the centre’s first championship title for the 2025-26 season.  In the final of the mixed pairs 2-4-2 championship at Helensville, after bowlers had to brave brutal ... More