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In what generally was a quiet tournament for bowlers from the northern part of the country, Leeane Poulson and Tony Grantham injected some North Harbour interest into the final day of the 2025-26 national singles and championships in Christchurch.
Leeane, who joined the Takapuna club from Counties this season and who ...
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It is with deep respect that we remember Bob Telfer, who has recently passed away at the age of 74 following a short battle with cancer.
Bob was well known across the North Harbour bowls community both as a keen competitor—particularly at Takapuna Bowling Club—and as a dedicated coach.
After being appointed as ...
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On a day where overall North Harbour’s representatives were outplayed by their Auckland counterparts, the centre’s men’s open team salvaged some distinction in the annual Battle of the Bridge, held at the Browns Bay club. Against some stiff Auckland competition, whose number included BlackJack and former North ...
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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. ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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