Obituary – Norma Klaassen

Bowls North Harbour has lost a great servant, particularly of its match committee, with the passing this week of Norma Klaassen. Up until recent seasons, despite being into her 80s, Norma was a regular and accurate recorder of centre tournaments and inter-club competitions. She had more than 20 years in this role and ... More

BNH Representative Teams for pre season launch event – 28 September 2025

The representative season is about to commence with the Premier, Development and 1-5 teams playing a Quad against on the 4th & 5th of October against Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Northland A preseason hit-out for the Bowls North Harbour players who are available, has been scheduled for Sunday 28th September at Manly, ... More

Obituary – John Sakey

John Sakey, a distinguished contributor to the Takapuna Bowling Club, both as a player and in various administrative roles, and much respected throughout the Bowls North Harbour centre, has died, after a lengthy illness, aged 80. From a background in indoor bowls, John joined Takapuna in 1994 and quickly became one of ... More

A Milestone for John Miles

Mairangi Bay’s weekly Thursday winter triples tournament will have an extra dimension on August 21, with a special guest of honour in club stalwart and life member, John Miles. One of the most remarkable characters in the North Harbour centre, John will be celebrating his 100th birthday, even if that momentous ... More

PENNANTS – 2025 2026 Season

Clubs will be aware of the pennants competition over the last few years. They had lapsed for a time and following last season's pennants we asked clubs for their views for the continuation of this event. The response was encouraging in that most clubs were in favour of continuing this form of competition and there were ... More

The Channel magazine report – 2025 2026 Season BNH Representatives

 John Walker, in his new role as representative team director, has been pro-active already in spearheading Bowls North Harbour’s resolve to achieve greater success at national team levels. Walker, one of Harbour’s official “legends” and with 31 centre titles plus two national successes to his credit, is well ... More

2025 2026 Representative Selector/Coach Announcement

Bowls North Harbour is pleased to announce the appointment of our Representative Selectors and Coaches for the 2025–2026 season. These individuals bring with them a wealth of experience, dedication, and a shared commitment to fostering excellence within our Centre's representative programme. As we prepare for another ... More

Expressions of Interest – Bowls North Harbour Representative Teams Selectors / Coaches

Bowls North Harbour Representative Teams Bowls North Harbour invites expressions of interest from individuals keen to contribute to the success of our Representative Teams by applying for the Selector/Coach  roles for the upcoming season. These key positions play an important part in the performance and development of ... More

Obituary – Zelda Bridgens

A few months after the passing of Kathy Brown, the Milford Bowling Club has lost another stalwart member with the death at the great age of 98 of Zelda Bridgens. She passed away on June 20 and her memorial service is to be held at the club-rooms she graced so frequently. Zelda was a foundation member of Milford when it ... More

2024 – 2025 Season AGM & Awards – 22 June 2025

Browns Bay’s superb feat in hosting three major tournaments in the past season was suitably rewarded at Bowls North harbour’s awards ceremony at Takapuna on Sunday. Browns Bay was named the BNH club of the year and nobody present at the ceremony would dispute the claim from proud club president Pete Sheehan that the ... More