Quadrangular Report (updated) – Sat 28 & Sun 29 September 2024

 North Harbour’s women’s premier development team gained the centre’s only success in the quadrangular representative series played on Auckland greens at the weekend.  But the overall results were encouraging for Harbour with both the premier men’s and women’s teams coming frustratingly close in finishing ... More

Results Report – Open Ivan Kostanich Mens Singles – 21 & 22 Septmeber 2024

Brian Wilson, now with Birkenhead, at the weekend, ended  a frustrating run of near misses in singles championships by brilliantly winning the Ivan Kostanich open singles title and in so doing conjured up some of the magic of the master bowler after whom this event is named.  Wilson has three times been runner-up in ... More

OPEN Ivan Kostanich Mens Singles – Post Section Qualifiers

Congratulation to all who made it through to post section of the Bowls North Harbour OPEN Ivan Kostanich Mens Singles. Finals progresses at Takapuna with the results on BowlsHub as the matches conclude. link to final series results   Section 1 Greg Hurn Section 2 Brian Wilson ... More

Results Report – BNH Mixed 2-4-2 – 14th & 15th September 2024

Carlson Barnett and Jeni Hart added to Helensville’s great record in centre and even national events by winning Bowls North Harbour’s mixed pairs 2-4-2 championship at the weekend.   In Sunday’s final at the Takapuna club they beat the host club’s Chris Taylor and Jan Calcott, who also had an excellent tournam... More

2024 – 2025 Season Opening Day – 8 September 2024

One of North Harbour’s most successful clubs in recent years, Hobsonville, gave an early indication at the weekend that it could continue on its upward path in the 2024-25 season.  In the official opening of the centre for the new season, Hobsonville won the Executive Bonus Fours, unbeaten in both of its matches, ... More

Results – BNH Pennants 2024 Wrap up

As expected, even though it had the bye in the last round, Birkenhead did enough in its one match at the weekend to clinch the Bowls North Harbour Centre Division 1 Pennants title. There was a minor setback when the competition concluded at Manly when three of Birkenhead’s top players, John Hindmarch, Evan Thomas and ... More

BNH Pennants – Division 1 & Division 2

Birkenhead came close to clinching the Bowls North Harbour Centre's division 1 Pennants title at the weekend, even though two rounds remain in the competition. However, Birkenhead has the bye in the last round, so it is mathematically possible for second placed Takapuna to overhaul it when the competition ends at Manly ... More

Weekend Competition Results 17 & 18 August 2024

Birkenhead and Takapuna’s Forsyth Barr team made the strongest starts in Division 1 when the Bowls North Harbour Centre's Pennants competitions began despite Saturday’s poor weather. Play in all competitions was restricted to just two rounds and in some instances in the second round only the minimum 10 ends could be ... More

Report National Champ of Champ Fours – August 2024

Riverhead’s Steve Cox, Grant Goodwin, Duane McDonald and Lindsay Gilmore, North Harbour’s men’s representatives at the weekend’s national champion of champions fours in Auckland, produced a superb effort, only to be beaten in the semi-finals.  They were the top qualifiers with four wins and continued their fine ... More

National Champion of Champion Triples 2024

If only indirectly Brendon Kelly gave North Harbour some interest in the national champion of champion triples events which were decided in Auckland on the weekend. With Mairangi Bay not competing in the women’s championship because two of its winning centre triple were overseas, North Harbour had only minimal involve... More