Sunday 10 March – 1-5 Year Quadrangular

North Harbour’s one-to-five year representatives tried hard but were always battling when the final quadrangular inter-centre tournament was held at Auckland’s Carlton-Cornwall club at the weekend. On greens much faster than what most of the players were used to both men’s and women’s teams found their Auckland ... More

BNH Interclub 7’s Competition Results

Mairangi Bay and Takapuna will represent North Harbour at next month’s national sevens inter-club playoffs, to be played in the Auckland region, though for the latter it will be a little different from what has been the regular practice in recent seasons. For rather than its highly successful women’s players, ... More

Cadness Cup – 22 March Draw

Congratulations to the 8 teams that made it through to the finals of the Men's Cadness Cup to be played at Milford Bowling Club on 22nd March 2024, (play starting at 9:30 am), being:  The results will be updated on BowlsHub  More

Nationals Fours & Mixed Pairs Report

 Black Jack Selina Goddard did the North Harbour centre proud by winning the national mixed pairs title in Taranaki this week to add to her now formidable record in recent national championships.   Selina, already a national gold star holder while still in her 20s, has now a complete set of titles, the mixed pairs to go ... More

BNH Cadness Cup- link to results

The Bowls North Harbour Cadness Cup competitions commences this Friday with the women playing at Manly and the men at Milford. Play start at 9:30 am. The results be be on BowlsHub at the following links. BNH Cadness Men BNH Cadness Women Great bowling to all competitors.  This is a very popular competition as it is ... More

Reporting on The National Fours – New Plymouth – by Lindsay Knight

  What loomed as a special day for the Takapuna club and Bowls North Harbour ended in something of a whimper at New Plymouth’s celebrated Paritutu club on Sunday.  Having performed admirably to make the final, recovering after an early loss in qualifying rounds, Takapuna’s Wendy Jensen-skipped line-up of Lauren ... More

Report – Quadrangular – Premier and Premier Development – 18 February 2024

Not even a superb effort by North Harbour’s Black Jack Selina Goddard in winning all of her singles matches could earn the centre at least one team win in the quadrangular representative tournament at the weekend. In the women’s premier contest at Mairangi Bay Selina started with a 21-5 win over her Northland ... More

Report – Birkenhead Good Home Open Womens Pairs – by Lindsay Knight

Trish Croot of Manly Bowling Club, accompanied by promising Auckland and Bowls NZ High Performance Development squad player Kimberley Hemmingway, won this season’s Good Home Birkenhead Womens Pairs at the weekend. In a close final Trish and Kimberly beat Takapuna’s Japan international Keiko Kurohara and Judi ... More

Results – The Grove Orewa, BNH Mens Championship Fours – report by Lindsay Knight.

Helensville, the club which has won everyone’s admiration for consistently boxing above its weight, added to a fine centre record by winning the men’s championship fours title at the weekend. In Sunday’s final at a windswept Takapuna, they won a thrilling final against the spirited and gallant opposition of a ... More

Report – Carpet Mill Men’s Pairs – Birkenhead – by Lindsay Knight

In the other major tournament at the weekend, the Carpet Mill Birkenhead men’s invitation pairs team from the Auckland centre took the major prizes.    The championship final, and with it first prize of $1600 went to Royal Oak’s Martin and Kevin Dixon, who beat noted greenkeeper Brendon Kelly, playing for Pringle ... More