Ivan Kostanich Men’s Open Singles & Auckland Premier Womens Singles – write-up by Lindsay Knight

North Harbour missed out on winning the Ivan Kostanich open singles held at Harbour clubs over the weekend, with the title going to Auckland’s Nick Thompson who beat Riverhead’s Gordon Smith in Sunday’s final at Browns Bay. But the centre’s flag was magnificently upheld by Harbour’s women players yet again, ... More

BNH Ivan Kostanich Memorial OPEN Mens Singles – link to results

The Bowls North Harbour Ivan Kostanich Mens OPEN Singles is being held throughout the Bowls North Harbour Centre. The link to the results is: BNH Ivan Kostanich Singles Finals day is at Browns Bay Bowling Club with the first knock-out game starting at 8:30 am. Good bowling to all entrants. More

Results – BNH 2-4-2 Mixed Pairs – 16th & 17th Sept. 2023 – by Lindsay Knight

One of the centre’s golden oldies, Browns Bay’s Paulette Mytton, turned the clock back in helping club-mate Sean Mulholland, win Bowls North Harbour’s 2-4-2 mixed championship pairs title at the weekend. In Sunday’s final at Hobsonville Mulholland and Mytton beat Helensville’s Carlson Barnett and Sue Hart ... More

New Bowler Success

Two of Browns Bay Bowling Club's newbies (1st year this coming season ), Steve Card and Paul Carpinter played in the Browns Bay Bowling Clubs weekly triples today, skipped by NZ legend Wendy Jensen, and they cleaned up the day with four straight wins.   Paul and Steve played well over the day, more than doing their bit ... More

Results – Executive Fours – Sunday 10th September 2023 – by Lindsay Knight.

Bowls North Harbour’s 2023-24 season was launched with a pleasant Executive fours tournament at the weekend on the Hobsonville club’s new carpet green. Birkenhead, one of the centre’s most consistent clubs over many years, won the tournament skipped by one of its evergreen players, Lionel Drew.  Lead Barry ... More

BNH Pennants Report – by Lindsay Knight

Orewa, despite losing several top players to neighbouring clubs, seems likely to remain a force in North Harbour bowls, if its performances in the centre pennants competitions which concluded at the weekend are a guide. Orewa’s won the men’s division, beating Beach Haven in the final and in the women’s divisions ... More

BNH Pennants – Men’s Post-Section Qualifiers

The eight teams to qualify for post-section the BNH Men's Pennants tomorrow at Manly, starting at 9:00 am, are: Beach Haven Badgers Takapuna Ryman Orewa Blue Orewa White Hobsonville Phantoms Mairangi Bay Sharks Riverhead Gold Manly Lions These teams have been entered into a blind draw. https://results.bowlshub.... More

BNH Pennants – Mixed Post Section

Qualifiers for the BNH Mixed Pennants are: Mairangi Bay Stingrays Hobsonville Mairangi Snapper Northcote One draw is on Bowls Hub Aotearoa https://results.bowlshub.co.nz/competition/563f4371-8144-4e09-ac51-0095ce05fd3d Post-section play at Manly on Sunday 27th August starting at 9:00 am with trial ends at 8:45am ... More

BNH Pennants – Women’s Post Section

Qualifiers (corrected) for the Women's competition are: Manly White Birkenhead Bees Orewa Gold Manly Blue results and draw are on Bowls Hub Aotearoa https://results.bowlshub.co.nz/competition/431110f1-ed9a-4a21-9100-1607d3ca6965 Post-section play at Manly on Sunday 27th August starting at 9:00 am with trial ends at ... More

Mercedes Cup – Success over the Years – report by Lindsay Knight

Helensville’s efforts in winning the Mercedes Cup at Whangarei in early July has been rightly celebrated as one of the highlights of the Bowls North Harbour season.  But it wasn’t quite as rare an occasion as some thought at the time. As Birkenhead stalwart John Hindmarch points out, several other Harbour clubs ... More