Elite Fields Battled for Glory at BNH Champion of Champion Triples – 16th & 17 May 2026

  • May 18, 2026

The build up towards the business end of the Bowls North Harbour playing calendar delivered high-stakes drama over the weekend of 16 & 17 May 2026, as the region’s premier club combinations clashed in the BNH Champion of Champion Triples.

With 13 elite women’s teams and 15 powerhouse men’s fields taking the greens, there was absolutely no room for a slow start. The strict knockout format—2 bowls per player over a full 18 ends—guaranteed intense, razor-thin margins from the very first delivery.

Saturday Sparks Action at Manly

With the autumn weather playing its part, Manly Bowling Club served as the host venue for Saturday’s grueling qualification rounds. Under the direction of the event management team, the pristine greens offered true lines, providing a fitting platform for club champions to display their finest work. Fierce tactical battles thinned the fields efficiently, paving the way for a blockbuster lineup heading into Sunday’s post-section play.

Sunday Showdowns at Bowls Orewa

On Sunday morning, the surviving elite shifted camp to Bowls Orewa, where the stakes reached their peak. The remaining contenders navigated a rapid-fire sequence of Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Grand Finals in front of a fantastic, supportive crowd.

 

🏆 Post-Section Match Scoreboard

The tournament reached its business end on Sunday afternoon with clinical draw play, high-weight conversions, and strategic masterclasses across both fields.

Men’s Championship

In the Men’s competition, the star-studded Browns Bay combination of Neil Fisher, Colin Rogan, and John Walker put on a clinical display from the quarter-finals onward, culminating in a dominant finals performance.

  • Semi-Final 1: Neil Fisher, Colin Rogan, John Walker (Browns Bay) 18 vs. Matthieu Lennan, Guy Robson, Steve Saric (Bowls Warkworth) 10

  • Semi-Final 2: Andy Dorrance, Shaun Goldsbury, Matt Higginson (Manly) 18 vs. Grant Coates, Tony Garelja, Grant Goodwin (Riverhead) 17

  • 🏆 GRAND FINAL: Browns Bay (Fisher, Rogan, Walker) 11 def. Manly (Dorrance, Goldsbury, Higginson) 9

Women’s Championship

The Women’s draw saw the Mairangi Bay trio display incredible consistency under pressure, navigating a tough Helensville outfit before powering through a tense grand final to claim local supremacy.

  • Semi-Final 1: Sheryl Wellington, Jan Gledhill, Colleen Rice (Mairangi Bay) 18 vs. Joy Connell, Suzanne Hart, Sharon Parker (Helensville) 11

  • Semi-Final 2: Heather Speedy, Deanne Bronlund, Carol Voshaar (Hobsonville) 23 vs. Jeni Hart, Connie Mathieson, Wendy Jensen (Birkenhead) 9

  • 🏆 GRAND FINAL: Mairangi Bay (Wellington, Gledhill, Rice) 13 def. Hobsonville ( Speedy, Bronlund, Voshaar) 11

🔗 Full Results & BowlsHub Tracking

Want to view the complete results from the entire weekend? Everything is updated live on our BowlsHub competition system.

Click the official links below to see how your club’s champions fared:

Destination: Pukekohe!

Beyond the honor of wearing the Centre gold medal, this weekend’s ultimate victors have officially earned the right to fly the Bowls North Harbour banner on the national stage.  Our newly minted Champions will proudly represent the region at the BNZ National Champion of Champion Triples, held at the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club later this August (Men’s: August 21–23; Women’s: August 28–30).

Congratulations to all the club champions who took part, and a massive thank you to the host venues, umpires, and volunteers who made this marquee weekend of bowls a resounding success!