Events – Draws & COP

  There's a new TAB on the Website Home page that links into the Events - Draws & COP page.   Full programme information will be up there shortly. Check it out, you should find this useful! More

Mary and Carole, formidable on-green opponents

  North Harbour Bowls with Lindsay Knight It’s little wonder two of the great matriarchs of North Harbour bowls, Sunnybrae’s Mary Gulbrandsen and Birkenhead’s Carole Fredrick, are such formidable on-green opponents. Their experience is one factor for between the pair there are more than 85 years of ... More

COP & Full Draw for Open 2-4-2 9 & 10 June

  Below is the COP for the upcoming Open 2-4-2 tournament.  There is now one BYE, which we will hopefully fill. Good Bowling & Enjoy the event. Updated COP & Draw - 2-4-2 Open Pairs 2018 COP More

Bowls NZ communication June 2018

Many thanks everyone for your time during my recent visits around New Zealand centres and clubs. With 27 centres to visit over 6 weeks it was a busy time personally, and I thank everyone for accommodating me with time during the day and the evenings. Whilst I was obviously keen to discuss future strategies for our ... More

Sunnybrae on right track after swampy start

  May 31, 2018 - Graeme Kennedy Sunnybrae Boling Club was created in the late seventies after Glenfield members with only a single green for their 70-80 men and women players urgently needed expansion but without nearby space available they saw a new club as their only option for the overflow. The ... More

Open 2-4-2 Draw

  Below is the draw, all play will commence at 8:30am at each venue. The section winners will go through to the main event, the section runner up will go through to the plate event. Winners and second placed teams in Section 13 to 20 play a 4th game on day one. Winners and second placed teams in Section 1 to 12 ... More

Browns Bay Double by Lindsay Knight

  Led by its Black Jack international Tony Grantham, Browns Bay secured a notable double in the North Harbour champion of champion pairs events decided at Orewa at the weekend. Partnered by lead Ross Kelly, Grantham gained his fifth centre title for the season, and the 16th of his career, with a hard fought 17-15 ... More

Junior Open Men’s Pairs

  As it was nearing darkness, the close game between Takapuna's Bob Telfer & Gordon Jenkins and the Composite team of Glenfield's David Payne & Hobsonville's Murray West was finally decided with only 1 shot in the final score. Congratulations to the Composite team - David Payne & Murray West on being ... More

Glenfield win Junior Women’s Pairs

  Congratulations to Tee Ford & Caroline Dubois from Glenfield who won 18-10 over Birkenhead's Loz Croot & Judi Farkash. Caroline, a 2nd year bowler was selected to represent Tonga in the recent Commonwealth Games and gained invaluable experience there. Great bowling by all players, awesome achievement by ... More

Paul Girdler resigns from the Blackjacks

  May 27, 2018 - Rob Davis After representing New Zealand for just on 20 years, Paul ‘Girds’ Girdler has resigned as a Blackjack to turn his attention to his family business at Tweed Heads on the New South Wales coast. But it’s not sayonara to bowls.  Paul is still going to be causing ... More