Some of the country’s best up and coming bowlers are gathering in Lower Hutt this weekend (August 1-2) for the Bowls3Five Interclub cup. To be played alongside the open Bowls3Five … Read More
Atholl Campbell There’s no doubt that the Stoke Bowling Club, located in the southern suburbs of Nelson, is a club on the rise. The full-playing membership of the club just … Read More
Ron and Wendy resplendent in their Summerset bowling uniform More and more, Kiwis are being introduced to the game of lawn bowls not through one of the 450 or so … Read More
As in many towns and cities throughout New Zealand, the bowling clubs in Palmerston North have been contemplating various amalgamation options. With a population of nearly 90,000, the city is … Read More
Left to right : Gordon Bennett (Secretary); Keith Clark; Mervyn Hazeldine; Kevin Harvey (President); Brett Dobbie (partly obscured); Bruce Proctor (Past President); Snow Black; Gordon Sharp (Selector); Kylie Dobbie; Stuart … Read More
From left: Chris Howard, Wayne Coley, Jessica Looms, Stuart Hart, Bill Bain For most people, Picton’s synonymous with the inter island ferry – a small port town at the top … Read More
Patron Jim Urlich and President Roly Brown In the 1850s, when the Reverend Norman McLeod shipped into Northland’s Bream Bay with 800 fellow Presbyterians, they must have thought they had … Read More
Tom Dallas from Owaka Owaka is the ‘capital’ of the Catlins, the hidden gem that is the southeastern corner of New Zealand. Having said that, Owaka’s not to be compared … Read More
If you’re like me, the New Years Honours and Queens Birthday Honours lists are a must-read. There’s always the obvious recipients who have emerged as household names over the recent … Read More
Club President Jock Stewart is proud of the friendliness of the club The Ohope Bowling Club recently turned 70. That’s not old in bowling club terms … after all, many … Read More
