Southland’s Craig Tinker and Wellington’s Ray Martin have surged to a sizeable lead in the latest update of the New Zealand Professional Bowls Association rankings after winning both of their … Read More
By bowling club standards, Waikanae Bowling Club is still a youngster. Just 64 in fact. It was founded back in 1955 when the Beatles probably hadn’t thought of sending a … Read More
Garry Watson doesn’t play bowls. He gave it a go once, but the result was less than impressive. However, he still plays out of the Terrace End Bowling Club in … Read More
The name ‘Frank Lockey’ is very well-known on the Shore. It’s not because this Browns Bay Bowling Club bowler is the ‘Richie McCaw’ of the game, although he has combined … Read More
If someone ever writes a book ‘How to be the President of a National Sports Organisation’, they couldn’t do much better than interview Jeanette Sinclair, President of Bowls New Zealand. … Read More
When George Shaw got a phone call in 1995 inviting him to go to London to interview for Secretary (later renamed Chief Executive) of the English Bowling Association, he was … Read More
If you ever make it to Perth, Australia, the one of the ‘must-sees’ for lawn bowlers has to be the Mosman Park Bowling Club. There’s nothing exceptional about the facilities … Read More
In January this year, Dave Rankin and Kyle McIlroy (from Doubleview Bowling Club) represented Australia in the World Bowls Tour Pairs in the World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters Leisure … Read More
Drive east to Gisborne from Opotiki, and the road seems to go on forever through the Waioeka Gorge. It’s not until you reach the small settlement of Te Karaka, that … Read More
For a holiday township of just 1,200+ permanent residents, Tairua can claim to have one of the best supported bowling clubs in New Zealand. The Tairua Bowling Club has a … Read More
