It's WinterClub Finals this Sunday!
Molecheck new partner of Bowls Auckland
We are delighted to announce that Molecheck is jumping on board as a partner of Bowls Auckland (and all bowlers) for the upcoming summer!
Bowls Auckland CEO, Dean Bartlett is excited about the partnership and its alignment with bowlers commenting “We want to reduce all barriers and make bowls as accessible and safe as possible. We think partnering with Molecheck enhances our ability to do so and provides some added value to all members that they will hopefully take up!”
Welcome Brendon Walton
Bowls Auckland is pleased to welcome Brendon Walton as Club Partner – Operations.
“Brendon joins us from Bowls New Zealand, where he has been a leading resource with BowlsHub and delivering bowling events (most recently the National Champ of Champs),” said Bowls Auckland CEO, Dean Bartlett.
“Brendon has a great foundation as a bowler; through playing (he has a few club and centre titles to his name) and being a qualified coach and umpire. He will be working closely with our Operations Committee to deliver centre tournaments and will be the Bowls Auckland lead on coaching and umpiring (which is part of his mandate to assist clubs).
Clark and Strawbridge Fours’ Crowned Champions
Counties Manukau representative David Clark has skipped his Manurewa Cosmopolitan club side of Shane Drabble, Bryn Morgan and Logan Clark to victory in the Summerset National Champion of Champions Fours, while Kensington’s Diane Strawbridge, Dawn Owens, Janice Little and Barbara Hopper finished strong to prevail in the women’s final on Sunday.
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WinterClub Finals
Good luck to all the qualifiers in this Sunday's WinterClub Cup Final and WinterClub Plate Final. The Cup Final is at Royal Oak and Plate Final is at Remuera. The day starts with a live draw at 8.45am, with play commencing at 9.30am. |
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Coaching Courses
We are keen for more coaches to be involved in our great game of Bowls. There are three courses available on |
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Club Manager
Howick Bowling Club is looking for a Club Manager
This is a newly created, exciting role aimed at assisting the Club to achieve its vision of being the 'heart of the community'.
It's a full-time role with flexible hours, which will include a level of weekend commitment due to the nature of bowling club activities.
If your skills include...
- a real passion for getting people active and knowledge of the benefits of sport
- previous experience in a community sporting or small business setting
- outstanding organisation and time management skills
- an ability to relate well to people at all levels
... this may be the role for you
Entries open...
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Dates: 16-17 September 2023 |
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Dates: 23-24 September 2023 |
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Wednesday indoor bowls at Kohi
As any Aucklander knows, the winters in the City of Sails can be long, wet and windy. And chilly. And sometimes really, really cold. Most clubs continue with all-weather play, and the region is lucky that the number of accessible covered greens is also encouraging more year-round play. What about Indoor Bowls to keep bowlers active, progressing and involved with their clubs?
At Kohimarama Bowling Club, members and non-members were invited to “grab a drink and a rink” for Wednesday night Indoor Bowls. We had fun – just small groups sometimes, but we found from talking to other clubs that it is what it is – sometimes two people, sometimes eight, sometimes 18.
It was fitting that Sandy and Di, “The Dynamite Dames” were the top team in our end-of-series Drawn Pairs event held Wednesday, 26 July. Sandy and Di were new to Kohi last year, through winter indoor bowls and then became members, The Dames are among our most consistent attendees of the indoor squad, The trophy is part of the club history, established from the days of the Mission Bay Women's Bowling Club. A pizza feast, supported by Sal's Pizza Mission Bay, topped off a satisfying and saucy season.
-- Cynthia Morris
Te Atatu & Hobsonville's Matariki Open Fours
Te Atatu Bowling Club and Hobsonville Bowling Club celebrated Matariki together by co-hosting its second Matariki 2023 Open Fours Tournament on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 July 2023. The Tournament was once again a huge success with a total of 128 players battling it out on the bowling greens to win the Matariki Cup and prizes.
The tournament provided the opportunity to come together through the game of bowls and to Manawatia Matariki (Celebrate Matariki) by:
- Honouring those we have lost since the last rising of Matariki - Remembrance.
- Celebrating the present – Gathering together to give thanks for what we have now.
- Looking to the future – Looking forward to the promise of a New Year.
Day one of the tournament started with a karakia for both greens to acknowledge that Matariki will be at the heart of this tournament. The tournament ended with all teams playing in the finals at Te Atatu Bowling Club. The tournament winners were a formidable team from Royal Oak. The Cup sits on a carved base depicting the Matariki (mother) and her six daughters being the seven stars of Matariki. This was carved for the inaugural tournament by a local carver MTatua Billy Smith.
Following the prize giving the event ended with a closing karakia then the hakari (feast) of hangi, seafood, fried bread, steamed pudding and salads. A fitting way to end the two-day Matariki celebration of bowls with superb games by all teams who participated.
We look forward to next year's event which will be held on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June.
A big acknowledgment to the volunteers at both bowling clubs who came from their respective communities to support the cause - their commitment, energy, and efforts to support clubs and organisations like ours is truly appreciated.
Ngā mihi to our sponsors we will not be able to run our tournaments without your generosity: Te Hononga o Tamaki me Hoturoa Trust, Fence Master, Bowls NZ
Moana NZ, & Tobys Otahuhu.
Finally, to all bowlers, the competition was tough, and the weather was kind to us all weekend. We hope you enjoyed your time together meeting old and new bowling friends and celebrating Matariki by playing the game of Bowls.
-- Marion Hakaraia
Matariki Open 4s 2023 Champions Marty Dickson, Gavin Brown, Colin Ayris-Webster and Kevin Dickson.
Henderson Bowls is looking for a greenkeeper
Presently two of our grass greens are due to be refurbished after extensive damage during the flooding in January.
We plan to plant these with Starweed and will require the services of a greenkeeper to look after these and general maintenance of one artificial green.
For further information contact Gerry Guy on 027 607 1940.
Please email your CV to secretary@hendersonbowls.co.nz
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