Two-gether... again!

Pairs qualifying rounds determine finalists!
What a stunning weekend with 280 competitive bowlers on greens all over Tāmaki Makaurau – enjoying the best weather and the bowls!

With last season’s winning Women's combo not playing, the gates were left open for newcomers in a smaller yet highly competitive field. In the first round on Sunday morning, Agnes Motu and Lesley McLinden from Bridge Park had a strong performance, putting to bed Te Atatu’s Robyn Reihana and Marion Hakaraia - only to come up short in the round of 16 to the solid Pt Chevalier pairing of Jo McKenna and Jenny Stockford. 

Trans Tasman team announced

Bowls New Zealand has put together a formidable team for the Trans Tasman 2024 event in Naenae, Wellington.

Coach Mike Kernaghan is confident in the team's capabilities, emphasising the blend of experience and ambition. The aim is to reclaim victory in the Trans Tasman competition and bring the trophies to New Zealand.

Secondary schools - get ready!

Clubs, schools, students, and parents get ready for an exhilarating start to the school year with our term 1 Secondary School competitions! We're thrilled to offer an array of fun competitions that will excite and encourage students to try out a new sport in term 1, 2024!

• 3-week Competition
  In February 2024, a 3-week competition for secondary schools will run at 4 pm each day, on 13, 20 & 27 February at two separate locations in west Auckland and central Auckland.  
  
  It is an open grade (any combination and/or composite) where teams will play in triples in a Bowls3Five format.
   
• Secondary School Pairs – Seniors
  annual Secondary Schools Pairs Day is back for 2024! It's a fun, colourful, and vibrant day to be held at Mt Eden Bowling Club on 5 March.

These competitions are a golden opportunity for schools to introduce their students to new opportunities and play against their peers in a fun and inclusive environment.

Don't miss out!   To participate, clubs and students can contact their dedicated sports coordinators to enter teams via College Sports' online portal.

For full details: view our Competition flyer or visit our Rangatahi Hub.

Victorious vegetarians 

-- Cynthia Morris

The annual Holiday Ham Tournament celebrated Kohi's final AC Triples of the 2023 summer season on 12 December. 26 teams from as far as Riverhead Bowling Club, Bowls Waiheke and Bowls Manawatu braved windy conditions to play the entire tournament.

Sponsor David Nightingale - Bayleys was a good sport handing out 18 splendid hams without winning a single hock in any of the events he's played in!

More merriment followed when it was announced that the winning team were all vegetarians!  Congratulations to the composite team, Barclay from St Heliers with Paul and Patrick from Carlton Cornwall.

A big thank you to all who played throughout the series.

Spotlight on Twilight Bowls

Glen Eden bringing the community together at Twilight
Glen Eden had a fully subscribed six-week Thursday Twilight series which kicked off in October. Club President Teresa Kennedy said, "This series was fantastic for bringing our community together. We're excited to see more of the community at our next series." 

The new series starts in February, so contact the club to book your team a spot - twilightbowls3five@glenedenbowlingclub.org.nz

Changes to entering events

On Monday, 27 November 2023, we announced all entries to Bowls Auckland Centre Events will require players to have an active BowlsHub profile.

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