NEWS
Lisa White Handles Great Pressure To Win
Disco (Aaron Wilson) had delivered his last bowl and was holding the game in the final. Lisa stepped up to the mat and as she was about to deliver. noticed a disturbance in the crowd behind the head. She dropped her bowl and started her pre-shot routine from scratch....
We Have Out Last Four I20K Qualifiers
Just over a week ago in Dunedin, we had the South Islanders battle out for positions in a very strong field. In the end we had Jonathan Truesdale from Canterbury and Kylie Johnston from Dunedin get through, A similar thing happened in Wellington on Saturday with Greg...
Hana David’s 5 Wins Earn her A Trip To Hastings
In a pretty good sized field for the Far North qualifier, Hana David won it yesterday with 5 wins from 6 games at Kerikeri. There were four 4 winners, with Zemanel Rio da Silva finishing second with 8 sets and Victor Tane on 7 with 79 shots just keeping out Kevin...
Our 7th & 8th Finalists Have Been Found
In quite a small field yesterday at the Pukekohe Cossie Club, the Northern qualifier was taken out by Jesse Russell with 3 wins from 4 games, and 63 shots scored. Second was Raika's brother Te Whao with 3 and 62, narrowly keeping out Mike Staite with 3 and 56, and...
Rodney Downes The Rest At Allenton
He's becoming a bit of a familiar face at our national finals is Rodney, and he managed to win the Canterbury qualifier by half a set on countback. Here's how our local committee member Nic Andrew put it: The Canterbury Super Singles qualifier was played today at...
The Wong Guy Won At Hastings
It was meant to be me!! Hastings is where I managed to fit in playing my qualifier, but this young fella from Hong Kong, Jason Wong, (still at school and under 17 as I understand it) played very well all day to take out the event. That was hot on the back of him...
Northland Sees Neville Rogers Qualify For Naenae
I don't how these guys do it. Running an event and winning it is really tough. I know because I've tried it a few times and always find that without a 100% clear mind, I lose a little edge that would normally win tight games for me. Neville has proved me wrong there...
Huge Result In The Indoor 20K In Tauranga
Taylor Horn bowled very well as you'd expect and earned his place in the finals, but the surprise package was Katarina Stepec who also won four games, and finished just one shot behind Taylor. She's a junior bowler from Ohope who won the B.O.P Super Singles qualifier....
The Two Centre Run Qualifiers Are Completed
In Nelson and Gisborne East Coast, the Centres run the qualifying events, so we don't know too much about what's gone on as they tend to do everything which is great! So the winners are Shaun Goldsbury for Gisborne EC, and Motueka's Ross Connochie for Nelson.
Auckland / North Harbour / Counties Manukau
Things turned into a bit of a shambles up there this year. New Lynn's bookings kept changing due to Bowls Hastings / Bowls NZ / Bowls Auckland complications over indoor space for their matches, so we got bumped a few times in terms of dates. I'm not complaining about...
Andrew Leota Gets Through For Waikato
One of the good guys (local short form bowls voluntary promoter) won his way through to Naenae by taking out the Frankton Junction qualifier, and that's always pleasing as I'll be able to catch up with a good bowling buddy at the finals. Maia Wilson who filled in at...
Hastings Indoor 20K Has One Surprise
Natarsha qualifying was expected as far as I'm concerned. She's a real tough nut to crack, and on her day, will beat anyone. I'm a great fan of hers, so stoked to see her in the finals. She said to me that this was the one chance she would get to play the likes of...
Stephen Hughes Improves In Thames Valley
After finishing third last year, Stephen Hughes (centred in photo) has jumped up two spots to win this year's qualifier at Whangamata. Shaun Harrison (left) was also in the top three again, finishing third in 2025, with Alan Cotter (right) in second spot.
The Wikis From Woodville Go Well At Manawatu
Mikaere Wiki went very well on the carpet yesterday at Takaro to take out the qualifying event, with Janine Wiki in second and Andrew Bell third. It was an unusual day with two defaults upsetting things a bit, and this is making us look a little harder about our...
Jason Wheal’s Trip From Invercargill To Dunedin Was Well Worth It
Dunedin Qualifier 1st. Jason Wheal (centre of photo) 2nd. Kane Matheson (right) 3rd. Neville Ward (left) From Niel Louw: After 4 rounds there was truly still all to play for with Katherine Mathews leading the way alongside, Jason Wheal and Jacob Potiki-Tagg, with an...