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Bowls Auckland is delighted to confirm the coaching appointments for its 1 to 5 Year and Under 26 representative programmes for the 2026-2027 season, continuing its commitment to developing the region’s next generation of representative bowlers. Following the recent announcement of the Premier and Development coaching teams, attention now turns to the emerging talent pathways,...

Bowls has a unique way of bringing people together, and a recent collab with Bucklands Beach Bowling Club and a local primary school is a wonderful reminder that our sport truly is for everyone. Earlier this year, around 150 tamariki visited Bucklands Beach Bowling Club as part of an intergenerational learning project. Alongside their teachers...

It was a night of firsts this past Wednesday at Royal Oak Bowls, as the 1–5 Winter Quad squad invited likely opposition in Maraetai and Pringle Park Bowling Clubs for a friendly hit out ahead of next weekend’s fixture. Competing across singles, pairs, triples and fours, a 10-player side from Pringle Park took on the...

The 2026 Shade Systems Champ of Champs Series came to a close last weekend, with David Motu and Agnes Motu claiming the Mixed Pairs title for a second time. It was a weekend of the highest highs and, tragically, the lowest of lows. The feature match of the opening morning lived up to expectations, with...

The curtain comes down on the 2026 Shade Systems Champ of Champs Series this weekend with the Mixed Pairs at New Lynn. And if the previous events are anything to go by, there is every chance the final chapter will deliver plenty of action. The COC Mixed Pairs is still a relatively new event, now...

Not many would have had New Lynn in their black book for the triples, but by the end of the weekend, all eyes were on the New Lynn men’s side, and for good reason. Freddie Te Whare, Karl Kelsall and Willie Lee produced three major upset victories on their way to claiming the men’s title....

Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 Playing Programme Committee (PPC). The Committee plays an important role within both Bowls Auckland and the wider bowling community, ensuring key stakeholders, players and umpires have a voice and are empowered to contribute to decisions relating to centre tournaments. Put simply, it’s a group of bowlers helping shape...

Crowds will gather on and off the greens this weekend for the Shade Systems Champ of Champs Triples. It’s all about club pride, centre titles and plenty of bragging rights on the line. Triples has a habit of exposing everything. It asks for touch, communication, tactical discipline and, perhaps most importantly, trust between all three...

With several of the more experienced 1–5 squad members taking the winter campaign off, this compact mid-winter fixture provides a valuable development opportunity for wider training squad members and several new faces to pull on the blue and white, represent Auckland, and make an early statement ahead of next season’s squad selections. The 1–5 coaching...

Following a thorough consultation process involving player surveys, the Club Delegates Forum, Bowls New Zealand, and discussions with other centres, we are delighted to present the Bowls Auckland Calendar of Events for 2026-2027. A special thank you goes to the Playing Programme Committee (PPC), a committee made up of bowlers from across the region who...