Hobsonville Triumphs in Thrilling 1 to 5 Year Interclub Final – Contributed Article

Hobsonville rose to the occasion this past weekend, capturing the North Harbour 1–5 Year Interclub title with a display of skill and depth. While the weather necessitated a move to the fantastic covered facilities at Bowls Orewa on Sunday, the change in atmosphere only seemed to sharpen the competition. Voshaar Leads ... More

National Intercentre Sevens – contributed article

Mairangi Bay enjoyed a spectacular season, achieving the incredible feat of sweeping all three of Bowls North Harbour’s sevens titles. This dominant performance earned both the men’s and women’s division 1 teams a well-deserved spot at the New Zealand play-offs in Wellington, where they tested their skills against ... More

CADNESS Cup 20 & 27 March 2026 – Contributed Article

      Bowls Orewa scored a notable quinella when the Cadness Cup men’s competition was decided at Hobsonville on Friday, with both teams in the final from that club.        Playing as the Orewa Seagulls, Wayne Harris, Kerry Greenhalgh, Gary Wallace and Alan McQuoid crushed their club-mates, the Orewa Eagles ... More

Bowls3Five Report – Contributed Article

Birkenhead’s David Eades, Wendy Jensen and Jeni Hart won Bowls North Harbour’s Bowls3Five competition held in beautiful weather at Browns Bay at the weekend. In a format where luck plays an even greater role than is normal in bowls, and it is difficult for any team to avoid defeat, the trio did lose two of their ... More

National Intercentre – 12-15 March 2026

Despite each making promising starts, the North Harbour men’s and women’s teams both failed to deliver at the recent national inter-centre championships held across Auckland and Harbour greens. After Thursday’s opening day both were in leading positions in their qualifying sections, the men’s team having started ... More

1 – 5 Year OCTAGONAL 14 & 15 March 2026 at Tauranga

North Harbour’s one-to-five women’s representatives provided the centre with some joy at the weekend, with a commendable effort at the junior octagonal at Tauranga. They finished runners-up to Auckland, overcoming a poor start when in the first round they lost 3-0 to Thames Valley and were held to a draw in the ... More

Bowls North Harbour Men’s Division 1 Interclub 7’s

   Even the most gifted thriller writer could not have scripted any better the spine-tingling climax to the North Harbour open men’s sevens championship when it concluded at Browns Bay at the weekend.  In a truly sensational final, when the result was in doubt until the last bowl of the contest, Mairangi Bay upset ... More

BNH Interclub Women’s Division 1 and the Division 2 Report

For the third consecutive year Mairangi Bay will represent North Harbour when the national women’s inter-club sevens are decided in Wellington next month, after a post-section day of high drama and fluctuating fortunes.   In Sunday’s final Mairangi Bay beat the host club two matches to one, but only after the Wendy ... More

National 2-4-2 Pairs – outstanding performances

  Irene Donaldson and Matt Berry were the best performed of the many combinations with ties to North Harbour who competed at the national 2-4-2 mixed pairs championship in the Bay of Plenty.  Donaldson, now with Manly and with three Harbour titles to her name, and Berry, last season’s national singles champion and now ... More

2026 Nationals – Top Showing by Bowls North Harbour

After what had been a tournament of mainly qualified achievement, from a North Harbour viewpoint, the national fours championships in Mt Maunganui were suddenly galvanised on Sunday’s final day when two teams with strong Harbour connections excelled. Lisa Dickson’s Takapuna line-up of three Lauren Mills, two Hannah ... More