Ian Lewis

Welcome to the best week of Lawn Bowls in New Zealand. Bowls Taranaki and our clubs are looking forward to hosting you. Check out our website for regular news, and results and Facebook for photos and information. The Semifinal and Final will be live streamed on Bowls New Zealand YouTube channel. If you need to contact the Tournament Committee or Centre Office at any stage during the week please call 027 757 8800.

The Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2025 is proudly sponsored by Midlands Funds Management with support from the Toi Foundation and Venture Taranaki

Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours – Conditions of Play
Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours – Handbook

The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours 2025 is proudly sponsored by The Devon Hotel and supported by the Toi Foundation and Venture Taranaki.

The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours – Conditions of Play
The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours – Handbook

Taranaki players will be looking to build on the province’s proud history at the New Zealand bowls championships when the event commences in Auckland on January 2.

A total of 17 players will trek north, all with aspirations of some sort, for the singles and pairs competitions. The fours and mixed pairs events will be held in Christchurch in February.

Briar Atkinson presents Taranaki’s best chance of success. She knocked loudly on the door last season, narrowly losing the pairs final with Tannih Potgieter and placing third-equal in the singles.

Atkinson should go close in both disciplines. She will lead in the pairs for Selina Goddard. The same combination will face Australia in the trans-Tasman in late January.

Goddard and Tayla Bruce, who played such a spectacular final two years ago, and reigning champion Leeane Poulson, all current Black Jacks, present the biggest hurdles for Atkinson in the singles. But the field is more open this season with Val Smith, Jo Edwards and Katelyn Inch all absent.

Taranaki will also be represented in the women’s pairs by Bridget Fletcher and Tina Atkinson-Watt, and Trish Howard and Kristin Stampa.

Atkinson-Watt also contests the singles, as does clubmate Amanda Crehan.

Dean Elgar, the winner of the men’s singles in 2017, showed enough form in the Taranaki interclub competition, to suggest that he could challenge again.

He won’t take part in the pairs, but both finalists from the recent Christmas pairs will – victors John Roberts and Craig De Faria, and the runners-up Kaylin Huwyler and Hamish Kape.

Rahotu young guns Nathan Goodin and Camron Horo are also in the field, while John Gray links up with Tauranga’s talented Dan Dickison, the 2021 Open winning skip.

Among the other Taranaki players that will feature are Kevin Gledhill, Bruce Hall and Ross Henderson.

Taranaki rates a good prospect in the disability event, where newly selected international Kurt Smith takes part in the singles and pairs. He combines in the latter with Teri Blackbourn, the winner of the world para pairs title in 2023.

The finals of the disability and women’s singles and the men’s pairs are scheduled for January 5. The disability and women’s pairs and the men’s singles will be concluded on January 9.

Grant Hassall
Courtesy of Sports News Taranaki
https://sportsnewstaranaki.co.nz/news-article?id=1874

We have some events coming up including the Men’s and Women’s Junior Hexagonal. If you would like to be involved and would like to mark some of the games of singles, or are interested in volunteering to mark from time to time, then please get in touch with the Centre Office by email.

Thanks.

I’d like to thank everyone for their time and effort this year, and wish everyone the best of luck with their bowls this season. To let you know, I will be working from home over the School Holidays. If you need to reach the Centre Office please call 027 757 8800 anytime during the week. The office at Paritutu will be open again on Friday the 17th January.

Thanks
Ian Lewis
Executive Officer
Bowls Taranaki

The Draw for The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours 2025 has been made. We have 88 teams contesting the Women’s event this year, and welcome a new team from Australia and new teams from all across New Zealand. Good luck to all involved.

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The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours 2025 Draw

Bowls Taranaki and our Open Fours events are proudly sponsored by The Devon Hotel, Midlands Funds Management, Auto City and supported by the Toi Foundation and Venture Taranaki.

If you need to update your team listing please email the Centre Office.

The Draw for the Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2025 has been made. We have 180 teams contesting the Men’s event this year, and welcome new teams from Australia, California and across New Zealand. Good luck to all involved.

Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2025 Draw

The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours 2025 Draw – coming soon

Bowls Taranaki and our Open Fours events are proudly sponsored by Midlands Funds Management, The Devon Hotel, Auto City and supported by the Toi Foundation and Venture Taranaki.

If you need to update your team listing please email the Centre Office.

The Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours entries have come in, we are currently looking for a couple more teams to fill a section. If you are interested in playing please contact the Centre Office on 0277578800. If you need to update your team listing, or check spelling before the Draw is published please email the Centre Office at taranakibowls@xtra.co.nz

Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2025 – Team List

The Devon Hotel Women’s Open Fours entries close on Wednesday the 20th of November. We are accepting entries and if you are interested in playing please contact the Centre Office on 0277578800. If you need to update your team listing, or check spelling before a Draw is published please email the Centre Office at taranakibowls@xtra.co.nz

The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours 2025 – Entries as of 18th November.

Entries close this weekend (16th, 17th November) for the Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours. We will keep entries open over the weekend, and we are looking for a few more teams to fill up a section. If you are still interested in entering contact the Centre Office on 0277578800 or fill out the entry form online.

Thank You.

All Interclub venues are the same as scheduled for this weekends play.
Summerset Men’s Division 1 – Paritutu, Hawera Park
Summerset Men’s Division 2 – West End
Summerset Men’s Division 3 – Paritutu

Vospers Women’s Division 1 – West End
Vospers Women’s Division 2 – Paritutu

Q-Transport Junior Interclub – Waitara, New Plymouth and Stratford-Avon.