The following selections have been announced for the upcoming Bowls Taranaki fixture against Waikato. This fixture sees Waikato travel to compete against Taranaki at the Indoor Stadium at Paritutu on Saturday and Sunday 30th & 31st August. Both Taranaki and Waikato sides will feature three players with 8 years of playing experience or less as preparation and development for the upcoming season. Good luck to all those involved.
Taranaki Men:
Craig De Faria, Bruce Colgan, Kelly Hill, Darren Goodin, Dean Elgar, Adam Collins, Camron Horo, Bart Robertson, Daryl Read, Kurt Smith, Nathan Goodin, Simon Rowe, Gavin Benton.
Selector: John Gray, Manager: Kevan Sellers.
Taranaki Women:
Rhonda Adams, Maree Gadsby, Trish Howard, Briar Atkinson, AJ Rowlands, Viv Hall, Rita Davey, Amanda Crehan, Alesha Quay, Tina Atkinson-Watt, Jasmine Merrick, Judy Crawford.
Selector: Chris Commane, Manager: Cathy Andrews.
Lawn Bowls
Our Under 26 team to play in the National Under 26 Tournament at Wellington has been announced. Briar Atkinson, Joel Chard, Luca Dobson, Camron Horo and Nathan Goodin have been selected (Manager: Simon Rowe). Last year our team performed well winning their way through to third place. Good luck this year!
The tournament starts on Friday 22nd of August with live results and coverage provided by Bowls Wellington.
Want some free coaching? Or interested in learning to play Lawn Bowls with some fun games? We are looking for people between the age of 13-26 to join us for our Under 26’s Coaching Clinic. Simply fill out the form below to register. Sessions start 7pm, Tuesday, 5th, 12th & 19th of August at the Indoor Stadium at Paritutu.
Register for Under 26’s Coaching Clinic
Image Courtesy of Burnside Under 26’s
The Bowls Taranaki Centre Programme for 2025-26 has been confirmed for the upcoming season.
Centre Programme 2025-26
Taranaki are hosting Whanganui in a pre-season fixture at Paritutu over the weekend of the 19th and 20th July. Good luck to all those players involved.
Taranaki Men’s Senior and Junior Representative squad for fixture 19th July Versus Whanganui.
Seniors:
Camron Horo, Craig De Faria, Dean Elgar, Kelly Hill, Daryl Read, Kurt Smith, Bruce Colgan, Bart Robertson, Nathan Goodin. Unavailable/rested: Darren Goodin, Adam Collins.
Juniors:
Ross Sinclair, Shae Fleming, Ian Dawson, Blair Clark, Steve Fevre, Joel Chard, Peter Van Dyk, Jimmy Quay, Luca Dobson. Unavailable/rested: Gavin Benton, Mark Hawken, Simon Rowe.
Taranaki Women’s Senior and Junior Representative squad for fixture 20th July Versus Whanganui.
Alesha Quay, Alethea Rowlands, Amanda Crehan, Angela Debique, Ashleigh McGaw, Briar Atkinson, Christine Grant, Cindy Gray, Colleen Hodges, Dallas Voss, Diane Chapman, Janice Ropitini, Jasmine Merrick, Jill Forbes, Judy Crawford, Julie Hemahema, Lois Debique, Maree Gadsby, Melisa McEwen-Shepherd, Mihi Hona, Rhonda Adams, Rita Davey, Tina Atkinson-Watt, Tricia Seaver, Trish Howard, Viv Hall.
Unavailable: Irene Taunt, Linda Kape
There will be no catering available so could all players and management bring their own food with them.
Following our Annual General Meeting at Stratford-Avon Bowling Club, the Bowls Taranaki Board for 2025-26 is as follows:
President: Grant Hassall
Vice President: Kristin Stampa
Chairman: Grant Hassall
Board Members: Chris Commane, Dean File, Kevin Gray, Val McEldowney and Robert Wolfe.
Executive Officer: Ian Lewis
The dates for next years Taranaki Open Fours tournaments have been confirmed. The Open starts with the Men’s tournament which is held on the 3rd Monday of January each year.
Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2026
Starts – Monday January 19th 2026 to Sunday 25th January 2026
Entry Form – Midlands Funds Management Taranaki Men’s Open Fours 2026
The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours 2026
Starts – Tuesday January 27th 2026 to Sunday 1st February 2026
Entry Form – The Devon Hotel Taranaki Women’s Open Fours 2026
Simply print the form, and send back to: taranakibowls@xtra.co.nz with payment via Internet Banking. Payment details are on the entry form. Entries through the website with credit card payment will be available in July.
Bowls Taranaki will be holding their AGM on Saturday 28th of June at 9.30am at the Stratford-Avon Bowling Club.
Look forward to seeing you there. Documents will be sent out to all clubs via email.
If you want to be involved in the the Junior or Senior Women’s Representative Sides this season coming, please fill out the following nomination form. Our first fixture is on Sunday the 20th of June against Whanganui.
https://taranakibowls.co.nz/womens-representative-player-nomination-form/
Good luck to all.
Congratulations to the following winners of our Bowls Taranaki Annual Awards for 2024-25. There were many notable achievements throughout the year, and after much discussion it was decided to award the following winners:
Youth Player of the Year: Camron Horo
Women’s Player of the Year: Briar Atkinson
Men’s Player of the Year: Craig De Faria
Greenkeeper of the Year: Willie Fleming – Manaia
Coach of the Year: Maurice Symes
Administrator of the Year: Steve Muller
Club of the Year: Stratford-Avon
Congratulations to you all and thank you to all those volunteers and clubs who made the 2024-25 season one to remember.