Good news for the champion-of-champions pairs with both Opunake and Rahotu clear of water. The greens are currently being cut and play will commence as scheduled at 8.30am. Trial ends to be completed prior.
Lawn Bowls
As at 6.45am, we’ve had little rain, the greens are clear and so at this stage play will commence as scheduled at West End at 8.30am in the champion-of-champions triples. Any updates will be posted.
Please note, there is expected to be poor weather this weekend for Champion of Champion events. Please check Facebook and the website for updates to play. If play is unable to commence outside, then all play will be indoors at Paritutu. A decision will be made at around 7.00am in the morning. Thanks.
Our Champion of Champion’s events are soon to be played over March and April.
The following venues have been confirmed. Please check your entries are correct and if any substitutes/changes are required please contact the Centre Office before draws are completed on Monday the 13th.
Men’s Triples – West End
Women’s Triples – West End
Men’s Pairs – Rahotu
Women’s Pairs – Opunake
Entry Lists:
Pairs
Triples
Fours
Singles
Junior Singles
Finals will be played at West End, which will see the completion of the First Year Singles, Open Triples Tournaments and Hugh Moss, will be played on Sunday the 26th April, and if required Monday 27th April.
Pairs and Triples entries close Monday 6th of April.
Bowls Taranaki are looking for a new Selector/Manager for our Under 26’s side. We would like to thank Simon Rowe for his efforts over the past 3 years and congratulate him on his success with our side.
This year our Under 26 side will be travelling to Wellington to compete in the National Under 26 Tournament, starting Friday 21st of August and finishing Sunday 23rd of August, 2026.
We are looking for someone who will select and manage the side, with input and feedback from our Men’s and Women’s Selectors. They ideally would relate well to younger players, and be prepared to be involved with any coaching of younger players. If you are interested and think you would make a good candidate, please fill out the following form and return to the Centre Office. Applications close 1st of May.
Under 26’s Selector/Manager Application Form
Te Maunga Taranaki Bowls have announced that the 2027 Aotearoa Māori Bowls National Tournament will be hosted in the South Taranaki Region, with Hāwera Park Bowling Club as Headquarters.
Bowls Taranaki would like to acknowledge the work of the Te Maunga Taranaki Bowls Committee and wish them and our southern clubs the best in hosting such a prestigious tournament.
Aotearoa Maori Bowls National Tournament
Venue: South Taranaki
Headquarters: Hāwera Park Bowling Club
Date: 5th – 8th February 2027
For more information check out the Te Maunga Taranaki Bowls Facebook page or contact the committee.
Nominations for President, Vice President and Board Member for Bowls Taranaki close on the 1st of May.
If you are interested in being a part of common sense governance of the sport in Taranaki and are interested and available to commit to being involved with the board, please consider a nomination. If you have any questions about what being on the board looks like, feel free to give the Centre Office a call on 027 757 8800
Please see the following nomination forms.
President or Vice-President – Nomination Form
Board Member – Nomination Form
Grant Hassall
sportsnewstaranaki.co.nz
Taranaki finished with a bronze medal in the New Zealand men’s intercentre bowls event in Auckland on Sunday.
After topping its group in section play, Taranaki beat Nelson 2-1 in a dramatic quarterfinal on Saturday evening.
However, three-time defending champions Wellington could not be contained on Sunday, with Taranaki losing out 2-1. Wellington’s reign, however, was in turn ended 3-0 in the final by Canterbury.
The pair of Darren Goodin and Craig De Faria won five and drew one from seven games. After an opening loss to Gisborne-East Coast, Goodin went to lead, with De Faria skipping, the change yielding the impressive results.
De Faria, in the quarterfinal live on Sky Sport, drew the jack with his last bowl to beat Nelson’s Mike Carter and Robbie Reed, 15-12 and secure the match for Taranaki.
The duo also beat Wellington’s Robbie Bird and Finbar McGuigan 17-15 in the semifinals.
Camron Horo took over skipping the four, also after an opening loss to Gisborne-East Coast. With Adam Collins, Bart Robertson and Daryl Read, Horo’s side won its four remaining section play games, plus it trounced Nelson 20-6 in the last eight. However, they fell 15-9 to Ben King’s Wellington in the semis.
In the tough singles berth, Dean Elgar won three in section play, before losing to Nick Tomsett (Nelson) and Raymond Martin (Wellington).
A 2-1 loss to Thames Valley was the difference between qualifying and missing out for the women, who won two matches and drew one out of five. The two game losses to Thames Valley were by narrow margins.
Maree Gadsby’s four of Susan Cottam, Cindy Gray and Irene Taunt proved their doubters wrong. They won four games from five.
Alethea Rowlands started off leading the pairs, drawing one with Trish Howard on the first day. She then transferred to the singles, winning two from three, as did Rhonda Adams and Howard in the pairs.
The women’s title went to Wellington, after it beat the 2025 champions Bay of Plenty 3-0 in the final.
Meanwhile, in the Hugh Moss junior pairs, a record entry of 66 combinations was whittled down to just four over the weekend.
The four pairs, who survived three post section rounds at Stratford-Avon on Sunday, includes defending champions Joel Chard and Shae Fleming (Rahotu). They will meet another favoured pair, Ian Dawson and Andrew Gadsby (Fitzroy), in the semifinals, which will be held on finals weekend in late April.
The other semifinal will be an all-Lepperton affair between Dennis Turner and Mihi Hona against Colleen Hodges and Craig Metcalfe.
Bowls Taranaki and TSSSA (Taranaki Secondary Schools Sports Asociation) are holding their Taranaki Secondary Schools Bowls event Thursday the 5th of March at West End starting at 1pm.
Please see the conditions of play and programme for the afternoon.
Conditions of Play and Programme – TSSSA Bowls 2026
Congratulations to Stratford High School overall winners, and the winning team from Francis Douglas Memorial College. Thanks to everyone for attending.
Results – TSSSA Bowls 2026
Congratulations to the following players selected to represent Taranaki in the Bowls New Zealand National Intercentre in Auckland.
Women’s Side:
Susan Cottam, Irene Taunt, Alethea Rowlands, Maree Gadsby, Cindy Gray, Trish Howard and Rhonda Adams.
Manager: Cathy Andrews
Selector: Chris Commane
Men’s Side:
Camron Horo, Craig De Faria, Darren Goodin, Adam Collins, Bart Robertson, Dean Elgar and Daryl Read.
Manager: Kevan Sellers
Selector: John Gray
Good luck to all those involved.