Bowls Maraetai

Having so much coverage of Bowls New Zealand Bowlers and Para Bowlers was a great showcase for the sport of Bowls.

It highlighted how bowls is a great sport where players of all ages and abilities are able to participate against each other in friendly camaraderie.

Bowls Maraetai is a social competitive club that welcomes interested locals and looking especially for more tamariki to join our young members.

Wednesday 10 June the final of the Women’s First Year Singles was held.

A keen contest was expected between current Junior Year 1-5 Singles champion Paula Johnstone and Janine Hickmore current Open Singles champion.

The conditions were great sunny with no wind at all so it was a contest solely on length and line of bowls delivery.

Both competitors produced some very good draw bowls which were appreciated by those members who came to watch the contest. On a number of heads the score was decided by the final bowl.

At the conclusion Paula was the winner being able to achieve some precision bowls when they were needed, Janine was a worthy runner up on this occasion.

Congratulations to both players on their performance, there are sure to be some more tussles next season.

Bowls Maraetai developing local talent through to Auckland Representative Squad
Go Paula and Roscoe

1–5 Squad prepares for Winter Quad - Bowls Auckland 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 a...

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS

Great news received yesterday from Bowls Auckland that two Bowls Maraetai members, Paula Johnstone and Ross Peden have been selected to represent Bowls Auckland’s Junior(1-5 Year)Representative players!

This is a significant milestone for Bowls Maraetai, and one we have been aiming for as part of our development towards being a socially competitive bowling club that encourages and supports both social bowling and competitive bowling.
Our Junior section is developing quickly and leading to improved performance across the whole membership.

Paula and Ross have been working particularly hard on their respective games benefiting with good performances. Their commitment will ensure they make the most of this awesome opportunity.

Hoffman Cup
Open Drawn Handicap Pairs
Saturday 28th March

We had 10 teams enter and they were challenged initially by heavy dew and a cool fog cover.
As the rinks dried and the mat and air temperature rose conditions were changing.
Tight matches confirmed that the handicappers do a great job .
After the three rounds of 12 end games there were only two pairs with three wins.
Ends won and points scored were used to determine the winners being Andy Collier and Raymond Coates, runners up Dion Dollimore and Nigel Oliver.
Thanks to the 20 players for a good competition.

Saturday 21 March starting at 9am

FIRST YEAR CHAMPION SINGLES

Come and support the next group of bowlers experience their first competition.

Three rounds of first to 21 points in knockout format.

First round draw:-

Ben Clark vs Brian Stocking

Ray Dougherty vs Andrew Mortimer

Paul Cheshire vs Mike Oxley

Dan Udy vs Brad Gartside

Sure to be some interesting games

Saturday update
First round winners were 13 year old Ben, Ray, Paul and Dan
Paul’s win over Mike was 21-20 after 25 completed ends and two killed ends as per the attached photo.
This could have affected Paul in the semifinal when he was run down late in the game 21-18.
The other semifinal saw Ray gain a win over the club’s youngest member Ben, great tenacity Ben.
A good final resulted in a win for Dan over Ray a great competition.

Look who we secured to coach us - the dynamic and impressive Selina Goddard - Woman’s World Number 1 in November 2025 💪

Selina simply loved our Club uniform (referencing our Club as being modern and united 😊), including the personalised shirt we presented her with that has her birthday day on it ❤️

Will we see Selina play in Bowls Maraetai kit - you never know, her bowling career started in East Auckland and we left a lasting impression as we’re known for 😊

Kemp Cup - Handicap Singles
Saturday/Sunday 28 February / 1 March

A total of 18 entrants women and men entered the competition which is usually highlighted with tight finishes.

First Bye round matches
Lu beat Paul
Nigel beat Brian

Round of 16
Paula beat Paddy
Derek beat Peter E
Dave beat Grant
Sandra beat Mike
Neville beat Janice
Jim D beat Richard
Ray beat Roy
Nigel beat Lu

Quarterfinals
Paula beat Derek 21-13
Sandra beat Dave 21-19
Jim beat Neville 21-20
Nigel beat Ray 18-17

Tomorrow’s Semifinals

Paula vs Sandra
Jim vs Nigel

Good matchups for good spectator appeal starting at 9.30am