Kerikeri Bowling Club

Far North Centre Opening Triples Tournament was held on Sunday 23 August. A great day bowling for 22 teams, although the wind did come up in the afternoon.
Thank you to all the organisers and helpers.
Results:
Far North Bowls President, Jill Fraser, presented the awards for the day.

1st: Frankie T, Ken Smith, Trevor Smith (Coopers Beach)
3 wins, 23 ends, 41 points
2nd: Dave Williams, Andy McKenzie, Glenis Sim (Kerikeri)
3 wins, 23 ends, 36 points
3rd: Pania Roberts, Kate Haynes, Faye Norman (Okaihau – who looked amazing in their new club uniforms)
3 wins, 18 ends, 36 points
4th: Ray Glogowski, Patrick Higginbotham, Ellaine Aubery (Kerikeri & Opononi)
2 wins, 22 ends, 56 points

A great day for Saturday afternoon bowls at Kerikeri Bowling Club . Everybody welcome. Come along and bring a friend.

Saturday afternoon bowls Kerikeri Bowling Club. A great turnout last Saturday. This event will continue every Saturday apart from when the club is hosting a tournament - we will keep you informed of these dates.

On Tuesday morning, Jill Faser, Far North Biwls president, presented Lyn McKeating with her gold star which represents 15 Centre titles. Congratulations, Lyn.

KERIKERI MOBILITY TRIPLES

The Keri Mobility Pairs tournament was held on Sunday 19 July in fine conditions at Kerikeri Bowling Club with a very good turnout of players - 19 teams.

Congratulations to Lee Exler and Dave William who won all four matches and took the title.

Results:
1st: Lee Exler and Dave Williams (4 wins, 60 points)
2nd: Dan Amosa and Matiu Weepu (4 wins, 44 points)
3rd: Becky Papera and Ray Glogowski (3 wins, 48 points)
4th: Victor Tane and Tanya Harris (3 wins, 44 points)


Thank you to Keri Mobility for supporting bowls in Kerikeri.
Thank you to all those who helped with the running of the tournament.

On Saturday 6 June we welcomed bowlers from a wide number of clubs including Silverstream, Arapahoe, Cambridge, Hikurangi, Kawakawa, Opononi, Okaihau, Church Rd and Kaikohe who played in our annual Otawa Trust Family Mixed Fours. We had a beautiful lunch organised by our very hardworking ladies Lyn and Jan. Thankyou so much to our sponsor Ra Te Amo and his family trust for a very successful and enjoyable tournament day.

The weather held out for us and we played 4 games of 8 ends. At the end of the day the results were:

1st: 4 wins. The Norman family from Okaihau, Faye, Rob, David and Darryl.
2nd: 3 wins. 49 points. The Haynes family from Okaihau, David, Kate, Regan and Dylan.
3rd: 3 wins 43 points. Team Webb from Arapohue, Kerikeri, Okaihau. Marty, Viv and Bevan Webb and Danny Roberts
4th: 3 wins 34 points, Lewis Welch, Ian Dunn, Helen Dean, Jenny Taylor.

Winner of Champ of Champ 1st Year Singles - Bowls Far North Centre

A big congratulations to Tracey Taylor winning the Far North 1st year Champ of Champs in Kaitaia on 6 June 2026. She beat Crystal from Opononi in the final 21-13.

Also, well done to Leonie Bell, who came third in the Junior 1-5 category.

Kerikeri Bowling Club Newsletter May 2026