Bowls Canterbury

🔴 ⚫ U26 Fundraiser Tournament – Recap 🔴 ⚫

While the weather wasn’t fantastic first thing in the morning, it turned out to be a great day out on the green, with plenty of competitive bowls and fundraising for our Canterbury U26 Team.

A huge thank you to Halswell Bowling Club and their volunteers for hosting the tournament, your support is greatly appreciated.

Thank you also to Shona Pritchard for being our fantastic umpire for the day.

We’d also like to acknowledge our generous supporters:

- FreshChoice Sumner for donating the supplies for our sausage sizzle, as well as the voucher for the Spider competition
- Henselite for donating a brand new set of bowls for our raffle

A big thank you to our Canterbury U26 Team and their coach JT, who got stuck in helping run the event while also taking part in some of the games.

Congratulations to Mark Buist’s team on taking out the tournament win!

Thanks to everyone who supported the event, we raised over $2,000 for our U26 Team. Your generosity and support are hugely appreciated.

We now turn our attention to our upcoming tournament against the Dunedin U30 Team on 4–5 July. Keep an eye on our page for all the results over the weekend!

Calling All Current and Aspiring Coaches in Canterbury!

Bowls New Zealand and Bowls Canterbury are teaming up to deliver a range of Coaching Courses on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September. Venues TBC

Whether you're already coaching or just starting out, this is a great opportunity to grow your skills and connect with the bowls coaching community.

📧 Interested?
Get in touch with Amie at [email protected] to register!

!!! ALL SPOTS FILLED !!!

U26 Fundraiser Tournament – Entries Open

Sunday 21st June
Venue: Halswell Bowling Club

Format of Play:
• Any Combination Fours
• Composite teams allowed
• 3 rounds, 10 ends
• 9:30am start

MAXIMUM 16 Teams
Cost: $120 per team

To enter, please email your team entry and team name to:
📧 [email protected]

Bowls Canterbury Open U5's Coaching Courses

We're excited to announce the dates for our winter coaching courses! Venues to be confirmed.

Coaching Days:
Sunday, 16 August
Sunday, 30 August

Tournament Day:
Sunday, 6 September

These sessions are a fantastic opportunity to sharpen your skills ahead of the new season and work alongside some of Canterbury’s top coaches!

To ensure everyone gets the most out of the experience, we’ve split the courses into groups based on playing years:

- Year 1 & 2
- Year 3 & 4
- Year 5

Whether you're new to the game or looking to take the next step, we’d love to see you there!

Interested, want to register, or need more info?

Click the link below to fill out the registration form
https://forms.gle/enUuQAXDi5srXQZu5

Or contact Amie at [email protected].

OUT OF OFFICE - NOTICE

Please be advised that the Bowls Canterbury office will be closed on Tuesday 2nd June.

If urgent please contact Lorraine - [email protected] or 027 530 5280

The draft programme, programme notes, and information regarding the BNZ Pathway Sevens for the 2026–27 season are now available to view on the Bowls Canterbury website:

https://www.sporty.co.nz/bowlscanterbury/draft-programme-2026-27-2

If you have any feedback, please send to [email protected] by Friday 12 June.

Bowls Canterbury Proudly working with 56 Bowling clubs across the Canterbury region Bowls Canterbury is committed to lead, inspire and deliver this fantastic sport.

⚫🔴U26 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT – Canterbury v Dunedin Tournament 🔴⚫

Congratulations to the following players who have been selected to represent Canterbury in the upcoming U26 Representative Tournament in Dunedin on 4-5 July!

Selected Players:
Liam Keegan
Chloe Wright
Hamish Kelleher
Olivia Mancer
Dylan Campbell
Callum Cox
Bronson Kellett
Willie Bassett-Smith
Courtney Bodger
Logan Dunn

Coach: Jonathan Truesdale
Player Support: Rebecca Barker
Team Manager: Amie MacLennan

These athletes represent the very best of Canterbury’s emerging bowls talent, and we’re excited to see them in action!

A big thank you to Bowls Dunedin Inc. – we’re looking forward to a weekend of tough, competitive, and exciting bowls!

Let’s go, Canterbury!

A big thank you to all of our TOMBOLA sponsors for our 2025/26 Season Awards Night!

We truly appreciate the generosity and support from the following businesses who helped make our Awards Night possible:

🔴 Southern Woods Nursery
⚫ Henselite
🔴 Good Vibes Café
⚫ New World Fendalton
🔴 Shade Systems
⚫ Dynasty
🔴 Scorpio Books
⚫ The Beauty Parlour
🔴 Methven Seed Cleaning

Your support of our bowls community is hugely appreciated!

⚫🔴 Bowls Canterbury Special Awards – WINNERS 🔴⚫

A huge congratulations to the following winners of our Bowls Canterbury Special Awards for the 2025/26 season. Your dedication, passion, and achievements throughout the season have been outstanding and are truly deserving of recognition.

🥇 Team of the Year – Senior Men’s Intercentre Team

🥇 Administrator of the Year – Phil Harris (Woodend Bowling Club)

🥇 Official of the Year – Rose Murray (Belfast Bowling Club)

🥇 Greenkeeper of the Year – Stu Jenkins (Woodend Bowling Club)

🥇 Coach of the Year – Graeme Rees (Burnside Bowling Club)

🥇 Volunteer of the Year – Andy Weber (Riccarton Racecourse Bowling Club)

🥇 Club of the Year – Leeston Bowling Club

🥇 Para Player of the Year – Hazel Littlejohn (Bowls Darfield)

🥇 Consistent Female of the Year – Rebecca Barker (Belfast Bowling Club)

🥇 Consistent Male of the Year – Joseph van der Pennen (Bowls Papanui)

🥇 Young Player of the Year – Hamish Kelleher (Halswell Bowling Club)

🥇 Most Improved Player of the Year – Chloe Wright (Bowls Hornby / Burnside Bowling Club)

🥇 Sportsman of the Year – Hamish Kelleher (Halswell Bowling Club)

🥇 Sportswoman of the Year – Rebecca Barker (Belfast Bowling Club)

Congratulations once again to all award recipients on an incredible season.