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07/09/2026

Club Person of the Year 2026: Tracey Macrae

For seven years, Tracey Macrae has been at the heart of Foxton Beach Bowling Club, providing the leadership, organisation, and commitment that have helped the club thrive both on and off the green.

Through her service as secretary and her countless volunteer contributions, she has become an integral part of the club's success and a highly respected figure within the bowls community.

Read the whole story here: www.bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/news/summerset-national-awards-club-person-of-the-year-tracey-macrae

Announcement Schedule:
๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐š๐ซ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ

Our longstanding partner Summerset Retirement Villages are holding a Nationwide Open Day across their 40 villages on Sun...
06/09/2026

Our longstanding partner Summerset Retirement Villages are holding a Nationwide Open Day across their 40 villages on Sunday, 13 September from 10am โ€“ 2pm. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
If youโ€™re curious about retirement village living, pop into your local village to have a wander round
For more information visit https://www.summerset.co.nz/nationwide-open-day/

Congratulations to all our finalists in the Champion of Champions Mixed Pairs.
06/09/2026

Congratulations to all our finalists in the Champion of Champions Mixed Pairs.

06/09/2026

Greenkeeper of the Year 2026: Paul Hickey

For more than four decades, Paul Hickey has been a familiar and highly respected figure within New Zealand bowls both on and off the green.

He has been widely acknowledged as one of the best greenkeepers in the Country, and it is fitting that his contribution has been recognised with the Bowls New Zealand Greenkeeper of the Year Award for 2026.

Read the full story here: www.bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/news/summerset-national-awards-greenkeeper-of-the-year-paul-hickey

Announcement Schedule:
๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐š๐ซ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, pฤpฤ, matua, father figures, and mentors in our bowls whฤnau. ๐Ÿ’™Today we celebrate th...
05/09/2026

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, pฤpฤ, matua, father figures, and mentors in our bowls whฤnau. ๐Ÿ’™

Today we celebrate the men who guide, support, encourage, and inspire others both on and off the green. From sharing their wisdom and volunteering their time, to helping new bowlers feel welcome and supporting the next generation, your impact reaches far beyond the game.

Whether you're a dad, grandad, stepdad, foster dad, kaitiaki, or a trusted role model, thank you for the countless ways you help make our clubs and communities stronger.

We hope you enjoy a well-earned day surrounded by family, friends, and those who matter most.

Happy Father's Day from all of us at Bowls New Zealand. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’™

05/09/2026

Umpire of the Year 2026: Pauline Seaton

Behind every successful bowls competition is a team of dedicated officials who help ensure the sport is played fairly, professionally, and in the right spirit.

Few people embody that commitment more completely than Pauline Seaton, whose contribution to bowls at club, centre, national, and international level has earned her the title of Bowls New Zealand Umpire of the Year for 2026.

Read the full story here: www.bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/news/summerset-national-awards-umpire-of-the-year-pauline-seaton

Announcement Schedule:
๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐š๐ซ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ

04/09/2026

Coach of the Year 2026: Jonathan Truesdale

Jonathan Truesdale's contribution to bowls in Canterbury has been built on helping players develop, regardless of their age, experience, or ambitions.

Through his work as a coach, mentor, and programme leader, he has played an important role in creating opportunities for bowlers to improve their skills and progress within the sport.

Read the full story here: www.bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/news/summerset-national-awards-coach-of-the-year-jonathan-truesdale

Announcement Schedule:

๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐”๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐š๐ซ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ
๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ- ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ

Just like that, we're up to the last of our Champion of Champions Events for 2026. The 2-4-2 Mixed Pairs are underway at...
03/09/2026

Just like that, we're up to the last of our Champion of Champions Events for 2026.

The 2-4-2 Mixed Pairs are underway at the Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club.

You can follow the results here: https://results.bowlshub.co.nz/competition/42fcf996-7d9d-4759-84b6-481daa80f02a

Live scoring for the entire weekend is here: https://results.bowlshub.co.nz/competition/42fcf996-7d9d-4759-84b6-481daa80f02a

Tune in live from 11.15am Sunday for finals day on SkySport or YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/PxS2QWhtrkQ?si=LVTO7XZxlsrPHW7N

Who's your pick to win?

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