Newsletter No 4 April 2025
Notices
​Greenkeepers Conference 21 & 22 July Click for Registration form
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Awards Night Register by April 27th for 9 May 5.30pm at ADC Click for details
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AGM 15th June Click for minutes from General Meeting 14 April Remits to be voted on.
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This will likely be the last newsletter for a while however keep an eye on our website homepage for the latest news and photos.
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Continuing our tour around the region... Patearoa
Travel from the picturesque township of Ranfurly some 20kms along a straight road surrounded by flat green pastures of sheep and cattle to Patearoa and you will find the Patearoa Bowling Club. The club is part of the sports domain which also features a flat, green, parklike golf course. There is a natural bowling green and good hospitality offered should you travel there for a tournament.
The club has 12 members, 9 men and 3 women. There are plenty of other clubs not too far away​: Middlemarch, Naseby, Ranfurly and Waipiata so there is a good choice of greens in the immediate surrounds for the Maniototo subcentre. Patearoa was proud to host for Bowls NZ: Fours and mixed pairs in February 2023.
The elevation is about 400 metres above sea-level, similar in altitude to Wanaka. It is on the furthest edge of our bowling area on the south edge of the Maniototo basin. If you require food or coffee away from the Bowling Club the closest can be found in Ranfurly. The popular biking rail trail runs through the area so ​dinner bookings are required during the season.
Roxburgh Bowling Club
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The furthest that we travel each year from Wanaka for pennants and interclub is to the picturesque Roxburgh Bowling Club.(123 km) situated in the heart of the fruitlands area, the wonderful Teviot valley. The Club has a wonderful pavilion opened in 1950 and two immaculate grass greens.
Online the Club's 1922 records describe the annual balance sheet as being the 9th so the club was likely established about 1912. In 1922 the club was recorded as having 37 members, 18 of which were ladies.
It is one of the smaller clubs and now has 27 members. With four tournaments a year the club enjoys a lot of participation from Southland and Otago players. Regular representative games are scheduled at the Roxburgh Bowling Club due to its proximity to both Southland and Otago and its history of having very fine greens. The club is known for good food and hospitality. It is very much part of the Roxburgh community and runs a successful Wednesday evening where all the rinks are full from community bowlers..
Both of our men's and womens Central Otago Coaches / selectors are members of the Roxburgh Club. Ric Hunt and Carl Street. Both Carl and Ric are BowlsNZ accredited coaches.
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Bowlers intending to play singles should make themselves aware of the expectations on a marker. The pdf copy can be found in the menu "regulations"
