The battle between Jo Edwards (New Zealand) and Karen Murphy (Australia) in the singles and pairs will be a feature of World Bowls in Christchurch next week.
North Otago bowls has taken a dramatic initiative to improve its playing standard by permitting its top three clubs to join the premier South Canterbury club competition.
Flooded greens and an indoor stadium without lights did not stop Frank Monopoli's Wakatu team from winning the 53rd annual Hanz bowls title in Dunedin yesterday.
The long drought is over. It ended on Sunday when Central Otago beat Southland in the annual inter-provincial sevens in Queenstown for the first time in nearly two decades.
World Bowls representative Mike Kernaghan joined an elite group at his home club yesterday when he won his third North East Valley Invitation Singles title.
Double World Bowls champion Gary Lawson (Canterbury) returned to his best form yesterday to reach the North East Valley Invitation singles quarterfinals.
Shannon McIlroy (Nelson) started the North East Valley Invitation singles in style and showed why he is representing New Zealand in the discipline at World Bowls.
Mike Howard ended his indoor bowls season on a high note when he won the pairs at the 56th annual Alexandra Blossom Festival tournament at the weekend.
The economic upturn is expected to bring more sponsorship dollars into the New Zealand PBA and make it easier for bowlers to travel to international events in the United Kingdom.