1 CENTRE AND CLUB OPEN PROGRAMME 2017-2018 (Bowls NZ Events Are In Italics, CENTRE EVENTS ARE IN BOLD CAPITALS) OPT=Optional, MXD = Mixed WHERE APPLICABLE OPTIONAL = TEAMS MAY CONSIST OF MEN AND/OR WOMEN OR ANY COMBINATION OR MIXED = TEAMS MUST CONSIST OF MEN AND WOMEN) AUGUST 2017 TOURNAMENT VENUE SAT 19 UNDER 8 INTERCENTRE WITH HAWKES BAY HERETAUNGA BC SUN 20 UNDER 8 INTERCENTRE WITH HAWKES BAY HERETAUNGA BC Sat 26 Opening Day Mixed Tournament S/E 9am Poverty Bay Sun 27 Opening Day Stonehaven Memorial Sawyer Rosebowl Kahutia Open Opt Graded Fours T/E 9am Sun 27 Wairoa Opening Day - 9am Wairoa Wed 30 Kiri Te Kanawa Open Opt Triples 12:30pm Kahutia SEPTEMBER 2017 Sat 2 DB 8pt Triples Opt T/E 9am Kahutia Sat 2 Opening Day 12.30 Club Only Gisborne Sun 3 Opt Triples T/E 9am Te Karaka Wed 6 Heavy Equipment Services Opt Tournament S/E 9am Kahutia Sat 9 Ryman Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa Alex Allan Open Gisborne Triples S/E 9am SUN 10 BOP INTERCENTRE S/J REP FIXTURE OHOPE Wed 13 Beetham Lifestyle Village Free Open Tournament Beetham Village 12:30pm Sat 16 Sun 17 Wed 20 Abraham Plate Mxd Graded Fours T/E 9am Poverty Bay Sat 23 Sun 24 Wed 27 Beetham Lifestyle Village Doug Neilson Shield Opt Gisborne Open Triples S/E 9am Sat 30 OCTOBER 2017 Sun 1 Wed 4 McKenzie Shield Mxd Triples T/E 9am Poverty Bay SAT 7 CENTRE OPEN MEN/WOMEN TRIPLES 8.30am GISBORNE SUN 8 CONTINUATION of TRIPLES, & GISBORNE CONSOLATION Wed 11 Rymans Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa Reg Cook Open Gisborne Opt Tournament S/E 9am Sat 14 Sunshine Breweries 2x4x2 Mxd Pairs T/E 9am Poverty Bay 1
2 SUN 15 PECK SHIELD INTERCLUB 8.30am GISBORNE SUN 15 YELVERTON SHIELD 8.30am GISBORNE Wed 18 Cosmopolitan Open Opt Tournament S/E 9am Gisborne Sat 21 Lighthouse 3000 Graded Hetro Triples 8:30am Wairoa Sun 22 Lighthouse 3000 Graded Hetro Triples 8:30am Wairoa Mon 23 Labour Day Mon 23 Farm Meats Graded Opt Fours T/E 9am Kahutia Tue 24 East Coast Chartered Club Women s Triples Gisborne TBC Wed 25 East Coast Chartered Club Women s Triples Gisborne TBC Sat 28 Sun 29 NOVEMBER 2017 Wed 1 Farmlands Ernie Robinson Opt Triples S/E 9am Gisborne SAT 4 RAWHIWI CUP WOMEN S OPEN FOURS POVERTY BAY 8.30am SAT 4 J J MARTIN CENTRE MEN S FOURS 8.30am TE KARAKA HQ SUN 5 POST SECTION M/W FOURS CENTRE FOURS 8.30am Consolation 8.30am Wed 8 Kiri Te Kanawa Jack Booth Open Opt Triples s/e TE KARAKA POVERTY BAY Kahutia 12:30pm SAT 11 CENTRE MEN S OPEN PAIRS 8.30am GISBORNE HQ SAT 11 CENTRE WOMEN S OPEN PAIRS 8.30am KAHUTIA SUN 12 CONTINUATION OF PAIRS, & CONSOLATION GISBORNE Mon 6 th -Thurs 9 th Chartered Clubs NZ North Island Ladies Championships Fours Manurewa BC Wed 16 SAT 18 GISBORNE V HAWKES BAY (Local Club) HAWKES BAY SUN 19 GISBORNE v HAWKES BAY HAWKES BAY Sun 19 Wairoa Club Open Opt Pairs T/E 9am Wairoa Wed 22 Beetham Lifestyle Village Mxd Triples S/E 9am Poverty Bay Sat 25 Bellerby Open Graded Fours T/E -9AM Gisborne Sun 26 Opt Triples T/E 9am Te Karaka DECEMBER 2017 SAT 2 BNZ DIVISION ONE MEN S LOCAL INTERCLUB 8.30am TE KARAKA 2
3 SAT 2 BNZ DIVISION ONE WOMEN S INTERCLUB POVERTY BAY 8.30am SAT 2 BNZ DIVISION TWO MEN/WOMEN S LOCAL KAHUTIA INTERCLUB 8.30am Sun 3 DB 8 Point Triples T/E Kahutia Wed 6 Bill Edwards Tankard Tournament Gis v Kah 1pm Kahutia SAT 9 CENTRE MEN S OPEN SINGLES 8.30am GISBORNE TE KARAKA DEPENDENT ON ENTRIES SAT 9 CENTRE WOMEN S OPEN SINGLES 8.30am GISBORNE SUN 10 CENTRE SINGLES - POST SECTION 8.30am GISBORNE Wed 13 Beetham Lifestyle Village Triples S/E 12:30pm Kahutia Sat 16 Harcourt s Xmas Opt Tournament S/E 9am Kahutia SUN 17 UNCOMPLETED CENTRE FIXTURES Sun 17 Wed 20 Heavy Equipment Opt S/E Tournament Kahutia Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS Wed 27 Fri 29th Dec Mon National Open Championships Men & Women Dunedin Taieri BC 8th Jan 2018 Sat 30 Sun 31 JANUARY 2018 Wed 3 Graham Shield MXD Graded Fours T/E 9am Poverty Bay Sat 6 Sun 7 Wed 10 Bunnings Life Members Opt Tournament S/E Kahutia 12.30pm SAT 13 CENTRE OPEN MIXED PAIRS - 8.30am GISBORNE SUN 14 CENTRE OPEN MIXED PAIRS CONTINUATION POVERTY BAY BACK UP Wed 17 Beetham Lifestyle Village Alex White Opt Triples S/E Gisborne 9am Sat 20 Rymans Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa Opt 5pt Pairs T/E Kahutia 8.30am Sun 21 Rymans Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa Opt 5pt Pairs T/E Kahutia 8.30am TUES 23 CENTRE MASTERS 60YR PLUS OPT PAIRS POVERTY BAY WED 24 CENTRE MASTERS 60YR PLUS OPT PAIRS POVERTY BAY Sat 27 Burton Cup (Details TBC) Gisborne Sun 28 Duley Opt Open Pairs T/E 9am Burton Cup Continued (Details TBC) Wairoa Gisborne Mon 29 Anniversary Rubv & Anne Henry Opt Triples 9:00am T/E Tolaga Bay Day Wed 31 Kiri Te Kanawa Opt S/E Triples Kahutia Bowling Club 3
4 FEBRUARY 2018 SAT 3 SUN 4 Aotearoa National Bowls Tournament Aotearoa National Bowls Tournament Mon 5 th - Fri 9 th NZ Clubs National Men s Tournament Papanui Tue 6 Waitangi Day Wed 7 Hilton Croskery Open Triples T/E 9am Gisborne SAT 10 REGIONAL INTERCLUB FINALS PALMERSTON NTH Sun 11 Wed 14 Beetham Lifestyle Village Opt Triples S/E 12:30pm Kahutia CENTRE CH/CH SENIOR MEN/WOMEN PAIRS KAHUTIA 8.30am CENTRE CH/CH 8YR/UNDER MEN/WOMEN S KAHUTIA PAIRS 8.30am SUN 18 CONTINUATION OF PAIRS KAHUTIA Wed 21 Cosmopolitan Adjunct Members Only Tournament Poverty Bay 9.30 Sat 24 Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village Val Smith 2x4x2 Mxd Pairs T/E 8.30am Poverty Bay Gisborne Standby Sun 25 Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village Val Smith 2x4x2 Poverty Bay Mxd Pairs T/E 8.30am Wed 28 Beetham Lifestyle Village Opt Triples S/E 9am Kahutia MARCH 2018 Sat 3rd - Sun 4 th BNZ National Interclub Division s One & Two Venue TBC Sun 4 QRS 2x4x2 Open Opt Pairs T/E 9am Wairoa Tue 6 th Thur 8 th East Coast Regional Men s Chartered Club Kahutia Tournament SAT 10 PEACE SHIELD MEN S OPEN FOURS 8.30AM TE KARAKA HQ SUN 11 ELLA GIBSON WOMEN S FOURS 8.30am POVERTY BAY POST SECTION MEN/WOMEN FOURS 8.30am TE KARAKA MIXED CONSOLATION 8.30am Sat 10 Sun 11 Wed 14 M.E. Jukes & Son Open Opt Triples/Fours S/E Kahutia 12:30pm Fri 16 RSA Open Opt Tournament Poverty Bay Fri 16 th Sun 18 th National Under 8 Intercentre Auckland Venue TBC CENTRE CH/CH SENIOR MEN/WOMEN WAIROA TRIPLES 8.30am CENTRE CH/CH 8YR/UNDER MEN/WOMEN S WAIROA TRIPLES 8.30am SUN 18 CH/CH TRIPLES CONTINUED Wed 21 Beetham Village Open Mixed Triples S/E 9:30am Poverty Bay Thurs 22 nd - Sun 25 th Bowls NZ National Intercentre Christchurch 4
5 Sat 24 Uawa Garage Opt Open Triples Tournament 9am Tolaga Bay Sun 25 Uawa Garage Opt Open Triples Tournament 9am Tolaga Bay Wed 28 Friday 30 EASTER GOOD FRIDAY Fri 30 th Sat 31 st National Under 18 Singles Wellington Sat 31 Poverty Bay Easter Tournament Te Karaka Easter Tournament APRIL 2018 Sun 1 Poverty Bay Easter Tournament Te Karaka Easter Tournament Sun 1 st Mon 2 nd Kittyhawk Under 21 Singles Wellington Monday 2 EASTER MONDAY TUE 3 rd MIXED PAIRS WED 4th SINGLES Wed 4 Beetham Lifestyle Village Free Open Tournament 9.30 Beetham Village THUR 5 th PAIRS FRI 6 th TRIPLES Sat 4 th Sun 15 th Commonwealth Games Queensland Broadbeach BC SAT 7 CENTRE CH/CH SENIOR MEN/WOMEN GISBORNE FOURS 8.30am SAT 7 CENTRE CH/CH 8YR/UNDER MEN/WOMEN S GISBORNE FOURS 8.30am SUN 8 CONTINUATION OF FOURS GISBORNE Sun 8 Stonehaven 7 Point Opt Triples 9:00am Kahutia MON 9 th FOURS Wed 11 Kiri Te Kanawa S/E Opt Triples Kahutia Tue 17 th Fri 27 th National Mixed Pairs and National Club Finals Venue TBC Sat 14 DB Open Men s Professional Pairs 8.30am Kahutia Sat 14 Bronwyn Kay Women s Professional Pairs 8:30am Gisborne Sun 15 DB Men s Open Professional Pairs 8.30am Kahutia Sun 15 Bronwyn Kay Women s Professional Pairs 8:30am Gisborne SAT 21 CENTRE CH/CH SENIOR MEN/WOMEN'S KAHUTIA SINGLES 8.30am SAT 21 CENTRE CH/CH 8YR/UNDER & 5YR/UNDER KAHUTIA MEN/WOMEN S SINGLES 8.30am SUN 22 CONTINUATION OF SINGLES - KAHUTIA Sun 22 Closing Day Wairoa 5
6 Wednesday 25 Anzac Day - SAT 28 CENTRE CH/CH MIXED PAIRS 8.30am POVERTY BAY SUN 29 CONTINUATION OF MIXED PAIRS 8:30am POVERTY BAY Sun 29 Electrinet Opt Graded Fours T/E 9am Kahutia MAY SAT 5 UNCOMPLETED CENTRE FIXTURES Sat 5 Liquorland Opt Closing S/E Tournament 9:00am Kahutia SUN 6 UNCOMPLETED CENTRE FIXTURES Sat 12 Closing Day 12.30 Gisborne Sat 12 Closing Day Poverty Bay Sun 13 Closing Day Te Karaka Sat 19 Olsen Closing Day Tournament 9am Tolaga Bay Sun 20 SAT 26 CENTRE CLOSING TOURNAMENT POVERTY BAY 6