Our popular Tuesday Galas will be the first post-Covid 19 event to be held. They will start on the 9th June and carry through till the end of August. We look forward to welcoming members and visitors to this event which uis generously sponosred by Ceinwen Howard and the team at Howard and Co. Realty.”

This is a story of how Harry met Kathy. Kathy, from Wanganui, New Zealand and Harry, from Dundee, Scotland had both been living in Canada for around 40 years. Sadly, they each lost their partners, became widowed and life became rather lonely. Harry Meechan’s daughter decided to buy a house with the intention of getting…

Okay here’s a question: How many of you had a father who was a whaler?Answer: One, Les Roberts. That’s right, while Les was growing up first of all in Kaikoura and then Nelson, his father was among the last of New Zealand’s whalers. What’s also quite remarkable is that Les became a cowboy in Canada…

Ray Fawcett – Player Profile Don’t wave to Ray Fawcett if you see him driving by in his taxi. He’ll think you’re a prospective fare! Born in Lower Hutt, Ray attended Naenae College mainly to play sport and in particular, cricket. He was selected for the College First Eleven at a young age and, on…

World champion bowler, Mike Kernaghan, visited the club last week. He was invited primarily to chat to members about the need for care in the sun in his role as chief executive of the Cancer Society, but he also chatted about his bowls highlights and offered some sound ideas about making the sport attractive to…