Bowling and Johnsonville

Wellington Fours qualifying

Victoria Bowling Club — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

3 out of 4 Victoria teams qualified into the Wellington Fours tomorrow. All playing 9am tomorrow at Johnsonville: Helen, Nina,…

Bowls Wellington interclub updates after Round 4

Victoria Bowling Club — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Women Division 1 Johnsonville 68 Silverstream 54 Tawa 53 Stokes Valley 51 Plimmerton 51 Naenae 49 Victoria 46 Miramar 21…

Interclub Round Two

Victoria Bowling Club — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 21:54:50 GMT

Women’s Division 1 A huge win for the Women’s Premier team as they got two wins vs long rivals Johnsonville.…

JBC Women Win Henselite Open Triples

Johnsonville Bowling Club — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

By Allan Galbraith After three days of triples, the Johnsonville trio of Paula Meredith, Lynnie Campbell and Merani Davis yesterday won the Henselite Open Triples 17-16 – on an extra end, against the strong Naenae team of Wendy Mackie, Kennie Critchlow and Yvonne Burt.

JBC Men's 242 Pairs Winners 2023-24

Johnsonville Bowling Club — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

By Allan Galbraith Twelve pairs played in this event yesterday, the format being four rounds (if necessary) of ten ends.

Women's Graded Fours Winners 2023-24

Johnsonville Bowling Club — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

By Allan Galbraith Four teams played three games of ten ends in this event. Lil George and her team of Janet Nehemia (3), Debera Dean (2) and Janet Heads (L) were two-winners after two games and held on to win the competition with a clean sweep in the third. Notably, both Debera and (lead) Janet are first year bowlers.

Saturday 5 November Interclub results

Victoria Bowling Club — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 22:13:42 GMT

Morning matches: Women’s Premier vs Johnsonville A superb start to the interclub season for the women’s premier team, beating Johnsonville…

Indoor Bowls vs Johnsonville

Victoria Bowling Club — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:27:59 GMT

On Wednesday 18 September at 6PM we have an indoor bowls competition with a few of our teams from the Thursday night social winter league going up against teams from the Johnsonville club. Come along to watch and support us taking on Johnsonville, then the following week we will compete at the Johnsonville club.

NUHC Patron Rex Manning has passed away

Northern United Hockey Club — Wed, 29 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Rex Manning in 2018 Longtime player, president and patron of Northern United, Rex Manning, passed away at the age of 91. A service was held for Rex on Saturday, 1 June at 2:00pm, and many club members past and present attended, including the whole NUHC committee. Rex joined Wellington Tech Old Boys hockey club in 1944 when he left college. Two years later, while still a teenager, he was made club delegate to the Wellington Hockey Association. It only took Rex two years to join the Senior team, where he played for 17 years, with 7 as captain. The highlight was the legendary 1950 team, which won the senior championship for the first time (shared with Karori) – and the only time in the first 50 years of the club history. That was back in the days when, in Rex’s words, “We didn’t warm up or stretch or anything, just had a few hits before we ran on. And lemons, not water, at half time.” Tech Old Boys later became Northern United, where Rex served as team captain, selector, coach, club captain, president and patron. Rex never just played the game; he was always helping run the organisations that allowed everyone else to also play the game he loved.

President’s message from the 50th Jubilee booklet, 1980 When Rex retired from playing, he immediately switched to umpiring, coaching, and drawmaster/ umpires appointee for WHA. His son Bruce recalls a typical Saturday morning in the Manning household in the 1960s:

Dad would have already done the draw on Tuesday, so it could be put into the paper on Thursday; then at some ungodly hour of Saturday morning, if it was raining, the phone would start ringing. If grounds were closed, he would have to rearrange the draw, ring the radio station to broadcast cancellations and game changes, and ring the umpires to tell them their new games. Then it was up and off to coach the junior team Ross and I played in. Back for lunch and more phone calls – he was always on the phone – then off for his two games as umpire (at 1:15 and 3 pm), and we would all meet up at the clubrooms at Alex Moore park to socialise and hear team results. Repeat the next week... — Bruce Manning Not surprising, then, that the 50th Jubilee booklet (1980) recorded this little fact:
This involvement over a long time saw Rex receive the 1992 Club Administrator of the Year award from the Johnsonville Sports Association. From 1986-2010, Rex was involved in the Foundation for the National Hockey Stadium, doing the turf timetabling, chairing the Trust Board, running the Pavilion and fixing the goals. On one occasion he tried to convince a lawn bowls player that they should hire the turf for special bowling events. The man said “you’ll never get bowlers playing on turf, it just won’t happen” – Rex remembered this every time he passes an artificial turf at a lawn bowls club. Along with another Northern Club member, Ken Wood, Rex was instrumental in the fundraising and installation of the Maidstone Park and Elsdon turfs, the bowling clubs have had to put their own turfs in. Rex’s continual presence in the pavilion was handy for many teams, when they had no umpire. Rex filled in as an umpire until he was almost 80! Rex continued to attend committee meetings and was still at the turf at the weekends, watching a new generation of Northern United hockey players. Rex served as patron of the Northern United Hockey Club, of which he was also a Life Member.He was also a Life Member of the Wellington Hockey Association. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to hockey in 2000. In 2012 he received a Hockey New Zealand Gold Award. These accolades however, barely recognise Rex’s over 70 years service to hockey. Rex will be sorely missed by his family, friends and all of the Wellington hockey community. Article and photos courtesy of Suzanne Manning
Rex Manning, Johnsonville Sports Association Administrator of the Year, 1992

Champion of Champions Pairs Progress

Tawa Bowling Club — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The finals of the Wellington Champion of Champions Pairs are currently underway at the Hutt club: For the men defending champions Ben King and Peter Batchelor from Wilton are 13–5 up against Lyall Bay's Brian Petherick. For the women the Hutt team are 10–9 up against Mandy Boyd and Dale Lang from Johnsonville. Many thanks to Thelma Chapman for providing the results and progress scores.

Howat and Wong win Mixed Pairs Title

Tawa Bowling Club — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Evergreen Wellington bowler Judy Howat and partner Euan Wong have won the Wellington Mixed Pairs tilte for 2011–12. They defeated Helen and Ben King on the windswept Johnsonville green in extremely trying conditions. Judy wins her 33rd centre title and Euan his first. For Euan it's been a good year as he also won the New Zealand Secondary Schools singles.

Mixed Pairs underway at Tawa

Tawa Bowling Club — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Naenae's Robyn Fitzgerald, Jeremy Kydd from Victoria and Brent Stubbins from Johnsonville enjoy the cool early conditions at Tawa. Set for 3 games of 16 ends the 242 Mixed Pairs is the only centre event that allows a team to comprise players from separate clubs. This year sees 92 teams in 7 pools across Wellington. Knockout play gets underway at Johnsonville 9am Sunday.

National Club Champs set to get underway at Naenae

Tawa Bowling Club — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

These national events for men and women are on from April 9 through April 16 at Naenae Bowling Club. No Tawa teams have made it through, but 2 players with Tawa connections are there, Hilda Abraham (Triples, Johnsonville) and Bruce Miller (Fours, Wilton). read more

Community Bowls Final Results

Johnsonville Bowling Club — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The 8th and final night of the 2010 Community Bowls was played on Tuesday 23 March with the 'Newland Arms 1" team being the overall winners with a total of 13 wins over the eight nights.

Petone Central Men's Rugby Fours Tournament

Johnsonville Bowling Club — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

What a great day on the greens. Wonderful games, amazing food, lots of fun had by all. JBC had 2 teams representing the club. Harry Kilmartin (S), Nairn MacGibbon, Keith Alexander & Wally Hammond (player of the day) were unbeaten on their green and finsihed 2nd on differential.

Classic Triples Tournament

Johnsonville Bowling Club — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May 2010, the Johnsonville Bowling Club will be hosting the second annual invitational "Classic Triples" tournament.