Wayne Parsons

Bellis looks back fondly on golden age

Peter Belliss has a roll-up on the Taieri green last Thursday before the national championships....

Bellis looks back fondly on golden age

One of the inaugural inductees into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame, Peter Belliss MBE is arguably the most honoured bowler competing at the national championships in Dunedin.

Battles for survival in final round of qualifying for fours

Battles for survival in final round of qualifying for fours

Qualifying for post-section play in the women's fours at the national championships had several of the top-seeded teams locked in battles of survival in Dunedin yesterday.

Youngster causes stir with maturity, ability

Cooper Stumbles in action at the national championships in Dunedin. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Youngster causes stir with maturity, ability

Arguably the story to emerge from the national championships in Dunedin over the weekend was that of 11-year-old Cooper Stumbles.

Fours favourites suffer upset in qualifying

Caleb Hope (front left with mat) checks a measure from a bowl on the edge of the green to the...

Fours favourites suffer upset in qualifying

There was a sensational start to the qualifying rounds of the fours competition at the national championships in Dunedin yesterday.

Belliss thankful for golden age of bowls

Peter Belliss having a roll-up on the Taieri green prior to the BLK National Bowls Championships...

Belliss thankful for golden age of bowls

One of the inaugural inductees in the the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame Peter Belliss MBE, is arguably the most honored bowler competing at the national bowls championships currently being held in...

Cream rising to top at bowls nationals

United team-mates Val Smith (left) and Jo Edwards qualified in the pairs at the North East Valley...

Cream rising to top at bowls nationals

Just two days into the national bowls championships in Dunedin, the cream is already beginning to rise to the top.

Change of hand crucial for Smith

Jo Edwards delivers her bowl as Dale Rayner looks on during their women’s pairs match at the...

Change of hand crucial for Smith

Blackjacks Jo Edwards and Val Smith made an emphatic statement in their first-round pairs game at the national championships in Dunedin yesterday, defeating defending champions Dale Rayner and Ashleigh Jeffcoat 25-13.

Girvan wants another title

Richard Girvan is testament to the fact that you can take the boy out of bowls but not the bowls out of the boy.

Rapid rise to top for Goddard

At 23 years old, defending national women’s singles champion Selina Goddard (Auckland) is one of the new faces of bowls in New Zealand, and a possible contender for selection for a second Commonwealth Games.

Tough start to pairs for defending champs

Tough start to pairs for defending champs

There will be plenty to play for when the opening rounds of the women’s pairs gets under way at the national championships on bowling greens in and around Dunedin this morning.

National bowls champs start today

Bowls New Zealand events manager Helen Stallard holds the national lawn bowls championship men’s...

National bowls champs start today

Lawn bowlers from throughout the country and some from as far away as Canada will descend on Dunedin and environs for the next 12 days to compete in the national championships.

Weatherall out to raise awareness of mental health

It might have taken 20 years but one of Brighton's favourite sons is about to embark on realising a high school dream and become part of the story of the Coast to Coast.

Defending champion taking it one game at a time

Defending men's single champion Dean Elgar is hoping for the rub of the green to win back-to-back national singles titles as qualifying play gets under way at the national championships around Dunedin tomorrow.

Anderson wins 10,000m

Aaron Anderson (left) shares the lead with Alistair Richardson (centre) and Tim Bolter in the...

Anderson wins 10,000m

Despite a chaotic finish, Aaron Anderson (Ariki) completed the Otago 5000m and 10,000m title double in a calendar year when he won the senior men’s Otago 10,000m title at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.

Cheung dives into challenge of Longest Day

Dunedin multisport athlete Alex Cheung, about to go kayaking on Otago Harbour last month. Photo:...

Cheung dives into challenge of Longest Day

Alex Cheung never gave a second thought to adventure racing until he discovered Dunedin’s backyard.

Hou digs deep to win Ness Cup

Josh Hou (14), of John McGlashan College, wins the Ness Cup handicap mile from Drew Cairney (16),...

Hou digs deep to win Ness Cup

An eye for the lead and a stunning turn of speed over the final 300m was all it took for Josh Hou (Hill City-University) to win the historic Ness Cup handicap mile at the Caledonian Ground last night.

Robinson eyes world champs

Rozie Robinson took another step forward to the 2018 championships in China yesterday, winning the open women’s walk in the half marathon section of the Cadbury Dunedin Marathon.

Taking part motivation for Hill

Damian Hill and mother Denise Hill, both of Dunedin, at the finish of the half-marathon. Photo:...

Taking part motivation for Hill

For talented sportsman Damian Hill, yesterday’s half-marathon was never going to be about victory but of taking part.

Marathon effort to benefit Unicef

Jamie Marra running in yesterday’s Dunedin marathon for Unicef’s Children in Conflict. Photo:...

Marathon effort to benefit Unicef

She may not have the fame associated with her sister, but second year University of Otago School of Dentistry student Jamie Marra was one of the many features on yesterday’s marathon course.

Madgwick takes windy conditions in stride

Kirk Madgwick overcame windy conditions on the walkway to win the Dunedin open men’s half marathon title in 1hr 14min 45sec and clock a personal best over the distance of 1hr 14min 45sec yesterday.

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