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NZ MOMENTS IN HISTORY - a personal odyssey in the sharing of pertinent facts and interests. 
I have yet to come across similar, if any, published recollections of tenpin bowling history in NZ public domain.

1962 TBA Hall of Famer Eric Jang the winner of the 1st major Australian Tournament - 1962 Brunswick 10000 National All-Stars Singles Championship at Leichhardt Bowl, Sydney. Eric received a trophy, a trip around the world by Qantas, a thousand pounds, and the right to represent Australia at the World’s Invitational Championships in Chicago that same year.
1963 Eric Jang (NSW) inaugural Australian National Championship Masters Mens Champion.
1964 Denise Boness (Victoria) inaugural Australian National Championship Masters Ladies Champion
1970 Inaugural 1st Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship Singapore
1975 The late Lesley Potter NZ represented Great Britain at the age of 32 in the 1975 11th QubicaAMF World Cup, Astrobowl, Magallanes Commercial Center, Makati, Rizal, Philippines to secure the Ladies Bronze medal. Gold went to Cathy Townsend Canada and Silver to Hattieann Morrissette Bermuda. Jacqueline Coudere Belgium was 4th
1976 12th AMF World Cup, Tehran, Iran at the Persopelis Bowling Center, Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno a lefty bowler is the youngest to win the AMF World Cup at 19 years and 292 days.
1977 Kevin Harding (S.Australia) bowled 1st Mens 300 Game at Walter Rachuig Tournament, Australia at Woodville, Adelaide
June 23 Steve Furst is recognised by TBNZ as the 1st bowler to bowl a 300Game in NZ at New Lynn on lane 3/4
1981 July 6 - 11th 1st Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Champ Green Valley Country Club, Pasig Metro Manila, Philippines
1982/1983 Jeanette Baker 1st Australian to win the AMF World Cup. She was the 1st to win back to back AMF World Cup at Scheveningen Holland 1982 and Mexico City 1983. To date, no Mens has won back to back in the AMF World Cup history. 
1983 19th AMF World Cup, Mexico City, Chu Yu-Tien Chinese Taipei is the 1st "Helicopter" spinner to win the AMF World Cup defeating Michael Chuah of Malaysia
1983/84 First automated bowling centre (10 lanes) in NZ was built in Te Rapa, Super Bowl using Brunswick A's.
Super Bowl Te Rapa did not last long, the lanes moved to Panmure Super Bowl.
May 1984 Manukau bowling centre was built. A few months later, Henderson Superstrike in Waitakere
NZ debuted in the QubicaAMF World Cup at Rushcutter Bowling Center, Sydney. John Collinson and Linda Cooley 
Nov 4 - 10 NZ participated in the 8th Asian Tenpin Bowling Champ, Jackies Bowl System Mk V, Singapore
1985 Hamilton bowling centre built by Hugh Speirs. Also built the centres in Dunedin, Napier and Takapuna. The pinspotter runs on AMF 82-30. The AMF Pinspotters were later replaced with AMF 82-70.
Hamilton bowling centre was bought over by Perry Developments Ltd, stripped and moved to Riverside Lanes, L2 SkyCity Hamilton in 2000. The new centre acquired an AMF Century HVO Summit oiling machine.
1986 The Petone Tenpin Bowling Centre (PTBC) is the first fully automated bowling centre in Wellington. 24 Lanes. Established in 1986 by Kerridge Odeon Corp 12 Western Hutt Rd, Petone. The Ballcrushers (BCL) is the first sanctioned league to start in that year with a four bowlers team format. There were 20 teams bowling off at 6 pm Tuesday. Normal league finished early. A Summer League was held. There was no proper record management initiated for the normal league and some data were lost.
Pacer Pacific Corp took over and named it Madison Bowl.
1986 Sweden won both the Men (Peter Ljung) and Women (Annette Hagre) at the 22nd AMF World Cup at Copenhagen, Denmark. To date, no other countries have achieved this feat.
1987 inaugural New Zealand Tenpin Bowling Travel League (NZTBTL) started in Napier.
Nov 27th Invercargill Mayor, Mrs Eve Poole (nee Auerbach) Q.S.O officially opened Superbowl Invercargill.
1st Asian Intercity Bowling Championship, Tamuning, Guam
1988 Ron Morgan NZ received the Barry James Sportsman Award at the Bowling World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico. Gabriella Bigai, Venezuela received the Sportswoman Award. Mohammad Khalifa Al-Qubaisi of UAE was the Mens Champion. This is UAE 1st International Champion in any sports. 
Sept 18th, Tenpin Bowling was featured in the 1988 XXIV Seoul Summer Olympic Games in South Korea as a demonstration sport at the Seoul Royal Bowling Center. It was a one-day event featuring 12 male and 12 female participants from 21 nations. The  Mens winner was Kwon Jong Yul from South Korea and the Ladies winner was Arianna Cerdena from the Philippines. 500 bowling pins were used. Tenpin bowling was featured again as a demonstration sport at the 1996 XXVI Atlanta Summer Olympics Games USA at the Georgia Institute of Technology's student union lanes. During the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games, Brunswick installed a 16-lane bowling alley at the Olympic Village recreation center for athletes to bowl without any charges.
1st International Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, Green Valley Country Club, Pasio City, Philippines
1990 Motueka Tenpin Bowling Centre, Motueka, inaugural Open Spring Masters. Vince Bloomfield the Champion
July 28 - Aug 4th 1st FIQ World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, SM City Cebu, Manila, Philippines. 2 boys and 2 Girls. NZ Bowlers (All Event) Boys - Jason Gummer30 & Douglas Laver31. Girls - Adrianne Poole13 & Yvette Quayle22. Adrianne Poole made the Girls Masters and finished 12th
1991 July 10 - 16 NZ participated in the 6th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, Central Lanes Bowling Center, Century Plaza, Guam
1992 Mar 19, Paul McElroy is the 1st to bowl a 300Game in South Island, Garden City Bowl, Chch on lane 11/12.
Aug 21 - 30, NZ participated in the 12th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship, Craigie Bowl, Perth, Australia
1993 the BCL records were incomplete. There was an anomaly in the League Secretary's performance
The Late Yoyo Muljono perfect 300Game in the Country Of Origin Champ at Porirua on Lane 13 only. Hence Unofficial.
May - NZ participated in the Coca-Cola Classic Baker format (3 bowlers mixed team) at Richlands Bowl, Queensland. Team NZ - Paul Fincham WLG, Dianne Whichelow AKL & Murray Johnstone WLG
1994 Feb 6th Billy Gardiner 1st Australian bowler to bowl the 300 Game in NZ at Bowlarama Christchurch
Graham Parkins bowled the 1st official 300Game at Porirua Lane 5/6
Jack Guay of Canada age 39 bowled the QubicaAMF World Cup Mens 1st 300Game at the 30th QubicaAMF World Cup Hermosillo, Mexico 
World Youth Championship in Monterrey, Mexico changed to 4 boys and 4 girls
1st World Tenpin Team Cup, KENT Bowl, Asia Jaya Complex,  Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. WTC held for 6 times ran biannually from 1994 to 2004. 6 mens and 6 ladies per team on Singles format.
1995 BCL transformed to a Trios team league bowling off at 6.30 pm.
June 3rd Koia Shannon (Wellington) NZ 1st Female 300Game, Lane 11/12 at Superstrike Hastings, Hawkes Bay
1996 PTBC was stripped of four lanes. The lanes used as party lanes in Takapuna, Auckland
Boyce Wong started the BCL newsletter and collated the BCL Winners List
10th Asian Intercity Tenpin Bowling Championship was held in Auckland NZ
4th World Youth Championship Hong Kong. NZ Bowlers (All Event) Boys - Paul Fincham54, Damian Hawkings81, Hayden Bloomfield106 & Eddie Dunn114. Girls - Sarah Smith43, Sarah O'Hagan50, April Kapua73 & Sharon Pinker74
Tommy Jones USA bowled WYC Boys 1st 300Game at 4th WYC Hong Kong Game 1 Singles
Liu Yung Lung Chinese Taipei bowled Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship Mens 1st 300Game at 14th ATBC Korea
Adrian Judd winner of TBA Classic Cup, AMF Belconnen, Canberra, ACT
1997 Mar 25th Superbowl Invercargill 1st 300Game, lane 1/2 bowled by Wayne MacDougall
Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia age 19, bowled QubicaAMF World Cup Womens 1st 300Game at the 33rd QubicaAMF World Cup Cairo, Egypt. For the 1st time, the Final was staged outdoor on a pair of lanes built 3ft off the desert floor with the bowlers facing the Great Pyramid of Giza and Great Sphinx. The breeze blew sand onto the synthetic surface
1998 August 14th Shon Milne bowled NZ 1st 800 series at Tenpin Takapuna lane 7/8
1st Asian Schools Bowling Championship started in April at Orchid Country Club Bowling Centre, Singapore
5th World Youth Championship, Inchon City Korea - NZ Bowlers (All Event) Boys- Craig Nevatt42, Hayden Stockwell68, Jason Waters89, Jeff Tuala98. Girls - Julieanne Mollet53, Deanne Stockwell54, Jennifer Edwards73 & Angela Moran75. Shalin Zulkifli Malaysia was 1st in the Girls All Event but withdrew after Game6 in the Masters. Kelly Kulick USA was 6th in the All event, eventually winning the Girls Masters Grand Final. Petteri Salonen Finland tops the Boys All Event, Alex Liew Malaysia was 8th in the All Event. Alex Liew eventually took out the Boys Masters Grand Final
June 1998 Australia Tenpin Bowling Congress folded. Tenpin Bowling Australia was incorporated in 1998
Sept 13 - 16, Malaysia is the 1st Asian country to host the CGS, 16th Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is the only time that tenpin bowling was included in CGS. Held at Pyramid Bowl, Sunway Pyramid, KL.15 countries participated. Australia won Overall Standings. NZ represented by David Davies, Graham Watson, Glennis Rolton and Koia Shannon
1999 55+ Tenpin Bowling Association of New Zealand (TBANZ) founded
July 10th FIQ Asian Youth Championship, Orchid Bowl Singapore - NZ Team (All Event) - James Kelly46, Chris Haynes46, Jason Waters49, Russell Young58, Angela Moran36 and Lirisa Maxwell37. NZ did not have a full girls team.
Bill (William) Hayward and Alison Crowther Honourary Ambassadorship granted by New Plymouth District Council for representing NZ at the 5th Asian Seniors Championship, Shiba Bowling Center, Japan
Stacey Clarke and Lesley Potter Honourary Ambassadorship granted by New Plymouth District Council for representing NZ in tenpin​​​​​​​ bowling
2000 6th World Youth Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic NZ Bowlers (All Event) Boys - Jeffrey Tuala70, James Kelly90, Jason Waters93 & Tim Gough97. NZ did not send a Girls Team
April 21st the late Kurt Sturgess bowled his perfect game at Tenpin Tauranga (North Island). On May 19th 1998 he bowled his perfect game at Bowlarama Christchurch (South Island). To date, he is the only bowler to achieve this feat.
2001 June, Bowland Competitive Bowlers Association(BCBA) was formed.
1986 to 2002 PTBC change of ownerships to Madison Bowl, Bowl Petone, Tenpin Petone to Go Bowling Petone
4th Asian School Bowling Championship Bangkok, Thailand - NZ Bowlers Tim Gough(7) Matthew Mahoni(45) Shane Mahone(48) James Kelly(49) and Megan Fletcher(49) Justine Tobeck(51) Suzanne Howell (52) and a girl pacer. Tim Gough made the Masters and finished 6th.​​​​​​​
2002 The last Motueka Open Spring Masters, Boyce Wong the Champion on debut. The property is sold. Motueka Tenpin Bowling Centre was located at 20 King Edward St, Motueka, Tasman
Petone tenpin bowling centre renamed Bowland Petone
Apr 4 - 9 5th WTBA Asian School Bowling Championship, Ed Fleming Lanes, Mooroolbark, Melbourne. NZ Junior represented by Tim Gough, Megan Fletcher and Amanda Kebblewhite
17th Asian Tenpin Bowling Champ Hong Kong. Mens (All Event) - Adrian Judd47, Craig Nevatt74, Tony Lum86, Shane Taylor107, Robbie Mach112, David Davies114. NZ did not field a womens team
Aug 7th World Youth Championship, Pattaya, Thailand. NZ bowlers (All Event) Boys - Jason Waters68, James Kelly76, Carl Mollet90 & Tim Gough95. Girls - Julieanne Mollet57, Suzanne Howell66 and Justine Tobeck68. The girls bowled with a Pacer.
August 28 1st Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship, Stirling, Scotland. NZ Jeff Tuala made the Mens Masters (Top 12) after finishing 11th in the All Event. He held the Hi Game of the CTBC with 296 in Game 22 during the Team Event with NZ Jason Waters, Belinda Tan and Roz Millet. Jeff finished 10th in the Masters. Jason Belmonte bettered it with a 299 in the Masters' Event Game 32
2003 Bowland Petone adopted Petone as the centre region instead of Hutt City
April, BCBA changed its name to Wellington Competitive Bowlers Association(WCBA)
July 29th WCBA became an incorporated society 1362943
Inaugural TBA Youth Team Challenge AMF Bankstown, Sydney
NZ Mens Team debut at Walter Rachuig Tournament - Craig Nevatt, Adrian Judd, Jason Waters, Terry Mustchin, Clinton Beacham & Tony Lum
NZ Craig Nevatt bowled a 300Game Walter Rachuig Tournament, Kirwan Tenpin Bowl, Townsville, QLD
​​​​​​​Melonie Lister 3 consecutive TBNZ Ladies Open National Champion titles- 2001, 2002, 2003
2004 Bowland Petone has a change of ownership
Feb at the 12th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, SCAA Bowling Centre, Caroline Hill Hong Kong. NZ bowlers (All Event) - Boys -Tim Gough43, Simon MCGill57, Carl Mollet59, James Kelly60 and Girls - Megan Fletcher37, Justine Tobeck35, Sarah Tayles39 and Suzanne Howell42. Suz withdrew in the Girls team event. (did not bowl the last game of the Long Oil and the 3 games of the Short Oil)
Mohhamad Hussain of Kuwait bowled AYTBC Boys 1st 300Game in Game 4, Singles Long Oil
April 2004, the ABPA invited NZ Bowling Proprietors to join and form as the 9th Zone - New Zealand Zone Australasian Bowling Proprietors Assn (NZZABPA) Fifteen NZ centres have joined the NZ Zone. The other eight Australian Zones are W.A, N.T, S.A, Qld, N.S.W, VIC, A.C.T and TAS.
Bowling leagues in NZ were no longer sanctioned by NZ Tenpin Bowling Congress as NZTBC is defunct (May 13th 2004) 
No National Championships was held for all levels.
​​​​​​​NZTBC Inc. gazetted for Removal (in liquidation) August 12th 2005.
June 23rd ​​​​​​​TBNZ Website colours to be Black, White and Teal
30th June, the inactivated Go Bowling Union Sports Society Incorporated (25th August 2000) changed its name to Tenpin Bowling New Zealand Incorporated. 1062861
04th October, a meeting was held in Hamilton on the governance of TBNZ instigated by Fred Whichelow (CHCH). TBNZ is started by bowlers for the bowlers and managed by passionate unpaid volunteers/bowlers. 11 NZ Zone centres agreed to support TBNZ through the Centre lanes levy. The other 10 centres were Whangaparaoa, Takapuna, Lincoln Rd, Manukau, Tauranga 13th Ave, Rotovegas, Garden City Christchurch, Bowl Line Dunedin, Superbowl Invercargill and Porirua. Panmure also contributed. All these centres received preferred rights to host all TBNZ run Championships.
TBNZ National Rankings started
Dec 1 - 3rd NZ Youth Team Bianca Tofilau, Amanda Kebblewhite, Perry Chan and Paul Olsen participated in the 2nd Commonwealth Youth Games CYG2004 in Bendigo, Australia at the Dragon City Lanes. In the Girls Doubles  Bianca (av206.17) & Amanda (av174.67) missed the bronze by 25 pins to Australia.  England 1st and Singapore was 2nd. Malaysia Esther Cheah & Zandra Aziela was 5th 44 pins behind NZ. Top 8 in the All Events to play in the Masters. Bianca was 1st Alternate in the Girls. Perry Chan was 2nd Alternate in the Boys
​​​​​​​NZ Ladies Team debut at Walter Rachuig Tournament - Alison Hayward, Julieanne Mollet, Megan Fletcher, Amanda Kebblewhite, Lesley Potter, Ivena Heald & Ashley McCormick
NZ David Davies received the Sportsperson Award, Walter Rachuig Tournament, AMF Forest Hill, Melbourne
Tracey Madden (Victoria) bowled 1st Ladies 300 Game at Walter Rachuig Tournament AMF Forest Hill, Melbourne
2005 the inaugural TBNZ Directorship with Graham Parkins (Central) Fred Housham (Northern) Keith Rankin (Southern) and Marion Gunn (Lower North Island) on the TBNZ Board
May - Ebonite Enduro 88 held at GardenCity Bowl, Christchurch guaranteed prize pool NZ$16600 with the winner receiving NZ$4000 and 14th place NZ$640. 20 games qualifying over 2 days.
July 16th Craig Nevatt was elected as the 1st CEO of Tenpin Bowling New Zealand (TBNZ)
During Easter, TBNZ held the 1st TBNZ Open National Team Champ at Porirua based on Australia - Rachuig format
The TBNZ 1st Senior Nationals was held at Tenpin Tauranga
Oct 31st Inaugural TBNZ 1st Youth National Team Championship, Rotorua 
TBNZ recognised by SPARC as the National Sports organisation for Tenpin Bowling in New Zealand
2006 Wellington joined Super 7 - Tauranga, Auckland, Takapuna, Rotorua, Manukau, Lincoln Rd, Wellington
NZ Youth Team debut at TBA Youth Team Challenge, Werribee Superbowl, Melbourne - Tim Gough, Jordan Pinker, Perry Chan, Jason Kit, Bianca Tofilau, Suzanne Howell, Katie Liu & Jenni Carr. NZ Perry Chan Chairperson's Award and NZ Jordan Pinker Male Sportsperson's Award
Feb at the 13th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, Perth, Australia - NZ Team (All Event) Suzanne Holwell23, Katie Liu25, Ashley McCormick27, Amanda Peattie32, Tim Gough28, Patrick Chan44, Logan Turner45, Perry Chan47
June - Brodie Hunt bowled a 300Game at the TBNZ Adult Nationals Champ, Porirua Lane 7/8
BCL - Carlos Tuason broke Michael Jahn (US Embassy team) record of 10 baggers 280 game, set in 1986. Michael Jahn bowled a strike, 8 spare, and 10 baggers home for 280 in BCL league. Unbroken for 20 years! Carlos Tuason bowled 11 baggers with an 8 pin count in the bonus frame for a 298 game.
July 2 - 9th at the 3rd Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Champ, Altona OZTenpin Bowl,  Melbourne. Jason Waters1251 & Craig Nevatt1212  Mens Double bronze medal. Dead-heated with England - Dominic Barrett1299 & Jon Zadel1164. Malaysia took the Gold and Australia the Silver. Jason Waters and Ivena Heald made the Masters (Top 12). Craig Nevatt (missed by 1 pin) and Julieanne Mollet both finished on 13th. Jason Waters(1216+1299) finished 4th to England Jon Zadel(1244+1273) by 2 pins for the Top 3 Stepladder Medal Playoff. 
NZ Craig Nevatt & Sharon Pinker, All-Stars Team Walter Rachuig Tournament, AMF Moonah, Hobart, Tasmania. The Ladies Team took 2nd - Julieanne Mollet, Lesley Potter, Suzanne Howell, Dianne Robinson, Tanya Allardyce, Sharon Pinker & Megan Fletcher
2007 Super 7 was renamed National Bowling Tour. Hastings replaces Rotorua
Apr 6 - 8, Daniel Gillies, a youth bowler representing Kaimai bowled TBNZ Open National Teams Championship 1st 300 Game held at Superstrike Manukau in Game 5 lane 23/24 against Fred Housham. Daniel bowled 16 games ave 209.63
TBA Youth Team Challenge Werribee Superbowl, Melbourne. NZ Youth Team 4's event 1st - Jordan Pinker, Perry Chan, Corey Johnson & Scott Hooper. NZ Jordan Pinker Chairperson's Award. NZ Jordan Pinker Male Sportsperson's Award and Bianca Tofilau Female Sportsperson's Award
9th ASTBC Circuit Bowl, Suzuka, Japan. Team NZ Senior (All Event) - Senior Fred Housham37, John Bloomfield53. Team NZ Grand Senior (All Event) - Michael Raynard31 & Chan Harris38. NZ did not send a Female Team.
November, Bowland Petone shifted to 399 Hutt Road, Lower Hutt, renamed Strike Entertainment Centre. Ground-level 18 lanes sanctioned. Brunswick lanes and machines. The upstair 6 lanes did not get sanctioned. The old lanes at MasterBowl 12-18 Queen St Nth, Masterton
KapitiTenpin bowling centre opened at Te Tupe Rd, Kapiti
Inaugural TBA Senior Teams Challenge, Oz Tenpin, Altona, Melbourne, NZ Senior Ladies won Ladies division. Lesley Potter, Dianne Robinson, Sandy Hoare & Alison Hayward. Combined Overall 3rd. Fred Housham and Alison Hayward won the Mens & Ladies Singles respectively. in the Ladies Doubles, Alison & Sandy 2nd, Dianne & Lesley 3rd. NZ Ladies came 1st in the Ladies Team event. The other Male bowlers were Chan Harris, Bill Hayward & Allan Heald. Alison Hayward made the All-Stars Ladies team
NZ Sonny Reguerra received the Chairperson Award at the Walter Rachuig Tournament
NZ Eric Ang made the All-Stars Mens Team at Walter Rachuig Tournament, Oz Tenpin, Altona, Melbourne
Eric Ang from Malaysia is the only bowler to win both the TBNZ Youth (Whangaparaoa) National Championship Title and TBNZ Open (Panmure) National Championship Title in the same year to date.
2008 January 29th BCL league started at the Strike Entertainment Centre Lower Hutt with 18 teams.
Australian National Junior Championship at AMF Bowling, Mt. Gravatt, Brisbane, the NZ Mixed Team came 1st and broke the Classic Division Mixed Team Record held in 2002 with 2963 (996, 970 & 997)  The NZ Team are Bianca Tofilau, Stephanie George, Angela Boswell, Paul Housham & Matthew Toi. 
TBA Youth Team Challenge Werribee Superbowl, Melbourne, NZ Katie Liu Female Sportsperson's Award
May 1st Tim Swain bowled his 1st 300Game at Porirua under Glow Lighting condition. Hence unofficial.
May 31st opening of Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington. All 12 VIA Lanes are Fully sanctioned
AMF Tuggernong, Canberra TBA Seniors Team Challenge, Alison Hayward(1053) & Ivena Heald(1153) 1st in Ladies Doubles
June TBNZ Adult Nationals Tenpin Tauranga Adrian Judd bowled a perfect 300 Game on Lane 15/16
NZ Fred Housham winner of TBA Seniors Cup, AMF Tuggernong Bowl, Canberra, ACT renamed TBA50 Cup in 2021
At AMF Tuggernong, Canberra, Australian National Seniors Championship, in the Classic Division, NZ Fred Housham dead-heated with Chris Kirwin NT for 1st to hold the Classic Singles Record (696). NZ Bill Hayward & Rob Pollock (1263) came 1st in the Classic Doubles. A New Record. The NZ Team Fred Housham, Bill Hayward, Michael Raynard, Rob Pollock & Phil Wright also set a new record in the Classic Team 5 with 2996. 
Nov Greg Nicolas, 1st bowler to bowl a 300Game at Strike Lower Hutt, lane 3/4 last day of BallCrushers League (BCL)
4th Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Champ, Dundonald International Ice Bowl, Belfast, N. Ireland. NZ Team (All Event) - Greg Nicolas17, Russell Young25. Melonie Lister17 & Lynne Churchill28
December 12th, elected members of the TBNZ board will receive remunerations in money
Hastings was excluded from National Bowling Tour. Only 6 Stops
Daniela Alvarado of Mexico bowled World Youth Championship Ladies 1st 300Game at 19th WYC Orlando USA Game 3 SemiFinal Girls Masters
Jeon Eun-Hee Korea bowled Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship Ladies 1st 300Game at 20th ATBC Hong Kong
2009 The late Kurt Charles Sturgess (September 26th 1977 - June 13th 2017)  inaugural winner of the VIA Elite Classic (named Coke Classic as of 2013) at Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington. 
Newtown and Rotorua joined National Bowling Tour. 8 Stops.
TBA Senior Teams Challenge AMF Bowling, Mt Gravatt, Queensland. NZ won the Combined Overall Trophy 1st Time. Phil Wright, Fred Housham, Chan Harris, Stuart Turnbull, Rhonda Colyer, Susan Lock, Glennis Rolton and Ivena Heald.
​​​​​​​Ivena Heald(1175) & Glennis Rolton(1038) won the Ladies Doubles
Phil Wright(1099) Chan Harris(1143) Stuart Turnbull(1141) & Fred Housham(1182) won the Mens Team 4's
​​​​​​​Ivena Heald made the All Stars Senior Ladies Team. Alison Hayward Sportsperson Award
August, BCL newsletter ended. Boyce went Online at www.tenpinwellington.snappages.com
September 22nd NZ Stuart Ridley bowled for 122 hours to set a new Guinness World Record for 'The Longest Bowling Marathon" by 2 hours at Strike Entertainment Centre Lower Hutt. The only rest time allowed was a 10 minutes break for every 2 hours and four 20 minutes power naps. Stuart completed 596 games and delivered 11920 balls.
October, BCL first set of twins. League bowler Saasha Richie gave birth to a boy and a girl
Oct 23, Craig Nevatt & Julieanne Mollet won the Open Mixed Doubles, 48th Australian Adult National Championship AMF Mt. Gravatt, Brisbane
Nov 7 - 15, 10th Asian Seniors Championship, Green Valley Country Club, Pasig City, Philippines, Ivena Heald wins Gold in the Singles 1337 six-game total av 222.83 with a 279 in game3 and Bronze in the Masters. The Ladies Senior Team Glennis Rolton, Annabelle Swain, Sue Lock and Ivena Heald took the Bronze. NZ Team (All Event) Mens - Allan Heald25, Fred Housham27, Stuart Turnbull60, Chan Harris64. Ladies - Ivena4, Glennis9, Annabelle30, Sue31
Nov 19 45th QubicaAMF World Cup, Melaka International Bowling Center, Malaysia, NZ Belinda Tan voted by the bowlers to receive the Jacky Felsenstein Sportswomanship Award of the World Cup.
2010 is Ballcrushers League (BCL) 25th Silver Anniversary
Sean Golding of Wellington designed Tenpinwellington Logo
Jan 23-24 Inaugural TBNZ National Senior Champs at Tenpin Manukau May 25  Lawrie Hill (Australia) bowled 1395 for the Singles
Rina Asada Japan bowled Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship Girls 1st 300Game at 15th AYTBC Kuwait in Game 2 Singles Short Oil
May 2 Graham Parkins 300Game in Game 13, Senior Australia Open,  AMF Sunshine, Melbourne
June 14 - 19 Stephen Shanabrook USA bowled 134 hours 57 minutes at Plano Super Bowl, Texas. He bowled 643 games to break NZ Stuart Ridley record
July 01 www.sportsground.co.nz/tenpinwellington established  
Tenpinwellington website  www.tenpinwellington.co.nz domain name registered
Aug 12 - 21 World Mens Championships Germany, NZ Team (All Event) - Craig Nevatt115, Sonny Reguerra184, Tony Lum185, Tim Swain245, Greg Nicolas249 & Terry Mustchin317
Oct 26 - 28 NZ Mens Team won Walter Rachuig Trophy, AMF Rooty Hill RSL, Sydney - 1st Time. The NZ Mens Team - Greg Nicolas, Craig Nevatt, Brodie Hunt, Terry Mustchin, Tony Lum and Russell Young. Craig Nevatt and Brodie Hunt made the All-stars Mens Team. Russell Young received the Chairperson Award. NZ Nhung Mai was voted Sportswoman of the Tournament.
TBA Senior Team Challenge, AMF Rooty Hill RSL, Sydney Allan Heald received the Chairperson's Award
Angela Boswell 3 consecutive TBNZ Junior National Champion titles - 2008, 2009, 2010
2011 Kapiti and Hutt joined National Bowling Tour. Takapuna and Rotorua are not included. 8 Stops.
Kapiti Tenpin becomes a TBNZ Sponsor Centre
TBNZ Youth National Championship, Bowlarama Newtown, William Wells 1455 NR & Bianca Tofilau 1258 NR
Feb 5th Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Champ Kuala Lumpur, AE Craig Nevatt5, James Kelly17, Annabelle Swain20 and Nhung Mai24. Craig made the Masters and finished 12th
Oct 18-20 NZ Mens Team successfully defended Walter Rachuig Trophy at AMF Rooty Hill, Sydney, Australia
Oct 18-20 NZ Ladies Team came 3rd. Team New Zealand won the Combined Team Interstate Trophy 1st time. NZ Combined Team - Adrian Judd, Craig Nevatt, Jason Waters, Carl Mollet, Chris Haynes, Daniel Simon, Annabelle Swain, Dairne Kaimoana, Lynne Churchill, Julieanne Mollet, Sarah Young and Ashley Lorigan. Julieanne Mollet tops the Ladies All Stars Team.
Oct 28th Bowlarama Newtown 1st 300Game, Nathan Berry on Lane 5/6, Premier Singles League
Nov 4 - 20 NZ William Wells competes in PBA World Series of Bowling at South Point, Las Vegas USA. 4 qualifying rounds of 8 games on 4 different PBA patterns - Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion & Shark
Nov 23 - 30 11th Asian Senior Tenpin Bowling Championship, Central Lanes Bowling Centre, Tamuning, Guam. Roger Tucker finished 2nd in the ALL Events and 3rd in the Singles
In 2011 Jason Belmonte is the 1st Australian to win the Mens QubicaAMF World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa
Ivena Heald 4 consecutive TBNZ Ladies Senior National Champion titles - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
2012 Takapuna replaces Panmure in NBT 6. Takapuna shutdown. Manukau replaced Takapuna.
Jan 7 - 12 TBA National Youth Team Challenge Werribee Superbowl, Melbourne, NZ Female Team 4's dead-heated for 2nd - Bianca Tofilau, Stephanie George, Laura Sinclair & Emily Law
Feb 20th Kapiti Tenpin 1st 300Game, Jordan Tuite Monday Scratch Doubles League Lane 3/4
Mar 01 Michael Andrew Griffith from Australia appointed as NZ National Coach.
May 11 - 13 Phil Wright of Cambridge bowled 1512, NBT first 1500series at NBT4, Bowlarama Newtown
May 21 Wellington Tenpin Bowling Club (WTBC) incorporated No.2560642 sited at Bowlarama Newtown
Jun 12th World Youth Champ Bangkok, Thailand. NZ Bowlers (All Event) - Anthony Carbonell81, Blake Brooks97, Paul Housham144 & William Wells170. NZ did not send a Girls team.
Aug 10-12 Inaugural TBNZ 1st Seniors National Team Champ, AMF Panmure. Team-based on city council boundary
Aug 20th WTBC affiliated to TBNZ.
Mike Hamilton BCL Treasurer for 20 years 1992 - 2012
Sept 22nd Asian Tenpin Bowling Champ Hong Kong AE Mens - Chris Haynes76, Craig Nevatt77, David Davies82, Jason Waters86, Sonny Reguerra105, Daniel Simon107. Ladies - Julieanne Mollet49, Sarah Young57,  Christine Brooks74, Lynne Churchill78, Kelly Wilson81, Annabelle Swain82
Oct. KapitiTenpin in voluntary liquidation
Dec 14 NZ Angela Boswell finished 6th on av201.3 in the Girls Open Finals at the 40th Penang Pesta International Bowling Championship, Penang Bowl, Penang, Malaysia
2013 Feb 24 - Mar 3 VI Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship 2013CTBC at Pins Lincoln, Henderson, Auckland. Julieanne Mollet av 205.92 missed the bronze by 9 pins in the Ladies All Event.
NZ CTBC Team - (All Event) - Julieanne Mollet4, Sarah Young12 & Craig Nevatt8 & Jason Waters11. All 4 NZ bowlers made the Masters (Top 12). In the Masters -  Julz10, Sarah11, Craig8 and Jason12. 
Mar 29 - 31 TBNZ Open National Team Champ, Panmure. Team-based on the city or regional council boundary
Ally Haynes new CEO of TBNZ
Jun 29 - 30 VIA Elite Classic changed to Coke Classic.
Aug 4th Dave Warwick bowled the NZ 100th 300Games at Porirua on lanes 5/6
Aug 9 - 16 1st World Senior Championship Red Rock Lanes, Las Vegas USA NZ Bowlers (All Event) - Mens Greg Nicolas36, German Ebue38, Alan Vermaak86 & Delfin De Guzman91. Ladies  - Natalie Adams51, Alison Hayward54, Lynne Churchill69 & Donna Fletcher71
​​​​​​​Robert Chinner Australia bowled World Senior Championship Mens 1st 300Game at WSrC USA Game 6 Singles
TBA Senior Teams Challenge Kirwan Bowl, Townsville, QLD Roger Tucker & Ivena Heald All-Stars Team. Annabelle Swain - Director's Award and Sportsperson Award
Sept 17th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship Hong Kong, NZ Anthony Carbonell made the Masters Finals finished 13th out of 16. The other NZ Team members (All Event) - Kaleb Allardyce36, Blake Brooks55 and Joshua Stretton72. NZ did not field a girls team.
Nov 20 12th Asian Seniors Tenpin Bowling Championship, Rooty Hill, Sydney. In the Masters, Greg Nicolas bowled a 299 in Game 7 left Pin 8. Greg eventually finished 5th on a 219.94av. just 41 pins short of 3rd place. 4 pins off 4th.
Nov 29 - Dec 1 Zane Carlson NZ finished in the money 4th at the 2nd Megastrike Invitational Classic, Brunei. The top 3 placings were from Malaysia, Alex Liew 1st, Shalin Zulkifli 2nd and Siti Safiyah 3rd
2014 TBNZ introduced a new Ranking Points System with no multiplier and NZ Training Squad Selection Criteria.
April - KapitiTenpin owner operated.
Apr 18 - 20 TBNZ Open National Team Championship cancelled due to insufficient teams.
July 4 - 6 Daniel and Kevin Webb from Australia, son and father 1st and 2nd at Coke Classic, Newtown
Aug 13th World Youth Championship Hong Kong. NZ Bowlers (All Event) - Anthony Carbonell117, Blake Brook123, John Miklos157 & Kaleb Allardyce158. NZ did not send a Girls Team.
Aug 31 - Ally Haynes resigned as CEO of TBNZ
Sept 20 - inaugural Tenpinwellington Challenge at Master Bowl, Masterton and Golden Pin Challenge. The centres involved are MasterBowl, Masterton, Bowlarama Newtown & Strike Entertainment Centre BCL
Sept 30 - Anthony Carbonell(777) & Kaleb Allardyce(619) broke NZ Youth Doubles record 1396 by 125 pins
Oct 14-16 TBA Senior Teams Challenge, Lidcombe, Sydney, NZ 1st in Combined Overall and 1st Mens Seniors 1st Time and Ladies Senior 3rd. The NZ Team Greg Nicolas, Phil Wright, Terry Mustchin, Roger Tucker, Alison Hayward, Cushla Burns, Annabelle Swain and Ivena Heald. Roger Tucker(1277) and Greg Nicolas(1229) 1st in the Mens Doubles
Ivena Heald and Roger Tucker made the All-Stars Team
Mike Hamilton retired as BCL Treasurer
Nov 9th Greg Nicolas bowled a 300Game on lanes 13/14 in game 14 at Senior Tour Pins Lincoln, Auckland
Sam Keller, a 2-handed leftie bowler from Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington on a NZ/USA Exchange program, bowled for Pennsylvania State University Mens team. He made the Team through the Penn State University trials and represented the Penn State University Mens bowling team to win the PSU Berks Invitational Championship, Pennsylvania, USA using Storm Hyroad, IQ Pearl and Zero Gravity. 
​​​​​​​Phil Wright 5 consecutive TBNZ Mens Senior National Champion title​​​​​​​s - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 
2015 Federation Internationale de Quilleurs (FIQ) and WTBA bodies merged to form Worldbowling
Jan 23rd Asian Tenpin Bowling Champ (All Event) Mens - James Kelly62, Sonny Reguerra77, Craig Nevatt98, Dave Warwick103, Terry Mustchin106, Tim Swain122. Ladies - Annabelle Swain52, Ivena Heald60, Suzanne Howell61, Brooke Malone69, Ellen Slater72, Christine Rota74
Bowlarama Palmerston North installed the latest QubicaAMF XLi-90 pinsetter machines. Bowlarama Palmerston North becomes a TBNZ Sponsor Centre
TBNZ reinstate multiplier based on tourney entries for rankings points
​​​​​​​Mar 18th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship in Macau. NZ Bowler (All Event) Blake Brooks33 and Joshua Stretton42
May 1st Strike Porirua renamed North City Tenpin
May 29 - June 1 TBNZ Adult Nationals Championship, Pins Lincoln, Greg Nicolas won Mens Masters and National Champion. Greg is the 1st bowler from Wellington to win this coveted title.
July 1st Annabelle Swain new CEO of TBNZ
July 3 - 5 Coke Classic, Daniel & Kevin Webb from Australia repeated 1st and 2nd at Coke Classic Newtown
Aug 23 - 30 2nd World Senior Championship Sam's Town Las Vegas USA. NZ Bowlers (All Event) - Ladies - Cushla Burns35, Lynne Churchill41, Janet Miklos64 & Wink Mustchin77. Mens - Roger Tucker28, Greg Nicolas38, Terry Mustchin45 & Hamish McGrigor56
Sept 11 - 13th TBNZ Senior National Team Championship, Tauranga Greg Nicolas/ Rey Non 2517 Doubles NZ Record
Oct, NZ Bianca Tofilau 1st International 300Game by a NZ female/male in Asia. 774 series at the 2015Gangwon Games, South Korea
Oct 15 Bianca Tofilau won the 2015Gangwon Games Ladies Masters, South Korea
October at Tenpin City Lidcombe, Sydney, the NZ Bowlers broke all the records in the Adult Australian Championship Classic Division. 1st Zane Carlson (791 Series) 300-267-224 on lane 19-20 in the Classic Singles is an Australian Record. 1st James Kelly780/ Blake Brooks683 (1463 series) in the Classic Doubles (Australia Record). James Kelly 1st Classic All Events 2263 (Australian Record).1st Classic 4 Person Team - James Kelly765, Daniel Ellis629, Zane Carlson676 & Blake Brooks748 (2818 series) is also an Australian Record. 
Oct 18 TBA Classic Cup, Tenpin City Lidcombe, Sydney, NZ Blake Brooks 2nd
North City Tenpin joins Tenpinwellington Challenge
Oct 26 North City Tenpin Champ, Porirua, Chris Haynes bowled 300-279-300 series. 879 is a NZ Record.
Oct 26 Chris Haynes bowled another 300Game. Hence three official 300 Games in a day.
Suzanne Howell 1st Female to win a NZ Open Mixed-field event - Otago Eliminator, Bowl Line Dunedin. Daniel Ellis was 2nd.
2016 Apr 9 Tenpinwellington Challenge, North City Tenpin won all the 8 perpetual Trophies at Bowlarama Newtown
July 1 - 3 Coke Classic Wellington had 5 participants from New Caledonia
Aug 28 Wellington Senior Classic, Bowlarama Newtown, Wayne Booth 300Game on lane 7/8
Sept 9 Rey Non set new NZ Mens Seniors Singles Record 1421 at Strike Lower Hutt, TBNZ SNTC
Sept 9 Phil Wright at Senior National Teams Championship, bowled 1st 300Game held at Strike Lower Hutt
Sept 11 Jho Balanay 3398 (Ladies) & Phil Wright 4090 (Mens) set new SNTC All Events Record.
Sept 11 Wellington Senior Mens Team set NZ Record at Senior National Teams Championship. Greg Nicolas, Rey Non, Tim Swain & Terry Mustchin 914 av 228 Game The Wellington Senior Mens team also set the team series record of 4938
NZ Brodie Hunt winner of TBA Classic Cup, Tenpin City, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW,
NZ Sarah Young made the All-Stars Team at  Walter Rachuig Tournament, Tenpin City, Lidcombe
Sept 24th Asian Tenpin Bowling Champ Hong Kong. NZ bowlers (All Event) - Russell Young79, Daniel Ellis90, Greg Nicolas112, Zane Carlson117, Dave Warwick118, Joseph Dumaran124. NZ did not send a ladies team.
Nov 17 TBNZ new interface web-hosted by Reborn Web
14th ASTBC East Seoul Grand Bowling Center, Korea. NZ Senior Mens Tim Swain, , Fred Housham, Richard Holdaway & Chan Harris. Senior Ladies - Robyn Watkins, Annabelle Swain, Donna Fletcher & Catherine Sellman. Tim and Robyn made the Masters. Tim finishing 13th and Robyn 16th.
Dec Bowlarama Palmerston North withdrew as a TBNZ Sponsoring Centre
2017 Tenpin Bowling New Zealand (TBNZ) 50th Anniversary 
Mar 22 Marion Gunn resigned as TBNZ Director
Apr 25 TBNZ Seniors Nationals KapitiTenpin, Tim Swain broke NZ Senior Masters & National Champion Record. Jho Balanay & Tim Swain won all 3 titles - Senior Cup Champion, Senior National Masters & National Champion.
June 3 TBNZ Open Nationals Championship, Tauranga, Angela Boswell 300Game. Angela bowled the highest 6 games Series (Male or Female) 1550 (NZ Record) in the Singles and also another NZ Record (Male or Female) in the All Events over 12 games 2740. The Mens Singles (6 games series) Record 1444 by Sonny Reguerra and the All Event record 2731 by Russell Young were set here as well. Phil Wright bowled a 299 leaving a solid Pin 10.
In the Graded Singles, Phillip Mallitte from North City bowled a 1415 series to better Boyce Wong's Record of 1366 set at the TBNZ Open Nationals Championship in Tauranga 2008.​​​​​​​ (Held for 10 years)
June 5 Superstrike Hastings reopens, refurbished with 14 new QubicaAMF lanes & machines, lanes sanctioned Superstrike Hastings becomes a TBNZ sponsor centre. 
June 13th the legendary Kurt Sturgess met an untimely death. He still remained as the only bowler to bowl the perfect 300 Game in the North Island (Tenpin Tauranga April 21st 2000) and in the South Island (Bowlarama Christchurch May 19th 1998) to date
July 9th NZ 1st ever major International Win male/female outside Oceania, Bianca Tofilau won ABF Tour Chinese Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taiwan on debut (Bianca 1st ABF Tour tournament)
July 15 Tenpinwellington Challenge, Strike Entertainment Centre, Lower Hutt, introduce new Rimu Pin Challenge
July 15 MasterBowl, Masterton won all the 9 perpetual trophies, Tenpinwellington Challenge at Strike Lower Hutt
Aug 14 - 20 3rd World Senior Championship, UnterFohring, Germany. NZ Bowlers (All Event) Ladies - Cushla Burns30, Lynne Churchill48, Annabelle Swain60 & Robyn Watkins83. Mens - Rey Non99, Greg Nicolas123, Tim Swain123 & Stephen Penney142
Oct NZ Senior Team won Overall Australia National Senior Teams Challenge, Wyncity Bowl, Melbourne. Lyall Lister, Phil Wright, Fred Housham, Terry Mustchin, Jho Balanay, Annabelle Swain, Cushla Burns and Robyn Watkins
NZ Senior Mens Team was 1st & Senior Ladies 2nd. Lyall Lister(1244), Phil Wright(1238), Fred Housham(1336) & Terry Mustchin(1085) won the Mens 4's Team Event. Phil Wright made the All-Stars Team
TBA Classic Cup, Wyncity Bowl, Blake Brooks 2nd
Dec 20th Annabelle Swain departed as CEO of TBNZ  
2018 Pins Lincoln installed Brunswick synthetic lanes, not eligible to host QubicaAMF World Cup Qualifying
Jan18 TBA Youth Team Challenge Campbelltown, Sydney. NZ Marcus Houghton Male Sportsperson's Award and NZ Jess Swain Female Sportsperson's Award
February 18th Tarkyn Percy, aged 12, youngest boy to bowl a recognised 300 Game in Australia. Bowland Salisbury, South Australia
May 1st Ivena Heald CEO of TBNZ
June 17 Hutt Valley Open, Greg Nicolas 300Game on lane 3/4 in the Open Masters Game 9
June 17 Greg Nicolas won both the Senior and Open at the Hutt Valley Open, Strike Lower Hutt
July 1st Matthew Dickson (Australia) wins Coke Classic, Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington
Oct 18 Greg Nicolas won the TBA Seniors Cup, Oz Tenpin, Chirnside Park, VIC Australia, renamed TBA50 Cup in 2021
Oct 18 NZ Jho Balanay, All-Stars Team at the TBA Senior Teams Challenge, Oz Tenpin, Chirnside Park, VIC
NZ Senior Ladies was 3rd
Oct 21 NZ Cushla Burns won the TBA Classic Cup, Oz Tenpin, Chirnside Park, VIC
Oct 27 NZ Mark Francis, Chairpersons Award, Walter Rachuig Tournament, Oz Tenpin, Chirnside Park, VIC
Bev Whiting 1st Australian Female to win an NZ Open Mixed-field Event, Kegel Open, Porirua. James Kelly 2nd.
Sandy Hoare 3 consecutive TBNZ Ladies Grand Senior National Champion titles - 2016, 2017, 2018
​​​​​​​Phil Wright 5 consecutive TBNZ Mens Grand Senior National Champion titles - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2018 Boyce Wong retired from BCL
2019 Jan 27 Richmond Action Centre, 30 McPherson St, Richmond gutted by fire caused by electrical blowers in the Inflatable World area. The highly toxic fumes and corrosive residue render the tenpin bowling area unsalvageable.
4th World Senior Championship, South Point, Las Vegas, USA. NZ Bowlers (All Event) Mens -. Pete Richardson65, Greg Nicolas93, Roger Balanay100 & Stephen Penney101. Ladies - Melonie Lister14, Cushla Burns75, Annabelle Swain79 & Robyn Watkins88. Melonie Lister made the Ladies Masters. Lost in 1st Round Playoff.
August 28th Samantha Clifton, aged 14, youngest girl to bowl a recognised 300 Game in Australia. Warners Bay Superstrike, New South wales
Sept Ivena Heald resigned as TBNZ CEO. Craig Nevatt to chair TBNZ.
Oct 15-17 TBA Senior Teams Challenge, ZB Rooty Hill, Sydney. Cushla Burns(1099) Annabelle Swain(1110), Carole Adshead(998) and Melonie Lister(1165) won the Ladies Team 4''s
Oct 9 Bianca Tofilau won Women's Masters 100Seoul2019 at the 100th National Sports Festival, Seoul, South Korea. The Sports Festival originated in Seoul in 1920
NZ Combined Overall 2nd & Senior Ladies Team 2nd. Melonie Lister made the All-Stars Team
​​​​​Oct 20 TBA Classic Cup, Joshua Stretton NZ 2nd and Dayna Haylock NZ 2nd
Oct 22 Walter Rachuig Trophy, ZB Rooty Hill, Sydney, Combined Overall 1st and Mens 1st. Blake Brooks, Brodie Hunt, Sonny Reguerra, Craig Nevatt, James Kelly, Joshua Stretton, Julieanne Mollet, Cushla Burns, Dayna Haylock, Christine Rota, Sarah Young & Kerrie Dee.
Blake Brooks 1st in the Mens Division and with James Kelly 4th, made the All-Stars Team
Oct 25 TBA Australian Masters, ZB Rooty Hill, Sydney, NZ Julieanne Mollet, Female 2nd 
TBNZ National Ranking Points based on Top 4 tournaments for Junior and Youth. Top 5 for Open and Seniors
2020 Jan 15 Richmond Action Centre, Richmond, Nelson reopens with brand new lanes
Jan 14 - 16 TBA Youth Team Challenge, Wyncity Bowl, Melbourne NZ Dayna Haylock(1179) & Paige Knox(1138) Female Doubles 3rd
Feb 2nd Rob Pollock aged 74, oldest NZer to bowled the 300 Game. Lane 5 - 6 at Porirua
March - Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic disrupted bowling tournaments worldwide
TBNZ Adult NTC and Senior NTC cancelled due to COVID-19
TBA Walter Rachuig Trophy and Senior Teams Challenge cancelled COVID-19
​​​​​​​Australian Adult National Champs, Tasmania cancelled. 1st time since inaugural 1962 Rushcutter Bowl, Sydney
Aug 7 - 9  James Kelly won the Coke Classic, Bowlarama Newtown for the 4th time. Terry Mustchin bowled a 299 Game, left solid Pin 9
Sept 28-30 TBNZ Junior/Youth National Championship, Kapititenpin, Dayna Haylock broke the Youth Girls All Events record 2381 set by Serena Cox 2351 at Waitakere 2001. Dayna also set a new record for the Masters (5 games) 1072 set by Suzanne Howell 1042 at Waitakere 2006 and the National Champion (17 Games) 3953 set by Jennifer Edwards 3309 at Porirua 1996. Connor Frith broke the Youth Boys Masters record 2151 (9 Games) set by Ryan Peterson 2044 at North Harbour 2002.
Oct 1-3 National Youth Team Champ, Kapititenpin, Ryan Julian of Waitakere bowled 274 Hi Game to break Blake Brooks record of 268 set in 2015 at Porirua
Nov 2 WorldBowling becomes International Bowling Federation (IBF)
2021
Jan 19 Osiris Cave aged 14+, was NZ youngest sanctioned 300Game at Tenpin Tauranga on lane 3/4 Premier Singles League. A 2-handed bowler using Storm Timeless 15lbs on 45 ft PBA Dragon pattern
Mar 26 - 28 TBNZ Open National Team Championship change of (Rachuig) format to an All Event tournament consisting of Mens & Ladies Doubles, Mixed Trios and Baker5 Teams. Only Doubles and Trios count towards AllEvents. Each team must consist of 4 and 2 mixed gender. Points system applied to all the events.
Apr 30 - May 2 TBNZ Senior National Team Championship Porirua, Vienna2015 39Ft pattern. Peter Fisk is the only bowler out of 48 Males and 48 Females to average out 200 in the series in any event (Singles, Doubles or Team)
June 4 TBNZ Open Nationals, Manukau, James Kelly/ Sarah Young 1359 broke the Mixed Doubles Record by Troy Killey/ Raewyn Longman 1295 set at the 1994 Open Nationals, Hamilton. The last of the Open record left from the 1990s
​​​​​​​David Davies (posthumously) inducted 6th June 2021 as the 1st inductee TBNZ Hall Of Fame
June 7 Ben Pettit aged 13+ NZ youngest bowler to win both the Open Mens Masters av220.3 and Open National Champion av218.4 TBNZ Open Nationals, Manukau. Oiling Pattern 35ft Kegel BroadwalkV2 - 2135 28.25ml, 2.6:1 
July 23 Ben Pettit NZ at ANC2021 wins the inaugural U14 Australian Junior Masters, Zone Bowling Moonah, Hobart, Tasmania. All participants have to bowl with face masks on. 
July 24 Ben Pettit 3rd ANC2021 Australian Junior Masters U18
July 26 Ryan Julian 2nd ANC2021 TBA21 (formerly National Youth Cup)
July 26 Osiris Cave bowled a 300 Game, Lane 11/12 in the Semifinal Game 3 at TBA21.
July 27 TBA21 Team Challenge (formerly National Youth Team Challenge) NZ Boys Team broke ALL Records. 
Ryan Julian bowled a 300 Game on lane 15/16 in Game 6, Series NR1522 av 253.67 to win Gold in the Boys Singles. Previous record of 1515 held by Mark Triulcio NSW set in 2009.  Both Mark and Ryan had a 300 game in their 6-game series.  Ben Pettit got the Bronze 1379 av 229.8
In the last game of Boys Team Block 1 Series, NZ Boys bowled 1019 av 254.75 beating the record of 1001 set in 2018 by ACT. NZ bowlers - Osiris Cave 191, Connor Frith 290, Ryan Julian 259 and Ben Pettit 279
July 28 Ryan Julian 299 Game on lane 11/12, Game 3 in the Doubles. Ryan1460 went on to win Gold in the Boys Doubles NR2905 with Connor Frith1445. Osiris and Ben got the Silver. Paige Knox & Cindy Lister Bronze, Girls Doubles.
NZ Boys took the Team Gold NR5394. NZ Girls took the Silver - Paige Knox, Cindy Lister, Melissa Moore & Fiona Sopi.
NZ Boys - Ryan, Connor & Ben took Gold, Silver & Bronze in the All Events NR4392 respectively. Cindy Lister took the Girls Bronze. NZ Youth Team took the Combined Overall Title and the Boys wins their Division
NZ Ryan Julian and Paige Knox received the Boys and Girls Sportsperson's Award
Aug 6 - 8 For the first time, the Mens Teams and the Womens Teams will bowl against each other in the 2021 Walter Rachuig Tournament due to COVID-19 border suspension. Queensland fielded a mixed team - 4 male and 1 female. NZ withdrew due to transtasman bubble suspension, hence unable to defend the Combined Title and Mens Title.
Aug 14 Day 1, Ben Pettit who just turned 14 (14yrs and 19 days) is now the youngest to bowl a perfect 300 Game in NZ with a 1480 series at the Waitakere Junior /Youth Cup lane 23/24, 37ft pattern. Osiris Cave also aged 14, bowled the perfect 300 game on Jan 19th 2021. Both of them are 2handed bowlers.
Aug 15 Day 2, Ben Pettit bowled another perfect 300 Game on the same pair of lanes, 42ft pattern, 1243 to win the Junior Boys Division (12 game Series av 226.9)
Oct 16 New CEO Stephen Penney and a new position, CEO Assistant Melonie Lister
Nov 6 - 14 IBF Super World Championships, Dubai, UAE. Singles 2 blocks of 5 games on a pair of lanes. Doubles, Trios, Mixed Team and Team on Baker Format, bowled on one lane. Finals were held outdoor under lights in a different arena. The qualifiers from the Leaderboard are to be split into 4 group using a snake system for Matchplay. 3 points for Win and 1 point for Draw. The top 2 in each group go to the quarterfinal. The winner of the quarterfinal meets in Semi. The Semi winners playoff in the Final over 2 games.
​​​​​​​2022 
Asian Schools Bowling Championship renamed 21st Asian Junior Tenpin Bowling Championship Bangkok Thailand
Feb 18 youth bowler, Will Pettit bowled a 300game at the Wellington Open in the Mens Open singles av 214.67.  Another youth bowler, Connor Frith bowled a 300game in the Youth singles av 228.83.
Feb 19 Will Pettit bowled another 300game in the Youth Singles (237, 223,  247, 229, 300, 268 = 1504) av 250.67
June IBF U21 World Championship, Helsingborg, Sweden formerly World Youth Championship last held in Detroit 2018.  Bowlers aged at least 13 and Under 21. NZ bowlers Boys - Ben Pettit, Connor Frith, Osiris Cave & Ryan Julian. Girls - Cindy Lister, Clare Sahayam, Melissa Moore & Paige Knox. Format changed to 6 games Singles. The Doubles, Mixed Team and Team to be played under Bakers Format. Mathijs Beverdam Netherlands bowled the 1st 300.
End of June, KapitiTenpin closed for business.
July 8 - 11 World Games, Birmingham, USA, the first IBF sanctioned tournament on EDGE String pinspotter technology
July 25 - 27 NZ debuted at ANC U18 President's Shield, Zone Bowling Moonah, Tasmania. 
NZ U18 Boys Team won Gold - Ryan Julian241.2, Osiris Cave227.6, Ben Pettit 215.9, Will Pettit 211.0, Kosei McGrath-Takeji 202.9, Karlos Adams 183.9
NZ U18 Girls Team Natasha Goggin195.4, Jessica Marginson181.5, Karisma Brown164.4,  Courtney Walker154.3,  Sadies Pryor154.3 and Mila Jankowsky156.0
Before 2022 - 4 bowlers separate gender team - 4's Team, Doubles, Singles & All Events. Top 4 All Stars Team on AE​​​​​​​2022 - Format changes to 5 bowlers separate gender team - 5's Team head to head (1pt) & team total pinfalls (2pts) The Top 5 All Stars Team Male and Female will be based on Points scored instead of Average.​​​​​​​ If there is a Tie, the bowler that played fewer games will be in the All Stars Team. If it still Tie, then the bowler with the higher average prevails. Osiris cave 4th and Ryan Julian 5th in Top 5 All Stars Boys. All Stars Girls - Natasha Goggin 3rd
ANC Australian Junior Masters U18 Boys 1st Ben Pettit and 2nd Kosei Mcgrath-Takeji. Girls 1st Jessica Marginson. Osiris Cave bowled a 300 Game in Matchplay lanes7/8
Walter Rachuig Trophy, Zone Bowling Moonah, Hobart, TAS. NZ send 2 Teams
2022 Mens Champion - Katipo U21 - Ben Pettit237.6, Ryan Julian222.2, Connor Frith215.6, Osiris Cave205.5, Kosei McGrath-Takeji194.1 & Devan Sahayam190.9
2022 Mens 3rd - Katipo Adults - Brodie Hunt, Craig Nevatt, Zane Carlson, Blake Brooks, Josh Stretton & David Brown
Josh Stretton bowled the 1st 300Game of the Walter Rachuig tournament on G1 lanes 1/2. 
Ryan Julian1st, Ben Pettit2nd & Josh Stretton5th made the Top 5 Mens AllStars
Clare Sahayam took the Ladies Sportsperson Award
TBA Australian Masters Aug 5-6 Craig Nevatt 300 Game , ​​​​​​​Ryan Julian 3X300 Game, Osiris Cave 300 Game.
- for the first time, a NZ 1-2-3 at Oceania Level - Zane Carlson 1st, Ryan Julian 2nd & 3rd Will Pettit. 
TBA Classic Cup title goes to Will Pettit
Aug 8th QubicaAMF Australia announced Ben Pettit from New Zealand, first International Staffer from outside Australia to represent the Hammer Brand
Oct 2 AUS Nicholas Rajkovic, 1st Australian Junior/Youth to bowl the 300 Game at Waitakere, Auckland, NZ during the TBNZ Junior/Youth Nationals, Lane 17/18, G5 Youth Singles
Oct 3 NZ Ryan Julian616, Kosei McGrath-Takeji700, Osiris Cave647 & Ben Pettit716 - Boys Junior Team 2679. This total series broke All TBNZ Nationals Championships 4 persons Team Record - Open, Seniors, Youth and Juniors.
Ryan Julian All Event total of 2885 also set a new record for all levels of TBNZ Nationals Championships
Oct 3 New Record NZ Ryan Julian 1506 av 251 in the TBNZ Nationals Boys Youth Singles with a Purple Hammer ball
Oct 5 inaugural TransTasman Challenge U18Trophy at Waitakere, NZ
Oct 23 TBA50 Senior Team Challenge, WynCity Keon Park Melbourne VIC - Jho Balanay 1st Female AllStars
Nov 11 - 23 ​​​​​​​Inaugural 1st QubicaAMF IBF World Cup, Suncity Bowl, Sunshine Coast, QLD. Australia
Ben Pettit NZ is the only bowler to win both the TBNZ Junior (Waitakere) National Championship and the Open (Tauranga) National Championship in the same year to date
2023 January - Ryan Julian NZ youth leftie bowler signed with Mount Mercy University, Iowa, USA, partnered Thomas Burns JR to win the GIBA (Greater Iowa Bowling Association) 2-Pattern Doubles tournament at Big River Bowling, Davenport, Iowa, USA 
Mar 26 Kosei Takeji-McGrath,  a junior/youth bowled his first 300 Game lane 19/20 at Waitakere Junior/ Youth Cup 
​​​​​​​Apr 1 Osiris Cave a junior/youth bowler bowled the 300 Game in the TBNZ Open National Teams Championship, Hastings in Game 9 lane 5/6 against Murray Bicknell. Osiris bowled 12 games ave 203.1
May 20 Ben Pettit 300 Game, Will Pettit 299 Game Tenpin City Lidcombe, Sydney NSW - Sydney Youth Bowlfest
May 21 Ronan Richardson 300 Game Tenpin City Lidcombe, Sydney NSW - Sydney Youth Bowlfest U18 Matchplay
Sydney Bowlfest - Junior Sydney Cup Girls 1st Natasha Goggin and Boys Ronan Richardson 2nd. Sydney Youth Cup Boys 1st Ben Pettit.
June 5th Ben Pettit 3 consecutive TBNZ Open Men National Champion titles 2021, 2022, 2023. Sarah Young 3 consecutive TBNZ Open Ladies National Champion titles 2021, 2022, 2023. The Mens team - Ryan Julian699, Zane Carlson684, Connor Frith630 and Ben Pettit708 total of 2721 to set a new 4 persons team record for all levels of TBNZ Nationals Championships - Open, Seniors, Youth and Juniors. Ben Pettit sets new record in the AllEvent 2822 Masters (15 games) 3701 and National Champion 6523
July 11th Will Pettit Masters Finalist (Top16) 21st Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Champ, Bangkok.
AYTBC NZ Youth All Events standings: Boys -Will Pettit9, Kosei McGrath-Takeji25, Osiris Cave34, Mitchel Goggin62
​​​​​​​ Girls - Melissa Moore30, Jessica Marginson31, Breanna Sampson35 and Natasha Goggin37
August - Ryan Julian NZ wins the Mount Mercy Team Trials Championship, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. Ryan earned roster spot for the Midwest Collegiate Championships in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a spot on the Select team and a Storm Bowling ball courtesy of "The Bowler's Company"
Aug - NZ participated in the 22nd Asian Junior Tenpin Bowling Championship, Singapore. Team NZ Ronan Richardson58, Corey Haylock59, Nathan Lindsay61, Seth Taylor66, Natasha Goggin31, Millar Eastman36, Mila Jankowsky44 and Mya Anderson45
Sept TBNZ Junior/Youth Nationals, Porirua, Girls Youth Doubles - Jessica Marginson 661 and Breanna Sampson 569 broke the 1996 record by Jennifer Edwards & Sarah Smith also at Porirua. Jessica Marginson also broke the All Events with 2383, broke the Masters with 2057 and National Champion with 4440, Laura Sinclair record set in 2011. 
Ben Pettit 715 and Kosei McGrath-Takeji 655 broke the Junior Boys Doubles record set last year by the Australian pairs. Ben also bettered the All Event 2859 and National Champion 4570 he set last year. Ben won the Masters 1711 from Osiric Cave 1708. Both of them bettered the previous record.
For the 1st time a bowler is crowned the TBNZ National Champion in all three levels, Open, Youth & Juniors. Ben also bowled a 300 game G3 Lane 5/6 (2handed back-up) against William Pettit and winning the Youth Masters and Youth National Champion. For the 1st time, two brothers came 1st and 2nd in the Youth Masters respectively.
Ben Pettit was coached by Rob Pollock when he first changed to bowling 2-handed.
Oct TBA50 Team Challenge AGL National High-Performance Centre, Sunshine Coast, QLD - NZ Team A - Phil Wright, Greg Nicolas, Roger Tucker, Pete Richardson, Jho Balanay, Cushla Burns, Melonie Lister & Jo King Combined Team Champion. NZ Team A Mens was 1st in the Male section and NZ Team B Mens was 2nd - Mark Stretton, Roger Balanay, Robert Jacobsen & Terry Mustchin. NZ Team A Ladies was 2nd in the Female section
Top 4 AllStars - Mens Phil Wright 4th, Ladies Melonie Lister 2nd and Jho Balanay 4th. Sportsperson Award to Jo King.
TBA50 Classic Cup Mens winner Pete Richardson, 2nd Greg Nicolas, 3rd Roger Balanay and 4th Roger Tucker 
​​​​​​​TBA50 Classic Cup Ladies Jho Balanay was 3rd. In the TBA50 National Masters Ladies Jho came in 2nd.
Oct 10 - 15 Ryan Julian NZ won YSMT (Youth Scratch Masters Tour) U22 Mixed 2023 at Bowlero Northrock Lanes, Wichita, Kansas
Oct 21 - 22 Ryan Julian NZ with Mt Mercy Team - 3rd Mid States Intercollegiate Championship 2023, Bowlero Northrock Lanes, Wichita, Kansas (Tier 1)
Oct 28 - 29 Ryan Julian NZ with Mt Mercy Team - Champion Five Seasons Classic 2023, May City Bowl, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Tier 2) 
Dec 2 - 3 Ryan Julian NZ with Mt Mercy Team - Champion Warhawk Open 2023, Stardust Bowl, Addison, Illinois (Tier 2)
Nov 26 - TBNZ Hall Of Fame inductees - Shorty Madeley, Vic Potter, Lesley Potter (posthumously) Raewyn Longman (posthumously) 
Dec - Ben Pettit is the only bowler to achieve the Clean Sweep in NZ bowling. Winning the TBNZ Nationals Open, Youth and Juniors. Held 1st in the 2023 TBNZ National Rankings in the Mens Open, Youth and Juniors in the same year.  Held 1st in the TBNZ National Team Championships AllStars - Open (Hastings) and U21 (Porirua)
2024 Feb 3-4 Ryan Julian bowling for MMU Jr Team 1 wins Kohawk Invite, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, Mens Jr Varsity Division and Top the Overall Mens Division All Tournament Team. 
Feb 17 - 18th Ryan Julian bowled for MMU Team to win the Cedar Valley Invite, Cadillac XBC Lanes, Waterloo, Iowa 
Mar 9 - 10 with MMU ITC Sectional Rostered Team - (Kai Yamada, Kyle Rosenberg, Andrei Tacorda, Zach Joiner, Harley Shene, Ryan Julian NZ, Andru Blaney & Zach Andersen) - ITC Sectionals, Stardust Bowl, Illinois, qualifies 2nd for 50th USBC Intercollegiate Team Nationals, Jeffersontown, Kentucky, USA
Mar 24 - Kosei McGrath-Takeji NZ (Jnr/Youth/ Open) Squad representative bowled the 300Game at the TBNZ Open National Teams Championship at Pins Lincoln Auckland on Lane 23/24

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Ballcrushers League is still the oldest ongoing league in NZ since 1986

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