| FIXTURE DATES 2026 | ||||||
| TAURANGA INDOOR BOWLS ASSOCIATION (INC) | ||||||
Date | Event | Time | Venue | Duty Club | ||
| March | Thurs | 5 | Singles Ladies vs Ladies & Men vs Men | 7:30pm | MSC | |
| Sat | 7 | Citizens RSA Te Puke Buckton Trophy | 9.30am | Te Puke Citizens | ||
| Wed | 11 | Tauranga Citizens Day Fours | 10:00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Thurs | 12 | Executive Meeting | 7:00pm | Sport BOP | ||
| Sat | 14 | Ladies' Singles-Quince Cup | 9:00am | MSC | 3 | |
| Sat | 14 | Men's Singles-Booth Cup | 9:00am | MSC | 3 | |
| Thurs | 19 | Open Singles | 7.30pm | MSC | ||
| Sat | 28 | Bettridge Shield | 10.00am | Whakatane | ||
| April | Wed | 1 | Club Mt Maunganui Day Fours | 10:00am | Club Mt Maunganui | |
| Wed | 1 | Clubs Annual Membership Return due to Assn Secretary | ||||
| Thurs | 2 | Open Singles | 7.30pm | MSC | ||
| Fri | 3 | GOOD FRIDAY | ||||
| Mon | 6 | EASTER MONDAY | ||||
| Wed | 8 | Tauranga Citizens Day Fours | 10.00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Sat | 11 | Masters Fours-Bob Abraham Memorial Shield | 9:00am | Greerton Hall | 4 | |
| Thurs | 16 | Interclub | 7:00pm | MSC | ||
| Fri | 17 | Applications close for National Umpires Examinations | ||||
| Sat | 18 | 2-4-2 Pairs - Cyril Jaggard Memorial | 9.00am | MSC | 10 | |
| Sun | 19 | Tga B v Auckland v Counties (Drifters Trophy) | 9:30am | Pukekohe | ||
| Sun | 19 | Papamoa Easter Tournament sp Elliotts Funeral Services | 10.00am | Papamoa Sports | ||
| Sun to Sun | 19-26 | National Promotional Week | ||||
| Wed | 22 | Gate Pa Open Fours | 10.00am | Greerton Hall | ||
| Thurs | 23 | NZ Nationals Open and Masters Championship and NZ | ||||
| Island Championships entries close with District Secretary | ||||||
| Sat | 25 | ANZAC DAY | ||||
| Sat | 25 | HONE Challenge Cup | 9.00am | MSC | 3 | |
| Sun | 26 | NZ Mixed Fours-Watea Trophy | 9.00am | Greerton Hall | 4 | |
| Tues | 28 | Greerton Fours | 7.30pm | Snr Citz Hall | ||
| Thurs | 30 | Executive meeting | 7:00pm | Sport BOP | ||
| May | Fri | 1 | Entries close at NZIB for NZ Open and Masters | |||
| Championships and NZ Island Championships | ||||||
| Sat | 2 | Tauranga v Auckland | 10.00am | Auckland | ||
| Sun | 3 | Tauranga Junior Singles-Tga IBA Cup | 9.00am | MSC | 2 | |
| Sun | 3 | National Umpires examination (or preceding week) | ||||
| Mon | 4 | Bethlehem Open Fours | 7.00pm | Bethlehem Hall | ||
| Tues | 5 | Nominations close for Northern Zone Academy and | ||||
| Masters teams with NZIB | ||||||
| Wed | 6 | Club Mt Maunganui Day Fours | 10:00am | Club Mt Maunganui | ||
| Thurs | 7 | Graded 4s-CML Lawrence Young Trophy | 7:30pm | MSC | ||
| Sat | 9 | 1-5 Year Singles | Ngongotaha | |||
| Sun | 10 | 1-5 Year Pairs | Ngongotaha | |||
| Sat-Sun | 9 & 10 | Tga v HB v BOP v PBEC-Gribble Rosebowl | 10:00am | Whakatane | ||
| Wed | 13 | Tauranga Citizens Day Fours | 10.00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Thurs | 14 | Interclub | 7:00pm | MSC | ||
| Thur - Sat | 14-16 | Trans Tasman International | Port Sorrell, Tasmania | |||
| Sat | 16 | Membery Shield - development team | 10.00am | Hamilton | ||
| Sun | 17 | Association Triples-Bill Browne Memorial | 9:00am | MSC | 1 | |
| Wed | 20 | Gate Pa Open Fours | 10.00am | Greerton Hall | ||
| Wed | 20 | Nominations close for NI Representative Team | ||||
| Thurs | 21 | Kirk Rosebowl | 7:30pm | MSC | ||
| Sat | 23 | NZ Mixed Pairs-Miedema Trophy | 9:00am | MSC | 8 | |
| Sun | 24 | Henselite Singles- 60th Jubilee Cup | 9:00am | MSC | 9 | |
| Tues | 26 | Greerton Fours | 7.30pm | Snr Citz Hall | ||
| Thurs | 28 | Interclub | 7:00pm | MSC | ||
| Sat-Mon | 30 to 1 | NZ Island Championships | Dunedin | |||
| June | Mon | 1 | KING'S BIRTHDAY | |||
| Wed | 3 | Club Mt Maunganui Day Fours | 10:00am | Club Mt Maunganui | ||
| Sat-Sat | 6-13 | 76th National Championships | Palmerston North | |||
| Wed | 10 | Tauranga Citizens Day 6 Bowls Triples | 10:00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Thurs | 18 | Executive Meeting | 7:00pm | Sport BOP | ||
| Sat | 20 | Ray Eccles Memorial | 9:30am | MSC | 3 | |
| Sun | 21 | Association Fours-Arthur Gregory Cup | 9.00am | MSC | 8 | |
| Tues | 23 | Papamoa Mid Winter Christmas | 7:15pm | Papamoa Sports | ||
| Tues | 23 | BOP Secondary Schools Tournament | 9:00am | MSC | volunteers | |
| Thurs | 25 | Interclub | 7:00pm | MSC | ||
| Sat-Sun | 27-28 | Lancaster Trophy | 9:00am | Pukekohe | ||
| Mon | 29 | Tauranga Citizens Memorial Tournament Fours | 7.00pm | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| July | Wed | 1 | Club Mt Maunganui Day Fours | 10:00am | Club Mt Maunganui | |
| Sat-Sun | 4 & 5 | MX Pairs, Masters 4s, Henselite Singles | Whakatane | |||
| MX Fours Zone final | ||||||
| Sun | 5 | Entries for "Super Weekend" NZ MX Pairs/ Fours, NZ | ||||
| Ch of Ch Singles, National Masters Fours, NZ 1-5 Year | ||||||
| Singles and Pairs close with NZIB | ||||||
| Wed | 8 | Tauranga Citizens Day Fours | 10:00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Thurs | 9 | Interclub | 7:00pm | MSC | ||
| Fri | 10 | MATARIKI | ||||
| Fri | 10 | Alison Cowan Junior Challenge Trophy- PB-BOP-TGA | 11.00am | Whakatane | ||
| Sat | 11 | Tauranga v BOP-Win Gribble | 10:00am | Bay of Plenty | ||
| Sun | 12 | Junior Pairs | 9.00am | Tauranga Citizens | 11 | |
| Mon | 13 | Bethlehem Open Fours | 7:00pm | Bethlehem Hall | ||
| Mon | 13 | Entries for NI Secondary Schools and NZ Junior Singles | ||||
| Final close with NZIB | ||||||
| Wed | 15 | Gate Pa Day Fours | 10.00am | Greerton Hall | ||
| Sat | 18 | Citz RSA Te Puke Day -- Colin Biel Open Fours | 9:30am | Te Puke Citizens | ||
| Fri | 24 | District Membership Return and Affiliation fees | ||||
| due with NZIB | ||||||
| Sat-Sun | 25-26 | North Island Secondary School Championships | 8.30am | MSC | volunteers | |
| Sun | 26 | National Umpires Exam (or preceding week) | ||||
| Tues | 28 | Greerton Fours | 7.30pm | Snr Citz Hall | ||
| Thurs | 30 | Interclub | 7.00pm | MSC | ||
| August | Sat | 1 | North Island v South Island Inter-Island Test | Whakatane | ||
| Sun | 2 | Membery Pearce Shield (Juniors) | 9:45am | Hamilton | ||
| Wed | 5 | Entries close for National SS Champs | ||||
| Wed | 5 | Club Mt Maunganui Day Fours | 10:00am | Club Mt Maunganui | ||
| Fri | 7 | First Pre-AIMS Games Tournament (year 7 & 8 students) | 9:00am | MSC | volunteers | |
| Sat | 8 | Ch/Ch Triples-South City Cup | 9:00am | MSC | 4 | |
| Sun | 9 | Association Pairs-Hayward Trophy | 9:00am | MSC | 5 | |
| Wed | 12 | Katikati Open Fours - Sponsored by ElliottsFuneral Services | 7.30pm | Katikati Hall | ||
| Thurs | 13 | Interclub | 7:00pm | MSC | ||
| Fri | 14 | Notices of Motion close with NZIB for 2026 AGM | ||||
| Fri | 14 | Second Pre-AIMS Games Tournament (year 7 & 8 students) | 9:00am | MSC | volunteers | |
| Sat | 15th | Association Singles - Otumoetai Cup | 9.00am | MSC | 6 | |
| Sun | 16 | Tauranga v Hamilton-Kaimai Shield | 10:00am | Hamilton | ||
| Wed | 19 | Gate Pa Fours | 10.00am | Greerton Hall | ||
| Thurs | 20 | Executive & Club Date Meeting | 7:00pm | Sport BOP | ||
| Sat | 22 | Ch/Ch Pairs-Roycroft Trophy | 9:00am | MSC | 4 | |
| Sun | 23 | Ch/Ch Singles-Solo Cup | 9.00am | MSC | 4 | |
| Tues | 25 | Greerton Fours | 7.30pm | Snr Citz Hall | ||
| Fri-Sun | 28-30 | National Interprovincial Championships - Division 1 | New Plymouth | |||
| September | Thurs | 3rd | NZ Secondary School Championships Pairs | Hamilton | ||
| Fri | 4th | NZ Secondary School Championships Singles | Hamilton | |||
| Sat | 5th | NZ Juniors Singles final | Hamilton | |||
| Mon-Fri | 7th-11th | AIMS Games | BayPark Stadium Lounge | volunteers | ||
| Wed | 9 | Tauranga Citizens Day Fours | 10.00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Fri-Sun | 11 to 13 | Super Finals Weekend - NZ Mixed Pairs and Fours; | Pukekohe | |||
| NZ Year 1-5 Singles and Pairs; NZ Ch of Ch Singles; | ||||||
| National Masters Fours | ||||||
| Sun | 13 | Papamoa Open Fours | 10.00am | Papamoa Sports | ||
| Sat | 19 | Ch/Ch Fours-Fletcher Trophy | 9.00am | MSC | 10 | |
| Mon | 21 | Bethlehem Christmas Open Fours | 7:00pm | Bethlehem Hall | ||
| Wed | 23 | Gate Pa Fours | 10.00am | Greerton Hall | ||
| October | Sat | 3 | Katikati Christmas Fours sp Summerset | 10.00am | Katikati Hall | |
| Sun | 4 | Ross Arndt Trophy (Juniors) | 10:00am | Otorohanga | ||
| Wed | 7 | Tauranga Citizens 4 x 2 Tournament | 9.00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Sun | 11 | Representative Tournament | 10.00am | MSC | Reps | |
| Wed | 14 | Gate Pa Day Open Fours | 10.00am | Greerton Hall | ||
| Thurs | 15 | Executive Meeting | 7:00pm | Sport BOP | ||
| November | Sun | 1 | Papamoa Christmas Tournament sp Pak 'N' Save | 10.00am | Papamoa Sports | |
| Wed | 4 | Tauranga Citizens Fours Christmas Hams | 10:00am | Tauranga Citizens | ||
| Sun | 8 | Prizegiving & Afternoon Tea | 1.00pm | Club Mount | ||
| Sat | 21 | Gate Pa Christmas Fours Tournament | 10:00am | MSC | ||
| Sun | 22 | Gate Pa Christmas Pairs Tournament | 9:00am | MSC | ||
| December | Sat | 5 | NZIB 77th AGM (by Microsoft Teams) | 10.00am | Wellington | |
| Wed | 9 | Tauranga IBA AGM | 7:30pm | Wesley Church Centre |
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