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2024 Revised NZ National Rankings Click Here 
​​​​A year-to-year policy is adopted in my Revised version. TBNZ uses a Roll-Over policy.
Please interpret at your own peril.
2024 TBNZ Ranking Policy LINK 
2024 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR  Click Here 
2025 TBNZ  National Teams Selection Policy LINK
2025 TBNZ Ranking Policy LINK
2025 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR Click Here

TBNZ 2024 Tournaments
Nov 30 - Dec 1 North City Senior Cup LINK

ABF/IBF Championships: 2025-2026
2025 January 5 - 14 IBF World Cup2025, Top Bowl, Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong 
2025 June 15 - 22 IBF Youth U21 World Cup2025 to be held at Olympia Bowling, Helsingborg, Sweden Bulletin 1 Draft - 1 male &/or 1 Female
2025 Aug 20 - 28 22nd Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships, Sunway Mega Lanes, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia (I will be there)
2025 Nov 24 - Dec 6 IBF World Championships2025 Hong Kong - Australia to represent Oceania Mens and Womens Team
2026 July/ August IBF Youth U21 World Championships2026, Megalanes Sarawak, Emart Batu Kawa, Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia
2026 October 12 - 26 IBF World Cup2026, Max Munich Bowling, Brunnthal, Munich, Germany
2026 18th Asian Seniors Bowling Championship, Nagasaki, Japan

​​​​​​​2025 ​January 5 - 14 IBF World Cup2025, Top Bowl 40 lanes, Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong Bulletin 1  /  Bulletin 2  /  Format
The Finals will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wai Chai on January 14, 2025. This event is free of charge to the public. You can register online on a first-come-first-serve basis. Each spectator will receive a complimentary 500 ml drinking bottle shaped like a bowling pin, suitable for both hot and cold liquid for attending the Finals.
​​​​​​​Participating countries 31 - Australia, New Zealand, Guam, DPR Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia, Kazathstan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahamas, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Sierra Leone, Puerto Rico, USA, Mexico, Peru, Denmark, Germany, Catalan, China, Columbia and Sweden.
Max 4 Mens & 4 Ladies ​​​​​​​
Team NZ - Blake Brooks, Joshua Stretton, Kosei McGrath-Takeji, Zane Carlson, Christine Rota, Jessica Marginson, Jessica Roberts & Sarah Young
Team Australia - Bernie Grueso JR, Chris Castle, Jordan Dinham, Seth Gray, Emily Hart, Rebecca Whiting, Rebekah Martin & Samantha Clifton
Caution: Current Australia Travel Advisory to Hong Kong LINK
NZ Government Safetravel Advisory to Hong Kong LINK

Hot Press
Commonwealth Games 2026 will be held in Glasgow2026, Scotland from July 23rd to August 2nd. The 4 venues used will be the Emirates Arena, Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Scottish Events Campus and Scotstoun stadium. 
In 2026, Glasgow will host the following games/sports - athletics and para athletics, swimming and para swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling and para track cycling, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, lawn bowls and para bowls, 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball.
The following games/sports WILL NOT be included - diving, badminton, beach volleyball, cricket, road cycling and mountain biking, rhythmic gymnastics, hockey, rugby sevens, squash, table tennis and para table tennis, triathlon and para triathlon, and wrestling.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​For the NZ Drivers
If you are driving on NZ roads throughout North and South Islands, this NZTA Govt site will be very handy LINK
- it shows Highway conditions and road works, Traffic Cameras and EV Charging Stations and of course NZ roads map
- To find NZ Public Toilets LINK
NZ New Parking Infringement Fees effectively from October 1st 2024  LINK  
From October 1st 2024 Park in an area reserved for disabled persons incurs a $750 fine. Rule 4 and Schedule 1 Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999. S.40 Land Transport Act 1998 Rule 6.4(1A) Road User Rule 2004.
​​​​​​​From July 1st 2025 
- there is a new speed limit of up to 120km/h on new expressway where Roads are of National Significance and it is deemed safe.
- 30kph urban roads and 80km/h zones will return to 50km/h and 100km/h.
From July 1st 2026
- It would also require reduced variable speed limits outside schools during pick up and drop off times. Local streets outside a school would be required to have a 30km/h variable speed limit, while rural roads outside schools would be required to have variable speed limits of 60km/h or less.
Public Toilets in NZ LINK

IBF Youth U21 World Championships 2026
Next Edition 2026: July/ August IBF Youth U21 World Championships2026, Megalanes Sarawak, Emart Batu Kawa, Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia 
- 42 lanes bowling center features Kegel Specto and Torch Digital Training equipment across all 42 lanes including a 72-metre long immersive LED screen and Kegel Atlas Smart Lane oiling machines. In the Sarawak Research and Training Center SRTC for bowling, all the 42 lanes are synchronised with the system to provide comprehensive data analytics of every shot executed by the bowlers for a computerised tailored coaching/training program eg rev rates, launch angles, ball speed, trajectory shape and accuracy metrics.
History - in 1990, July 28 - Aug 4th inaugural 1st FIQ World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, SM City Cebu, Manila, Philippines. 2 boys and 2 Girls.
​​​​​​​The format was singles, doubles, mixed team, All Events, Masters. Top 3 Stepladder playoff. 16 countries participated - USA, Finland, Qatar, Philippines, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Great Britain, Brazil, China, Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Bowlers represented by (All Event) Boys - Jason Gummer30 & Douglas Laver31. Girls - Adrienne Poole13 & Yvette Quayle22.
Adrienne Poole made the Girls Masters and finished 16th. The Masters winner Girls - Shin Mi-Sun (S. Korea) and Boys - Pat Healey (USA)
Australia Bowlers - Girls - Jenny Hertrick05, Shelley Devine07. Boys - David Andrews15 & Russel Hinton18. Jenny Hertrick won Gold in Girls Singles.
In 1994 , World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship in Monterrey, Mexico changed to 4 boys and 4 girls.
2020 ​​​​​​​World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championship, Peru cancelled due to Covid-19.
June 20 -29th, 2022 in Helsingborg, Sweden. Renamed Under 21 IBF World Championships. 36 countries. Australia & New Zealand participated. 
Format - 6 games Singles. Doubles, Team and Mixed Team to be played under Baker format. Hence no All Events or Masters.   
​​​​​​​ABC executive secretary-treasurer Emeritus Frank K. Baker developed the Baker format.
NZL 300Game Outside Oceania
2024 July 10th - Jessica Marginson bowled NZ Female/Male 1st International sanctioned 300Game (608series) - IBF World Youth Championship2024, Fiesta Bowling Center,  Incheon, South Korea. Jessica Marginson has just signed to Hive with Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA in the Fall of 2025
2015 October 15th - Bianca Tofilau bowled NZ Female/Male 1st International 300Game (774series) - 96th Gangwon2015, Gangwon, South Korea sanctioned by KBA (Korea Bowling Association)
2024 Nov 13th - Ryan Julian bowled NZ Female/Male 1st USBC 300Game (661 Series) - Best Halves (4 bowlers Mixed) League, May City Bowl, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sanctioned by USBC​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Upcoming IBF/ ABF Championships
2025/2026/2027 
​January 5 - 14 IBF World Cup2025, Top Bowl, Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong
June 15 - 22 IBF Youth U21 World Cup2025 Olympia Bowling, Helsingborg, Sweden
August 20 - 28 22nd Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships, Sunway Mega Lanes, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia  (I will be there)
November 24 - Dec 6 IBF World Championships2025 Hong Kong - Australia to represent Oceania Mens and Womens Team
Next Edition WYC2026: July/ August IBF Youth U21 World Championships2026, Megalanes Sarawak, Emart Batu Kawa, Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia 
- 42 lanes bowling center features Kegel Specto and Torch Digital Training equipment across all 42 lanes including a 72-metre long immersive LED screen and Kegel Atlas Smart Lane oiling machines. In the Sarawak Research and Training Center SRTC for bowling, all the 42 lanes are synchronised with the system to provide comprehensive data analytics of every shot executed by the bowlers for a computerised tailored coaching/training program eg rev rates, launch angles, ball speed, trajectory shape and accuracy metrics. 
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​2026 October 12 - 26 IBF World Cup2026, Max Munich Bowling, Brunnthal, Munich, Germany
2026 18th Asian Seniors Bowling Championship, Nagasaki, Japan
2027 Nov IBF World Championships2027 South Korea 
Only USBC-approved bowling balls are allowed and MUST have the manufacturer's name, product name and serial number clearly visible. The serial number must be the original number. Any ball that does not meet this requirement will not be allowed to play.
4.11 Bowling ball procedure 4.11.1
Only bowling balls manufactured on or after January 1, 1991 that are on the USBC approved ball list latest the day the tournament starts are allowed for use in sanctioned World Bowling competition. Acceptance of manufactured balls prior to the inception of the USBC ball list for use in competition shall not be allowed.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Arriving to New Zealand
All Travellers flying into NZ airports now have to complete a digital declaration instead of a paper Passenger Arrival Card, before travelling to New Zealand. The declaration is then linked to the traveller’s passport and is automatically assessed when scanned on arrival in New Zealand.
Submit your New Zealand Traveller Declaration no more than 24 hours before starting your journey to New Zealand. You will receive an email with a reference number which you can use to update your declaration at any time, up until you reach passport control.
New Zealand NZTD Online Click Here 
​​​​​​​Info on Completing the NZTD LINK
NZTD NZ Traveller Declaration Form Online or apps  LINK 
Check if you are eligible to use the eGates when you arrive in New Zealand LINK 

News not related to Bowling
​​​​​​​Microsoft will officially stop supporting Window 10 from October 14th 2025.
The current version Window 10 22H2 is the final version.
​​​​​​​Window 10 21H2 will no longer be supported from June 13th 2023.
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Something about Malaysia
An exciting opportunity to visit this best value tourist city. The locals speak English. June is Hot, humid and dry.
Knowing KL Youtube LINK    ​​​​​​&    Kuala Lumpur Youtube LINK 
​​​​​​​From January 1st 2024 it is compulsory for foreigners who enter Malaysia to fill up the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online within three days before they arrive. Validity of your passport at least 6 months or more.
Visitors from these 10 countries (Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, US and the UK will be eligible to use autogates when arriving and leaving KLIA's Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. If they are visiting Malaysia for the first time, they are required to submit the MDAC online three days before arriving and to enroll and verify their passport at the Malaysian Immigration manual counter manned by Immigration officer on arrival. These visitors can then use the autogates upon arrival and departure only for subsequent visits (where MDAC would still have to be submitted three days before every visit to Malaysia) only after they have successfully enrolled to use the autogate for immigration clearance.
Malaysia Digital Arrival Card MDAC LINK and INFOGRAPHIC and Submit To REGISTER Online
​​​​​​​-  applies to Foreign Travellers arrived at KLIA1 and KLIA2 International Airports and all Gazetted International Checkpoints. 
​​​​​​​Malaysia Tourist Refund Scheme 
Shopping in KL - You will need at least a week to cover some of the nanotech aircon shopping complexes in KL - Sunway Pyramid, Paradigm Mall, IOI Mall Puchong, Midvalley Megamall, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Suria KLCC, TRX, Pavilion KL, Lot 10, Berjaya Times Square Mall has the 2nd largest indoor amusement theme park in Malaysia , LaLaport Bukit Bintang is boring but their public toilets have bidets with adjustable pressure and you can choose warm or cold spray, the spacious 1 Utama Shopping Centre is the 2nd largest mall in Malaysia, the recent IOI CityMall Putrajaya is the largest mall in South East Asia & 2nd in the world. And Jalan Petaling ChinatownKL. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Good news, July is the king of fruits - durian season LINK You're not allowed to bring durian to hotel
IF you have 3 or more days to spare, then you should travel to Penang Island by train just over 4 hours ride
Vloggers Amazing race Chev & Dev vs the Buddymoon in Penang Island
​​​​​​​Free Penang Island Bus Shuttle Service CAT (Central Area Transit) LINK
NZ$1 = RM$2.70 with licensed moneychangers. Shop around. They all offer different rates. As of February 6th 2024, non Malaysians might be required to produce your passport for changing foreign currencies in Malaysia. Don't change it at the airports. You get a better deal with the licenced moneychangers. Lots of purchasing power for your NZ$.
​​​​​​​Everything cheap as. Believe It Or Not!
Driving in Malaysia - Citizens of Commonwealth countries can drive using their country’s licence
​​​​​​​If more than 90 days, you would need an International Driving Licence. 
Driving in KL is a nightmare. There are unmanned cashless toll charges. Street parking are paid by apps.
​​​​​​​RapidKL LRT MonoRail Service LINK Monorails in KL are all airconditioned
GoKL Hop On bus will cost RM$1 per trip as of Jan 1st 2024 LINK 
GoKL Payment transactions are cashless, namely through Touch ‘n Go cards, QR codes, credit cards or debit cards. However, it is free for all children aged 12 and under, including non-citizens. For any GoKL inquiries, the public can contact 03-2028 2298 (office hours) or email jpb@dbkl.gov.my
​​​​​​​Forewarned: If you are coming to Malaysia for the first time, please be prepared for the Culture Shock. It is quite normal for everyone to talk to you at the same time before you have the chance to reply. And it is not unusual for you to be interrupted by others as well as the person you are talking to while you are in the midst of your talk. At times, the conversation topic can change unexpectedly. It could be a habitual behaviour. Sometimes you wonder if they are listening to what you say. They talk for the sake of talking. The Malaysian English accent, grammar, talking excitingly fast with hand gestures and a fusion of Bahasa, Chinese and English in a conversation can be quite daunting. I do wonder sometimes whether their brain can keep up with their mouth. Malaysian​​​​​​s do get overly enthusiastic about their chat and the food. Food is something that you cannot escape from in Malaysia. It's Everywhere. Eating wherever whenever is a way of Life.
Surviving the Day: Be mindful of the people and the situation around you. Pick up the habit of exchanging pleasantries. A simple courtesy can have a lasting impression. Be genuine with your eye contact and conversation. It makes the other person feels special and you to be appreciated. Show your social grace and you might end up exchanging FB, Instagram, Whatsapp. By the way, part of the Malay culture is that when people offer you food, it is polite of you not to decline. Your left hand should never be used to handle food under any circumstances. If the food is that delicious and you need a little bit more, the etiquette is to leave some food on your plate before you top up. If there is a couple pieces left on the dish plate, do not take the last piece. Both remaining pieces are to be taken simultaneously by you and the person before you. Every grain of rice is sacred hence, you should only scoop enough rice that you can consume. If you are invited to dinner, do bring "buah tangan" - a gift of fruits or sweeties. That's the Malaysian Way. Do be open-minded.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​2024 Dec 9 - 15th Storm U22 (Milo) at Sunway Megalanes, KL, Malaysia LINK
Born in 2003 and after. Open and Graded (Boys av 190 and below and Girls av 180 and below)
There is a Gen Z age group for bowlers 25 years old and under (born in 1999 or after) 
Free KL City Bus Service GoKL City Bus
RapidKL LRT MonoRail Service LINK The touch screen token vending machine in KL Sentral takes a mixture of coins, RM$1 and Rm$5, while at other stations it takes coins and Rm$1 note. Hence if you want to use the token vending machine for your convenience, then do have the RM$1 notes. Follow the simple instructions on the screen. Eg your current location and your intended station destination. The token cost will then appear on the screen. The other alternative is to buy the LRT token at the manned booth. Once you have the token, check the train route chart to see which platform you need to goto for your station destination. Proceed to the autogate. Place the token on the scanner. Make sure you keep the token cos you need to deposit it in the slot when you exit your destination autogate. If you have taken the wrong LRT, as long as you did not exit the station, you can just hop back on to the right station. No extra charge for hopping station to station. The LRT only have 2 Platforms. Inside the aircon LRT train, the stations stop route is shown above all the LRT entry/exit doors and also broadcast thru the PA system in Bahasa and English. It is preferred that you maintain silence inside the LRT. Enjoy the scenic views. Welcome to KL.
​​​​​​​2024 Dec 15 - 21st 50th Penang Pesta International Championship
Megamall Bowling Centre, Penang Megamall, S. Prai, Malaysia  
2024 Rules & Regulations LINK
Beware: Please reconfirm age group eligibility with the organisers with regards to year born before committing to entering this Championship. 
Youth Girls & Boys U21 (born 2002 and after)
Youth Girls & Boys Masters U16 (born 2008 and after)
Pesta Open Masters
​​​​​​​Mixed Graded A for bowlers average under 200
​​​​​​​Senior Masters Mens & Womens 45 and over (born 1979 or before) 5 pins handicap for bowlers aged 55 (born 1968) with an increment of 1 pin per year after
​​​​​Free Penang Bus Shuttle Service CAT (Central Area Transit) LINK
Malaysia Government Response to Scammers
- National Scam Response Center (NSRC) hotline 997 daily between 8am - 8pm. If you believe that you have been a victim of an ONLINE SCAM inside the 12 hours window, you can immediately contact NSRC hotline number. If outside the 12 hours window, then call your bank instead. You DO NOT need to contact NSRC if you have contacted your bank. NSRC is an Emergency Hotline Only. Your MUST lodge a report of the incident to the police, even after informing your bank or NSRC. Do contact the police investigating officer assigned to your case for an update.
- Commercial Crime Investigation Department Royal Malaysia Police (JSJK) LINK 
- Check Scammers CCID app - Check Scammers CCID is from the Royal Malaysia Police. 
Use the CCID website or the CCID app before making any doubtful transactions. It allows the public to check phone numbers and the suspicious (possibly scammers) bank account numbers
To check if a website is legit, try this LINK
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​​​Current Frame Scoring System 
In the Current Frame Scoring system, a strike counts as an automatic 30 points,  a spare counts for 10, plus the first-ball count in the current completed frame. It doesn’t matter what you knock down in frame number 2, and an open frame counts for actual pins knocked down. There is no “third ball” to roll in the 10th frame, nor are there any extra balls to roll in the 10th frame because your score is an immediate score. A strike in the 10th frame, it’s simply an automatic 30 points in frame number 10, so with this new scoring method, you don't need to bowl ball 11th and 12th, a 300 game is still possible, but only 10 strikes score the perfect game. The same applies to the Spare on the 10th frame. Hence, the 10th frame counts the same as all other frames. The maximum score for a perfect game is still 300. 
Standard Scoring System is when you bowl a strike in a frame, the score for that frame is always 10 plus the next two balls rolled, a spare in a frame, the score for that frame is always 10 plus the next ball rolled.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Wellington Premier Tournament  
Coke Classic - Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington
Bowlers participation data since 2009 Click Here
​​​​​​​2013 - 2024 Coke Classic Tournament Wrap-up Click here  
2022 Coke Classic Stepladder Final Video Courtesy of Matt Balkham LINK
2022 Coke Classic Photos Courtesy of Matt Balkham Photography LINK
MatchPlay and Stepladder Finals Results
Qualifying Results 
Public Toilets in Wellington LINK​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​The Winning Mentality - Let your action dictate
Being passionate about tenpin bowling is not good enough. You need to have the right attitude, set a realistic goal with disciplined conviction, time management and consistency, good fitness and nutrition, and the positive energy to perform beyond your limits. When your commitment impedes your normal lifestyle, you need to make that sacrifice. You need the will and the right way to take action. Your success depends on your determination and grit. Your performance needs a Result! Every tournament is an opportunity for you to chase your dream. Embrace the failures along the way, take notes, and acknowledge it. Ask for help. Establish a support network. Take pride in upkeeping your equipment. Change is inevitable, make it early, and move forward. 
While being competitive is healthy, do make it a habit to practice fair play and sportsmanship in the spirit of the game. Our choices and our past always have a way of catching up to us no matter how hard we try to make them go away. Hence, play the game with dignity. There is this maxim, Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.  Respect is never a given, it has to be earned. 
​​​​​​​And, do remember that your Body Language mirrors your thoughts. You are only a team player when you offer spirited encouragement and positive communication to your teammates.
Please portray yourself as an ambassador of this sport when it arises. Pass It Forward.
​​​​​​​Be generous in sharing your learned skills and experiences with others when asked for. 
​​​​​ "When we teach, we learn." Its like a self-refresher. That's the Joy of Giving. 
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​​​​​​​​​Other Sports Update
2034 FIFA World Cup - hosted by Saudi Arabia
2030 FIFA World Cup - hosted by Spain, Portugal, Morocco and staging games will be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
All the 6 host nations will get automatic entry to the 48-team tournament.
2026 FIFA World Cup - hosted by Canada, Mexico & USA - 48 countries 
Canada Stadium - BMO Field Toronto and BC Place Vancouver 
​​​​​​​Mexico Stadium - Azteca Mexico City, Akron Guadalajara and BBVA Monterrey
USA Stadium - Mercedes-Benz Atlanta, Gilette Boston, AT & T Dallas, NRG Houston, Arrowhead Kansas City, SoFi Los Angeles, Hard Rock Miami, Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Metlife New York/New Jersey, Levi's San Francisco Bay and Lumen Seattle
​​​​​​​2027 FIFA 10th Women's World Cup - hosted by Brazil - 32 countries including the host nation. Spain is the defending Champion 2023.

Euro 2032 - hosted by Italy and Turkey
Euro 2028 - hosted by UK and Ireland

3rd Asian Youth Games Dec 20 - 28th 2022 Shantou, Guangdong, China Officially Cancelled. 
​​​​​​​The next Asian Youth Games will be held in 2025 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 
20th Asian Games (XX ASIAD) will be held during autumn from Sept 19 to Oct 4th 2026, Aichi-Nagoya Japan LINK
21st Asian Games will be held in 2030 at Doha, Qatar LINK
22nd Asian Games will be held in 2034 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia LINK
SEA Games 
​​​​​​​2025 Bangkok 33rdSEA Games - Dec 9 - 20th  Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla, Thailand 
The modified new SEA Games Federation Charter & Rules 2023 will be applied in Bangkok 
2027 Malaysia 
2029 Singapore 
2031 Laos TBA
2033 Phillipines TBA
Summer Olympics
OLYMPICS 2024 July 26 - Aug 11 Paris2024
​​​​​​​-the Olympic flame will burn in the Tuileries Gardens, in front of the Lourve Museum.
OLYMPICS 2028 July 21 - Aug 6 LosAngeles2028 Tenpin Bowling failed for inclusion LA2028
OLYMPICS 2032 July 23 - Aug 8 Brisbane2032
Winter Olympics
Salt Lakes City-Utah2034 - Feb 10 - 26 - Salt Lakes City, Wasatch Back, Snowbasin Resort, Peaks Ice Arena Provo
French Alps2030 - Feb 8 - 24 - Haute Savoie, Savoie, Briancon and Nice
Milano Cortina2026 Feb 6 - 22 Italy - Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo
The Mascot is a pair of stoats  named Milo and Tina
7th June 2022 new ruling by the International Skating Union
The minimum age for figure skaters raised to 17
2030 Winter Olympics - most likely at the French Alps, FRANCE
2034 Winter Olympics - most likely at Salt Lake City-Utah, USA
Official announcement for 2030 & 2034 on July 23rd 2024 
​​​​​​​World Games List of sports
World Games 2025 - Chengdu, China from August 7 - 17th LINK 
Update July 10th 2023 - Tenpin bowling has been unexpectedly removed from the competition program. The International World Games Association (IWGA) decision was motivated with the unavailability of all phone numbers associated with the International Bowling Federation (IBF), the IBF office and bank accounts in Lausanne being closed and, most concerning, the fact that all letters directed to the IBF President have gone unanswered, leaving crucial queries unresolved. Adding to the already mounting concerns, it has come to light that the IWGA annual fee for 2023, which should have been paid by the IBF, was instead covered by an unknown private individual.
World Games 2029 - Karlsruhe, Germany. 13th Edn

2025 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2026 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow2026, Scotland July 23rd - August 2nd

​​​​​​​Worth A Read - A Personal Odyssey 
- A Historical Record of NZ and other notable Tenpin Bowling Moments  Click Here
- My Record of NZ Bowlers Achievements at Walter Rachuig, Australian Junior Masters U14 & U18 & U21, TBA21 & TBA50 Challenge, ANC Masters in Australia, CTBC, CYG,  ASTBC, ABFTour, QubicaAMF World Cup  Click Here 
Blast From The Past - A Collection of Photograph Collages on NZ Team Overseas Click Here
Thank you for all the photo contributions. It was a strenuous task getting it sorted, classified and collaged.
Down Memory Lane - 10 years ago
Bowls New Zealand Centenary Publication 2011 Click Here 
A Foreword by the then Governor-General of New Zealand, Patron, Bowls New Zealand 
Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae QNZM, QSO 
Government House, New Zealand
An Extract - Bowls is one of the few sports that crosses age and gender barriers, allowing men and women of different ages to compete with and against each other.  Only in bowls could a school student team up with a retiree (and 1990 Commonwealth Games medal winner) to win the Wellington mixed pairs title as Euan Wong (18) and Judy Howat (76) did in 2011!
It was an honour and a privilege for my family to be invited to celebrate this 2011 Centennial at the Government House, New Zealand

NZ Super (65 years old)- Changes to residency rules for time lived in NZ to qualify after age 20 under the Fair Residency Act  LINK 
Starting on or after July 2024 with a gradual increase ​​​​​​​in residence requirements eg. those born on or after 1 July 1977 need to reside in NZ for 20 years before being eligible for NZ Super.  You still need to have lived in New Zealand for at least 5 years since turning 50.
NZ Super - Travelling Overseas for less than 26 weeks LINK but more than 28 days, you need to inform NZ Super
You are entitled to receive NZ Super payments for the first 26 weeks of any absence from the country as long as you return within 30 weeks. To get reinstated, you need to go to Work and Income with your passport, travel ticket or itinerary showing the date you arrived back in NZ.
​​​​​​​The NZ Super will start back from this date.
Calculation of NZ Super is the Number of years resided in NZ(Months)/ 45 years (540months) X NZ Superannuation Basic Rate​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​Down Memory Lane - ​​​​​​​Something nostalgic to watch 
​​​​​​​Archived videos of Team NZ at the 1993 Coca Cola Classic Baker format at Richlands Bowl, Queensland AUS
ABC (American Bowling Congress) Executive Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Frank K. Baker developed the Baker format.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Team NZ - Paul Fincham WLG, Dianne Whichelow AKL & Murray Johnstone WLG 
NZ v Western Australia LINK  Tom Kury, Steve Wimbridge & Carol Gianotti
NZ v NSW LINK   Billy Gardiner, Sue Cassell & Rob Thompson
NZ v Victoria LINK   Ian Bradford, Cara Honeychurch & John Sullivan
NZ v South Australia LINK  Silvano Prez, Teena Peake & Brenton Davy
Archived videos of Coke Classic (formerly named VIA Elite Classic 2009 - 2012) Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington NZ
2009 The Final between Kurt Sturgess v Adrian Judd Video Part 1 LINK  Video Part 2 LINK 
2010 The Final between Adrian Judd v Craig Nevatt Video LINK 
2011 Stepladder Terry Mustchin v Julieanne Mollet Video LINK
2011 The Final between Chris Haynes v Terry Mustchin Video LINK 
2015 The Final between Daniel Webb (son) v Kevin Webb (dad) Video LINK
2019 The Stepladder 1 Pete Richardson v Julieanne Mollet v Megan Fletcher Video LINK 
2019 The Stepladder  2 Pete Richardson v Suzanne Howell Video LINK 
2019 The Final Game 1 Pete Richardson v Sonny Reguerra Video LINK 
2019 The Final Rechallenge Game 2 Sonny Reguerra v Pete Richardson Video LINK 
2020 The Final Game 1 & Rechallenge Game 2 James Kelly v Craig Nevatt Video LINK 
2021 The Stepladder 1 Greg Nicolas v Anthony Carbonell v Ben Pettit and Stepladder 2 Greg Nicolas v Ethan McKay and The Final between Craig Nevatt v Greg Nicolas Video LINK 
2022 The Stepladder 1 Brodie Hunt v Craig Nevatt v Anthony Carbonell and The Final Brodie Hunt v James Kelly Video  LINK
​​​​2011 TBNZ Junior/Youth National Championship, Bowlarama Newtown, Wellington
Highlights LINK
2008 TBA Youth Team Challenge, Werribee SuperBowl Melbourne VIC
​​​​​​​NZ Youth Team in Melbourne doing the Haka LINK 
led by Jordan Pinker, Paul Housham, Adrian Hoggard & Corey Johnson
Tribute to Eric Jang - inaugural winner 1963 Australian National Championship Mens Masters.
TBA Hall of Famer - Video LINK

NZ Proudest Moments in Tenpin Bowling
History in the Making - an International event of significant importance to Tenpin Bowling in New Zealand
Bianca Tofilau is the only New Zealander Male or Female to win Gold in the sanctioned ABF Tour. Albeit any ABF/IBF tournament away from Oceania.
July 9th BIANCA TOFILAU 桃 菲 露 NZL wins ABF (Asian Bowling Federation) Tour Taipei 2017 in her first appearance at the Southern Bowling Centre, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei. 36ft Oiling Pattern
Finals & Semi-Final Video - Commentary is in Cantonese - frank analysis. Thoroughly enjoyed it. 
Finals: Bianca Tofilau (NZL) v Chang Yu-Hsuan (Chinese Taipei) Video Click here 
Semi-Final: Bianca Tofilau (NZL) v Chan Suk-Han (Hong Kong) Video Click here 
 - in the video background is Angela Louise Boswell NZL and Wicky Yeung. In his early days, Wicky bowled his league at Tenpin Takapuna, Auckland, NZ. He has 2 sanctioned NZ 300 Game at Tenpin Takapuna (04 July 1999 & 23 March 2001) using Columbia 300 Gold Rage and Messenger. Wicky left NZ for Hong Kong. He then represented the Hong Kong National Team as an Elite International Bowler.
In the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, Wicky was with the Hong Kong Team that took the bronze, behind Malaysia (Silver) and South Korea (Gold).
In 2012 at the 22nd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships   Highlights (video) he also bowled with the Hong Kong Team (video) that took the Gold Team medal off the Koreans and UAE. Malaysia was 4th. 
In the 2013 East Asian Games, Wicky was with the HK Team that took the Silver. Korea took the Gold and Japan the Bronze.
At the 2013 ABFTour Tournament of Champions Mens Singles held at Cozmo Bowling Centre in Kuwait, Wicky emerged as Runners-Up losing to Surasak Manuwong of Thailand with an unfortunate 7 - 10 split in the last frame.
​​​​​​​Wicky has numerous Perfect Games away from NZ.
​​​​​​​Wicky still competes, adding perfect games to his 300Game collection, as recent as the 2019 45th Hong Kong International Open till Covid 19 pandemic led to cancellations and postponements of international tournaments.  Wicky Yeung Wai Ki was inducted as a Brunswick International Pros with the likes of Esther Cheah(MAS) Kimmo Lehtonen (FIN) William Swensson(SWE) & Peter Knopp(GER)
ABF Tour Taipei 2017 Award Presentation Click here 
Special Mention
2015 Oct - Bianca Tofilau bowled the 300 Game - 96th Gangwon2015, Gangwon, South Korea officially sanctioned by KBA (Korea Bowling Association)
2015 & 2019 - ​​​​​​Bianca won the Ladies Masters at the 96th Gangwon2015 in Gangwon and 100th Seoul2019 in Seoul

July 7 - 18 IBF World Youth Championship 2024, 32-lane Fiesta Asiad Bowling Center, Incheon Seo-gu, South Korea
July 10th JESSICA MARGINSON NZL bowled the 1st perfect 300Game of this championship in the Girls Singles, Game 2 Lane 9-10. Jessica is the 1st NZ Male or Female to bowl an International sanctioned perfect game.
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Working and Living in NZ Click here 

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Truthfulness is to strike and defend without deception. Nothing is Truer Than Truth.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but rather in humility. Value others above yourselves. Philippians ch2: 3  

 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly; I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
 For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. 
​​​​​​​Ecclesiastes ch1: 17 - 18

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
​​​​​​​St Matthew ch7: 1 - 2

My Motto
I will rather be brutally honest than a Fake