The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914.
Men's singles YearChampion Ref1914 John Kilgour (Carlton) 1915 Max Walker (Ponsonby) 1916 Edward Fountain (Roslyn) 1917 Cyril Ingram (Wellington) 1918 Walter Foster (Caledonian) 1919 Max Walker (Ponsonby) 1920 Ernest Harraway (Dunedin) 1921 James Brackenbridge (Wellington) 1922 James Rigby (North East Valley) 1923 Max Walker (Ponsonby) 1924 William Carswell (Taieri) 1925 Jack Best (Dunedin) 1926Walter Foster (Caledonian) 1927Henry C Clarke (Rocky Nook) 1928 John Scott (Caledonian) 1929 Archibald R Coltman (Carlton) 1930 Frank Lambeth (Balmacewen) 1931Norm Bell (Hamilton) 1932 John Scott (Caledonian) 1933 William M Parkhouse (Wellington) 1934 William Carswell (Taieri) 1935 Arthur Engebretsen (Napier) 1936 Frank Livingstone (Onehunga) 1937 Charlie Spearman (Sydenham) 1938 William D Bennett (Hastings) 1939 Wally Franks (Balmoral) 1940 George A Deare (Carlton) 1941 Charlie Spearman (Christchurch RSA) 1944 Mort Squire (Hawera Tower) 1945 Jim Martin (Carlton) 1946 Jim Martin (Edgeware) 1947 Steve Vella (Onehunga) 1948 Sam Marriott (Opawa) 1949 Stan Gooch (Kahutia) 1950 Lew J Edwards (Balclutha) 1951 Ron Graham (Johnsonville) 1952 Frank Livingstone (Onehunga) 1953 Roy McMaster (Stanley) 1954 Robin Andrew (Onehunga) 1955 Jack Rabone (Northern) 1956 George Littlejohn (Hutt) 1957 Ham Pirret (Tuakau) 1958 Phil Skoglund (Northern) 1959 Bill Fleming (Newtown) 1960 Stan Snedden (Linwood) 1961 Jack Rabone (Auckland) 1962 Jeff Barron (Miramar) 1963 Tony Govorko (Ngongotahā) 1964 Ron Buchan (Tui Park) 1965 Ron Buchan (Tui Park) 1966 Phil Skoglund (Palmerston North) 1967 Percy Jones (Otahuhu Railway) 1968 Stan Lawson (Burwood) 1969 Lionel Franks (Balmoral) 1970 Phil Skoglund (Palmerston North) 1971 Phil Skoglund (Northern) 1972 Phil Skoglund (Northern) 1973 Percy Jones (Otahuhu Railway) 1974 Robbie Robson (Tokoroa) 1975 Vic Sellars (Northern) 1976 Ernie Wilson (Balmacewen) 1977 Ivan Kostanich (Helensville) 1978 John Malcolm (Carlton) 1979 Nick Unkovich (Okahu Bay) 1980 John Murtagh (Paritutu) 1981 Peter Belliss (Aramoho) 1982 Jim Scott (Johnsonville) 1983 Danny O'Connor (Okahu Bay) 1984 Robin Milne (Geraldine) 1985 Ian Dickison (Kaikorai) 1986 Peter Belliss (Aramoho) 1987 Ken Walker (Fairfield) 1988 Kevin Darling (Caversham) 1989 Gary Lawson (Sydenham) 1990 Terry Scott (North East Valley) 1991 Petar Sain (Carlton) 1992 Peter Belliss (Aramoho) 1993 Ivan Kostanich (Carlton) 1994 Gary Lawson (Carlton) 1995 Brian Baldwin (Paritutu) 1996 Nino Vlahovic (Carlton) 1997 Peter Shaw (Northern) 1998 Kelvin Scott (Belfast) 1999 Justin Goodwin (Hillsboro) 2000 Petar Sain (Carlton) 2001 Mike Kernaghan (Kaikorai) 2002 Mike Kernaghan (Kaikorai) 2003 Ali Forsyth (United) 2004 Ali Forsyth (United) 2005 Dwayne Cameron (Homai) 2006 Alan Dickson (Castlecliff) 2007 Tony Grantham (Birkenhead) 2008 Russell Meyer (Cabramatta) 2009 Richard Collett (Papakura) 2010 Andrew Todd (Burnside) 2011Shaun Scott (North East Valley) 2012Peter Hodson (Stoke) 2013Shaun Scott (North East Valley) 2014 Ali Forsyth (Havelock) 2015 Mike Kernaghan (Kaikorai) 2016 Shannon McIlroy (Stoke) 2017 Dean Elgar (West End)2018 Shannon McIlroy (Stoke)2019 Taylor Horn (Mangere)2020 Andrew Kelly (Canterbury 2017)2021 Mike Galloway (Royal Oak)2022 Kelvin Scott (Elmwood Park)2023 Sheldon Bagrie-Howley (Gore)2024 Aiden Takarua (Point Chevalier) 2025 Matt Berry (Pringle Park)
Men's pairs YearChampionsRef1914 Ernest Harraway, J Johnson (Dunedin) 1915Alexander Smellie, George Blackwood (Green Island) 1916 Charles Parata, V Dimock (Thorndon) 1917 J J Martin, A Sawyer (Turanganui) 1918 Ernest Harraway, W M Hogg (Dunedin) 1919 W J Hueston, J B Rosemund (Gisborne) 1920 W Spiller, J Turnbull (Sydenham) 1921 S Potter, William Grenfell (Wellington) 1922 James Brackenbridge Sr., James Brackenbridge Jr. (Newtown) 1923 T Edwards, W McCallum (Temuka) 1924 J A Redpath, Jas Angus (Canterbury) 1925James Sexton, Charlie Davis (Newtown) 1926E Tamblyn, W R Todd (St Kilda) 1927Max Walker, A Brakebush (Auckland) 1928 G Logan, D Dunphy (Maitai) 1929 F Laurenson, A G Kinvig (Linwood) 1930 H Jenkin, G L Gladding (Carlton) 1931 R N Pilkington, H G Loveridge (Hamilton) 1932 C E Hardley, Bill Bremner (West End Auckland) 1933 Mort Squire, Harry Maslin (Hawera Tower) 1934 J A Veitch, J McPherson (West Harbour) 1935 R N Pilkington, H G Loveridge (Hamilton) 1936 H Haworth, J W Turpin (Canterbury) 1937 Jack Lowry, D Hunter (Petone) 1938 C E Tyrrell, R B Clarke (Roslyn) 1939 W J Robinson, J S Anchor (Hamilton) 1940 Bill Bremner, L G Donaldson (West End Auckland) 1941 Mort Squire, Harry Maslin (Hawera Tower) 1944 E W Travers, P H Edwards (St Kilda) 1945 L Russell, J W Darroch (St Heliers) 1946 S C K Smith, G C Batchelor (Northend) 1947 Phil Exelby, Rance Hawkins (Frankton) 1948 S Garelja, M A Marinovich (Oratia) 1949 J G Mingins, Frank Livingstone (Onehunga) 1950 E H Elwood, A Hirst (Christchurch RSA) 1951 Arthur Webster, George Littlejohn (Hutt) 1952 Life Ravenwood, R K Aitchison (North East Valley) 1953 Ted Pilkington, J F Benson (Balmoral) 1954 Charlie Spearman, N A McNab (Christchurch RSA) 1955 Mate Borich, Rance Hawkins (Hamilton) 1956 Life Ravenwood, L J Hughes (North East Valley) 1957 Lionel Franks, H Franks (Balmoral) 1958 Ham Pirret, C J Rogers (Tuakau) 1959 Hec Thompson, Gordon Bradley (Whitiora) 1960 Pete Skoglund, Eddie Taylor (Carlton) 1961 M Vulinovich, N Posa (Oratia) 1962 Bob McDonald, Frank Livingstone (Onehunga) 1963 John Flett, Selwyn Jolly (Pt Chevalier) 1964 G P Ogilvie, Bill Scott (Cromwell) 1965 Ces McGarry, Norm Lash (Carlton) 1966 E W Grimman, Ernie M Wilson (Caversham) 1967 Percy Jones, D Miller (Otahuhu Railway) 1968 Hugh Hogg, A F Rawlinson (St Clair) 1969 Percy Jones, D Miller (Otahuhu Railway) 1970 Wally Wilkinson, H Hartley (St Albans Merivale) 1971 Dave Baldwin, John Murtagh (Paritutu) 1972 Phil Skoglund, Vic Sellars (Northern) 1973 Kevin Darling, R E Dunne (Balmacewen) 1974 Kevin Darling, Ernie Wilson (Balmacewen) 1975 Dave Kydd, C W Franks (Eastbourne) 1976 Phil Skoglund, Mario Basile (Northern) 1977 Norm Lash, Ted Quinn (Hutt) 1978 George Alley, Cliff Pryce-Jones (Mt Wellington) 1979 Bill MacArthur, Vern Muir (Paritutu) 1980 Dave Burgess, Colin Galt (Te Rangi) 1981 Ian Dickison, Phil Dickison (Kaikorai) 1982 Danny O'Connor, Rowan Brassey (Okahu Bay) 1983 Alan Crow (New Plymouth RSA), Bruce Johns (Paritutu) 1984 Ivan Kostanich, Pat Robertson (Helensville) 1985 Maurice Symes, Geoff Hawken (Hawera Park) 1986 Les Morrison, Winston McLachlan (Clinton) 1987 Peter Clark (Whakatane), Don McKillop (Opotiki) 1988 Jack Dale, Bruce McGowan (Papanui) 1989 Dave Blanche, Jim Vevers (Paraparaumu Beach) 1990 Bruce Malcolm, Gordon Duggie (Port Chalmers) 1991 Nick Unkovich, Ross Haresnape (Rawhiti) 1992 Peter Belliss (Aramoho), Robin Jefferson (Poverty Bay) 1993 Sid Giddy (Mt Maunganui), Kevin Asplin (Arawa) 1994 Bruce McNish, Stewart Buttar (Burnside) 1995 Peter Belliss (Aramoho), Lance Tasker (Castlecliff) 1996 Brian Baldwin, Gary Mounsey (Paritutu) 1997 Gary Lawson (Belfast), Andrew Curtain (Elmwood) 1998 Peter Shaw, Russell Meyer (Northern) 1999 Phil Skoglund, Raymond Skoglund (Northern) 2000 Chris Waterson (Wanganui), Sean Johnson (Aramoho) 2001 Mike Galloway, David Clark (Pakuranga) 2002 Brendon Gibson, Grant Wakefield (Johnsonville) 2003 Vladimir Marsic, Petar Sain (Carlton) 2004 Mike Small, Kevin Gore (Burnside) 2005 Kevin Robinson (Tokoroa), Stephen Posa (Takapuna) 2006 Rex Holmes, Brian Howman (Paraparaumu Beach) 2007 Mike Kernaghan (Onehunga), David Archer (Taieri) 2008 Gary Lawson, Andrew Curtain (Eastbourne) 2009 Rob Ashton (Johnsonville), Ray Boffa (Paraparaumu Beach) 2010 Gary Lawson (Eastbourne), Dan Delany (Onehunga) 2011 Ryan Bester (Cabramatta), Chris Le Lievre (Onehunga) 2012 Blake Signal (Stokes Valley), Alvin Gardiner (Elmwood) 2013 Ali Forsyth (Havelock), Matt Gallop (Blenheim) 2014 Tony Grantham (Birkenhead), Mike Nagy (Taren Point) 2015 Rob Ashton, Petar Sain (Carlton Cornwall) 2016 Ali Forsyth (Nelson), Neville Forsyth (Stoke) 2017 Gary Lawson (Sumner), Neville Rodda (Victoria) 2018 Ali Forsyth (Clayton), Gary Lawson (Eastbourne) 2019 Jordan King, Chris Lowe (Mangere) 2020 Raymond Martin (Victoria), Robbie Bennett (Titahi Bay) 2021 Lance Pascoe (Elmwood Park), Jamie Hill (Mt Albert) 2022 Andrew Kelly (Canterbury 2017), Seamus Curtin (Stokes Valley) 2023 Gary Lawson, Tony Grantham (Mt Albert) 2024Gary Lawson, Tony Grantham (Mt Albert) 2025Lance Pascoe (Elmwood Park), Jamie Hill (Mt Albert)
Men's fours