Oldest clubs

Bowls is a traditional sport in Otago and the game was started there in the 19th century.

The oldest clubs in the province are Milton (1878), Balclutha (1880), Meadowbank (1881), Roslyn (1883), Taieri (1886), Kaitangata (1886), Oamaru Phoenix (1886), Green Island (1887), Port Chalmers (1892), St Clair (1892), Clinton (1897), Palmerston (1898) and Outram (1900).

The Auckland Bowling club, opened in 1861, was the first bowls club established in New Zealand. It was followed in 1872