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Tenpin bowling at Panmure, March 1968

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Tenpin bowling at Panmure, March 1968

Patrons enjoy tenpin bowling at one of New Zealand's earliest alleys, in Panmure in 1968. A major difference from modern alleys is the device at the head of the lanes which allowed players to score manually. All scoring in New Zealand has been computerised since the early 2000s.

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Lindsay Knight, Bowls, pétanque and tenpin – Tenpin bowling, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38049/tenpin-bowling-at-panmure-march-1968 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Lindsay Knight, published 15 November 2012, updated 1 January 2015.