MANAGEMENT TEAM
The CEO and the Management Team are responsible for the completion of all the hard work that must be done to keep bowling in New Zealand moving forward. All the Management Team members are volunteers and must carry out their duties while meeting the demands of their working lives, family lives, and often active participation in bowling. Without continuing huge sacrifices by these people, TBNZ would not be able to be in the position that it is. The members of the Management Team can be found by using the link to Job Descriptions.

TBNZ WEBSITE
This TBNZ website is the main means of communicating all TBNZ information to its members.

FUNDING
TBNZ receives funding from Sponsor Centres, individual member fees, tournament levies, and charitable grants.

SPONSOR CENTRES
All sponsor centres pay TBNZ $50 per lane, per year. The sponsor centre funding is vital and enables TBNZ to provide essential services to its bowlers such as governance, accredited tournaments, and coach development. Sponsor centre funding also allows the TBNZ volunteers to spend their precious time delivering services, rather than fund raising.

The current sponsor centres as at 2011 are
Pins Lincoln
Bowlline Dunedin
Tenpin Manukau
Strike Entertainment Porirua
Xtreme Botany
Xtreme Takapuna
AMF Garden City
AMF Panmure
Bowlarama Newtown
Strike Zone Family Entertainment Centre
Tenpin 13th Ave
Southland Tenpin Bowling
Kapiti Tenpin

MEMBERSHIP
All league bowlers in a sponsor centre are automatically members of TBNZ, when the centre representative provides all the bowler’s details to be included in the TBNZ membership database. Bowlers in non-sponsor centres can become a member of TBNZ by paying an annual membership fee of $20.

COACHING
The TBNZ has its own coaching program that is based on the content and structure of the system developed and used by Tenpin Bowling Australia (TBA). A TBNZ accredited coach is absolutely equivalent to a TBA accredited coach at the same level. TBNZ can currently provide training at Level 1 and below. Higher level courses are available as part of TBA’s coaching program.

TBNZ’S NATIONAL EVENTS
TBNZ runs the following annual tournaments
• Junior and Youth National Championships
• National Youth Teams Championships
• National Championships
• National Adult Teams Championships

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
TBNZ’s participation in international competitions is determined by the current selection policy. Wherever possible, certain team performance indicators must be met before approval will be given to send a team to an international competition. TBNZ does not use any of its funds to help pay for bowlers, teams, or officials to attend international competition. However, where possible, TBNZ will apply for grants from charitable organisations to help meet the costs of bowlers, teams, or officials to attend TBNZ approved international tournaments.

NATIONAL TRAINING SQUADS
National Training Squads exist for male and female bowlers in Junior/Youth, Adult, and Senior (50 and over) age groups. Bowlers earn positions in a training squad according to the prevailing selection policy.

INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION
TBNZ has affiliation to:
• World Tenpin Bowling Federation (WTBA)
• Asian Bowling Federation (ABF)
• Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Federation (CTBF)
• New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC)
• Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC)

POLICIES
Wherever possible, TBNZ is administered with reference to Playing Rules and a number of Policies. The current policies can be found on this website.