Debbie White

Debra Joy White, known as Debbie White, is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. Her mother, Jennie Simpson, was also an international bowler, a Commonwealth Games medallist and a national champion. White became New Zealand national champion in 2019 by winning the singles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships, and in 2020 she was selected for the World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. She won a second national title in the fours in 2023. In 2025 she took both the singles and the fours at the nationals while bowling for the Hinuera club, and she then represented New Zealand at the 2025 World Singles Champion of Champions, reaching the final, where she lost to Shae Wilson. The article records a career high world ranking of 42, reached in July 2025.