The lawn bowls competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 2 February 1974.

[1] David Bryant won his third successive Commonwealth Games singles gold medal, with a medals cache of four golds although not competing in 1966.

Host country New Zealand won the fours (their seventh gold medal since the start of the games in 1930).

*   Host nation (New Zealand)[2]