Maurice Symes is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler.

[1][2] He competed in the singles at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Four years later he won a bronze medal for New Zealand when he was part of the pairs team at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

[3][4] He won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1985 pairs at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.

[6] Remarkably 36 years later he won a second national title winning the fours with John Gray, Craig MacDonell and Steve Beel.