Sport

Legends on 2 Wheels

By Rhys Jones (HarperSports, RRP $49.99)

Reviewed by JUDE MADDEN

After a 30-year career in television as a producer, presenter and journalist, Rhys Jones has established himself as a dedicated motoring writer. Legends on 2 Wheels: A Celebraton of NZ's Greatest Motorcycle Riders is his third book.

Ricki Herbert: A New Fire

By Ricki Herbert with Russell Gray (Harper Sports, RRP $36.99)

Reviewed by PHIL McCARTHY

The name Ricki Herbert is synonymous with football in New Zealand.

Racing: A History of Motorsport in New Zealand

By Ross MacKay (Whitcoulls, RRP $34.99)

Reviewed by JILLIAN ALLISON-AITKEN

New Zealanders tend to do well on the international stage when it comes to motorsport but let's not forget the amazing history of motorsport we have here in our own country.

Snapper: New Zealand's Greatest Fish

Edited by Sam Mossman, published by AUT Media, RRP $59.99

Reviewed by JILLIAN ALLISON-AITKEN

Fish are fascinating creatures, and none more so than the snapper.

100 Essential New Zealand Golf Holes

By Tom Hyde, published by AWA Press, RRP $40

Golfing writer Tom Hyde's 100 Essential New Zealand Golf Holes features 10 holes from seven southern courses.

From Poverty Bay to Broadway: The Story of Tom Heeney

By Lydia Monin, Hodder-Moa

Reviewed by JOHN HUSBAND

As a youngster I joined the local boxing gym which was run by our village constable and ever since then I have enjoyed the noble art.

The Olympics Strangest Moments

By Geoff Tibballs, published by HarperCollins, RRP $24.99

If you and yours — especially those reluctant boy readers of the family — have a taste for entertaining and topical trivia, this is will appeal.