Author name: Don Wright

■ REVIEW: Fly Patterns By Fishing Guides
Best choice for hunter gatherers

NZ books, Sport

As Southland’s army of fly fishermen prepare to match their wits against the wily brown and rainbow species of our world-famous waters, their insatiable appetite for more knowledge that might deceive trout will prosper from reading this exceptional literary morsel. Southlander Murray Orr is one of many acknowledged experts and guides from all over the […]

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■ REVIEW: Rod Laver A Memoir
Aussie tennis ace Laver deemed the best of the best

People, Sport

Who would dare question tennis icon Roger Federer’s assessment of the greatest players of the sport in his time? Federer’s plumping for Laver as “the greatest champion our sport has known” will be widely accepted wherever the game is played. Federer, after all, has been dubbed the greatest player and game’s traditionalist of the modern

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■ REVIEW: Born to be a Fighter
Fighter throws gloves in for disabled

NZ books, Sport

Denny Enright has done his Southland family proud and is rendering disabled babies, children and adults from his home province generous assistance with the publication of his first book that was 25 years in the making when it was published last year. The 1970 New Zealand champion light welterweight boxer – now of Mt Maunganui

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■ REVIEW: Beginners Guide To Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand
Magnificently illustrated guide for learners

NZ books, Sport

Southland’s all-aged army of hunters and fishermen will prosper from a wealth of useful information in this commendable textbook on recreational pursuits in the great outdoors. A former Wairarapa school principal, author Paul Adamson has gone to considerable lengths in focusing on clarity and simplicity for newcomers but also refreshing the knowledge of seasoned hunters

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