Story: Rowing

More links and websites

• Pieces of eight – a quest for gold

  A television documentary on the eights’ ill-fated 1984 campaign.

• Rowing in New Zealand

  NZ History has an excellent history of New Zealand rowing.

• Rowing New Zealand

  This site has comprehensive coverage of the programmes and events supported by Rowing New Zealand.

More suggestions and sources

• Bidwell, Peter. Reflections of gold: a celebration of New Zealand rowing. Auckland: HarperCollins, 2010.
• Dodd, Christopher. The story of world rowing. London: Stanley Paul, 1992.
• Hempseed, B. W. Richard Arnst: the single sculls world champion from New Zealand. Christchurch: Acorn Print, 2005.
• Hempseed, B. W. William Webb: New Zealand’s first single sculls world champion. Christchurch: Acorn Print, 2008.
• The story of the British Empire Games, Auckland, New Zealand, 1950. Auckland: Organising Committee for the 1950 British Empire Games, 1950.