Ron Palenski

Ronald Allan Palenski ONZM (31 March 1945 – 22 August 2023) was a New Zealand journalist and sportsman.[1]

Palenski was born in Dunedin on 31 March 1945.[2] He started as a journalist with The Evening Star in Dunedin and went on to work with the New Zealand Press Association and The Dominion.[3] He established the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame and administered it from 1998 until illness forced his retirement not long before he died.

In the 2003 New Year Honours, Palenski was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sports journalism.[4] In November 2022, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[5] He wrote approximately 50 books, most of them on sport, but some also on New Zealand history.[1]

Palenski died of cancer on 22 August 2023, at the age of 78.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Smith, Tony (24 August 2023). "New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame mourn chief executive-authorjournalist Ron Palenski". Stuff. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Births". The Evening Star. No. 25453. 7 April 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ "New Zealand author, journalist and Sports Hall of Fame chief executive Ron Palenski has died". NZ Herald. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ "New Year honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Sports Hall of Fame founder now inducted himself!". Radio New Zealand. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.