Bernard Joseph Wood MNZM (9 December 1939 – 28 April 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league administrator and sports historian.
Wood was born in Greymouth in 1939 and was educated at Marist Brothers Boys' School there.
[1] Wood was an historian of rugby league and harness racing in New Zealand, writing several books on the subjects.
[2] In the 2000 New Year Honours, Wood was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport.
[4] Wood died of cancer at his home in the Porirua suburb of Whitby in 2013,[5] and was buried at Whenua Tapu Cemetery, Pukerua Bay.