Terry McCashin

Terence Michael McCashin (18 January 1944 – 31 October 2017) was a New Zealand businessman who (with his wife, Bev) founded the country's first craft brewery, McCashin's Brewery, in 1981 in Nelson. He also represented the country in rugby union, playing seven matches for the All Blacks.[1][2] McCashin died on 31 October 2017, aged 73. He is survived by wife Beverley and their five children: Maria, Dean, Scott, Anna, and Todd.[1]

Terry McCashin
Birth nameTerence Michael McCashin
Date of birth(1944-01-18)18 January 1944
Place of birthPalmerston North, New Zealand
Date of death31 October 2017(2017-10-31) (aged 73)
Place of deathNelson, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
SchoolHorowhenua College
Occupation(s)Hotelier, brewer, farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
All Black No. 674
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963–64, 68–69
1966–68, 70
1972
1977
Horowhenua
Wellington
King Country
Marlborough

35
11
3
()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968 New Zealand 0 (0)

McCashin owned land in the Port Hills in Christchurch and started negotiating in 2016 with the Summit Road Society, a Port Hills protection society, about the sale of that land. The Summit Road Society purchased the 233 hectares (580 acres) in October 2018 from McCashin's estate.[3]

References

  1. "Nelson craft beer pioneer Terry McCashin dies". Stuff. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. "Mac's founder Terry McCashin has died". The New Zealand Herald. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. Fletcher, Jack (5 October 2018). "'Exciting' day for Christchurch as 233 hectares of Port Hills land purchased for public access". Stuff. Retrieved 4 May 2019.


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