Barry John Maister (born 6 June 1948) is a former New Zealand

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player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the

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. He is also a former member of the

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Early life and family

Maister was born in

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on 6 June 1948, and is the younger brother of

Selwyn Maister Selwyn Gerald Maister (born 24 May 1946) is a former New Zealand field hockey player, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Maister was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the ...

. Barry Maister was educated at

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, and then studied at the

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, graduating BSc(Hons) in 1971, before completing a Diploma of Teaching at Christchurch Teachers' College. In 1970, Maister married Cheryl Chamberlain, and the couple went on to have three children.

Sporting career

During his hockey career he played 85 games for New Zealand as a centre forward, and represented his country at three

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—in

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, and

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—winning a gold medal with the New Zealand team in 1976. He later coached the New Zealand junior academy team, and served on the executive of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Sports Council. Maister was an

member from 2010 until 2018 when, according to protocol, he retired from the role after turning 70. In 1991, the New Zealand hockey team that won the men's team gold medal at the 1976 Olympics was inducted into the

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. In the

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, Maister was appointed an

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for services to sport. He was promoted to

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, for services to sport and the community, in the

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Teaching career

Maister taught at Christchurch Boys' High School for 16 years, including two years as deputy principal. He then worked as principal of

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, before moving to St Andrew's College where he was rector.

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