Terry McCashin

Terry McCashin

Birth name	Terence Michael McCashin
Date of birth	(1944-01-18)18 January 1944
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of death	31 October 2017(2017-10-31) (aged 73)
Place of death	Nelson, New Zealand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
School	Horowhenua College
Occupation(s)	Hotelier, brewer, farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1963–64, 68–69 Horowhenua () 1966–68, 70 Wellington 35 () 1972 King Country 11 () 1977 Marlborough 3 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1968 New Zealand 0 (0)

Terence Michael McCashin (18 January 1944 – 31 October 2017) was a New Zealand businessman who, together with his wife, 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 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]

Personal life

McCashin died on 31 October 2017, aged 73. He is survived by wife Beverley and their five children.[1]

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.