Nancy King (netball)

Last updated

Nancy King was a netball player from New Zealand who played for her country on 12 occasions, including in the 1971 World Netball Championships. More recently, she has worked in New Zealand and Australia, and has been a human rights and social justice advocate.

Contents

Early life

Nancy King (née Carroll) came from Makarewa, a small community north of Invercargill in the south of New Zealand's South Island. She attended Makarewa School from 1949 until 1955 before moving to Southland Girls' High School in Invercargill until 1958. [1]

Netball career

King played netball for her school but was allowed to reserve Saturdays to play for the Makarewa Club. She was selected to play for the Southland region in 1956, at the age of 15. In the mid-1960s she moved to Australia and was selected to play for New South Wales between 1965 and 1967. Returning to New Zealand, she played for the Wellington club in 1968 and 1969. She had the distinction of playing for both the North Island and the South Island and captaining them both. In 1969 she was selected to play for the New Zealand national netball team, first in matches against Australia and then in the 1971 World Netball Championships. New Zealand came second to Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Later life

King worked in both New Zealand and Australia as a communications training expert. She worked for the Australian Associated Press and also lived briefly in Mexico City. She obtained a diploma in teaching and learning from the Christchurch College of Education (now part of the University of Canterbury) and a master's from the same college in 2005. In 2009 she was awarded a master's in peace and conflict studies from the University of Sydney. King has been a Liturgical Assistant at Christchurch Cathedral, a TV panellist, and a community radio broadcaster. She has also been active with organizations concerned with human rights and social justice. Between 2011 and 2013 she worked in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory on government relations. [1] [5]

Personal life

King married Terry King. They had three children. [1]

Related Research Articles

South Island One of the two main New Zealand islands

The South Island, also officially named Te Waipounamu, is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, and to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean. The South Island covers 150,437 square kilometres (58,084 sq mi), making it the world's 12th-largest island. At low altitude, it has an oceanic climate.

Invercargill City in the South Island of New Zealand

Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff, which is the southernmost town in the South Island. It sits amid rich farmland that is bordered by large areas of conservation land and marine reserves, including Fiordland National Park covering the south-west corner of the South Island and the Catlins coastal region.

The Kingston Branch was a major railway line in Southland, New Zealand. It formed part of New Zealand's national rail network for over a century: construction began in 1864, Kingston was reached in 1878, and it closed in 1979. For much of its life, it was considered a secondary main line rather than a branch line, and in its earlier years, it was sometimes known as the "Great Northern Railway". Today, the southern portion now forms a part of the Wairio Branch and the northernmost 14 kilometres was used by the Kingston Flyer.

The Bluff Branch, officially the Bluff Line since 2011, is a railway line in Southland, New Zealand that links Invercargill with the port of Bluff. One of the first railways in New Zealand, it opened in 1867 and is still operating. Presently, it essentially functions as an elongated industrial siding.

Dacre, New Zealand

Dacre is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the Southland Plains between Invercargill and Edendale on State Highway 1. In Dacre, SH 1 is met by State Highway 98, which runs west to Makarewa via Rakahouka. Nearby villages include Mabel Bush to the northwest and Woodlands to the southeast. Dacre is 25 km north east of Invercargill, the closest city. The Main South Line railway passes just to the south of Dacre. It is a dairy farming community, that currently has a community hall and a small engine garage.

Donna Wilkins New Zealand netball and basketball player

Donna Wilkins is a New Zealand representative in netball and basketball. She married Southland farmer Mike Wilkins on 17 March 2007. Wilkins returned to the Southern Steel for the 2012 season, after a short stint with the Canterbury Tactix in 2011.

Roslyn Bush is a lightly populated locality on the northeastern outskirts of the city of Invercargill in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. Other nearby settlements include Makarewa to the west, Myross Bush to the southwest, Kennington to the south, Longbush and Woodlands to the east, and Rakahouka to the northeast.

Southern Steel

The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the ANZ Premiership. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup: the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting. After the National Bank Cup was retired in 2007, the newly formed Steel joined four other New Zealand franchises in the new ANZ Championship, representing the New Zealand regions of Otago and Southland. The ANZ Championship ran from 2008 to 2016, after which the Steel joined five other New Zealand teams in the new ANZ Premiership.

The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting. After the National Bank Cup was retired in 2007, the newly formed Steel joined four other New Zealand franchises in the new ANZ Championship, representing the New Zealand regions of Otago and Southland.

Natasha Hansen New Zealand Olympic cyclist

Natasha Hansen is a New Zealand track cyclist who has represented her country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Hansen competed at the 2018 Gold Coast games and won two silver medals in the sprint & team sprint, and a bronze in the keirin. Hansen is a licensed air traffic controller and currently works for Rocket Lab USA as a Launch Safety Operator.

Ethel Joyce Withell was a New Zealand netball player. She was a member of the New Zealand team in their first Test match, in 1938 against Australia.

Natalie Mabel Wicken is a former New Zealand netball player. She played in the goal circle for the New Zealand team in the third Test against the touring Australian team in 1948.

Pamela Joy Barham was a New Zealand netball player and coach. She played 12 Tests for the New Zealand netball team, and captained the side at the 1963 World Netball Championships, where they were runners-up. She later moved to Australia, and coached the Australian netball team in 1985 and 1986.

Elizabeth Margaret Pawson was a New Zealand netball player. She played one Test match for the New Zealand team on their 1960 tour to Australia.

Elva Violet Simpson was a New Zealand netball player. She played five international matches for the New Zealand team at the 1963 World Netball Championships, where they finished second to Australia.

Julie Carter was a New Zealand netball player who represented her country on 50 occasions, becoming its captain in 1992.

Shirley Anne Langrope is a former New Zealand netball player who competed for her country at the 1971 and 1975 Netball World Championships.

Annette Heffernan is a former netball player who played for New Zealand on nine occasions between 1985 and 1990.

Janice Waddy is a former netball player from New Zealand, who represented the national team on six occasions and won a gold medal at the 1979 Netball World Championships.

West Plains is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand, northwest of Invercargill and north of Otatara. Ōreti River and its tributary Makarewa River flow through the plains. It is part of the Southland Plains.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Makarewa Wall of Fame". Makarewa School. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nancy King deserved selection in New Zealand Netball team 1970". Yacck. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "History of the Netball World Cup". Netball Scoop. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tears, triumphs, and tribulations: How the Silver Ferns have fared at Netball World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nancy Carroll King". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.