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Full name | Georgina Hera Salter (née Hapuku) | |||||||||||||
Born | 2 December 1950 | |||||||||||||
Died | 28 November 2018 (aged 67) | |||||||||||||
Occupation | Netball coach | |||||||||||||
Relatives | Reinga Bloxham (niece) | |||||||||||||
Netball career | ||||||||||||||
Playing position(s): GD, WD, C, WA | ||||||||||||||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
1969–1974 | Otago | |||||||||||||
1976–1978 | Otago | |||||||||||||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
1974–1975 | New Zealand | 8 | ||||||||||||
Coaching career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team(s) | |||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Otago Rebels | |||||||||||||
1991–2000 | Otago | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | New Zealand U21 | |||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Auckland Diamonds | |||||||||||||
2008 | Otago | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Netball South | |||||||||||||
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Georgina Hera Salter MNZM (née Hapuku; 2 December 1950 – 28 November 2018) was a New Zealand netball coach and international netball player.
Salter was a member of the national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1974 to 1975. She coached the Otago Rebels to win the inaugural Coca-Cola Cup in 1998, and guided Otago to the national provincial title in the same year.[1][2]
In the 2019 New Year Honours, Salter was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to netball. The Queen's approval of the award took effect on 27 November 2018, prior to the date of decease.[3]