About Terry McCashin
Lived 1944 – 2017 (aged 73). Terry McCashin was a New Zealand rugby union player.
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.
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 in October 2018 from McCashin's estate.
Personal life McCashin died on 31 October 2017, aged 73. He is survived by wife Beverley and their five children.
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Who was Terry McCashin?
New Zealand businessman
When was Terry McCashin born?
Terry McCashin was born on 18 January 1944 in Palmerston North.
When did Terry McCashin die?
Terry McCashin died on 31 October 2017 in Nelson.
What was Terry McCashin's occupation?
Terry McCashin was a rugby union player.
What nationality was Terry McCashin?
Terry McCashin was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Terry McCashin. https://biography.guide/terry-mccashin/
MLA: "Terry McCashin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/terry-mccashin/.
Chicago: "Terry McCashin." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/terry-mccashin/.
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