Mrs Barbara Beable, of Wānaka, MNZM for services to athletics
Mrs Barbara Beable (nee Poulsen) represented New Zealand at three Commonwealth Games, winning silver in the shot put in the 1970 Edinburgh Games. She won 16 senior individual New Zealand Championship titles, including nine in the pentathlon and seven in shot put. With her husband, Dr Michael Beable, she created a unique and successful training environment for athletes. As Head of Physical Education at Queen Margaret College, she introduced modern fitness programmes, and pioneered Physical Education as an academic subject. She worked alongside Dame Lois Muir as the strength and conditioning coach with the Capital Shakers netball team, many of whom later became Silver Ferns.