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Netball legend Margaret Forsyth has died after a battle with cancer. She was 58.
The gifted shooter was selected for the Silver Ferns in 1979 as a 17-year-old and went on to play 64 tests including three World Cup including victories in 1979 and 1987.
Her first test was against Jamaica and she became part of a formidable shooting combination with another rising shooter of the time, Margharet Matenga - the pair dubbed the two Margs.
Margaret Forsyth coaching the WBOP Magic in 2017.
Photo: Photosport
The two shooters were known for their speed, vision, flair, instinct and calmness under pressure and developed into one of the best shooting combinations of that generation.
“Looking after herself is the only thing Margaret needs to focus on right now. We are sending her and her family our love and warmest wishes.” Forsyth is serving her third term as a Hamilton City Councillor. She first served from 2010 to 2016 and was elected again in 2019. She is currently chairwoman of the council’s environment committee. In a statement, Forsyth said she appreciated the support from her council colleagues and staff, but would not be making any public comment. The paid leave is effective from April 11, 2021. Forsyth was part of the Silver Ferns Netball World Championship victories in 1979 and 1987.
As strategy and communications general manager Sean Hickey pointed out in his report, in the 2019/2020 year the organisation generated 10,438 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions (excluding biogenic methane) – a reduction of 4.5 per cent. While this was a good drop and in line with the desired progress towards achieving the 2050 target, a good portion of that reduction was attributable to the first Covid-19 lockdown, when many council services went into an enforced hiatus. Councillors, including committee chairwoman Margaret Forsyth, were keen to trumpet the council’s successes. “The number of times I have had members of the public, or even colleagues asking how we are getting on. Well, we are doing things but we are not communicating that clearly enough, and probably regularly enough, to our audiences.