Gary Carnachan recieves Queen’s Birthday Honour

Gary Carnachan recieves Queen’s Birthday Honour

Garry Carnachan does not rate his performance a physical education teacher.

‘’I just turned up, and we played sport,” Carnachan said, laughing. “I was probably the worst phys ed teacher in the world. I was just, ‘What are we doing today? Is it basketball? It is hockey? What is it?’ The kids got a poor phys ed experience, but great sports one.’’

Carnachan, 64, has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, for having a ‘’significant influence in the governance of school sport in New Zealand since 2007’’.

 

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