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Action from a Black Sticks international against the United States at Clareville in 2014. Gore-raised umpire Gareth Greenfield has now officiated more than 100 such internationals. File photo. Photo: US Embassy New Zealand / Wikimedia Commons, public domain

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Gore-raised Gareth Greenfield first New Zealander named world hockey umpire of the year

Former Gore hockey official Gareth Greenfield has been named the International Hockey Federation's men's umpire of the year, two months after becoming the first New Zealander to control a men's World Cup final.

5 Nov 2026