Michael Hester (born 2 May 1972), is a former New Zealand association football referee in the A-League.
Hester has been a NZFC certified referee since 2004 and gained his FIFA international qualification in January 2007.
[5] Hester was included on the short list to officiate at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa along with fellow New Zealand referee Peter O'Leary,[6] both of whom were confirmed in the final 30 officials to take charge at the finals.
[7] On 12 June 2010 he refereed the FIFA World Cup game between Greece and South Korea.
[8] Hester blew the final whistle on his refereeing career at the end of the 2011 New Zealand winter season to focus on his career in the Royal New Zealand Navy.