Noeline Brokenshire (née Gourley; 1 December 1925 – 3 April 2022) was a New Zealand sportswoman, who represented her country in field hockey, and as a hurdler at the 1950 British Empire Games.
[5] In the final she finished in fourth place, behind the Australian winner, Shirley Strickland, and New Zealand teammates June Schoch and Janet Shackleton.
[2] They both became members of the New Zealand chapter of the World Crafts Council,[7] and held their first joint exhibition of pottery and turned wood in Christchurch in 1966.
[7] In her editorials in the magazine, which was published three times a year, Brokenshire was a strong advocate for design, professionalism, and a national organisation for woodworkers.
[7][10] Brokenshaw sold Touch Wood in March 1988 after 14 issues, and the magazine was transformed by its new owner into The New Zealand Woodworker with a focus more on trade than craft.