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	Hayter twice stood unsuccessfully for the [[New Zealand parliament]] in the [[Tasman (New Zealand electorate)\|Tasman electorate]], the first time in [[1975 New Zealand general election\|1975]] as an independent candidate, and then in [[1984 New Zealand general election\|1984]] under the banner of the [[New Zealand Party]].<ref name="albertstrange.org"/>		Hayter twice stood unsuccessfully for the [[New Zealand parliament]] in the [[Tasman (New Zealand electorate)\|Tasman electorate]], the first time in [[1975 New Zealand general election\|1975]] as an independent candidate, and then in [[1984 New Zealand general election\|1984]] under the banner of the [[New Zealand Party]].<ref name="albertstrange.org"/>

	Hayter died in [[Nelson, New Zealand\|Nelson]] from cancer in 1990,<ref name="albertstrange.org"/><ref name="Times"/> and was buried at [[Wakapuaka Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://information.ncc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/cemetery/ceppncc?key=WKNG16037 \|title=Cemeteries database \|date= \|website= \|publisher=Nelson City Council \|accessdate=28 November ~~2022~~}} (not found, 9/22/2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135921403/adrian-goodenough-hayter Find a Grave], Adrian Hayter, retrieved 9/22/2020.</ref>		Hayter died in [[Nelson, New Zealand\|Nelson]] from cancer in 1990,<ref name="albertstrange.org"/><ref name="Times"/> and was buried at [[Wakapuaka Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://information.ncc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/cemetery/ceppncc?key=WKNG16037 \|title=Cemeteries database \|date= \|website= \|publisher=Nelson City Council \|accessdate=28 November 2015}} (not found, 9/22/2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135921403/adrian-goodenough-hayter Find a Grave], Adrian Hayter, retrieved 9/22/2020.</ref>

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{{Short description|New Zealand soldier, sailor and Antarctic leader (1914–1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Adrian Hayter
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|MC|size=100%}}
| image =
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| birth_name = Adrian Goodenough Hayter
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Timaru]], New Zealand
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|06|14|1914|12|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], New Zealand
| occupation =
| years_active =
| known_for =
| notable_works = ''The Second Step''
}}
'''Adrian Goodenough Hayter''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|MC|size=85%}} (22 December 1914 – 14 June 1990) was a New Zealand soldier, sailor, Antarctic expedition leader and author.

==Biography==
Hayter was born in [[Timaru]] in 1914<ref name="albertstrange.org">[http://www.albertstrange.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/AdrianHayter.pdf A man called Hayter]. The Albert Strange Association Yearbooks, Vol. 2. (1983), pp. 274–283. Retrieved 19 May 2013.</ref> and was educated at [[Nelson College]] from 1926 to 1931.<ref name="NCOB register">''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition</ref> He then went to the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], after which he was attached to 1st Battalion [[East Surrey Regiment]] in India, before joining his regiment, the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles]], in 1934.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|title=Adrian Hayter |date=20 June 1990 |work= The Times | page=16}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] for actions in [[Burma Campaign|Burma]] in 1944.<ref>[http://www.chinditslongcloth1943.com/gurkha-citations.html Gurkha citations]. Retrieved 19 May 2013.</ref>

Hayter left the army in 1947, but returned to his regiment during the early years of the [[Malayan Emergency]], and later became the chief instructor at the Jungle Warfare School.<ref name="Times"/> In December 1949, he was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]], for services in Malaya.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/38782/supplements/5905 ''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 38782, 13 December 1949]. Retrieved 19 May 2013.</ref> He later wrote of his experiences in the army in the book ''The Second Step'', which was published in 1962.<ref name="Times"/>

In 1950, Hayter resigned his commission, and travelled to England where bought a 32-foot [[yawl]] called ''Sheila II''. After learning the basics of celestial navigation by correspondence, he sailed to New Zealand via Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, India, Malaya and Australia, finally arriving in [[Westport, New Zealand|Westport]] in 1956.<ref name="albertstrange.org"/> In doing so, he became the first person to sail solo from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. He recounted the story of his journey in the book ''Sheila in the Wind'', published in 1959.<ref name="Times"/>

Hayter returned to Britain in 1961 and purchased the Norwegian-built 25-foot sloop ''Valkyr'', which he sailed solo to New Zealand via the Canary Islands and the Panama Canal. He wrote of his experiences in ''Business in Great Waters'', published in 1965.<ref name="Times"/>

After his return to New Zealand, Hayter became the sailing instructor at the newly opened Cobham [[Outward Bound]] School at [[Anakiwa, New Zealand|Anakiwa]].<ref name="Times"/>

In 1964, Hayter was appointed to head the New Zealand Antarctic expedition for a year at [[Scott Base]], where he wintered over. Once again, he wrote a book, ''The Year of the Quiet Sun'' (published 1968), about his experience.<ref name="albertstrange.org"/><ref name="Times"/> Subsequently, he was awarded the [[Polar Medal]] in 1969.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/44971/supplements/11377 ''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 44971, 25 November 1969]. Retrieved 19 May 2013.</ref>

Hayter twice stood unsuccessfully for the [[New Zealand parliament]] in the [[Tasman (New Zealand electorate)|Tasman electorate]], the first time in [[1975 New Zealand general election|1975]] as an independent candidate, and then in [[1984 New Zealand general election|1984]] under the banner of the [[New Zealand Party]].<ref name="albertstrange.org"/>

Hayter died in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] from cancer in 1990,<ref name="albertstrange.org"/><ref name="Times"/> and was buried at [[Wakapuaka Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://information.ncc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/cemetery/ceppncc?key=WKNG16037 |title=Cemeteries database |date= |website= |publisher=Nelson City Council |accessdate=28 November 2022}} (not found, 9/22/2020)</ref><ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135921403/adrian-goodenough-hayter Find a Grave], Adrian Hayter, retrieved 9/22/2020.</ref>

== Works ==
* ''Sheila in the wind''. [[Hodder and Stoughton]], London (1959)
* ''The second step''. Hodder & Stoughton, London (1962)
* ''Business in great waters''. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1965)
* ''The year of the quiet sun''. Hodder & Stoughton, London (1968)
* ''A man called Peters''. Hodder and Stoughton, Auckland (1977)
* ''The dolphin's message''. Self-published, Nelson (1981)
* ''The missing piece''. Self-published, Nelson (1983)

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