Career
The forward, educated at Street Hilda"s College in Dunedin, played her first international against Japan for Otago in 1989, then played for The Black Sticks the next year against Great Britain. She was unable to play 1995 because of back problems that required surgery. Smith was runner-up in Women"s International Hockey Player of the Year Award 2000.
After dating New Zealand rugby and television personality Marc Ellis for several years, Smith married Olympic yachtsman and (Americas Cup) skipper Dean Barker in February 2004.