Education
University of Auckland.
University of Auckland.
A wing three-quarter, Macky represented Auckland at a provincial level He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks: a test in 1913 against the touring Australian side at Carisbrook in Dunedin. Macky served in France with the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during World War I, having enlisted December 1916.
In January 1919 he was commissioned second lieutenant, temporary captain, as an instructor in the NZEF education scheme.
He returned to New Zealand and was discharged in late 1919. In 1920 Macky married Edna Graham Allan in Dunedin.
Macky was active in civic affairs in Auckland. He also served as vice-chairman of the Auckland Grammar Schools Board, vice-president of the Auckland Young Men’s Christian Association, and chairman of the Auckland Vocational Guidance Advisory Council.
In 1944, Macky stood as an independent candidate for the mayoralty of Auckland City.
He finished third, behind the incumbent, John Allum, and Labour Member of Parliament Bill Anderton.
He served as a member of the Auckland Hospital Board, and chaired that body"s finance committee.