In addition to rewarding beneficiaries, the Wi Pere Trust provides educational scholarships to whānau to develop future leaders for the next generation.
Through the Mace Charitable Foundation, Sir Christopher and his wife Dayle, Lady Mace, support a multitude of causes including the Live Ocean Foundation, Dingle Foundation, Auckland Art Gallery, City Mission, and Te Papa Digital.
Founder of ezyVet, Hadleigh Bognuda describes himself as an ‘investor, aviator, and farmer’.
In addition to 230 full-time staff, Bostock employs up to 600 seasonal workers and has invested $4m in a purpose-built accommodation facility.
Michael Guthrie has an interest in a handful of commercial and residential properties in Dunedin and Wanaka as well as Sir Ian Taylor’s Animation Research and TracPlus Global.
Kraus family patriarch Peter made a substantial donation towards the Green Party 2020 election campaign. He also funds a scholarship in philosophy at the University of Auckland.
Gym entrepreneurs Phillip and Jackie Mills have donated $50,000 each to Labour and the Greens ahead of this year’s general election.
Kevin Hickman supports a range of charities including the Christchurch Medical Research Centre and the Champion Centre for preschool infants.
Hamish Edwards says: ‘Last year was a s*** year wasn’t it – think I was down about 6% or 7% last year.’
The Atkinsons via AFT regularly donate products and lower-cost pharmaceuticals to charities in Nepal, Vietnam, Fiji, East Timor, and Bougainville.