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Featured NBR Listers 2024: Wi Pere Trust

Representing the 500 or so descendants of the former eastern Māori MP Wi Pere, the trust generates above-average returns from 7000 hectares of hill country and a relatively small 79ha horticulture unit.

NBR Staff Wed, 23 Oct 2024

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Sir Michael Hill

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Jonathan McHardy

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Nigel Stanford

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Newcomer Glenn Hawkins

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Featured NBR Listers 2024: Tom and Heather Sturgess

The Sturgesses support charities including various wildlife conservation organisations in NZ, Africa, and the US.

NBR Staff Wed, 07 Aug 2024

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Graham Wilkinson

Wilkinson’s Generus Living Group supports a variety of charitable causes, from fundraising at a local high school to the Christchurch-based BrainTree wellness centre.

NBR Staff Tue, 06 Aug 2024

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Featured Listers 2024: Sir Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood

Sir Mark Dunajtschik says succession planning is ‘absolutely essential’ and helps to lay a foundation for the future, particularly if there are no direct offspring.

NBR Staff Mon, 05 Aug 2024

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Ben Cook

Looking ahead, Ben Cook doesn’t see family succession as an issue as he doesn’t own an operating business. ‘I am fortunate however to have two children in their early 20s who may want to work with me in the future.’

NBR Staff Fri, 02 Aug 2024

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Featured NBR Listers 2024: Giltrap family

‘[Sir Colin Giltrap] was behind so many of the stories that have given New Zealanders moments of joy over the years. You know when you’re in the presence of greatness,’ said Giltrap Group chair Chris Quin, on the death in April of Sir Colin.

NBR Staff Thu, 01 Aug 2024

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Murray Bolton

A supporter of the Sir John Kirwan Foundation, Murray Bolton spent two decades as a tireless campaigner for additional funding at the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust until he resigned as chair in 2019.

NBR Staff Wed, 31 Jul 2024

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Featured NBR Listers 2024: Richardson, O’Donnell family

The beginnings of the Richardson family business date back to 1878 with Samuel Richardson (Bill Richardson’s great-grandfather) settling in Wyndham.

NBR Staff Tue, 30 Jul 2024

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Featured NBR Listers 2024: Bayley family

There are now about a dozen family members working directly in the Bayley family business but there are no guarantees kinship will provide automatic entry.

NBR Staff Mon, 29 Jul 2024

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Featured NBR Lister 2024: Greg Tomlinson

Greg Tomlinson has owned and managed a variety of businesses since he was 18 years old and has a reputation for understanding the strategic and day-to-day issues that growing businesses face.