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.
‘If you’re going to have a legacy, you got make sure it can adequately survive and compete’: Rod Duke.
Trevor Farmer’s family are keen supporters of the arts; son Dean’s wife Chanelle is a former director of NZ Opera.
Mark Stewart on succession: ‘I’m not sure there’s sort of like, ‘a’ successor; it’s more you end up with professional management and family have interaction with that – and they will work in it if they like.’
Following Colin’s death in 1998, Ted’s sons became more involved in the commercial work and the family partnership was cemented in 2006 with the registration of Mansons TCLM Ltd (standing for Ted, Culum, Luke, and Mac).
The Normans are active philanthropists; both lost siblings to leukaemia-related diseases Their primary charities are the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation and CanTeen.
Sir Robert Jones is tight-lipped about his business endeavours, but Wellington forms the backbone of his property empire.
Bruce Plested says fresh drinkable water is one of the world’s climate change challenges, believing it should be compulsory for all new commercial buildings to be self-sufficient for water.
Rod Drury is keeping busy, continuing to back biking endeavours in the Central Otago region, including bringing renowned freeriding event, Proving Grounds, to NZ for its first outing anywhere in the world outside of Oregon.
Peter Cooper has established the Britomart Arts Foundation with seed money of $1m and donated works by New Zealand artists.
