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August 13, 2026

Diane Foreman: Family, Career, Education and Business Success

Introduction Diane Foreman is a well-known New Zealand entrepreneur who built a long career across manufacturing, healthcare, food, property and…

August 13, 2026

Cecilia Robinson: Family, Education, Career and Business Story

Introduction Cecilia Robinson is a Swedish-born New Zealand entrepreneur known for building several well-known businesses. She founded Au Pair Link,…

August 13, 2026

Peter Gordon: Family, Education, Career and Food Legacy

Introduction Peter Gordon is a New Zealand chef, restaurateur, food writer and culinary consultant known for his long connection with…

August 13, 2026

Graeme Hart: Family, Education, Career and Net Worth

Introduction Graeme Hart is a New Zealand businessman and private investor best known for building a large international packaging and…

August 13, 2026

Nadia Lim: Family, Education, Career and Life in New Zealand

Introduction Nadia Lim is a New Zealand cook, food writer, television personality, entrepreneur, trained dietitian, and farmer. She became widely…

August 6, 2026

Kanoa Lloyd: From Television to Infrastructure Leadership

Introduction Kanoa Lloyd is a New Zealand broadcaster, television presenter and communications professional of Ngāti Porou descent. She is best…

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Diane Foreman: Family, Career, Education and Business Success

Introduction Diane Foreman is a well-known New Zealand entrepreneur who built a long career across manufacturing, healthcare, food, property and hospitality. She became widely recognised after leading Trigon Industries and later developing businesses through Emerald Group. She also played an important role in growing New Zealand Natural into an international ice cream brand. Her business record has earned major recognition, including appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and induction into…
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Cecilia Robinson: Family, Education, Career and Business Story

Introduction Cecilia Robinson is a Swedish-born New Zealand entrepreneur known for building several well-known businesses. She founded Au Pair Link, helped create My Food Bag, and later co-founded Tend Health with her husband and business partners. As of August 2026, she serves as Founder and Co-CEO of Tend Health. She is also a non-executive director of My Food Bag and holds a directorship at Pie Funds. Her work has mainly focused on childcare, food delivery,…
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Peter Gordon: Family, Education, Career and Food Legacy

Introduction Peter Gordon is a New Zealand chef, restaurateur, food writer and culinary consultant known for his long connection with fusion cuisine. Born in Whanganui in 1963, he built a career that took him from New Zealand to Australia, London and other international food destinations. His work includes The Sugar Club, The Providores and Tapa Room, Homeland, television programmes, cookbooks and food-industry projects. He has also promoted New Zealand ingredients and producers around the world.…
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Graeme Hart: Family, Education, Career and Net Worth

Introduction Graeme Hart is a New Zealand businessman and private investor best known for building a large international packaging and industrial group through major company acquisitions. He is closely associated with Rank Group and has spent decades buying, restructuring, and growing businesses in New Zealand and overseas. As of August 2026, Forbes estimates his fortune at about US$10.5 billion, while New Zealand’s NBR Rich List gives a separate estimate of about NZ$14.1 billion. These figures…
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Nadia Lim: Family, Education, Career and Life in New Zealand

Introduction Nadia Lim is a New Zealand cook, food writer, television personality, entrepreneur, trained dietitian, and farmer. She became widely known after winning MasterChef New Zealand in 2011. Since then, she has built a career around cooking, healthy food, television, publishing, farming, and business. She also helped establish My Food Bag, one of New Zealand’s best-known meal-kit companies. In recent years, much of her work has centred on Royalburn Station in Central Otago, where she…
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