It’s estimated the Wi Pere Trust will need another three years to repair hill country fences affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and rebuild soil structure and fertility on its 7000ha of hill country.
In late 2024, there was a minor reshuffle of Avanti Finance’s share register that saw Hawkins increase his majority stake in the business by 3.5% to almost 63%.
Apart from navigating US President Trumps tariff announcements, also on Braid’s Mainfreight plate in 2025 is the vexed question of what will be done about the Cook Strait ferry debacle.
A second-half recovery saw AFT Pharmaceuticals produce record revenue of $208m for FY25, after a flagging share price in the past year.
The Skeggs family are charting a new course as foundation shareholders in a new technology investment business.
Musician Nigel Stanford’s latest venture – involving the development of a ‘next generation’ Ultra software synthesizer – is very much a work in progress.
The Hawke’s Bay businessman has sold some of his forestry assets to a couple of Luxembourg-based, but ultimately German-owned, fund managers.
The past 12 months have been relatively quiet for the low-profile Ingers, with no new developments coming out of their various horticultural or property-based interests.
Gibbons’ Five Mile Villas, in the Queenstown suburb of Frankton, had the first of its titles issued in early 2025, with about 100 properties to be kept as long-term rentals.
Movac co-founder Abbott and his partner Gillian Newland continued their long-standing philanthropic activities in 2024 by donating almost $2m to a variety of causes.
