The prominent businessman Sir Patrick Goodman, who turned his family baking business in Motueka into a global enterprise, was laid to rest in his hometown of Motueka on Monday. Sir Patrick Goodman was the founding chairman of Quality Bakers New Zealand, which merged with Fielder Gillespie Davis and Allied Mills of Australia and Wattie Industries to become Read more
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Family and friends farewell Craig Norgate
Friday, July 24th, 2015
Businessman Craig Norgate’s funeral was held on Tuesday at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in his hometown of Hawera, next door to the school he attended as a boy. Norgate, 50, was Fonterra’s first chief executive, from 2001 to 2003. As hundreds of mourners arrived for the private service, attendees had to spill out into a Read more