Sir Angus McMillan Tait was a New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman.
Sir Wilson James Whineray was a New Zealand business executive and rugby union player. He was the longest-serving captain of the national rugby union team, the All Blacks, until surpassed by Richie McCaw in 2014. Rugby writer Terry McLean considered him the All Blacks' greatest captain.
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse, The Warehouse Group, and the Tindall Foundation.
Sir Gordon Frederick Tietjens is head coach of the Samoa rugby sevens team, and a celebrated former coach of the New Zealand men's national team in rugby sevens, the All Blacks Sevens. When the International Rugby Board inducted him into the IRB Hall of Fame in May 2012, it said that "Tietjens' roll of honour is without peer in Sevens, and perhaps in the Game of Rugby as a whole." According to Spiro Zavos, Tietjens is "The greatest of all the Sevens coaches".
Sir Gilbert Simpson is a New Zealand businessman and computer programmer.
Sir Ian Lemuel Taylor is a New Zealand businessman and former television presenter based in Dunedin.
Sir Patrick Ledger Goodman, known as Pat Goodman or Sir Pat Goodman, was a prominent New Zealand businessman, arts patron and philanthropist. Along with his brother, Peter, he co-founded the Australasian food giant Goodman Fielder. He was CEO and chairman of the company.
Dame Ellen Adrienne Stewart, Lady Stewart is a New Zealand arts patron.
Sir John Desmond Todd was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist who was head of the Todd Corporation.
Sir Robert Arthur Owens was a New Zealand businessman and local politician. He served as mayor of both Tauranga and the nearby Mount Maunganui in the Bay of Plenty. He later moved from Mount Maunganui to Auckland. He was knighted in 1997.
Sir Neville Jordan is a New Zealand electrical engineer and businessman.
Sir Eion Sinclair Edgar was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist. He was the chairman of Forsyth Barr Group, a major investment company based in Dunedin, for 20 years until his retirement in 2018, and was chancellor of the University of Otago between 1999 and 2003.
Sir Robert George Mappin Fenwick was a New Zealand environmentalist, businessman and professional director.
Carmel Miringa Fisher is a New Zealand businesswoman and entrepreneur. In 1998, Carmel and Hugh Fisher founded investment fund company Fisher Funds. Over the next two decades, Fisher Funds grew from NZD $17 million to over $8 billion to become the fifth-largest New Zealand fund management company behind the major Australian banks, far outpacing industry growth. In 2017, Fisher sold 51% of Fisher Funds to the New Zealand-owned TSB Bank.
Sir Paul Hunter Adams is a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist. In the 2015 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and philanthropy. He was elevated to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to philanthropy and the community, in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Sir Christopher Robert Mace is a New Zealand businessman. In the 2005 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the Antarctic and the community, and in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to science and education.
Dame Alison Mae Paterson is a New Zealand businesswoman. In 1979, she became the first woman to sit on the board of a publicly listed company in New Zealand.
Sir Colin John Giltrap is a New Zealand businessman involved in the motor vehicle industry. In the 2012 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to motorsport and philanthropy. He was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 2013.
Sir Noel Stuart Robinson is a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist.
Sir William Murray Gallagher is a New Zealand businessman.
