Sustainability leader

Central Otago cherry grower and Rewiring Aotearoa’s chief executive Mike Casey was named the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu New Zealand Sustainability Leader of the Year Te Toa Taiao o te Tau 2026 at the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards last week.

Queenstown entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury, who founded Xero, was named New Zealander of the Year Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa.