Peter Elworthy

Sir Peter Elworthy (1935-2004) was a prominent New Zealand farmer-businessman who came from a well established South Canterbury farming family.

Career

Sir Peter was the leader of the Federated Farms of New Zealand during the reforms in the 1980s. In 1987 he received the Bledisloe award for agriculture.

His business interests were equally strong, from being instrumental in the founding of the Ravensdown fertiliser co-operative (1977-1982) to his association with Auckland's highly successful Sky City casino as a director. He was knighted in 1988 for his services to agriculture. [ [http://www.enzt.co.nz/~enztweb/halloffame/2004/hof2004a.htm New Zealand Business Hall of Fame ] ]

Sir Peter had two brothers, Jonathan Elworthy a New Zealand politician, and David Elworthy a publisher.

Hobbies

Sir Peter owned a Tiger Moth aeroplane which he used to fly around New Zealand.

Death

In January 2004, he died suddenly of a heart attack while at a wedding in Wanaka.

He is survived by his wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters.

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