Succession plans are all very good and well, but it's important that people are the "right fit" when it comes to taking on responsibilities, says Jane Hunter.

Christine and Dave Macdonald admit it was a romantic whim to name Bladen for their children Blair and Deni.

Thursday, 25 February 2021 13:30

New generation at Neudorf

Neudorf’s succession planning happened over a single lunch break, or an entire lifetime, depending on how you look at it.

Sam and Mandy Weaver always hoped their sons Jack and Ben would join them at Churton.

Wendy and James Healy have turned succession somewhat on its head, retiring from a wine life in Marlborough to join their daughter’s business in Nelson.
There was never any pressure nor expectation the Sutherland children would join parents Ivan and Margaret in Dog Point Vineyards.

Succession is one of the biggest challenges faced by family businesses, including those in wine, says WK Business Advisor Hamish Morrow. “Often, starting the conversation is the hardest aspect.”

Pull the thread of family succession at Rippon, and you’ll find yourself at Wānaka Station in 1912, with its new owner Percy Sargood. Follow it even further, to 1895, and you’ll find the enterprising Dunedin merchant at a seminar given by viticulturist Romeo Bragato, perhaps seeding the idea of wine in the arid climes of Central Otago.

Arabella Waghorn once felt awkward about joining the family business in Marlborough, suspecting people would consider her a “spoilt brat”.

Monday, 15 February 2021 16:39

Made with care

New Zealand’s Made with Care campaign is capitalising on the ‘homebody economy’ in the United States, says New Zealand Winegrowers General Manager Marketing Charlotte Read.

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