Who is Kirk Hope? The small-town boy who became a big deal

Who is Kirk Hope? The small-town boy who became a big deal
BusinessNZ CEO Kirk Hope: “It was apparent to me I wouldn’t be a long-time public servant." (Photo: supplied).
Paul Little
Business New Zealand CEO Kirk Hope gets around. Born in Dunedin in 1971, which puts him firmly in the middle of Generation X, he spent his childhood years living between that city, Palmerston North and Nelson. He collected degrees and worked in Dunedin and Wellington. And last year, in and around lockdowns, alert levels and traffic lights, he, his dental technician wife, Tess, and daughters Mika and Orla moved from the nation’s political centre to its commercial heart, relocating from Wellington to Auckland.The affable Hope is no angsty G...

More Editor's Picks

RoofBuddy founder's previous venture was liquidated
Property

RoofBuddy founder's previous venture was liquidated

RoofBuddy sponsors the New Zealand Warriors NRLW franchise.

Gregor Thompson 24 Apr 2025
Damien Grant 'stacked creditor vote', US lender claims
Property

Damien Grant 'stacked creditor vote', US lender claims

Ormiston Rise funder Arena is taking court action to have the liquidator removed.

Maria Slade 23 Apr 2025
Rise in liquidations compounded by IRD crackdown
Economy

Rise in liquidations compounded by IRD crackdown

The IRD filed two-thirds of creditor applications in the March quarter.

Gregor Thompson 22 Apr 2025
Trumpfugees? US investors top golden visa list
Markets

Trumpfugees? US investors top golden visa list

More than $300m in new investment could be NZ bound thanks to revamped visa programme.