King's Birthday Honours 2025: Wayne Boyd recognised for corporate, sport and philanthropic work

Wayne Boyd, CNZM, chaired some of NZ's biggest companies through some of the biggest moments. (Image: NZME)

Mon, 02 Jun 2025

Wayne Boyd, named a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the King’s Birthday Honours List, has chaired more public companies than it’s easy to list in a single sentence.To name a few of the heavy-hitters, Boyd was at various times the chairman of Telecom (now Spark), Meridian Energy, Auckland International Airport, Freightways, and Vulcan Steel – a company he worked with for 30 years and held in special regard for its deeply embedded culture.As an adviser first to the NZ Māori Council on the first major Treaty of Wai...

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