Ian Cassells net worth comes in at 600 million dollars. Ian has made his fortune through The Wellington Company, a business that is involved the redevelopment of Wellington city’s urban environments and historic places, in which Ian is the director.

Kurt Gibbons is valued at 65 million. Kurt’s fortune comes from his company Gibbons Co which he founded in 2008, the company is a privately owned luxury development company that specialises in residential and commercial properties in the Wellington and Auckland regions.

Robert Morrison comes in with an estimated net worth of 450 million dollars. Roberts’s most famous venture is the ownership and chairman position of the Wellington-based football club, Wellington Phoenix.

Mario Wynands makes our list valued at 17 million. Mario is a part of the founders and serves as managing director for PikPok and Sidhe, which are Wellington-based gaming companies, Mario has developed games such as Shatter, the Rugby league series, and Rugby Union series.

Paul Nielson’s net worth comes in at an estimated 31 million. Paul is the founding director of HomeTech, a company that provided a revolutionary Solatube skylight product to the New Zealand market and eventually ventilation and heating products, Paul owned the company from 1992 until its sale to Just Water International in 2018. Paul is also a board member of the Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) New Zealand and is the chairman of the Pumahara Industrial Property Fund.

Chris Parkin records a net worth of 45 million dollars. Chris has made his fortune in the property industry, he is also a philanthropist, collector, patron of the arts, former hotelier, and three-time Wellington city councillor. Wellington has benefited enormously through his generosity, and he was recently awarded the 2020 Philanthropy Showcase award at the 2020 Wellingtonian of the Year Awards last year.

Peter Jackson comes in on our list with a net worth of 2.5 billion dollars. Peter Jackson is well known for directing the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies among other films that have grossed $6.5 billion worldwide making him the third highest-grossing director of all time, who has been involved with Wētā Workshop throughout his directing career. Last year, Wētā Workshop was acquired by Unity Software which propelled Peter to billionaire status.

Monty Patel comes in valued at 30 million. Monty runs a food manufacturing company in Wellington, and recently closed his famous restaurant Tulsi on Cuba Street earlier in March this year, he ran the restaurant for 23 years after he worked in his brother’s dairy and started his own superette when he arrived in New Zealand in 1986.

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