Zoe BlakeJournalist·Rotorua Daily Post·21 May, 2026 10:07 PM4 mins to read‌Malachi Kurei in London as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for The King’s Trust. Inset, his MokoBandz gumboots.A 21-year-old Bay of Plenty man’s Māori-inspired gumboots have led him all the way to Buckingham Palace.Malachi Kurei (Te Whakatōhea) headed to London as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for The King’s Trust.

The Whakatāne-born entrepreneur was one of four young New Zealand business founders selected to