Anne GibsonProperty Editor·NZ Herald·31 May, 2026 05:00 PM9 mins to read‌Peter Thompson, managing director of Barfoot & Thompson, has a big sponsorship role in Auckland rugby. Photo / Ted BaghurstPeter Thompson, managing director of Barfoot & Thompson, has a big sponsorship role in Auckland rugby. Photo / Ted BaghurstPeter Thompson played rugby as a boy, but a knee injury took him off the field.“So I decided to take up coaching, then management, to continue in the sport.”He heads Barfoot & Thompson, which spends millions on philanthropy.

But he himself gives extensively, with a big sponsorship role