The Mowbray family tops the 2026 NBR Rich List with $20b in estimated wealth.
Home / New ZealandUpdatedNZ Herald15 Jun, 2026 08:00 AM2 mins to readNZ Herald Headlines | Monday, June 15, 2026One of New Zealand’s richest men has shared what he believes is the key ingredient behind building his billion-dollar fortune.
Nick Mowbray, whose family tops the National Business Review’s 2026 Rich List with an estimated wealth of $20 billion, said success has less to do with
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There's eight more than on last year's list, and tech has a big part to play.
The net worth of New Zealand's 150 richest hit $129 billion.
This was the year when artificial intelligence and the boom in data centres truly arrived on the Rich List.
Kiwi wealth is escalating at the top end but the average worker is being left behind.
The rich are getting richer. The country’s 200 largest fortunes have collectively leaped $39 billion to reach $707.25 billion.
"When you have such extreme or maldistributions of wealth ... you start to get quite bad social problems."
