PremiumRicardo SimichSociety Insider editor·NZ Herald·1 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM11 mins to read‌Some of New Zealand's wellness industry power players, clockwise from left: Katherine Douglas, Dominic Bowden, Esther Cronin, Marc Ellis, Mibella Villafana, Geoff Ross, Nadia Lim, Dr Libby Weaver, Justine Ross, Taika Waititi and Jess Quinn. Photo / Herald compositeFrom multimillionaire health dynasties and celebrity cooks to biohackers and breathwork gurus, this week Society Insider highlights the people driving New Zealand’s wellness industry. According to the Global Wellness Institute, the industry was worth US$6.8 trillion ($11.6t) last year.

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