Graeme Hart
New ZealandentrepreneurMale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Graeme Hart is a prominent New Zealand businessman and investor, known for his strategic acquisitions and management of various companies primarily in the packaging and manufacturing sectors. As one of New Zealand's wealthiest individuals, Hart has built a substantial fortune through his private equity firm, Rank Group, and has been involved in numerous high-profile deals. His business acumen and investment strategies have positioned him as a significant figure in the global business community.
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Graeme Hart is a billionaire businessman who donated nearly $1 million to a cellular therapy programme.
Inside NZ’s mega-philanthropy: What drives richlisters and millionaires to donateNew Zealand· 2026-06-19
Graeme Hart was among the wealthy gallery at the New Zealand Open.
New Zealand Open leaderboard: Amateur Yuki Miya ahead, Hillier one backNew Zealand· 2026-02-27
The Mowbrays purchased the superyacht from Graeme and Robyn Hart.
Society Insider: NZ’s two richest families play host to Lupton and McGoldrick wedding; Equestrian royalty arrives in NZ for polo, races and salesNew Zealand· 2026-01-21
Graeme Hart is 67% owner of Walter & Wild and has a net worth valued at $12.1 billion.
Hansells Masterton receivership: Brand still owes $6.89m after sale to Hart family companyNew Zealand· 2025-12-18
Graeme Hart is described as New Zealand's most successful investor who may close more operations in the country.
The New Zealand economy has crashed completely off the track – Matthew HootonNew Zealand· 2025-09-18
Graeme Hart was previously the wealthiest person in New Zealand before being surpassed by the Mowbray brothers.
Billionaire Mowbray brothers buy Malibu land for factory-built homesNew Zealand· 2025-08-23
Graeme Hart is one of the country’s wealthiest men and the owner of Rank Group, which privately owns Carter Holt Harvey.
Carter Holt Harvey proposes 5-7% timber price rises in October but biggest builder hits backNew Zealand· 2025-07-17
Graeme Hart is a major shareholder in Walter & Wild.
Hart family business Walter & Wild acquires Hansells Masterton out of receivershipNew Zealand· 2025-06-17
Billionaire Graeme Hart’s Riddell Rd home in Glendowie has had its CV drop from $52m to $48m over the same period.
Auckland’s most expensive mansion now worth $73m - jumps almost $15m in latest CVsNew Zealand· 2025-06-10
Graeme Hart is a billionaire whose granddaughter is raising funds for Friedreich’s Ataxia research.
Billionaire’s family backs Friedreich’s Ataxia research fundraiser for friend Flynn MitchellNew Zealand· 2025-05-24
Graeme Hart is a billionaire known for his business ventures and family values.
Intergenerational wealth: How heirs to family fortunes earn their keepNew Zealand· 2025-04-28
Graeme Hart is the owner of Walter & Wild, which purchased Hansells in 2018.
Hansells Masterton director Alan Stewart on role of Hart family’s Walter & Wild in his company’s receivershipNew Zealand· 2025-04-21
Graeme Hart is the majority owner of Walter & Wild Holdings, with a net worth valued at $12.1 billion.
Hart family business tips Hansells Masterton into receivershipNew Zealand· 2025-04-10
Graeme Hart, one of New Zealand’s richest people, is a creditor in a failed Auckland property development business.
Graeme Hart owed over failed housing ventureNew Zealand· 2025-03-25
Graeme Hart was overtaken by the Mowbray family last year.
Peter Thiel now the richest New Zealander after double-whammy wealth surgeNew Zealand· 2025-03-04
