Mr Murray King, of Richmond, MNZM for services to the dairy industry
Murray King and his wife farm a number of dairy properties in the North Canterbury and Nelson regions. He has championed innovation and collaboration through his directorships in several organisations, including Board Chair of the Livestock Improvement Corporation, Cawthron Institute and as Chairman of Waimea Irrigators Limited. He has supported industry-led initiatives, such as the ‘To The Core’ and Fonterra governance development programmes, initiatives to improve environmental sustainability, and the rapid response to the 2017 Mycoplasma Bovis outbreak.Mr King is a Trustee of the New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust and Nuffield New Zealand, supporting the ongoing development of leaders for rural New Zealand.