KB

Date of birth

3 March 1935 at Timaru

Died

11 January 2004

Parents

Harold Herbert Elworthy and June Mary Bachelor

Married

Fiona Elizabeth McHardy, 7 December 1960

Children

Two sons and two daughters

Education

• Waihi Preparatory School
• Christs' College
• Lincoln Agricultural College

Honours

• Nuffield Travelling Scholarship Award to Britain 1970
• McMeekan Animal Production Memorial Award 1978
• Bledisloe Award for Agriculture 1987
• Created Knight Bachelor Queen's Birthday Honours June 1988

Positions held

• President Federated Farmers 1984-1987
• Foundation President of New Zealand Deer Farmers Association 1974-81
• Founding Chairman Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative 1977-82
• Reserve Bank of New Zealand Board 1985-99 (Chair Independent Directors 1993-99)
• Chairman Queen Elizabeth II National Trust 1987-93
• Chairman of Timaru Port Company 1988-97

Currently

• Chairman Opuha Dam Companies 1993-
• Chairman Alan Duff Foundation Books in Homes 1994-

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021