Newly Published: A Pindaric Ode To Sir Eion Edgar scoop.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scoop.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Remembering Sir Eion Edgar: an incredible person to have a conversation with rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As of 2016, he was on the
National Business Review’s ‘Rich List’ as one of the richest men in the country, worth $130 million.
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Businessman and philanthropist Eion Edgar at his home in Queenstown. Edgar was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December. Doctors advised him that chemotherapy was unlikely to help, and he was given a life expectancy of two months.
Stuff last month, Edgar said he wanted people to remember that he had been “able to contribute and make New Zealand a better place”. “I ve always said my aim in life is for everyone to owe me a favour. That says it all.”
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