Sir Peter Elworthy was a prominent New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 farmer-businessman who came from a well established South Canterbury farming family.

Career

Sir Peter was the leader of the Federated Farms of New Zealand during the reforms in the 1980s. In 1987 he received the Bledisloe award for agriculture.

One of Peter's major accomplishments was the takeover of New Zealand's largest farming/fertiliser company "Kempthorne Prosser

Kempthorne Prosser

Kempthorne Prosser & Co. Ltd, also known as the New Zealand Drug Company Ltd, was the leading drug and fertiliser manufacturer in New Zealand from 1869 until 1978. Their complete name was Kempthorne Prosser & Co.'s New Zealand Drug Co. Ltd, established in Dunedin.Thomas Whitelock Kempthorne and...

 & Co. Ltd" which was absorbed into Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative. His business interests were equally strong, from being instrumental in the founding of the Ravensdown fertiliser co-operative (1977–1982) to his association with Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

's highly successful Sky City casino as a director. He was knighted in 1988 for his services to agriculture and a member of the Institute of Directors

Institute of Directors

The Institute of Directors is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors...

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Sir Peter had two brothers, Jonathan Elworthy

Jonathan Elworthy

Hon. Jonathan Herbert Elworthy was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Oamaru and Waitaki, in the South Island, representing the National Party.-Member of Parliament:...

 a New Zealand politician, and David Elworthy a publisher.

Death

In January 2004, he died suddenly of a heart attack while at a wedding in Wanaka

Wanaka

Wanaka is a town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated at the southern end of Lake Wanaka, adjacent to the outflow of the lake to the Clutha River. It is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. Wanaka is primarily a resort town but has both summer and winter...

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He is survived by his wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters.