29 Jul 2025

Jeweller Sir Michael Hill dies aged 86

From Checkpoint, 4:54 pm on 29 July 2025

The company founded by Sir Michael Hill says the country has lost a special New Zealander. He died this morning aged 86, after becoming ill with cancer. Michael Hill Jeweller had humble beginnings in Whangarei, but grew to become a multi-national brand with almost 300 stores. Kim Baker Wilson reports.