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Waikato Business News | May 2026

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Morgan Clearkin is helping unlock automation opportunities using Ai technology. Page 5

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She’s the behind-the-scenes face of King Street Advertising, now Judy Coulter wants a change. Page 7

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Up close and personal From Hamilton’s world-famous gardens to award-winning farms, Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman used her first Waikato visit to get to know the region. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill reports.

Hamilton Gardens director Lucy Ryan, right, gave Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman a guided tour. The Egyptian Garden was the governor’s favourite.

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eserve Bank Governor Anna Breman’s first visit to Waikato began not with spreadsheets or forecasts, but with a walk through Hamilton Gardens. For someone whose job revolves

around national averages and aggregated data, the gardens offered a fitting introduction to a region she was keen to understand up close. “It’s absolutely beautiful,” she

said afterwards, describing the visit as a highlight and reinforcing why getting out of Wellington matters. Relying only on national data risks missing what is happening on

the ground, she says. The idea regional nuance matters carried through Breman’s time in Waikato. Alongside speaking at a sold‑out Waikato Young Professionals

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event in Hamilton, she visited hospitality businesses, Gallagher Group and two Waipā farms, one dairy and the other sheep and beef. CO NT I NU ED O N PAGE 3

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