Tony Goodman
Co-Founder and Head of Renewable Energies
Raised on a Hawkes Bay sheep and cattle farm, Tony in many ways exemplifies the spirit of Kiwi innovators and entrepreneurs.
With a background in everything from Civil engineering, Quarrying and Construction to Kiwifruit farming (one of New Zealand’s first Hayward variety farmers in 1965), Tony has lived a colourful and highly accomplished life. One of Tony’s many claims to fame is the establishment of New Zealand’s first cable television network in the 1980s (of which he was the founding shareholder), which later became Telstra Saturn and was eventually combined with Vodafone New Zealand.
Married to Television New Zealand stalwart Māori Broadcaster, Hinerangi Goodman, he is heavily involved in the design and construction of a 41-home Māori housing Papakāinga, as well as being actively dedicated to the development of an activated carbon production business (the first of its kind) in New Zealand.
"My personal flying experience involves 35 years of owning, operating and flying my own aircraft, which I used for transport and support of my New Zealand wide civil engineering contracting business. The reason for operating my own aeroplane was simply one of speed and convenience. Because I flew it myself and kept maintenance schedules up to date, the cost was minimal. With the advent of inexpensive air mobility through this new era of electric aerial vehicles, people from all walks of life will get to realise the huge potential of this new industry".
