Noel Robinson (businessman)

Sir Noel Stuart Robinson KNZM (born 28 December 1943) is a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist.

[6][7] Air New Zealand began regional services from the airport in 2011,[8] but ceased operations there at short notice in 2018 in a decision of which Robinson was highly critical.

[10] After retiring from business, Robinson became involved in philanthropic activities, primarily in the South Auckland area.

[10] Robinson is also chair of the Sir Woolf Fisher Charitable Trust, a trustee of the John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation, and patron of the Manukau Symphony Orchestra.

[10] In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Robinson was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the community.