Prominent businessman, political figure and media personality Sir Bob Jones has died at 85 following a brief illness.
Known for founding Robert Jones Investments and building a vast commercial property empire, he also made headlines by forming the New Zealand Party in 1983 to challenge Prime Minister Muldoon, contributing to Labour’s 1984 victory.
Jones was a regular media presence, a prolific columnist, and a fierce debater with numerous court battles, including landmark defamation cases. Knighted in 1989, he was also known for his philanthropy, passion for boxing, and outspoken—often controversial—public commentary.
Sir Bob Jones, a prominent New Zealand businessman, political figure, and media personality, has died at 85 following a brief illness. Known for founding Robert Jones Investments and building a vast commercial property empire, he also made headlines by forming the New Zealand Party in 1983 to challenge Prime Minister Muldoon, contributing to Labour’s 1984 victory. Jones was a regular media presence, a prolific columnist, and a fierce debater with numerous court battles, including landmark defamation cases. Knighted in 1989, he was also known for his philanthropy, passion for boxing, and outspoken—often controversial—public commentary.
🕯️ Sir Bob Jones has died.
A provocateur for liberty, a generous supporter of the Taxpayers’ Union, and the man behind some of Wellington’s finest quirks — from the “Save the krill, kill the whales” billboard to the “Toilet in 100m” signs pointing dutifully toward Parliament.
He… pic.twitter.com/cPgWUfs0i9— New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union (@TaxpayersUnion) May 2, 2025
RIP Sir Bob. Never heard of him.
TBH. In reality nobody apart from his immediate family who will inherit his vast fortune are remotely interested.
a nz puppet that helped to sell nz out – read the opal files
Jones was a member of the New Zealand mafia organization since its inception. A “teaser” taken from the file.
8th June, 1979:
Michael Hand, Frank Nugan, Brierley and James Fletcher meet in Hand’s Sydney penthouse to discuss the establishment of the New Zealand Mafia organization.
17th August, 1979:
New Zealand Mafia inaugural meeting in Sydney including Hand, Brierley, Fletcher, Goodman, R.Trotter, Alan Hawkins and L.Papps.
Key sectors of the economy would be taken over- food, using Goodman; forestry and farming, using Fletcher and Trotter; property, using Brierley and JONES. Brierley, Hand and Papps would be responsible for banking, insurance and finance, while Hand and Hawkins would be responsible for setting up new “laundry” channels into New Zealand.
The economy would be taken over using cheap loans of less than 5%, while consumers would pay 28%
23rd June, 1980:
The New Zealand Mafia, including Brierley, Fletcher, Trotter, JONES, Hawkins, Goodman, and Papps meet in Wellington to discuss merger of Fletcher Challenge and Tasman.
12th March, 1981:
Brierley calls secret meeting in Auckland, which includes JONES, Fletcher, Hawkins, Papps and Burton Kanter, to discuss transfer of the Fletcher Challenge and UEB hotel operations to the Singapore front company controlled by the Pritzker family.
27th July, 1982:
Brierley, JONES and Goodman meet in Auckland with two Japanese members of the Trilateral Commission to discuss integration of the New Zealand economy into the Pacific Rim economy. Trilateralists include: Takeshi Watanabe (Japanese Chairman of Trilateral Commission) and Daigo Miyado (Chairman Sanwa Bank).
He did write some often fiscally insightful, if, in my view, acerbic articles. That’s really all I can say about the man.
RIP Sir Bob Jones
A big promoter of the covid jab: wonder how many boosters he was up to.
https://nopunchespulled.com/2022/01/25/time-for-grown-ups-in-charge/#more-3255
Trilateralist Jone’s did great things foR NZ. loook here…. https://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=17241 Ps. he’s catching up with Muldoon….
i wonder if he died from the jab – good job if he did.
he can eat his own words