in the United States and one of whom lives in New Zealand. The marriage to Northcroft ended in divorce. He married Catherine Isaac in January 2010. Kerr died on 28 October 2011, after battling metastatic melanoma for a year. Honours and awards Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business, in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours Alan McGregor Fellowship, 2011 Charles Copeman Medal, 2005 NZIER Qantas Economics Award, 2001 Tasman Medal, 1994 References External links New Zealand Business Roundtable 1945 births 2011 deaths Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand businesspeople University of Canterbury alumni Victoria University of Wellington alumni People from the Tasman District People from Wellington City New Zealand economists Deaths from melanoma Deaths from cancer in New Zealand People educated at Waimea College