Bev Forrester

Beverley Riverina Forrester (formerly Busch, née Price; born ) is a New Zealand farmer, yarn producer and fashion designer. In 2026, she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the wool and fashion industries.

Early life and career Forrester was born into a farming family in Warkworth in . Her parents were Ona Louisa Price (née Phillips) and Mansel Thomas Price. She entered the New Zealand School of Occupational Therapy in 1969, and after qualifying she worked as an occupational therapist for 36 years, in hospitals in Ashburton, Templeton and Christchurch. Her practice encompassed the range of psychiatric and physical disabilities. After the death of her husband in 1997, Forrester continued to run their farm alone, while still working as a rural community therapist. In 2023 in co-ownership, she launched a crossbred wool processing manufacturing unit in South Canterbury. She has participated in the Qifa Wool Awards in China, and was awarded a Rural Women New Zealand Enterprising Women Award in 2011. She was one of eight designers worldwide invited to participate in a fashion event in Italy in 2020, but the event did not happen due to COVID-19. Forrester was awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award in 2006 and again in 2021.

In the 2026 New Year Honours, Forrester was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the wool and fashion industries.