An introduction to our founding fathers:
Mark Barrington Thompson, Thompson’s
A respected English herbalist and man ahead of his time, Mark opened New Zealand’s first health shop, Thompson’s, in 1951.
He sourced herbals and biochemicals from England, importing vitamin stocks from the US.
The business prospered, thanks to a groundswell of consumers who recognised the benefits of alternative medicine.
Eventually, Mark bought the rented building in which the business was housed and converted the first floor into a lecture hall from where he shared his knowledge of natural remedies. This building was ultimately transformed into the South Pacific College of Natural Health.
Mark worked as a herbalist until his death in 1979.
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