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{{Short description|American-born New Zealand hotel operator}}
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| caption       = Hagaman in 2014
| birth_name    = Earl Raymond Hagaman
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| birth_place   = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], US
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|05|25|1925|09|12}}
| death_place   = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
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| occupation    = Hotel operator
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'''Earl Raymond Hagaman''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM}} (12 September 1925 – 25 May 2017) was an American-born New Zealand hotel operator.

==Biography==
Hagaman was born in [[Los Angeles]] on 12 September 1925.<ref name="2014 Press profile">{{cite news |last1=Matthews |first1=Philip |title=Hagamans building an empire |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/9725378/Hagamans-building-an-empire |accessdate=25 May 2017 |work=[[The Press]] |date=16 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&db=cabirth1905&h=1208450 |title=California birth index, 1905–1995 |year=2005 |website= |publisher=Ancestry.com Operations |accessdate=25 May 2017 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> From 1961 to March 1981, he was married to Barbara Jean Fairbank.<ref name="Barbara Fairbank">{{cite news |last1=van Beynen |first1=Martin |title=Former wife 'not pursuing estate'<!-- Print title shown; online title was: "Earl Hagaman's ex-wife not pursuing estate 'at the moment'" --> |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/94581274/earl-hagamans-exwife-not-pursuing-estate-at-the-moment |accessdate=12 July 2017 |work=[[The Press]] |date=12 July 2017 |page=A3}}</ref> He moved to New Zealand in 1983<ref name="Barbara Fairbank" /> after visiting his friend Ralph Brown, who had moved to New Zealand in 1972. Brown and Hagaman invested in hotels and out of this venture, Scenic Group developed.<ref name="2014 Press profile" /> At the time of his death, Hagaman's hotel empire employed around 1000 staff.<ref>{{cite news |title=Earl Hagaman, multi-millionaire businessman who sued Andrew Little, has died |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11863022 |accessdate=25 May 2017 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=25 May 2017}}</ref> In 1989, Hagaman bought the house of Sir [[Robertson Stewart]] in the [[Christchurch]] suburb of [[Ilam, New Zealand|Ilam]], and lived there for the rest of his life. The house had a 2007 rating valuation of just under NZ$4m.<ref name="2014 Press profile" />

In the [[2014 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2014 New Year Honours]], Hagaman was appointed a [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]] for services to business, tourism and philanthropy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2014 | title=New Year honours list 2014|date=31 December 2013 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=12 January 2018}}</ref>

Hagaman was in his 60s when he hired a financial controller for Scenic Group; she was in her early 20s. Hagaman's fourth marriage was failing and he later married his employee – Lani Hagaman.<ref name="2014 Press profile" /> They had three children together, and Hagaman had four children from prior relationships.<ref name="Stuff obit">{{cite news |title=High-profile hotel magnate Earl Hagaman dies, aged 92 |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/92961749/highprofile-hotel-magnate-earl-hagaman-dies-aged-92 |accessdate=25 May 2017 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=25 May 2017}}</ref> Earl and Lani Hagaman's wealth was estimated by the ''[[National Business Review]]'' at [[New Zealand dollar|NZ$]]180m.<ref name="2014 Press profile" />

The Hagamans were large donors to various causes, including [[St. Andrew's College, Christchurch|St. Andrew's College]] (NZ$250k), [[ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch|ChristChurch Cathedral]], the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]], and the [[ACT New Zealand|ACT Party]].<ref name="2014 Press profile" /> The Hagamans have donated more than NZ$10m.<ref name="Stuff obit" /> The Hagamans sued [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] leader [[Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)|Andrew Little]] for defamation and sought $2.3m in damages. Whilst Little was found guilty of defaming Earl Hagaman on one count, the jury could not decide on all other claims, and the High Court judge thus let all claims retire. Shortly after the verdict in April 2017, Lani Hagaman declared that she would seek a retrial.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walls |first1=Jason |title=Lani Hagaman will continue to pursue Little in court for defamation |url=https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/lani-hagaman-will-continue-pursue-little-court-defamation-jw-201874 |accessdate=25 May 2017 |work=[[National Business Review]] |date=12 April 2017}}</ref> Lani Hagaman laid an appeal in September 2017, after her husband had died. She must overcome the legal hurdle that according to the Law Reform Act 1936, a defamation case cannot continue after a person's death. Her lawyers argue that the case had already been heard, and they want to test whether the trial judge advised the jury correctly on the point of qualified privilege that [[member of parliament|members of parliament]] enjoy speaking inside [[New Zealand Parliament|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutching |first1=Chris |title=Hagaman defamation suit heat still on as widow continues fight <!-- Lani Hagaman seeks Court of Appeal direction in Andrew Little defamation case--> |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/97251896/lani-hagaman-seeks-appeal-court-direction-in-little-defamation-case |accessdate=8 October 2017 |work=[[The Press]] |date=27 September 2017 |page=A1}}</ref>

In 2010, property claims by his former wife Fairbanks appeared in the Christchurch [[High Court of New Zealand|High Court]] after having previously been filed in a [[California superior courts|Californian superior court]]. The Christchurch court was tasked by the Californian court to take evidence from eight witnesses including Hagaman himself. Six of the witnesses refused and the case went to the [[Court of Appeal of New Zealand]], which upheld the request.<ref name="Barbara Fairbank" /> Hagaman died at his home on 25 May 2017. He was survived by his wife, their children, and the four children from previous relationships.<ref name="Stuff obit" /> In Hagaman's will, NZ$1.5m is set aside for some of his children that can only be distributed once Hagaman's trustees consider that all claims by Fairbank have been settled.<ref name="Barbara Fairbank" />

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