A former student who came to New Zealand speaking little English has turned the business he started in his garage into a $15 million operation.
Kai Du came to Auckland from Inner Mongolia, China, as an international student at age 24 in 2008.
He studied business, and through a common love for computers with his then roommate Johnny Zhang, also from China, they started Magic Group Ltd.
Their business started from a residential garage, selling goods and electronic products imported from China and advertised in local Chinese online media site Skykiwi.
