Articles by Matt Nippert, NZ Herald
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Business
DB Breweries adds to bar empire
Friday, 29 September 2023, 2:50pmLandmark Auckland bar the Empire Tavern has been sold to DB Breweries, with the deal expected to settle early next week. The...
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Business
Clock approaches midnight for Ruapehu ski field
Friday, 2 December 2022, 3:44pmBeleaguered North Island ski field operator Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has less than a fortnight to secure government support or...
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Business
Insider information behind dumping of millions of Pushpay shares - FMA alleges
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 11:20amInsider information was behind the dumping of millions of Pushpay shares just prior to an announcement the company's founder...
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Business
Corporate secrecy to end as government commits to reform
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 9:14amCabinet has agreed to push for a public beneficial ownership register - effectively pulling back the veil of corporate secrecy...
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Business
SFO chases offshore Oceania Football official
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 10:51amTwo officials in international football regional governing body the Oceania Football Confederation are facing criminal charges...
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Business
Sir John Key warns: 'We have a financial crisis coming'
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 12:28pmSir John Key has warned the New Zealand business community to not be complacent about apparent buoyancy in retail, property...
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Business
Eric Watson faces new legal battle in New York
Thursday, 6 September 2018, 8:15pmEmbattled expatriate rich-lister Eric Watson's global legal wrangles have widened further after investors in his Bendon underwear...
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Business
Eric Watson used Caymans to 'disguise commercial reality', courts hear
Friday, 31 August 2018, 6:29pmEric Watson's offshore structuring has come under the microscope, with an expert witness claiming several Cayman Islands...
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National
Taxpayers face $13m bill after plug pulled on Sir Peter's war exhibit
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 7:06pmTaxpayers face a $13m bill, and tentative plans for a National War Museum have been canned, after the Government failed in...
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National
Serious Fraud Office raids office of Maori King
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 1:41pmThe office of the Māori King has been raided by Serious Fraud Office investigators probing claims of financial mismanagement. The...
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National
Taxpayers face $12.7m bill for Sir Peter Jackson's delayed WWI museum
Monday, 2 July 2018, 5:46amThe country's centrepiece commemoration of World War I has turned into a $12.7m headache for the Government after Sir Peter...
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Business
Google claim another loss for NZ operations
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 4:06pmSearch giant Google, one of the most valuable companies on the planet, has reported another loss - growing to $1m - for its...
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Business
Fonterra lobbied to send former PM to Russia
Saturday, 12 May 2018, 9:22amFonterra lobbied for former Prime Minister Bill English to open its new factory in St Petersburg in a groundbreaking formal...
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Business
Tax man chases Eric Watson's firm for $60m
Saturday, 12 May 2018, 7:07amEric Watson's holding company is facing demands to pay $60 million in back taxes after Inland Revenue decided its complex...
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Business
NZ's richest man loses $14m Chilean tax wrangle
Monday, 26 March 2018, 2:44pmRank Group, the holding vehicle for New Zealand's richest man Graeme Hart, has lost a tax wrangle over a $14 million Chilean...
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Business
Google buckles to NZ tax criticism
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:00amGovernment moves to crackdown on tax avoidance by multinational firms are already drawing fruit, with Google telling Parliament...
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National
"Farm for God": Brethren charities worth $300m under investigation
Saturday, 8 July 2017, 7:16amA network of Open Brethren-run charities that have quietly accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars in farmland are facing...
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Politics
Revealed: Kiwi Chris Liddell number eight on White House rich list
Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 6:34amChris Liddell's journey from Matamata to the White House has seen him amass a nine-figure net worth, according to financial...
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National
How US billionaire Peter Thiel got NZ citizenship revealed
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 6:09pmUPDATED 7.21PM Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel was backed in his application for citizenship by New Zealand rich-listers,...
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National
Foreign spies hack govt phones, laptops
Saturday, 15 October 2016, 6:29amNew Zealand government officials travelling abroad had their mobile phones and laptops containing classified information...
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Politics
Revealed: PM's lawyer lobbied Govt not to change tax laws
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 6:40pmJohn Key's personal lawyer cited a conversation with the Prime Minister when lobbying a Minister about a potential crackdown...
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Business
Top multinational companies pay virtually no tax in NZ
Friday, 18 March 2016, 5:35amUPDATED 9.01AM: A major Herald investigation has found the 20 multinational companies most aggressive in shifting profits...