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Matt Nippert

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Matt Nippert’s Biography

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Matt Nippert is an investigations reporter and currently holds both the Canon and EY business journalism awards. A Fulbright scholar with a masters from the Columbia School of Journalism in New York, he has spent the past decade in newsbreaking roles at the National Business Review, the Sunday Star-Times and the New Zealand Herald. He writes everything from long-form feature investigations to cutting hashtag puns. Aside from appearing as a public speaker and commentator, Nippert genuinely enjoy…

Matt Nippert’s Journalist Portfolio

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The lost boys of the Barrier - National - NZ Herald News

The lost boys of the Barrier - National - NZ Herald News

It was supposed to be an island boot camp to scare youngsters straight. But it spun out of control, scarring …

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Graeme Hart: the undercover billionaire

Graeme Hart: the undercover billionaire

For a man worth more than $11 billion, Graeme Hart keeps a remarkably low profile. Matt Nippert charts the ri…

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Banker's $1.6m state house advice

Banker's $1.6m state house advice

Housing NZ defends big payout for work on sales, but Labour says dual role was conflict of interest.

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NZ Super Fund loses $200m in Portuguese bank collapse

NZ Super Fund loses $200m in Portuguese bank collapse

Almost $200 million in taxpayers' money invested through the New Zealand Superannuation Fund has been lost af…

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The second coming of Theresa Gattung

The second coming of Theresa Gattung

The former Telecom boss has a lower profile, but she's very much back in business - though the scale is a lit…

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The downfall of Alex Swney

The downfall of Alex Swney

Matt Nippert and Rob Kidd track the downfall of Alex Swney, the founder and face of Auckland's Heart of the C…

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Articles

Auckland mortgage fraud: Chris Peters admits $6.3m deception charges, Robert Peters walks free

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By Matt Nippert 
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At the same hearing, Robert saw the handful of charges laid against him dismissed after the SFO elected to offer no evidence. The summary of facts said Chris, with another brother, Gerard Peters, procured $1.8m in late 2017 from an Auckland businessman and claimed the proceeds would be invested in private banking facilities. The two brothers claimed the investment would be insured by a policy issued by Lloyd’s of London, and a document purporting to prove this was sent to the investor.
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Auckland florist Wild Poppies in liquidation but still selling under new owner

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By Matt Nippert 
| Today in Business (Podcast)
Botterill and Grant’s first report into the company, published last night, said they had been advised the failure was because of deteriorating market conditions, poor marketing advice and a lack of available funding. Legal notices signal Wild Poppies premises in Morningside had been repossessed by their landlord after the florist went into liquidation.
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Inside John Tamihere’s six-figure Waipareira Trust bonus and his long war with Charities Services

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By Matt Nippert 
| Today in Business (Podcast)
There is long-established case law that prohibits charities from involvement – especially the funding of – partisan politics.
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By someone who knows what I write. I've never done soft-focus product launches and won't start now.

Why did you become a journalist?

After failing to crack the diplomatic corp, I realised writing for payment was better than staying at university where you pay to write.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

If you want to follow the money, follow it into PR.

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