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Gareth Vaughan

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Gareth is editor of interest.co.nz and has worked for more than 20 years as a financial journalist in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He has received awards in the EY Business Journalism Awards, Canon Media Awards, and Shareholders' Association Business Journalism Awards.

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16 years 6 months

Latest articles

'Live in apartments or move to the country'
Olly Newland on the Auckland Unitary Plan; 'Buy up land that will have the densest zoning'
by Gareth Vaughan
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Olly Newland on the Auckland Unitary Plan; 'Buy up land that will have the densest zoning'
BNZ raises $350m in bond issue
Retail investor demand helps BNZ raise NZ$350 mln in oversubscribed bond issue offering both fixed and floating interest rates
by Gareth Vaughan
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Retail investor demand helps BNZ raise NZ$350 mln in oversubscribed bond issue offering both fixed and floating interest rates
RBNZ reviews housing loan capital rules
Reserve Bank wants to increase the amount of capital banks must set aside to cover potential losses from high loan to valuation ratio home loans
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank wants to increase the amount of capital banks must set aside to cover potential losses from high loan to valuation ratio home loans
RBNZ wants more power over payment systems
Reserve Bank seeks stronger powers for its oversight of payment and settlement systems, plus stricter penalties for offenders
by Gareth Vaughan
Reserve Bank seeks stronger powers for its oversight of payment and settlement systems, plus stricter penalties for offenders
Key to meet new Chinese President
PM John Key heading to China to celebrate two anniversaries and meet new President Xi Jinping
by Gareth Vaughan
PM John Key heading to China to celebrate two anniversaries and meet new President Xi Jinping
Heartland Bank joins bank club
New bank Heartland joins lobby group the New Zealand Bankers' Association
by Gareth Vaughan
New bank Heartland joins lobby group the New Zealand Bankers' Association
First round to F&P in IP court case
Fisher and Paykel Finance wins key IP court case against US firm Karum, Karum appeals
by Gareth Vaughan
Fisher and Paykel Finance wins key IP court case against US firm Karum, Karum appeals
A NIMBY responds to Auckland's Unitary Plan
Opinion: Are we JAFAs prepared to let the Auckland Council's Unitary Plan make high rise schools inevitable or can Auckland's growth be slowed down?
by Gareth Vaughan
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Opinion: Are we JAFAs prepared to let the Auckland Council's Unitary Plan make high rise schools inevitable or can Auckland's growth be slowed down?
1 person in 10 switched banks in 2012
Roy Morgan Research says early indications are rivals are struggling to win National Bank customers off ANZ
by Gareth Vaughan
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Roy Morgan Research says early indications are rivals are struggling to win National Bank customers off ANZ
Labour aims to protect the 'most vulnerable' depositors
Labour's David Parker says if it's good enough for big investors to have security for covered bonds, then ordinary depositors also deserve a guarantee
by Gareth Vaughan
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Labour's David Parker says if it's good enough for big investors to have security for covered bonds, then ordinary depositors also deserve a guarantee
Nick Smith looks for 'line on a map'
Housing Minister Nick Smith to meet with Auckland Council as he aims to 'take the heat out of the Auckland housing market'
by Gareth Vaughan
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Housing Minister Nick Smith to meet with Auckland Council as he aims to 'take the heat out of the Auckland housing market'
Japanese bank continues NZ growth
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi grows value of corporate loans by more than ANZ and Westpac
by Gareth Vaughan
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi grows value of corporate loans by more than ANZ and Westpac
'Our plans are no Cyprus' - RBNZ
Reserve Bank distances its incoming bank failure tool from the Cyprus situation, says deposit insurance schemes blunt incentives to manage risk
by Gareth Vaughan
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Reserve Bank distances its incoming bank failure tool from the Cyprus situation, says deposit insurance schemes blunt incentives to manage risk
Labour calls for new deposit guarantee
Labour leaps on bank deposit protection bandwagon, calls for 1st NZ$30k of deposits to be protected in event of a bank failure
by Gareth Vaughan
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Labour leaps on bank deposit protection bandwagon, calls for 1st NZ$30k of deposits to be protected in event of a bank failure
Current account deficit hits 5%
NZ annual current account deficit higher than expected at 5% of GDP as value of exports falls, net international liabilities at $150.0b, or 72% of GDP
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZ annual current account deficit higher than expected at 5% of GDP as value of exports falls, net international liabilities at $150.0b, or 72% of GDP
Up to 30% of MRP shares could go overseas
Aussies expect foreigners to be offered up to 30% of the Mighty River Power shares sold in the SOE's IPO
by Gareth Vaughan
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Aussies expect foreigners to be offered up to 30% of the Mighty River Power shares sold in the SOE's IPO
'Bank wins and employees miss out'
ProvencoCadmus receiver KordaMentha wins court case over NZ$1.6 mln of preferential employee claims on behalf of ANZ
by Gareth Vaughan
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ProvencoCadmus receiver KordaMentha wins court case over NZ$1.6 mln of preferential employee claims on behalf of ANZ
BNZ eyes senior bond offer
Fresh BNZ bond offer brews, offering both fixed and floating interest rates, after perpetual share issued was called last month
by Gareth Vaughan
Fresh BNZ bond offer brews, offering both fixed and floating interest rates, after perpetual share issued was called last month
Greens call for deposit insurance scheme
Green Party's Russel Norman hits out at Government's 'Cyprus style' bank failure solution, pushes Aussie style deposit guarantee scheme
by Gareth Vaughan
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Green Party's Russel Norman hits out at Government's 'Cyprus style' bank failure solution, pushes Aussie style deposit guarantee scheme
Fitch wary of high LVR lending
Fitch affirms big 4 NZ banks' credit ratings but cautions on housing market, high LVR lending and drought
by Gareth Vaughan
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Fitch affirms big 4 NZ banks' credit ratings but cautions on housing market, high LVR lending and drought
Biggest shareholder joins Heartland board
Founder of Heartland NZ's biggest shareholder, private equity group Impact Capital, joins new bank's board
by Gareth Vaughan
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Founder of Heartland NZ's biggest shareholder, private equity group Impact Capital, joins new bank's board
Narev wants ASB top in satisfaction
CBA boss Ian Narev supportive of ASB's push into rural and business lending but only if it's done 'very prudently'
by Gareth Vaughan
CBA boss Ian Narev supportive of ASB's push into rural and business lending but only if it's done 'very prudently'
'We don't want to turn Auckland into a suburban jungle'
Here's the RUB; How Auckland Council wants to make greenfields land available in a planned way over 30 years to avoid the sprawl of the 1970s
by Gareth Vaughan
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Here's the RUB; How Auckland Council wants to make greenfields land available in a planned way over 30 years to avoid the sprawl of the 1970s
'Forces in the equity markets suit our profile'
Boss of CBA, ASB's parent, says group won't 'go for bigger and bolder' just because of its new found global banking behemoth status
by Gareth Vaughan
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Boss of CBA, ASB's parent, says group won't 'go for bigger and bolder' just because of its new found global banking behemoth status
NAB's big day all for internal consumption
Boss of BNZ's parent National Australia Bank says major public strategy briefing really all about telling his 44,000 staff what's going on
by Gareth Vaughan
Boss of BNZ's parent National Australia Bank says major public strategy briefing really all about telling his 44,000 staff what's going on