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Gareth Vaughan

About

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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15 years 3 months

Latest articles

NZ Super Fund launches farming push
NZ Super Fund appoints FarmRight to manage dairy investment, buys first farm
2nd Feb 11, 10:38am
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZ Super Fund appoints FarmRight to manage dairy investment, buys first farm
New high for ANZ Commodity Price Index
Commodity price rises, led by skim milk powder, continued in January ANZ says
1st Feb 11, 3:46pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Commodity price rises, led by skim milk powder, continued in January ANZ says
Regulator takes Lombard/Insured Group to court
Securities Commission targets Lombard Group over alleged NZX continuous disclosure breaches
1st Feb 11, 12:18pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Securities Commission targets Lombard Group over alleged NZX continuous disclosure breaches
Low 1-year mortgage rate 'very effective'
Kiwibank mortgage book vaults through the NZ$10 billion mark
1st Feb 11, 10:18am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank mortgage book vaults through the NZ$10 billion mark
Households deleverage as firms borrow
Monthly mortgage debt drops in December for the first time since Reserve Bank records began
1st Feb 11, 10:14am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Monthly mortgage debt drops in December for the first time since Reserve Bank records began
Failed property financiers' under spotlight
Mutual Finance's relationship with Viaduct Capital faces probe in SFO investigation
28th Jan 11, 4:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Mutual Finance's relationship with Viaduct Capital faces probe in SFO investigation
'Room full of boxes' in SFO's Hanover probe
Collapsed property development financier Strategic Finance not off the SFO's radar screen
28th Jan 11, 4:16pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Collapsed property development financier Strategic Finance not off the SFO's radar screen
Taxpayer the loser in Rockforte debacle
Intricate web of fraud alleged in the affairs of Crown guaranteed failed finance company
28th Jan 11, 12:22pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Intricate web of fraud alleged in the affairs of Crown guaranteed failed finance company
GE Money credit card coming this year
GE Money New Zealand now offering interest free loans on 'big ticket' Michael Hill jewellery
27th Jan 11, 4:04pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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GE Money New Zealand now offering interest free loans on 'big ticket' Michael Hill jewellery
First 2011 listing set for NZX
Merged Marac-CBS Canterbury-Southern Cross Building Society entity to list on NZX February 1
27th Jan 11, 2:26pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Merged Marac-CBS Canterbury-Southern Cross Building Society entity to list on NZX February 1
New Crafar offer 'lower than UBNZ's'
Crafar farms receiver accepts new Chinese OIO dependent offer after UBNZ withdraws
27th Jan 11, 12:18pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Crafar farms receiver accepts new Chinese OIO dependent offer after UBNZ withdraws
NZ$5.8 bln Govt deficit
Government deficit on track with Treasury forecasts at NZ$5.8 billion after first five months of financial year
27th Jan 11, 10:21am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Government deficit on track with Treasury forecasts at NZ$5.8 billion after first five months of financial year
ANZ backs partial floats of SOEs
ANZ calls for increased employer KiwiSaver contributions but says compulsion should only be considered as a last resort
26th Jan 11, 4:16pm
by Gareth Vaughan
ANZ calls for increased employer KiwiSaver contributions but says compulsion should only be considered as a last resort
Auckland bias to Westpac's cover pool
Credit rating agency Fitch sheds light on the residential mortgages guaranteeing Westpac's covered bonds
26th Jan 11, 3:22pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Credit rating agency Fitch sheds light on the residential mortgages guaranteeing Westpac's covered bonds
Massive bank haircut confirmed at YPG
Yellow Pages Group lenders crystalise NZ$1.05 billion of losses
26th Jan 11, 12:29pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Yellow Pages Group lenders crystalise NZ$1.05 billion of losses
New private equity owners for Tegel
Pacific Equity Partners, ANZ Capital sell Tegel Foods to Affinity Equity Partners in NZ$600 million leveraged buyout
25th Jan 11, 4:03pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Pacific Equity Partners, ANZ Capital sell Tegel Foods to Affinity Equity Partners in NZ$600 million leveraged buyout
Apple packager owes BNZ NZ$6.6 mln
Edenz receiver KordaMentha seeking to recover NZ$6.6 million for the BNZ
25th Jan 11, 4:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Edenz receiver KordaMentha seeking to recover NZ$6.6 million for the BNZ
PGC exec share issue to crimp profit
NZ$1.6 million of shares issued to Pyne Gould Corporation executives, managers as reward for 'Heartland Bank' deal
25th Jan 11, 11:52am
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZ$1.6 million of shares issued to Pyne Gould Corporation executives, managers as reward for 'Heartland Bank' deal
Talk show host may join Yellow board
Debt write-off, new board expected for heavily indebted Yellow Pages Group
25th Jan 11, 10:52am
by Gareth Vaughan
Debt write-off, new board expected for heavily indebted Yellow Pages Group
MyFarm interest in '1 or 2' Crafar farms
Farm syndicator MyFarm sees pre-tax annual returns of up to 12% including some capital gains
24th Jan 11, 4:08pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Farm syndicator MyFarm sees pre-tax annual returns of up to 12% including some capital gains
Willis Bond buys heritage building
Cashed up property developer Willis Bond Capital Partners buys Wellington's John Chambers Building, eyes Auckland
24th Jan 11, 4:06pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Cashed up property developer Willis Bond Capital Partners buys Wellington's John Chambers Building, eyes Auckland
ASB 'a leader' in customer service
Banks fill seven of top 10 slots in Colmar Brunton Customer Experiences Survey
24th Jan 11, 10:33am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Banks fill seven of top 10 slots in Colmar Brunton Customer Experiences Survey
Inch: My style differs from Greenslade's
Ex-CBS CEO Bryan Inch quit because he doesn't have the desire to establish a national branch network for the 'Heartland Bank'
21st Jan 11, 4:04pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Ex-CBS CEO Bryan Inch quit because he doesn't have the desire to establish a national branch network for the 'Heartland Bank'
Vehicle related industries bolster retail
Weak supermarket and grocery store sales drag down November core retail sales
21st Jan 11, 11:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Weak supermarket and grocery store sales drag down November core retail sales
Manufacturing activity expands in Dec
Manufacturing sector recorded 3rd straight month of expansion of activity in December, BNZ-Business NZ PMI says
21st Jan 11, 10:46am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Manufacturing sector recorded 3rd straight month of expansion of activity in December, BNZ-Business NZ PMI says