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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

Kiwibank props up housing market
Kiwibank accounts for 40% of new mortgages by value in June quarter
15th Sep 10, 12:29pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Kiwibank accounts for 40% of new mortgages by value in June quarter
ASB discloses guarantee costs
ASB says it has coughed up NZ$36.8 mln for Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme
14th Sep 10, 3:53pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB says it has coughed up NZ$36.8 mln for Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme
Liquidator to tackle Feltex five
McDonald Vague pushes on with Feltex five case, 'happy' with admissions from Registrar of Companies case
13th Sep 10, 3:57pm
by Gareth Vaughan
McDonald Vague pushes on with Feltex five case, 'happy' with admissions from Registrar of Companies case
Hisco replaces Fagg as ANZ NZ CEO
Former UDC boss David Hisco takes ANZ CEO role
13th Sep 10, 11:39am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Former UDC boss David Hisco takes ANZ CEO role
90 at 9 with BNZ
90 seconds at 9am with BNZ: Earthquake legislation, new Basel rules & Hanover-Allied Farmers legal challenge
13th Sep 10, 8:59am
by Gareth Vaughan
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90 seconds at 9am with BNZ: Earthquake legislation, new Basel rules & Hanover-Allied Farmers legal challenge
Allied Farmers loses NZ$77.6 mln
Huge loss for an Allied Farmers in need of equity
10th Sep 10, 4:54pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Huge loss for an Allied Farmers in need of equity
Fight for retail deposits to continue
PwC sees no signs of a turnaround in falling bank lending to business
10th Sep 10, 4:02pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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PwC sees no signs of a turnaround in falling bank lending to business
ASB, Westpac see RBNZ pausing hikes
ASB economists say Canterbury earthquake means no further OCR hike till 2011
10th Sep 10, 1:13pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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ASB economists say Canterbury earthquake means no further OCR hike till 2011
Five Mile stage 2 sale complete
Allied Farmers says sale & US court judgment cut its Westpac term debt below NZ$2 mln
10th Sep 10, 10:29am
by Gareth Vaughan
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Allied Farmers says sale & US court judgment cut its Westpac term debt below NZ$2 mln
'EQC to take brunt of losses'
Moody's says earthquake will lift major banks loan delinquency rates
10th Sep 10, 10:03am
by Gareth Vaughan
Moody's says earthquake will lift major banks loan delinquency rates
Two or three bidders eye Yellow Pages
Heavily indebted Yellow Pages attracts potential private equity suitors
9th Sep 10, 4:14pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Heavily indebted Yellow Pages attracts potential private equity suitors
Treasury sees NZ$4bln earthquake bill
Treasury Secretary says Canterbury earthquake likely to cost about NZ$4 bln in total
8th Sep 10, 4:19pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Treasury Secretary says Canterbury earthquake likely to cost about NZ$4 bln in total
GE Money NZ back in growth mode
GE eyes credit cards and 'manufacturing financial services' around groceries & jewelry
8th Sep 10, 4:01pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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GE eyes credit cards and 'manufacturing financial services' around groceries & jewelry
English defends Govt's SCF moves
Up to NZ$400 mln taxpayer cost of guarantee scheme is 'premium paid to avoid potential catastrophic losses'
8th Sep 10, 3:36pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Up to NZ$400 mln taxpayer cost of guarantee scheme is 'premium paid to avoid potential catastrophic losses'
TrustPower bond offer seeks $100 mln
TrustPower to use NZ$100 mln from bonds to repay bank debt & lengthen debt maturities
7th Sep 10, 5:23pm
by Gareth Vaughan
TrustPower to use NZ$100 mln from bonds to repay bank debt & lengthen debt maturities
Why our savings need working on
Govt's savings group meets, discusses deficits and low per capita GDP
7th Sep 10, 3:24pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Govt's savings group meets, discusses deficits and low per capita GDP
Marac strikes exclusive Holden deal
Holden deal gives Marac exclusive rights to provide Holden branded finance & insurance
7th Sep 10, 10:55am
by Gareth Vaughan
Holden deal gives Marac exclusive rights to provide Holden branded finance & insurance
Foreign sharemarket ownership tumbles
NZ sharemarket's size relative to GDP collapses to just 24% versus Australia's 98%
6th Sep 10, 5:01pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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NZ sharemarket's size relative to GDP collapses to just 24% versus Australia's 98%
August new vehicle sales up strongly
Toyota Hilux sales lead big rise in sales of new commercial vehicles
6th Sep 10, 4:22pm
by Gareth Vaughan
Toyota Hilux sales lead big rise in sales of new commercial vehicles
'Significant' interest in SCF assets
SCF receivers urge potential asset buyers to contact them directly
6th Sep 10, 3:17pm
by Gareth Vaughan
SCF receivers urge potential asset buyers to contact them directly
S&P reviewing Chch City's credit rating
S&P says Chch City debt levels already high, but any downgrade would only be 1 notch
6th Sep 10, 2:03pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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S&P says Chch City debt levels already high, but any downgrade would only be 1 notch
Trustee airs Allied Farmers concerns
Struggling Allied Farmers says more money coming as capital notes concerns emerge
6th Sep 10, 12:37pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Struggling Allied Farmers says more money coming as capital notes concerns emerge
First NZ, Craigs score Fonterra gig
First NZ, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank & Craigs secure plum Fonterra advisory roles
2nd Sep 10, 2:32pm
by Gareth Vaughan
First NZ, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank & Craigs secure plum Fonterra advisory roles
Maier says SCF should be sold as one
SCF group assets 'closely intertwined for a long time' and should be sold together says Maier
1st Sep 10, 4:16pm
by Gareth Vaughan
SCF group assets 'closely intertwined for a long time' and should be sold together says Maier
'A fish stinks from the head'
Sandy Maier says demise of South Canterbury Finance ultimately traces back to Allan Hubbard
1st Sep 10, 3:24pm
by Gareth Vaughan
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Sandy Maier says demise of South Canterbury Finance ultimately traces back to Allan Hubbard