Matt Nippert

Auckland

Business Investigations Reporter at New Zealand Herald

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Pushpay insider trading case: Prominent businessman loses latest bid for name suppression

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

The Court of Appeal has declined to continue name suppression for a businessman convicted of insider trading, but granted him a week of further anonymity to decide whether to appeal that decision. Photo / Mark MitchellA prominent businessman found guilty in 2023 of insider trading over the sale of Pushpay Holdings shares is closer to being named, with the Court of Appeal increasing his fine and dismissing his bid for continued name suppression.
Audit questions hold up Crown Regional Holdings report on troubled mussel farm

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Whakatōhea Mussels managing director Peter Vitasovich at Ōpōtiki in September. An update of the status of hundreds of millions of dollars in Provincial Growth Fund investments – and $52 million tipped into one troubled mussel farm in particular – is being held up by auditors because of “complex issues”. Regional investment vehicle the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) was formally renamed Crown Regional Holdings (CRH) in 2021.
'Couldn't get his story straight': Playboy businessman's fall from grace

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

Home / Business / Companies / Banking and financeBy Matt NippertBusiness Investigations Reporter·NZ Herald·12 Apr, 2025 12:00 AM7 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. Already a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. ‌SaveShare this articleReminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.
Contractor left carrying can in Auckland Zoo loo design debate

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

This unassuming acccesible toilet at Auckland Zoo, opened in April 2024, has triggered legal claims of bad faith and complaints of copyright infringement. SUPPLIEDAuckland Zoo, a volunteer-run charity and a toilet-maker are stuck in a year-long legal standoff over claims of intellectual property infringement.
Fraud convictions see Auckland lawyer struck off

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

A lawyer who pleaded guilty for his part in his family’s alleged $8.6 million mortgage fraud scheme has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. Photo / 123rfAn Auckland lawyer who pleaded guilty for his part in his family’s alleged $8.6 million mortgage fraud scheme has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors.
Teething problems for Zuru’s push into US nappy market

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

Rascals, acquired by Zuru in 2020 to expand from toys into consumer products, has fallen foul of advertising regulators in the United States. Zuru’s aggressive push into the multibillion-dollar United States nappy market has sprung a leak after complaints to regulators saw recommendations the company withdraw 10 advertising claims.
US billionaire Peter Thiel winds down NZ business interests

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

Peter Thiel, seen here at a Bitcoin conference in 2022, is winding down his exposure to New Zealand business. American billionaire and surprise Kiwi Peter Thiel has further wound down his business connections to New Zealand — despite once claiming he would turbocharge our tech sector and that he “found no other country that aligns more with my view of the future than New Zealand” — with the shuttering of companies used in one of the country’s most one-sided investment plays.
Money-laundering rule changes may lead to New Zealand landing on undesirable grey list, officials warn

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

It is hoped a raft of reforms to New Zealand's anti-money laundering regime will reduce regulation and beat stringent new requirements under international agreements. Photo / NZMEReforms to the anti-money-laundering regime could risk grey-listing and affecting capital inflows, officials warn. Minister Nicole McKee aims to balance international requirements with regulatory relief, shifting oversight to the Department of Internal Affairs.
Class action targets ‘ineffective’ phenylephrine-based cold medicines

Feb 12, 2025 | newstalkzb.co.nz | Matt Nippert

A class action has been filed claiming a pharmaceutical giant sold and marketed in New Zealand cold medicines that did not work. Australia-based JGA Saddler this morning filed a class action against Johnson & Johnson NZ over its phenylephrine-based cold medicines tablets and syrups, claiming they have long been shown to be ineffective. Johnson & Johnson is a United States-based pharmaceutical multinational and is among the 50 largest companies in the world.
Class action targets ‘ineffective’ cold medicines

Feb 12, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Matt Nippert

JDA director Rebecca Jancauskas has filed a class action claiming drug-makers in New Zealand sold cold medicines they knew were ineffective. A class action has been filed claiming a pharmaceutical giant sold and marketed in New Zealand cold medicines that did not work. Australia-based JGA Saddler this morning filed a class action against Johnson & Johnson NZ over its phenylephrine-based cold medicines tablets and syrups, claiming they have long been shown to be ineffective.