In the news

D I VO RC E D The unwelcome takeover offer by Briscoe's managing

director Rod Duke for outdoor retailer Kathmandu

failed after only a tiny percentage of shareholders

agreed to sell.

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BEHEADED Volkswagen CEO Martin

Winterkorn fell on his sword after the car maker willfully set out to mislead emissions regulators with a cleverly hidden piece

of software.

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DIED Larger-than-life adman David Walden (also-known

as Devo) went, as his good friend and rival Mike Hutcheson said, to the big restaurant in the sky”. Another larger-than-life character, Mainfreight cofounder and philanthropist Neil Graham, died aged 71. Graham loved rugby and fast cars, brought gorillas

to Christchurch, and donated $600,000 a year

to charity. A selection of current happenings

(using Henry VIII mnemonic*)

D I VO RC E D A four-year marital and debt battle between property developer Greg Olliver, his wife Sarah Sparks, the BNZ and the IRD over Auckland properties worth an estimated $17m reached a critical stage – but didn't in the end get...