The glamour, the ambition, and how it all came crashing down. 

 

A five-part investigation from BusinessDesk, coming soon.

 

https://businessdesk.co.nz/du-val

 

The glamour, the ambition, and how it all came crashing down.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
A five-part investigation from BusinessDesk, coming soon.
&nbsp;
https://businessdesk.co.nz/du-val
&nbsp;

It was meant to be the Kiwi dream: build wealth through property and follow in the footsteps of Du Val group founders Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke. 

But when the Du Val empire collapsed, owing $268 million and leaving investors reeling, that dream came crashing down.

As the Du Val saga continues to unfold, investigative business journalist Maria Slade speaks to investors owed tens of thousands and former staff about the group’s big ambitions, selling tactics, and flashy public persona. 

She also talks with industry experts to examine a system that allowed this to happen, and question why we're so drawn to fringe property schemes.

Brought to you by BusinessDesk with thanks to The Milford Foundation’s Brian Gaynor Business Journalism Initiative and MoneyHub.

It was meant to be the Kiwi dream: build wealth through property and follow in the footsteps of Du Val group founders Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke.&nbsp;
But when the Du Val empire collapsed, owing $268 million and leaving investors reeling, that dream came crashing down.
As the Du Val saga continues to unfold, investigative business journalist Maria Slade speaks to investors owed tens of thousands and former staff about the group&rsquo;s big ambitions, selling tactics, and flashy public persona.&nbsp;
She also talks with industry experts to examine a system that allowed this to happen, and question why we're so drawn to fringe property schemes.
Brought to you by BusinessDesk with thanks to The Milford Foundation&rsquo;s Brian Gaynor Business Journalism Initiative and MoneyHub.

The Fall of the House of Du Val

It was meant to be the Kiwi dream: build wealth through property and follow in the footsteps of Du Val group founders Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke.

 

But when the Du Val empire collapsed, owing $268 million and leaving investors reeling, that dream came crashing down.

 

As the Du Val saga continues to unfold, investigative business journalist Maria Slade speaks to investors owed tens of thousands and former staff about the group’s big ambitions, selling tactics, and flashy public persona.

 

She also talks with industry experts to examine a system that allowed this to happen, and question why we're so drawn to fringe property schemes.

 

Brought to you by BusinessDesk with thanks to The Milford Foundation’s Brian Gaynor Business Journalism Initiative and MoneyHub.

 

Host, researcher, writer: Maria Slade 
Producer: Hamish Williams 
Lead Sound Design: Mick Andrews
Additional Sound Design: Lara Healy
Executive Producers: Jane Yee and Duncan Bridgeman

 

https://businessdesk.co.nz/du-val

It was meant to be the Kiwi dream: build wealth through property and follow in the footsteps of Du Val group founders Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke.
&nbsp;
But when the Du Val empire collapsed, owing $268 million and leaving investors reeling, that dream came crashing down.
&nbsp;
As the Du Val saga continues to unfold, investigative business journalist Maria Slade speaks to investors owed tens of thousands and former staff about the group&rsquo;s big ambitions, selling tactics, and flashy public persona.
&nbsp;
She also talks with industry experts to examine a system that allowed this to happen, and question why we're so drawn to fringe property schemes.
&nbsp;
Brought to you by BusinessDesk with thanks to The Milford Foundation&rsquo;s Brian Gaynor Business Journalism Initiative and MoneyHub.
&nbsp;
Host, researcher, writer: Maria Slade Producer: Hamish Williams Lead Sound Design: Mick Andrews Additional Sound Design: Lara Healy Executive Producers: Jane Yee and Duncan Bridgeman
&nbsp;
https://businessdesk.co.nz/du-val

Introducing: The Fall of the House of Du Val

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