A big-talking showman and his charismatic wife: Who are Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke?

 

Maria Slade talks to a Du Val investor and friend who gave Kenyon his start in real estate and describes him as exceptional.

 

We hear how Kenyon rose phoenix-like from his first business collapse, and as the New Zealand housing market boomed yet again, vowed to create a billion-dollar empire.

 

The Clarkes were prolific self-promoters, even making a reality tv series about themselves.

 

But was it a veneer?

 

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

A big-talking showman and his charismatic wife: Who are Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke?
&nbsp;
Maria Slade talks to a Du Val investor and friend who gave Kenyon his start in real estate and describes him as exceptional.
&nbsp;
We hear how Kenyon rose phoenix-like from his first business collapse, and as the New Zealand housing market boomed yet again, vowed to create a billion-dollar empire.
&nbsp;
The Clarkes were prolific self-promoters, even making a reality tv series about themselves.
&nbsp;
But was it a veneer?
&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&nbsp; Producer: Hamish Williams Lead Sound Design: Mick Andrews Additional Sound Design: Lara Healy Executive Producers: Jane Yee and Duncan Bridgeman
&nbsp;
<a href="https://businessdesk.co.nz/du-val">https://businessdesk.co.nz/du-val</a>

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

1. Selling the Dream

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